Overview
This Robotics and Autonomous Systems (with an industrial placement year) MSc at University of Sussex will give you the skills needed to work for employers developing or applying:
- devices and systems for robotics and automation
- smart systems with autonomous capability
- ubiquitous and wearable devices.
You build on your individual responsibility, critical awareness and creative thinking, and examine issues such as:
- project management, planning and scheduling
- resourcing
- documentation and communication.
You’ll be supervised by research-active faculty and be part of our vibrant international community. We have strong links with industry, well-equipped research and teaching laboratories, and we help you with your professional development.
Careers
An MSc in Robotics and Autonomous Systems could be your passport to a career in a wide range of established and rapidly developing areas that are changing our lives including:
- smart technologies
- driverless vehicles
- vehicle design
- renewable energies
- film and television
- car production manufacturing
- space or underwater exploration
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Business and Project Management
- Computer Aided Design
- Control Engineering
- Mechanics of Mechanisms and Robots
- Programming for Engineers
- Reawakening Mathematics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , National
- Apply before , International
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Credits
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Disciplines
Automotive Engineering Robotics View 65 other Masters in Automotive Engineering in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- You should normally have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above.
- Subject-specific requirements: You are suited to this course if you are a non-engineering graduate and your degree-level qualification is in a subject including or related to mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, agricultural engineering, and a subject with a high analytical content such as economics, experimental psychology, and physical geography. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
Tuition Fee
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International
27000 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 27000 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
13530 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13530 GBP per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Brighton
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.