Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering [with Placement year] at Anglia Ruskin University

Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering [with Placement year] (BEng (Hon), H362) at Anglia Ruskin University asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on aru.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~80 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aru.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, other qualifications 15%, other higher education 7%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H362 · H3 mechanical engineering
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

85%

still studying

UK 87%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

80 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%84%

Learning opportunities76%84%

Assessment and feedback75%78%

Academic support82%89%

Organisation and management70%79%

Learning resources83%88%

Student voice70%75%

40 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£34k3 years

£27.5k5 years

£36.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

65% working15% working and studying10% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

75%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

70%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

55%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Engineering professionals60%
Sales occupations10%
Elementary occupations10%
Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals5%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Chelmsford, East of England, England
Postcode: CM1 1SQ

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Subjects

mechatronics and robotics engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: ARU Chelmsford Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Production and manufacturing engineering at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
University College Birmingham	Automated Manufacturing Engineering BEng (Hon)	88 points	—
Anglia Ruskin University	Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering [with Placement year] this course	80 points	under 96
Coventry University	Manufacturing Engineering for England (HTQ) HND	80 points	—
University of Hull	Robotics and Artificial Intelligence with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	80 points	96–111
University of Wales Trinity Saint David	Motorsport Management HNC	64 - 80 points	96–111
Leeds Beckett University	Robotics and Automation BEng (Hon)	72 points	96–111
Liverpool Hope University	Robotics (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)	72 points	under 96
University of Brighton	Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year BEng	72 points	under 96
University of Derby	Motorsport Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	72 points	under 96
University of Lancashire	Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines BEng (Hon)	72 points	112–127
Wrexham University	Motorsport Engineering BEng	72 points	—

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