Systems and Control Engineering (Engineering Management) MEng
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
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A Levels AAA Other entry requirementsUCAS code H1NF
Duration 4 years
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Related subjects Management Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Computer Science Engineering Systems Engineering
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Undergraduate Admissions Team
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
Telephone +44 (0)114 222 5647
Email adacse@sheffield.ac.uk
Website sheffield.ac.uk/acse/undergraduates
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
No 1 in the UK for research output
Research Excellence Framework 2014
Course description
This course prepares you for a career on the business side of control and systems engineering. Alongside your engineering modules, you'll study marketing management, accounting and finance, strategy and business planning. Other business modules include Project Management and Human Resources Management for Engineers.
The compulsory engineering subjects are the same as on the BEng Systems and Control Engineering. You will learn how to control traditional engineering systems and how to apply your knowledge to other systems such as biological processes, economic systems and the environment.
In the first year, you'll take the Global Engineering Challenge. This involves working with other engineering students on a one-week project to tackle a real-world problem. The challenge is designed to develop your skills and enhance your career prospects.
In the final year, you'll complete a research project and a dissertation, supervised by a member of staff.
Financial help from the University - bursaries
If you're a UK student, you could be entitled to a University bursary. A bursary is the same as a grant - you don't have to pay it back.
Entry requirements
| Qualification | Grades |
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| A Levels | AAA including Maths and a science subject |
| A Levels + Extended Project Qualification | AAB including Maths and a science subject + A. The Extended Project should be in a relevant subject |
| International Baccalaureate | 36, 6 in Higher Level Maths and a science subject |
| BTEC | DD in Engineering + A Level Maths grade A |
| Cambridge Pre-U | D3 D3 D3 including Maths and a science subject |
| Scottish Highers + 2 Advanced Highers | AAAAB + AA including Maths and a science subject in both |
| Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels | A + AA in Maths and a science subject |
| Access to HE | Entry requirements for mature students |
| Other qualifications |
Other UK qualifications
Other EU/international qualifications |
Other requirements
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| If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the department | |
Modules - what you study and when
The modules listed below are examples from the last academic year. There may be some changes before you start your course. For the very latest module information, check with the department direct.
Course information on Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering website
First year
Core modules:
Second year
Core modules:
Third year
Core modules:
| Group Project | |
| Accounting and Finance for Managers | |
| Digital Signal Processing | |
| Finance and Law for Engineers | |
| Intelligent Systems | |
| State-Space Control Design | |
Optional modules:
Fourth year
Core modules:
| Advanced Project | |
| Advanced Control | |
| Strategic Engineering Management and Business Practices | |
Optional modules:
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.
In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
Learning and assessment
These figures give an indication of how you'll learn and be assessed. They're a combined average of all the years of the course. The learning and assessment percentages could vary depending on the modules you choose.
| Learning | |
| Scheduled teaching | 26% |
| Independent study | 74% |
| Placement | 0% |
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Assessment |
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| Exams/tests | 43% |
| Coursework | 48% |
| Practical | 9% |
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
We are the only department in the UK dedicated to Control and Systems Engineering.
We are home to the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre and have research contracts with major institutions like the European Space Agency, as well as our many academic and industrial partners. These connections mean our teaching is based on the latest thinking.
Our facilities include a robotics, real-time systems, and control and power systems laboratory, as well as a state-of-the-art electronics and control lab in the Diamond (pictured).
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering website
What our graduates do
Our graduates go on to become professional engineers in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, power generation and sustainable energy. They have worked with companies such as Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover and Thales. Our graduates can expect an above-average starting salary of £27,900 (DLHE, 2017).
During your degree you'll have plenty of opportunities to enhance your employability. You can choose to go on a placement in industry, either during the summer or as a year in industry. Or you could consider studying abroad, either for a full year, or as part of a summer school. We also have extracurricular projects where you can work with other engineering and science students to design and build rockets, submersible robots, autonomous payloads for satellites, rovers and more. You could also take part in a scheme for undergraduates where you work on research projects with academics over the summer period.
Student profile
"When I looked into other universities, I found there was nowhere else that had its own dedicated systems and control department. Sheffield is the only one in the UK...I really enjoy being an engineering student, because I get to find out how things work, how systems work and how things are put together...I used to enjoy it when I was really little, and now I get to go on and do it as my career."
Rachael Rix
Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
All our courses are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institute of Measurement and Control. Our MEng degrees meet all the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
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Email
adacse@sheffield.ac.uk
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