What delivery modes are offered for the BEng in Automation Engineering?

LSCE delivers the BEng in Automation Engineering on-campus, fully online with provisioned lab access and by distance learning.

Is the BEng in Automation Engineering recognised in the UK?

Yes. It is a Level 6 UK honours engineering degree aligned with IMechE, IET and InstMC knowledge areas used by UK employers.

What entry requirements apply to this BEng?

You need 96 UCAS points including a STEM subject, GCSE English and Mathematics at 4/C, and IELTS 6.0 where applicable. LSCE articulation is supported.

What are the fees and funding options for the BEng?

Fees are published per intake and study mode. LSCE offers instalment plans, scholarship review, employer sponsorship and UK student finance guidance where eligible.

BEng in Automation Engineering | LSCE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BEng in Automation Engineering is a UK Level 6 honours degree running across three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes available, delivered on-campus in central London, fully online or by distance learning. It is designed for learners entering automation engineering through a UK-recognised route, and it is calibrated around engineering integrated control, robotics and process automation to UK honours standard. The programme is aligned with the standards of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Engineering Council, InstMC and the Energy Institute, and it feeds directly into UK graduate schemes and LSCE postgraduate progression.

By the end of the programme you will hold a working portfolio in automation engineering, produced through structured coursework, applied projects and continuous tutor feedback. You will be able to explain and defend your decisions in front of UK sector reviewers, work confidently with the tooling used across UK employers, and step into the next stage of your career or study with an evidence base rather than a bare transcript that is recognised by UK academic and professional bodies.

Key Features

The BEng in Automation Engineering sits at the corresponding UK level and is structured tightly around engineering integrated control, robotics and process automation to UK honours standard, with each teaching block anchored in a substantive artefact rather than an examination alone.
Curriculum aligned with the standards of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Engineering Council, InstMC and the Energy Institute, refreshed each year against sector guidance and UK employer expectations in automation engineering.
Applied labs and coursework use Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, MATLAB, Simulink, ROS 2 and industrial IoT stacks throughout the taught stage, with realistic problems set from live UK working practice.
Weekly tutor-visible seminars led by working London practitioners in automation engineering, so the working vocabulary matches what you will use in a UK role.
A named programme tutor is available for one-to-one clinics, feedback and career coaching across every teaching block of the programme.
Three delivery modes share the same intake cohort, seminars and assessment brief, so mode of study is never a barrier to full participation in automation engineering discussion.
Structured writing, documentation and review workshops embedded across the programme, so evidence of automation engineering practice is produced continuously across every stage.

What You Will Learn

Work confidently with control theory, PID tuning and modern control inside the automation engineering track.
Apply PLC and industrial-controller programming inside the automation engineering track.
Structure work around SCADA architecture and manufacturing IT inside the automation engineering track.
Build practical fluency in robotics integration and cell design inside the automation engineering track.
Evidence competence in sensor networks and industrial IoT inside the automation engineering track.
Reason clearly about safety, functional safety and machinery regulation inside the automation engineering track.
Deliver artefacts using MES and Industry 4.0 data flows inside the automation engineering track.
Explain and defend final-year project and industrial-liaison work inside the automation engineering track.

Who This Course Is For

Applicants starting their UK journey in automation engineering, using the BEng in Automation Engineering as a structured on-ramp into the field.
Engineering-focused students preparing for chartered automation careers, aligned with the level and scope of this programme.
Working professionals combining employment with study who need a UK-recognised credential in automation engineering.
International applicants preparing specifically for UK automation engineering roles or further UK study.
Adult learners returning to study who want visible tutor support, a clear timetable and a portfolio-first assessment model.

Career Pathways

Automation Engineer
Industrial Automation Engineer
Control Systems Engineer
Robotics Engineer
Instrumentation Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Systems Integrator
R&D Engineer

The LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book of UK automation engineering employers, runs at least one industry-careers day per academic year, and delivers structured one-to-one application support during the final stage of the BEng in Automation Engineering. Alumni progress into automation engineering teams across London and the wider UK, with continued careers-service access after graduation and mentoring introductions during your first roles.

Entry Requirements

A-levels totalling at least 96 UCAS points (or international equivalent), including one science, maths or computing subject.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
Applicants with a Level 3 BTEC or a completed LSCE Certificate/Diploma progress on articulation.
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
Two references, normally one academic and one personal.

Why Study at LSCE

LSCE is the specialist computing and engineering division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts and partnering with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Engineering Council, InstMC and the Energy Institute so qualifications carry weight with UK employers. London hosts IMechE and IET headquarters, the Royal Academy of Engineering and a dense cluster of mechanical, electronics and energy consultancies, all within a short tube ride of the campus.

Students on the BEng in Automation Engineering routinely attend IMechE London Region programmes, IET Young Professionals events and Energy Institute talks during their studies, and choose from on-campus, fully online with lab or GPU provisioning, or distance learning with the same remote provisioning. Every route joins the same intake cohort with weekly tutor visibility, a named programme tutor and warm careers-service introductions across UK mechanical, electrical and energy employers.

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