How long is the BEng in Instrumentation Engineering?

The BEng in Instrumentation Engineering runs three years full-time at UK Level 6, with part-time and accelerated routes available. Every route on the BEng in Instrumentation Engineering includes the placement.

Which delivery modes are available?

The BEng in Instrumentation Engineering is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online and by distance learning. Every mode shares the same cohort, tutors and assessments.

Is the BEng in Instrumentation Engineering recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BEng in Instrumentation Engineering is a UK Level 6 honours degree aligned with InstMC, IET and IMechE competencies, so it is recognised by UK process and energy employers.

What are the entry requirements?

You need at least 96 UCAS points including a science, maths or computing subject, plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4/C. Non-native English speakers need IELTS 6.0 overall.

What does the BEng cost and is funding available?

Fees vary by delivery mode and are on the LSCE course page. Admissions will explain instalment plans, placement bursary and scholarship review when you enquire about the BEng in Instrumentation Engineering.

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

Course Overview

The BEng in Instrumentation Engineering is a UK Level 6 honours degree, three years full-time (part-time and accelerated routes available) at LSCE, delivered on-campus in central London, fully online, or by distance learning. The programme concentrates on measurement, sensing and control instrumentation inside instrumentation engineering, and the syllabus is aligned with UK expectations set by the IMechE, IET and the Engineering Council, so the vocabulary, tooling and working practice you leave with match what employers use across London and the wider mechanical & electrical engineering sector. Every route joins the same intake cohort with the same weekly seminars, assessment brief and named programme tutor, so your choice of study mode never thins the experience or the level of tutor visibility you receive throughout the programme.

By graduation you will work confidently with MATLAB, LabVIEW, PLC training rigs, calibration kits and SCADA emulators on realistic instrumentation engineering problems, and you will hold structured coursework, lab notes and portfolio evidence you can show to a UK employer or use as the basis of a top-up application. By graduation you will have completed a supervised final-year dissertation, an industry placement or capstone project, and hold a full UK honours degree with the professional-body alignment expected by UK graduate employers. Assessment is distributed through the programme in short exercises, applied coursework and a closing piece, so pressure is spread rather than compressed into a single end-of-year exam. The programme is designed for busy adults, with recorded seminars, clear feedback timelines, applied assessment briefs and named-tutor support at every stage of the BEng in Instrumentation Engineering journey.

Key Features

BEng in Instrumentation Engineering sits at the corresponding UK level and is structured tightly around measurement, sensing and control instrumentation, with each teaching block anchored in one substantive artefact.
Curriculum aligned with the standards of the IMechE, IET and the Engineering Council, refreshed each year against sector guidance and UK employer expectations in instrumentation engineering.
Hands-on labs and exercises use MATLAB, LabVIEW, PLC training rigs, calibration kits and SCADA emulators throughout the taught stage, with realistic problems set from live UK working practice.
Weekly tutor-visible seminars led by working London practitioners with active portfolios in instrumentation engineering, so the working vocabulary matches what you will use in a UK role.
Named programme tutor available for one-to-one clinics, feedback and career coaching across every teaching block of the programme.
Three delivery modes on-campus, fully online and distance learning sharing the same intake cohort, seminars and assessment brief, so mode of study is never a barrier to full participation in instrumentation engineering discussion.
Structured writing, documentation and review workshops embedded across the programme, so evidence of instrumentation engineering practice is produced continuously rather than only at exam points.

What You Will Learn

Work confidently with sensor and transducer characteristics.
Apply signal conditioning and analogue design.
Structure work around digital instrumentation and industrial buses.
Build practical fluency in control valves and final elements.
Evidence competence in PLC and DCS integration.
Reason clearly about safety instrumented systems.
Deliver artefacts using calibration and metrology.
Explain and defend a Level 6 instrumentation dissertation.

Who This Course Is For

School-leavers with A-levels or a BTEC in a relevant subject, using BEng in Instrumentation Engineering as their route into instrumentation engineering, and typically progressing directly through the LSCE ladder.
LSCE Diploma and Advanced Diploma holders progressing to a Bachelor degree, in this case instrumentation engineering, with the programme designed to bring newcomers to a working level of practice.
International applicants preparing for UK graduate roles or postgraduate progression, particularly those bringing prior UK sector or workplace experience to the programme.
Career changers with a strong numerate or technical background, preparing specifically for UK instrumentation engineering roles or postgraduate progression inside the UK system.
Working technicians formalising their practice with a UK honours degree, aligned to the instrumentation engineering field, and looking for a UK-recognised qualification to sit alongside portfolio and workplace evidence.

Career Pathways

Graduate Mechanical Engineer
Graduate Electrical Engineer
Graduate Electronics Engineer
Graduate Mechatronics Engineer
Graduate Manufacturing Engineer
Graduate Robotics Engineer
Graduate Control Systems Engineer

The LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book across UK consultancies, contractors, public-sector employers and technology firms, and runs application clinics from the year-two placement onward. Bachelor graduates step into UK graduate schemes and direct-hire roles, and the LSCE careers service supports each finalist with placement coaching, interview practice and one-to-one application review. Graduates of the BEng in Instrumentation Engineering also benefit from continuing access to the LSCE alumni network for job introductions, mentoring and progression coaching after they complete their studies.

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. Small tutor-visible cohorts, partnership with the IMechE, IET and the Engineering Council, and a central London campus put the IMechE at One Birdcage Walk, the IET at Savoy Place and the London manufacturing and mobility employers within a short tube ride of every classroom, so exposure to working mechanical & electrical engineering practice is part of the everyday learning experience rather than a scheduled trip. Curriculum alignment is refreshed each year against the latest professional-body guidance and UK sector expectations.

Every delivery route on-campus, fully online with provisioned lab access, or by distance learning with the same remote provisioning shares the same intake cohort, seminars and named programme tutor. Students also benefit from Harold International College shared library, careers-service industry connections and elective-module access across the wider college programme catalogue subject to availability. The LSCE careers service is on hand from induction to graduation, and continues to support alumni with introductions and progression coaching after they leave the programme.

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