MEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience / Entry requirements

Year of entry: 2027

A-level

A*AA including A* in Mathematics and A in either Physics, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry or Computer Science.

If you do not have the required grades or subjects you may want to consider our integrated foundation year.

Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offers you will receive.

Contextual offer

AAA including Mathematics and either Physics, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry or Computer Science.

Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offers you will receive.

Duration of A-level study

Your application will be considered against the standard selection process of your chosen course if you either: 

a) sat your examinations early; 

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b) followed an accelerated curriculum and spent three years studying A-levels where the examinations were taken over two years.  

If you are studying an advanced curriculum where the examinations are spread over three years, consideration for an offer will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor for that subject.

AS-level

AS level results are not considered as part of the standard admissions process at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.

Unit grade information

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ welcomes the provision of unit information where available.  Like all other information provided by applicants this may be taken into consideration when assessing your application.  Unit grades will not normally form part of an offer conditions.

GCSE

Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education, typically five GCSEs/IGCSEs, including acceptable levels of literacy and numeracy, equivalent to at least grade B/6 in GCSE/IGCSE English Language and grade C/4 in GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics.

Students eligible for a contextual offer or with a WP flag will be required to evidence English language proficiency at GCSE English Language grade C/4. See our contextual admissions page for full details and to check your eligibility.

GCSE/IGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/IGCSE English Language. Please note that GCSE/IGCSE English as a Second Language will not be accepted for this course.

International Baccalaureate

37 points overall with 7,6,6 in Higher Level subjects, including 7 in Higher Level Mathematics and 6 in Higher Level Physics or Chemistry.

For this programme of study, we will accept either of the following subjects to meet our Mathematics requirement: Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches, or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation.

Applicants studying the International Baccalaureate Career Related Programme (IBCP) should contact the academic School prior to applying so that their academic profile can be considered.

Alternative entry requirements

Alternative entry requirements exist for this course. You may view these by selecting from the list below.

English language

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) must show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is:

  • GCSE/IGCSE English Language grade B/6. GCSE/IGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/IGCSE English Language. Please note that GCSE/IGCSE English as a Second Language will not be accepted for this course
  • IELTS 7.0 overall, with 7.0 in Writing and 6.5 in all other subskills
  • TOEFL iBT 100 overall, with 25 in Writing and 22 in all other subskills
  • TOEFL iBT (1-6 scale) 5 overall, with 5 in Writing and 4.5 in all other subskills
  • An acceptable equivalent qualification

Students eligible for a contextual offer or with a WP flag must evidence English language proficiency at GCSE English Language grade C/4. This concession only applies to GCSE/IGCSE. See our contextual admissions page for full details and eligibility.

Where specified, we also require grade 1 or 2 in the Oral Exam component of the IGCSE English Language qualification.

If you need to improve your English language skills to meet the entry requirements for your academic course, the University Centre for Academic English (UCAE) summer pre-sessional courses can help. Check if your academic course offers the option of taking a pre-sessional course on the .

requires that every student requiring a visa to study in the UK must show evidence of a (common European Framework (CEFR B2 level)) to be granted a Student Route visa to study.

In addition, our academic Schools/Departments may require applicants to demonstrate English proficiency above the B2 level. Further information about our English Language policy, including a list of some of the English Language qualifications we accept, can be found  .

English language test validity

Some English Language test results are only valid for two years after the test date. Your English Language test report must be valid on the start date of the course, which is the first day of Welcome Week.