Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering BEng

University of Birmingham · honours · 3 years · optional foundation year · UCAS 3960course page ↗

AAB at A level, A-level Mathematics; graduates earn a median £33,000 three years on.

Typical A level offer
AAB

A-level Mathematics · 35% of entrants came with A levels · 65% stay on after year 1 · Birmingham course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

AABtypical A level offer; aab to include a-level mathematics.; contextual offer: one grade lower than standard

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.

Birmingham course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1A-level Mathematics
Who actually got in: 35% with A levels, 5% with other higher education. 5% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 25 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications2
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB32 points6,6,5 at Higher Level (including Mathematics) with 32 points overall.Mathematics
BTEC—BTEC options considered. See below for details.—
Years 1–3

What do you study?

8compulsory modules in year 1

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.

Birmingham course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 1 · 8 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 2 · 6 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 3 · 3 core, 5 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
5 optional modules
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£33,000median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£28k
Median£33k
Upper quarter£39k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 405 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 14, 12, 22, 24

Half of graduates earned between £27,500 and £38,500. Five years on, the median is £42,000. 90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 85% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 115% left65%30
In work or study, 15 months on10% studying90%30
Professional or managerial job85%25
Pay 15 months on, median£33,000145
Pay 3 years on, median£33,000405
Pay 5 years on, median£42,000425
Money

What does it cost?

£9,790a year for UK students, 2026/27 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Birmingham fees page · source

About £29,370 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £30,600 a year (2026/27).

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

94%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 78% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 20 students answered

Highest: 100% agreed on question 16; lowest: 61% on question 11.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 194%
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Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of Birmingham’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of Birmingham is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.