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The University of Western Australia (UWA)

  • 22% international / 78% domestic

Automation and Robotics Engineering

  • Non-Award

Become an industry-ready automation and robotics engineer with real-world experience in just four years. Graduate with the key skills and qualities employers need in new engineers to succeed in their rapidly evolving sectors

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Degree Type
Non-Award

About this course

This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you're interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.

Combining relevant aspects from all engineering disciplines, software development, electronic hardware design and mechatronics, this major covers the principles, design and operation of industrial robot manipulators, as well as intelligent autonomous robots and self-driving vehicles.

Robotics, automation and Industry 4.0 will provide some of the most exciting opportunities and biggest challenges of our times. With new technologies being conceived every day, this is a rapidly evolving, exciting field that pushes the boundaries of what is possible.

This course is designed for those interested in contributing to developments in these fields and will provide you with the broad interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that industry is looking for.

The course combines software development with electronic hardware and mechanical/mechatronics design.

During your studies you will have hands-on experience in Python and C programming. You will design and run testing of digital and embedded systems, develop control methodologies for automation and robotics applications and work on open-ended projects in teams which include taking personal responsibility, reflection on ethical practice in engineering, and the use of industry standard codes and processes.

Career pathways

You can find careers in areas such as:

  • Automation lead
  • Robotics system developer
  • Robotics and automation engineer or consultant
  • Mechatronic engineer
  • Mechanical engineer
  • Computer systems engineer
  • Data scientist

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