Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with a Foundation Year at University of Sheffield

Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with a Foundation Year (BEng (Hons), H653) at University of Sheffield asked for BBB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

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

A-level grades

~BBB

Selective

120 points · around BBB

Published as BBB - BBC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 120 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a baccalaureate 15%, an Access course 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H653 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 85%

10%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%86%

Learning opportunities86%83%

Assessment and feedback81%78%

Academic support91%90%

Organisation and management87%79%

Learning resources90%90%

Student voice87%79%

205 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£32.5k3 years

£33k5 years

£41.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 220 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

75% working5% working and studying10% studying5% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

95%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

80%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Engineering professionals45%
Information Technology Professionals40%
Skilled trades occupations5%
Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
Elementary occupations0%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24

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: Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Postcode: S10 2TN

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Subjects

control systems engineering and technology
mechatronics and robotics engineering and technology
systems engineering engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: Main Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Electrical and electronic 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	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons)	112 - 120 points	112–127
Anglia Ruskin University	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	104 - 120 points	under 96
ASU London	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	112 - 120 points	96–111
Bangor University	Electronic Engineering BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	112 - 120 points	under 96
City St George's, University of London	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)	120 points	112–127
Coventry University	Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hon)	120 points	under 96
Edge Hill University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	112 - 120 points	96–111
University of Brighton	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	104 - 120 points	under 96
University of East London	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng	120 points	96–111
University of Sheffield	Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with a Foundation Year this course	BBB - BBC	112–127

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