MEng Mechatronic Engineering
About this course
Master of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering, a mechanical engineering and robotics engineering degree focused on advanced systems and machine development. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Circuit Design, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Microelectronics, Control Systems, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This four-year master's programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology to fully meet the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer, and shares a curriculum with the corresponding three-year bachelor's degree while adding an advanced fourth year of study. The first year covers foundational engineering through compulsory modules such as Circuits, Digital Systems, and Programming, alongside practical laboratory work and mathematical foundations. The second year progresses into specialised topics with compulsory study in Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical Machines and Drives, and Programming and Modelling Mechatronic Systems. The third year continues the core technical education through modules including Mechanical Power Transmission and Vibration alongside the Part III Individual Project Phase 1 and Part III Individual Project Phase 2. Students can further tailor their studies in later stages by selecting from numerous optional modules spanning areas such as automotive chassis design, power electronics, and intelligent mobile robotics. The final year culminates in intensive collaborative work through the Group Design Project, alongside options for advanced study in specialist topics and an individual research project.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including mathematics (minimum grade A) and either physics, electronics or further mathematics (minimum grade A) IB: Pass, with 38 points overall with 19 points required at Higher Level including 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 7 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation), and 6 at Higher Level in Physics
What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 63%
- Academic support: 76%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 54 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 61%
- Information Technology Professionals: 6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 3%
- Elementary occupations: 2%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 24%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Foundation course: 20%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Circuits
- Digital Systems
- ELEC Part One Laboratory Programme
- Electronic Systems and Devices
- Engineering Mathematics
- Fields, Forces and Materials
- Introduction to Signals, Control and Communications
- Mathematics
- Programming
- Applied Electromagnetism
- Communications
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Design
- Electrical Machines and Drives
- Electrical and Mechanical Materials
- Programming and Modelling Mechatronic Systems
- Signal Processing
- Fluids and Mechanical Materials
- Mechanical Power Transmission and Vibration
- Part III Individual Project Phase 1
- Part III Individual Project Phase 2
- Advanced Partial Differential Equations
- Automotive Chassis and Powertrain
- Biosensors and Diagnostics
- Control System Design
- Digital Control System Design
- From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification
- Guidance, Navigation and Control
- Imaging for Digital Health and Bioscience
- Integral Transform Methods
- Introduction to Bionanotechnology and Computational Biology
- Manufacturing and Materials
- Operational Research
- Power Electronics
- Power Systems Engineering
- Power Systems Technology
- Precision Health: Machine Learning Under Uncertainty
- Robot Kinematics and Dynamics
- Space Systems Engineering
- Group Design Project
- Industrial Studies
- Advanced Micro and Nanosystems
- Applied Control Systems
- Electronics for Spacecraft
- From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification
- High Voltage Insulation Systems
- Individual Research Project
- Intelligent Mobile Robotics
- Medical Electrical and Electronic Technologies
- Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip
- Microsensor Technologies
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Nonlinear Control of Aerospace Systems
- Numerical Methods
- Power Distribution: Design, Operation and Protection
- Power Electronics for DC Transmission
- Power Generation: Technology and Impact on Society
- Power System Dynamics, Stability and Control
- Power Systems Operation and Economics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Mechatronic Engineering at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £33,000 after 15 months, £34,500 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £36,500 and £50,500. The £42,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Mechanical engineering.
What do graduates of MEng Mechatronic Engineering at University of Southampton do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Mechatronic Engineering at University of Southampton?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MEng Mechatronic Engineering at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 168 UCAS points.
Does MEng Mechatronic Engineering at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on MEng Mechatronic Engineering at University of Southampton?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.