Mechatronic Engineering with Placement Year at Lancaster University
Mechatronic Engineering with Placement Year (MEng (Hon), HHH8) at Lancaster University asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 75% had fewer than the 144 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- HHH8
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 83%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%85%
Learning opportunities88%85%
Assessment and feedback88%77%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management94%71%
Learning resources93%88%
Student voice94%78%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£32k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
62%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
mechatronics and robotics engineering and technology
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Harper Adams University | Automotive Engineering (with Placement) MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | — |
| Kingston University | Robotic Engineering & Artificial Intelligence MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechatronic Engineering with Placement Year this course | 144 points | 112–127 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Robotics Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bath | Robotics Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechatronics MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing BEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Mechatronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 160–175 |
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