Mechatronic Engineering with Foundation Year at University of Southampton
Mechatronic Engineering with Foundation Year (MEng (Hon), H631) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 5% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, a foundation course 40%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H631 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%83%
Learning opportunities85%80%
Assessment and feedback63%78%
Academic support76%86%
Organisation and management65%75%
Learning resources87%87%
Student voice76%76%
30 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£34.5k5 years£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 140 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working10% working and studying5% studying7% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
89%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
91%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
68%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals61%
- Information Technology Professionals6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Elementary occupations2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 225 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
mechatronics and robotics engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Robotics Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | under 96 |
| City St George's, University of London | Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with placement) MEng (Hon) | 128 points | — |
| Coventry University | Automotive Engineering MEng | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Kingston University | Robotic Engineering & Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechatronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Engineering Management BEng (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Automotive Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Automotive Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Mechatronics and Robotic Systems BEng (Hon) | ABB | 96–111 |
| University of Nottingham | Product Design and Manufacture MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Mechatronic Engineering with Foundation Year this course | ABB | 160–175 |
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