Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering

Employability

Our degree prepares you for a variety of careers:

• Robotics

• Embedded systems design

• Software development

• Communications and networking

• Computer applications

• IT consultancy and management

• Systems analysis and development

• Education

What skills do I acquire from this degree?

Employability skills are core values of our degree.

As part of your degree you will be required to take part in a first year residential weekend where you and other students will work in teams to solve problems.

This activity will encourage and improve;

• Communication skills

• Analytical skills

• Time management

• Working independently and as part of a team

• Organisation skills

• Implementation skills

• Research skills

• Technical skills

If you are interested in taking part in the industrial year, then our sister course MEng Robotics & Systems Engineering (132D) will be for you. The five year course includes the integrated masters and your year in industry. 

What will I learn?

The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the four year degree scheme.

In your first year you will be introduced to:

• Programming

• Problems and solutions

• Calculus, algebra, differential equations

• Forces and dynamics

In your second year you will discover:

• Mathematical Physics

• Robotics and embedded systems

• Our software development lifecycle module. This module will allow you to take a role which exists in the industry i.e. project manager, designer etc, you will be required to produce a working software product, following best current industrial practice at every stage.

• Data structures and algorithms

• Artificial Intelligence

In your final year, you will undertake:

• Systems engineering

• Space robotics

• Applied control engineering

• Individual project, where you will develop a piece of software in an area of particular interest to you

• A range of further electives to specialise in areas of your choice (for example quantum information, semiconductor physics, machine learning)

In your masters year, you will study:

• Intelligent Systems

• Numerical methods, statistics, and a variety of other masters-level electives.

How will I be taught?

• Our enthusiastic staff will teach you through the medium of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practicals and individual/ group based project work.

• You will be assessed through a combination of coursework, practicals, projects, workshops and examinations.

• You will be assigned a personal tutor throughout your degree course, who will help you with any problems or queries, whether these are academic-related or personal issues. You should feel free to contact them at any time for help and advice.

• You will also have the opportunity to complete a Personal Development Plan (PDP) at Aberystwyth. This is a structured process of self-appraisal, reflection, and planning, which will enable you to chart your personal, academic and professional development throughout your time at university. By recording your academic performance, and highlighting the skills you already have and those you will need for future employability, the PDP portfolio will equip you with the necessary tools to plan effectively, develop successful approaches to study, and consider your future career options and aspirations.