- UCAS course code
- HH36
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
BEng Mechatronic Engineering
*This course is now closed for applications for 2025 entry.
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: HH36 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Career opportunities
The diverse nature of the course sparked my interest in a career within innovation and technology
It encouraged my innovative thinking and exploration of new technologies that will disrupt the industry in the next 5, 10 and 20 years' time.
Harish Kathiresan / BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering graduate, Group Technology Programme Manager at Babcock Internat
Your Mechatronic Engineering degree from The University of Manchester will open a world of opportunities, and the skills you develop will be sought-after across a wide range of industries.
There is a shortage of mechatronic engineers, and our graduates are in demand in this highly employable profession. Therefore, career opportunities are truly global that include:
- Developing microcontroller-based embedded systems;
- Developing robotic systems;
- Designing automotive electronics;
- Integrating renewable energy sources;
- Developing power conversion systems and integrating renewable energy sources;
- Designing automation and control systems for a wide range of industries, including oil & gas as well as specialty/fine chemicals;
- Developing guidance and control systems for unmanned intelligent underwater, or ground and aerial vehicles.
Our graduates have secured roles at organisations including:
- BP;
- Rolls-Royce;
- Jaguar Land Rover;
- ABB;
- BAE Systems;Siemens;
- Jacobs.
What's more,graduate with a degree from us and you'll be in demand among the top graduate employers by attending one of the most targeted universities according to The Graduate Market in 2024 - High Fliers Research.
Did you know, this course has an industrial experience option: BEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience .
Careers Service
We are committed to helping you get the best start after graduation. That's why The University of Manchester's award-winning Careers Service will continue to support you two years after graduation.
Additionally, each year our Career Service hosts a careers fair where you can meet with company representatives and discuss work experience options. These companies include Rolls-Royce, Alstom, BP, ABB, Jaguar Land Rover, National Instruments, Network Rail, Shell, and Siemens.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Blog
Explore more about our students' experiences, our alumni and where they are now, and our department in our blog .