Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) at University of Sussex

Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) (MEng (Hon), H6F3) at University of Sussex asked for 136–153 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 sussex.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~153 points

High

around AAA

Published as 136 - 153 points

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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 153

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 81% of them had fewer than the 153 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a foundation course 10%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Master of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H6F3 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering + F3 physics
Duration: 5 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Placement year: built in
Foundation year: optional

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

87%

still studying

UK 85%

12%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

55 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%83%

Learning opportunities73%80%

Assessment and feedback67%78%

Academic support83%86%

Organisation and management87%75%

Learning resources80%87%

Student voice68%76%

45 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30.5k3 years

£32k5 years

£38.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

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

15 months onWider subject at this uni

75% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 89% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

95%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

65%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Engineering professionals40%
Business and public service associate professionals15%
Design occupations5%
Information Technology Professionals5%
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Brighton, South East England, England
Postcode: BN1 9RH

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Subjects

electrical and electronic engineering engineering and technology
mechatronics and robotics engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: Falmer Campus, Falmer
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
University of Bristol	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)	112 - 159 points	144–159
University of Strathclyde	Computer and Electronic Systems MEng	120 - 159 points	192–207
University of Sussex	Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) this course	136 - 153 points	112–127
Newcastle University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	128 - 152 points	112–127
Queen's University Belfast	Computer Engineering BEng (Hon)	126 - 152 points	144–159
UCL (University College London)	Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng (Hon)	A*AA	128–143
University of Sheffield	Computer Science BSc (Hons)	A*AA	160–175
University of Southampton	Computer Engineering MEng (Hon)	A*AA	160–175
University of Surrey	Astronautics and Space Engineering BEng (Hon)	128 - 152 points	112–127
University of Warwick	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)	152 points	192–207
Aberystwyth University	Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons)	136 - 144 points	112–127

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More engineering at University of Sussex

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) BEng (Hon)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hon)
Engineering (with a foundation year) BEng (Hon)
General Engineering BEng (Hon)
General Engineering MEng (Hon)
General Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng (Hon)
General Engineering (with an Industrial Placement Year) BEng (Hon)
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon)
Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon)
Mechanical Engineering (with an industrial placement year) BEng (Hon)

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