University of Salford

MSc Robotics and Automation

This is for you if...

• You are a professional with a strong engineering background looking to develop a specialism in robotics and automation for career progression or diversification
• You are an engineering-based graduate seeking to build specialist knowledge for a future career shaping the future of robotics
• You are an engineering or computer science-based professional eager to learn how you can apply robotics and automation to develop solutions in the industry

Drawing on our position as a leading UK robotics research centre, our MSc Robotics and Automation course is delivered through a range of highly focused modules. The 180-credit MSc award comprises four taught modules, plus a research dissertation. The 120-credit PgDip comprises four taught modules. This programme is designed to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council's Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP).

Flexibility is at the heart of our learning approach. You can choose to study this postgraduate course full-time or part-time on campus, with start dates in January and September:

• As a full-time student, you will complete four 30-credit taught modules in each of the first two semesters on campus. You will complete a 60-credit research project during your final semester
• As a part-time student, you will complete two 30-credit modules in semesters across the first two years of study. Across a further year of study, you will complete a 60-credit research project

Learning experience

The course approaches robotics by providing a grounding in control engineering and intelligent systems concepts with practical experiences in hardware/software-based mobile robotics. Led by a research-active academic and technical team, the course is delivered in our advanced robotics laboratories. Practical experiences enable you to use robotics platforms, MATLAB toolboxes and programming languages, to produce hardware or software-based mobile robotics.

Current course topics include automation control systems, interactive visualisations, artificial intelligence and mobile robotics. The dissertation module is your opportunity to plan, manage and implement a robotics or automation project.

Semester one

• Automation and Robotics
• Interactive Visualisation
• Mechatronics

Semester two

• Artificial Intelligence
• Mobile Robotics
• MSc Project/ Dissertation (Robotics and Automation)

At the heart of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), robotics and automation are rapidly developing, and adoption across a wide range of sectors and industries, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing and logistics, is gathering pace.

There is huge career potential in the areas of robotic design, control systems integration and design, factory automation, and engineering management. As a robotics postgraduate, you can expect to find new and emerging engineering, technical and operational-based roles.

Further Study

You might also choose to take your subject interest further with postgraduate research. Home to PhD and Research Master’s opportunities, our Autonomous Systems and Advanced Robotics (ASAR) Centre has internationally recognised research excellence in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI). A National Advanced Robotics Research Centre since 1987, the Centre is a spoke of the EPSRC Future AI and Robotics for Space Hub.