Programme Objectives
The general aims of the course are to:

• Be inspirational and to support the students to unlock their potential with an innovative, experience-based, and self-motivated approach to robotics and to support their personal and professional development for a fulfilling post-graduate career in engineering;
• Provide a sustained programmer of study at honors level that satisfies the requirements of accreditation by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and enables employment as a professional engineer;
• Be highly informative and capable of stretching the intellectual skills of students to form an exceptional knowledge base suitable for a future career in Engineering based industry and research.
• Encourage and support students during their professional development in applying technical and generic skills and to foster flexible and creative intellectual skills that will facilitate life-long learning and continuing professional development.
• Establish an extensive and in-depth foundation knowledge on which to develop further skills as technology advances and to enable students to apply engineering principles, mathematical modelling and advanced design methods to robotics and electronics problems;
• Provide the opportunity to 'learn through design' via practical and project based work, particularly within the context of circuits and robot systems design.

Why University of Plymouth

The University of Plymouth is renowned for high quality, internationally-leading education, research and innovation. Plymouth is a three-time winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, the University continues to grow in stature and reputation. It has a strong track record for teaching and learning excellence, and has one of the highest numbers of National Teaching Fellows of any UK university. With over 19,000 students, and a further 9,500 studying for Plymouth degree at partner institutions in the UK and around the world, and over 130,000 alumni pursuing their chosen careers globally, it has a growing global presence.

Plymouth University scores well in law, psychology, geographical sciences, computing (including digital media) and computer science, fine art and art history.

• Ranked 60th in the Guardian Ranking 2020
• Ranked 77th in the Complete University Guide 2020
• Ranked 101–150th in the THE Young University Rankings 2019
• Ranked 126-150th in THE European Teaching Rankings 2019
• Top 10 UK Young University in the 2019 THE Young University Rankings
• 23 National Teaching Fellowships in HE since 2000
• The 1st university to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark
• Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in 2018 – Silver
• What uni Student Choice Awards: 4th in the international category in 2018

Year 1 (36 Months)

Fees & Structure

Duration & Structure                 Tuition Fees        Non-tuition Fees

Full Time - Year 1 (36 Months)    S$41,730.00        S$3,000.00 - S$3,200.00
Full Time - Year 2 (24 Months)    S$28,890.00        S$3,000.00 - S$3,200.00 

Note:   International:
Non-tuition fees for full-time programmers include MDIS membership entrance fee, membership subscription fees (consumed year), MDIS experience workshop, academic writing workshop, medical insurance, medical examination and administrative fee.
Non-tuition fees for international students may vary.
Non-tuition fees are non-refundable, refer to MDIS refund policy for more details.

Entry Requirements

All applicants must be of age 17 and above, and must obtain one of the following requirements:

For Year 1 entry

2 GCE “A” - to include grade C at Mathematics and grade C at second relevant subject. Relevant subjects include design technology, electronics, engineering, further mathematics, physics, pure mathematics, statistics, and use of mathematics or chemistry; excluding general studies.

OR      International Baccalaureate: 30 overall to include 4 at Higher Level Math and 4 at Higher Level relevant second science/technology subject

OR      International Foundation Diploma in Engineering awarded by MDIS    OR     International Foundation Diploma in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Art awarded by MDIS

OR     12 years of formal education (with math and physics background or another related science/technology/engineering subject)     OR

PEI qualifications in engineering related fields, equivalent to pathway programs, with 10 years of formal education.

 For Year 2 entry

Relevant polytechnic diplomas in engineering related fields with a pass grade, equivalent to Year 1    OR     Relevant overseas polytechnic diplomas in engineering related fields, equivalent to Year 1, with 10 years of formal education

OR     Relevant PEI qualifications in engineering related fields, equivalent to Year 1, with 12 years of formal education     OR      Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in fields of science/technology/engineering

OR    Mature candidates 30 years and above with relevant work experience

English Language Requirements

At least a Grade 'C6' at GCE 'O' Levels in English Language    OR     Academic IELTS 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)     OR     Completion of MDIS Professional Certificate in English (PCIE)     OR       Pass MDIS English Placement test     OR      Equivalent