Autonomous and Intelligent Systems

Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

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Course description

As the need and scope for robots in all aspects of society grows, so does the market for those trained in control and systems engineering, especially those with a background in autonomous and intelligent systems. Our new MSc covers all major aspects of control and systems engineering with an emphasis on system autonomy and intelligence.

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Modules

Core modules

State-Space Control Design
System Identification and Estimation
Agent-based modelling and multi-agent systems
Optimisation: Theory, algorithms and applications
Data Modelling and Machine Intelligence
Cybersecurity of Control Systems
Intelligent and Vision Systems
Control Systems Project and Dissertation

Optional modules

Choose from a range of optional modules. These might include:

Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Multisensor and Decision Systems
Advanced Industrial Control
Industrial training programme (ITP) in Advanced Manufacturing

Teaching

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Individual assignments
A major research project

Assessment

You’re assessed via:

Exams
Coursework assignments
A project dissertation

Duration

1 year full-time

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent). Alternatively, you might be an experienced professional, thinking about updating your knowledge of the subject.

English language requirements

Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

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