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Automation and Control, MSc, Newcastle University

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Newcastle University

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About Automation and Control, MSc - at Newcastle University

The Automation and Control MSc prepares you for a career as a design or development engineer in control and automated systems.

About this course

The Automation and Control MSc covers all the major disciplines in automation and control. It includes the in-depth study of:

  • advanced control systems
  • industrial automation technologies
  • systems integration
  • distributed control systems
  • field bus protocols.

You’ll also develop skills in research and knowledge acquisition to provide the foundation for further study.

What you'll learn

The Automation and Control MSc covers all the major disciplines in automation and control. It includes the in-depth study of:

  • advanced control systems
  • industrial automation technologies
  • systems integration
  • distributed control systems
  • field bus protocols.

You’ll also develop skills in research and knowledge acquisition to provide the foundation for further study.

Your development

Our experts have worldwide reputations in electrical engineering and control research - and you will be able to work with them. You will choose the topic of your research project, supported by our expertise. Our innovative educational techniques will give you practical design skills and research methodologies.

Delivery

You take modules to a total value of 180 credits over three semesters. 120 credits of taught modules take place during the first and second semesters. The course comprises a mixture of: 

  • lectures
  • tutorials
  • coursework
  • practical laboratory classes.

You'll learn in modern lecture theatres equipped with audiovisual equipment. Blackboard, a web-based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), supports your taught modules. Practical sessions are in small groups in modern laboratories with extensive computing facilities.

You will sit exams in January and May/June. You will complete your 60 credit individual project over semesters two and three. Your background reading and design work take place over semester two. Most of your dissertation preparation and experimental work will be in semester three.

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Engineering Council. This ensures you receive a good foundation for professional registration.

Facilities

You will have access to a range of specialist facilities. Each research group in the school has dedicated equipment and laboratories.

See How to Apply section in the Programme information in our online Prospectus.

Notes about fees for this course

See our course fees and funding tab in our online Prospectus.

Entry requirements

A 2:2 BEng honours degree, or international equivalent, in:

  • electrical and electronic engineering
  • computer engineering
  • mechanical engineering
  • physics
  • communications or information and control engineering.

International Students

To study this course you need to meet our Band 1 English Language requirements:

Direct Entry : IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills)

If you have lower English Language scores, you may be accepted onto a pre-sessional English course. 

Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.

The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.

Pre-sessional English Course Requirements

  • 6 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with 1 sub-skill at 5.0 and 3 sub-skills at 5.5)
  • 10 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 5.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.0 in all sub-skills)    

You can study a pre-sessional English course at our INTO Newcastle Centre.

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