MEng in Automation Engineering
Course Overview
The MEng in Automation Engineering is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree, one year full-time or two years part-time. The programme runs across 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time and is focused on industrial and process automation engineering. The course equips practitioners in PLC, SCADA, robotics cells, functional safety and industrial IoT integration, and it is designed for candidates who need a UK credential that carries clear weight with employers. The programme is aligned with Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Energy Institute, and it draws on the wider LSCE partnership with UK professional bodies including Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE, crossover). Teaching is structured around a small research-adjacent postgraduate cohort, with weekly tutor visibility, structured critique of student work and a named programme tutor throughout your studies.
By the time you complete the MEng in Automation Engineering, you will have produced a Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project on a real problem, backed by structured research methods training. Assessment across the MEng in Automation Engineering blends coursework, applied artefacts and a closing Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project, so you leave with evidence you can put in front of a UK employer or a professional-registration panel. Marks are moderated to UK Level 7 standards, and the course sits inside the LSCE ladder so credit transfer and articulation are considered from your first tutorial. Where relevant, the MEng in Automation Engineering also builds portfolio evidence toward professional-body membership and the Engineering Council or BCS chartership routes, and the wraparound English-language, careers and study-skills provision on the MEng in Automation Engineering remains available throughout your registered study period.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Energy Institute competency frameworks for the MEng in Automation Engineering, reviewed each academic year against the latest professional-body guidance.
- Applied laboratory, project or portfolio work in PLC embedded across every taught module of the MEng in Automation Engineering, so learning stays close to industry practice.
- Weekly named-tutor visibility on the MEng in Automation Engineering with structured written feedback on your Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project and clear progression targets.
- A small research-adjacent postgraduate cohort with cross-cohort critique, employer-style project reviews and mentor pairings drawn from the LSCE alumni network.
- LSCE careers-service introductions to UK manufacturing primes, systems-integration houses and the industrial energy sector through the London employer contact book, plus at least one industry-careers day each academic year.
- Three parallel study modes on the MEng in Automation Engineering: on-campus in central London, fully online with provisioned lab or GPU access, or by distance learning with the same remote provisioning across the MEng in Automation Engineering.
- Rolling intakes and structured induction so working professionals on the MEng in Automation Engineering can start when the diary allows, plus wraparound English-language and study-skills support during induction.
What You Will Learn
- Model, simulate and tune control loops for industrial and process plants
- Architect PLC, SCADA and DCS integrations across the OT and IT boundary
- Apply functional-safety standards including IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 to automation projects
- Integrate robotics, machine vision and industrial IoT sensors into production lines
- Design edge and cloud data pipelines for predictive maintenance analytics
- Lead cross-disciplinary automation programmes with clear stakeholder governance
- Evaluate cyber-physical risk in operational technology environments
- Structure a defendable Level 7 dissertation or consulting report on a live automation problem
Who This Course Is For
- Practising engineers stepping into senior automation, controls or industrial-digitalisation roles
- Graduates from mechanical, electrical or mechatronic backgrounds seeking Level 7 automation depth
- Working professionals pursuing IEng or CEng registration through further learning
- International applicants targeting UK manufacturing, energy or transport-sector automation employers
- Consultants moving from delivery into technical leadership on automation programmes
Career Pathways
- Senior Automation Engineer
- Control Systems Engineer
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Industrial Automation Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager
- Process Control Consultant
- Field Service Engineer (senior)
The LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book across UK manufacturing primes, systems-integration houses and the industrial energy sector, and runs one-to-one application coaching during the final stage of the MEng in Automation Engineering. Structured application support covers CV, portfolio and interview preparation for UK employers, with warm introductions where cohort fit is close, plus alumni-network mentoring throughout your studies and after graduation.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above, or an international equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
- Applicants with five or more years of senior professional experience are considered for admission by portfolio.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two references , normally academic; senior professional accepted for experience-route applicants.
- A one-page personal statement setting out your dissertation or capstone interest.
Why Study at LSCE
The London School of Computing and Engineering is a specialist computing and engineering division of Harold International College of London. LSCE teaches in small tutor-visible cohorts, partners with UK professional bodies including Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Energy Institute, and puts the AI Safety Institute, Alan Turing Institute, the NCSC, the ICE, IMechE and IET, and central London's engineering consultancies within a short tube ride of every classroom on the MEng in Automation Engineering. Alignment with Engineering Council (UK) further strengthens the standing of the MEng in Automation Engineering with employers.
Whether you study on-campus, fully online with provisioned lab or GPU access, or by distance learning, you join the same MEng in Automation Engineering intake with weekly tutor visibility and named programme-tutor support. LSCE students routinely attend BSides London, IET Young Professionals events, IMechE London Region evenings and BCS group meetings during their studies, and the careers service holds a working contact book with UK employers across UK manufacturing primes, systems-integration houses and the industrial energy sector. Students on the MEng in Automation Engineering also access the Harold International College shared library and elective-module catalogue subject to availability.
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