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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Entry requirements


Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum 118 UCAS tariff points

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

30

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

120

Points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but must include at least 80 points from A levels BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma CACHE Diploma or Extended Diploma Irish Leaving Certificate Scottish Highers Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Mechatronics and robotics

Artificial intelligence

**Robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the way we live and work.**

Driverless vehicles and pilotless drones are appearing on our roads and in our skies. Amazon’s automated warehouses are revolutionising the way businesses operate. Robots are being used instead of humans in hazardous areas. The world is ever-changing. And it needs skilled, hands-on people to keep it turning.

This multi-disciplinary course is a blend of both robotics and AI. You’ll get a solid background in computer science and programming, together with experience of the AI tools that are needed to give robots the ability to autonomously operate in the real world.

You’ll become an expert in Python, an industry-standard language used in many fields and especially in AI. From the very start, you’ll be working with real robots, learning how they work and how to program them. We don’t just focus on technology - you’ll also study the increasing impact of AI and robotics on everyone in society and the ethical dilemmas that come with such rapid and life-changing advances in technology. Throughout your studies, you’ll develop your professional skills and build a portfolio of work to show employers.

Here at Hull, we offer students the option of a guaranteed paid year in industry. This is a great opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in the workplace, learn industry skills and make yourself more employable after you graduate. Foundation year students would need to transfer to a BSc or MEng programme to take this option.

Hull is ranked in the top 5 universities in the country for research impact*. Our teaching is linked to our research in simulation, visualisation, dependable systems, robotics, 3D printing and mobile and distributed computing - meaning you’ll be at the forefront of developments in this rapidly growing field.

We provide a range of specialist facilities, including a dedicated robotics lab. Here you’ll get hands-on with DJI Drones, Turtlebot3 mobile robots and humanoids like Baxter, Nao and Pepper. And you’ll be able to digitally fabricate 3D models, prototypes and parts for your robotic systems in our FabLab. In addition to our robotics hardware, we also have motion capture environments for drones and VR/AR and MR facilities in the Hull Immersive Visualisation Environment (HIVE) and high performance computing labs.

There are also a number of active student-led societies and a host of extracurricular opportunities - from hackathons to networking events with employers to help you enjoy your time at university.

**Official Team GB partners**

The University of Hull is the official University Partner of Team GB. Our united belief is that anyone, with the right opportunities ahead and a dedicated team behind, can achieve extraordinary things. This is what our partnership with Team GB is built on. Extraordinary is in you – and we’ll help you find it.

What does this mean for you? It means that whether you’re studying sports science, or marketing, or logistics, or healthcare, or engineering, you’ll be able to gain invaluable experience through this unique partnership.

We are working with Team GB to create opportunities for volunteering and work experience, to get involved with meet-and-greet sessions with Olympians, host on-campus talks from guest speakers and so much more. It’s an extraordinary partnership, and you won’t find it anywhere else.

Find out more at hull.ac.uk/teamgb

Modules

**Year 1**

Compulsory Modules

Fundamentals of Robotics
Computational Thinking
Programming for Robotics
Architectures, Operating Systems and the Cloud
Professional Development

**Year 2**

Compulsory Modules

Robotic Systems and Simulation
Electronics and Control for Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Microcontrollers, Sensors and Communications
Applied Artificial Intelligence

**Year 3**

Choose One

Honours Stage Project
Communicating and Teaching Computing

Choose One

Digital Disruption and Innovation
Machine Learning

Compulsory Modules

Embedded Systems Development
Robotics and Automation
Computer Vision

**Masters Year**

Core Modules

Robotics Group Project
Autonomous Robots
Real-time Dependable Systems
Robotic Systems and Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Robotics

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
International
£19,500
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

The University of Hull

Department:

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

13%
Mechatronics and robotics

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Production and manufacturing engineering

Teaching and learning

21%
Staff make the subject interesting
46%
Staff are good at explaining things
13%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
25%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

39%
Library resources
68%
IT resources
23%
Course specific equipment and facilities
13%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

81%
UK students
19%
International students
86%
Male students
14%
Female students
76%
2:1 or above
18%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
B

Artificial intelligence

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

91%
UK students
9%
International students
84%
Male students
16%
Female students
71%
2:1 or above
15%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Production and manufacturing engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£23,400
low
Average annual salary
95%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

28%
Engineering professionals
8%
Natural and social science professionals
8%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals

Graduates are in significant demand, so unemployment rates are well below the national graduate average and starting salaries are well above average. Much the most common industries for these graduates are now vehicle manufacture - there are not enough people with these degrees to go round and so the big employers tend to take the lion's share at the moment. But pretty much anywhere there is manufacturing, there are production engineers. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.

Artificial intelligence

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,500
med
Average annual salary
95%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

68%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals
9%
Information technology technicians
5%
Other administrative occupations

Artificial intelligence is a very specialist subject taken by less than 100 people a year at the moment, so there is little reliable information available on graduate prospects - bear that in mind when you review the stats above. Graduates taking this type of subject are more likely than other computing graduates to go into further research. However, if you want to find out more specifically about the potential graduate outcomes of a specific course, it's a good idea to go on open days and talk to tutors about what previous graduates have gone on to do.

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Artificial intelligence

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