Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hons)
University of Sussex
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 50 graduates of Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hons) and other courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Sussex for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Mechanical Engineering.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Sussex
Salary
Salary of Graduates in Mechanical Engineering
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Mechanical Engineering at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £27500 | £29000 | £35500 |
25-75 percentile range | £24000 - £31000 | £18000 - £35500 | £30500 - £41500 |
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Sussex
Salary of all UK Graduates of Mechanical Engineering
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £29878 | £31566 | £36990 |
25-75 percentile range | £25601 - £33262 | £25366 - £38695 | £29592 - £45226 |
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Course Description
About the course
The Master of Engineering (MEng) degree lets you specialise your degree with a range of options and provides you with the educational requirements needed to become a Chartered Engineer. The placement year also gives you the chance to get real work experience for a year in industry, whilst still being supported by the department at Sussex.
On this course, you have the opportunity to develop specific expertise in robotics alongside skills in mechanical engineering; making you employable by various sectors, from robot design and development to autonomous cars, robotics, automation, mechatronics, automotive, aerospace, and renewable energies. Our world-class research in robotics, dynamics and control, space systems, sensors, and flexible electronics informs our degrees to give you the best start in your career.
You’ll study in our £12-million Future Technologies Labs, which provides a new space for building robots, and programming embedded systems, as well as state-of-the-art computer design and modelling suites. In particular, you will have access to our flexible manufacturing system, industrial robotic manipulator, humanoid robots, fleet of drones, autonomous vehicles, and a real-time motion monitoring system. Dedicated academic advisors will support you during you time at Sussex, and you will be welcomed into our active, student-run engineering societies.
About Sussex
Sussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better.
Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries.
Location
We shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast.
We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away.
With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hons) at University of Sussex
45% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
15% | Administrative occupations |
10% | Finance Professionals |
10% | Secretarial and related occupations |
5% | Legal professionals |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Media Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Mechanical Engineering
All Mechanical Engineering courses of University of Sussex
English language requirements
test | Grade | Additional Details |
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IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Including at least 5.5 in each component. |
PTE Academic | 59 | Including at least 59 in all four skills. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 80 | TOEFL (iBT), including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing. |
Costs
Tuition Fees Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hons)
England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
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Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
EU | £23175 | year 1 |
International | £23175 | year 1 |
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
- year 2
University Rankings
Positions of University of Sussex in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Sussex in related subject specific rankings.
Engineering
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- #40
- #933
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- Engineering
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URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
[Published 22 July, 2023]
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- #23
- #29
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- Mechanical Engineering
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
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About University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is a publicly funded research university based in Falmer, Brighton. The university is surrounded by South Downs National Park, which makes it the only English university to be situated in a National Park. Sussex also formed part of the 1994 Group, a coalition of research-intensive universities in the UK which was dissolved in 2013.
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Student composition of University of Sussex
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Sussex by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 14375
- postgraduates:
- 4225
- Total:
- 18600
Where is this programme taught
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Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hons) | University of Sussex | 81% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £25000 | 147 | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hons) | University of Sussex | 79% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £23175 | 139 | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering MEng (Hons) | University of Sussex | 84% | 0% | 6% | £9250 | £25000 | 134 | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
Mechatronic Engineering with DPP MEng (Hons) | Ulster University | - | - | - | £9250 | £15840 £16320 | - | Coleraine | On campus Full-time | |
Mechatronic Engineering MEng | University of Huddersfield | 58% | 0% | 15% | £9250 | £17600 | 116 | Huddersfield | On campus Full-time | |
Robotics, Autonomous and Interactive Systems MEng (Hons) | Heriot-Watt University | - | - | - | £9250 | £24048 | - | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
Mechatronic Engineering MEng (Hons) | University of Southampton | - | - | - | £9250 | £27400 | - | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
Mechanical Engineering with Robotics MEng (Hons) | University of Sussex | 79% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £25000 | 139 | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
Robotics with a Foundation Year MEng (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | - | 10% | 6% | £9250 | £29110 | 143 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics MEng (Hons) | University of Southampton | 83% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £27400 | 166 | Southampton | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 08 June, 2023
Urap
- Published:
- 22 July, 2023