Bachelor/Master of Engineering in Digital Mechatronic Engineering

The Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Masters of Engineering (ME) in Digital Mechatronic Engineering are an integrated suite of programmes of 4 and/or 5 years in duration, respectively. They follow a 4+1 model, where you can opt to take a BE after 4 years of study, or carry on for an additional year for an ME degree. This integrated programme is divided into three parts.

Part I is the entry point through our common entry engineering, LM116;

Part II comprises years 2-4 with a BE degree exit at the end of Year 4.

For students wishing to avail of a ME degree there is an optional Part III Masters programme completed at the end of the optional 5^th year.

All options offer a novel (Up-to) 13-month Co-operative Education Period in a relevant industry setting, thus providing you with a truly immersive work and education experience, and this element of the programme starts in the summer after Year 2. 

PART I 

Part I comprises the first year of study and is common to both the BE and ME programmes. It provides you with a foundation in the fundamental engineering subjects and makes up for variations in the background of individual students. The subjects taken include: Introduction to Digital Mechatronics; Engineering Mathematics; Engineering Computing; Engineering Mechanics; Chemistry for Engineers; Electrical Engineering; Fluid Mechanics and the Engineering Profession. 

PART II is the BE Digital Mechatronics Engineering 

Part II of the BE comprises years 2 - 4 and you will generally study five modules per semester including Digital Mechatronics; Data Engineering; Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning; General Engineering; Engineering Mathematics; Engineering Mechanics; Automation and Control; Machine Building; Wireless Communications & Networking; Engineering Computing; Sensors & Actuators; Product Design & Modelling, and others. Year 3 offers an up-to 13-month immersive Co-operative Education Period in a relevant industry setting. In Year 4, you will complete a major project in the design, development and/or implementation of a digital mechatronics system/machine, and will specialise in either Digital Robotic Engineering or Digital Manufacturing Engineering. 

PART III is the ME Digital Mechatronics Engineering 

Part III is the optional ME in Digital Mechatronics Engineering, and comprises one additional Year (Year 5) of study over the BE option described in Part II above, and continues the specialisation in either Digital Robotic Engineering or Digital Manufacturing Engineering. Years 2 and 3 are common to both the BE and ME. However, at the end of Year 3 students are asked to decide whether they wish to take the BE or the ME route (subject to a minimum academic standing). If the ME route is chosen then you will take modules in the 4^th year to include Cybersecurity & Cryptography and an ME Project Preparation module. Upon entering the 5^th ME year you will take exciting modules in Real-Time Systems; Life Cycle Engineering; Spatial Robotics; Robotic Planning, Mapping & Manipulation; Automation and Control; Automated System Design and Integration;  Robotic Sensing & Perception; Deep Learning at the Edge and Digital Control. You will also undertake a major research project in the Digital Mechatronics Engineering field, which accounts for a significant proportion of grades in this 5^th Year.