MEng in Instrumentation Engineering
Course Overview
The MEng in Instrumentation Engineering is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree postgraduate degree that runs one year full-time or two years part-time across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. The programme is designed for senior engineers designing measurement, control and safety-instrumented systems for process, energy and pharmaceutical plants, and cohorts progress together with weekly tutor visibility, structured critique and formative feedback across every module. Delivery is aligned to UK professional-body standards including IMechE, IET, Engineering Council (UK), and the syllabus draws on current practice inside the mechanical and electrical engineering community across London and the wider UK.
By the end of the MEng in Instrumentation Engineering you will be able to specify field-instrumentation loops end to end; design safety instrumented functions to IEC 61511; commission control-room systems on live plant; produce a functional safety assessment; lead a plant-wide instrumentation upgrade. Assessment blends coursework, applied artefacts and a closing project, capstone or dissertation depending on the level, and marks are moderated to UK Level 7 postgraduate degree standards. Every module includes reflective practice and structured written communication, so graduates leave the programme with a portfolio of assessed work that stands up to external professional review.
Key Features
- Postgraduate degree taught in small tutor-visible cohorts at the LSCE central London campus, online with provisioned lab access, or by distance learning.
- Syllabus mapped to IMechE and IET technical guidance for the mechanical and electrical engineering discipline, and refreshed each intake against sector expectations.
- Weekly clinics, code, design and critique reviews run by a named programme tutor with cohort-wide feedback and one-to-one time.
- Careers-service introductions to IMechE headquarters at One Birdcage Walk, IET Savoy Place events and the M4 corridor manufacturing supply chain during the taught stage, with warm handovers into placement or graduate roles.
- Three parallel study modes so applicants can complete the MEng in Instrumentation Engineering around work, family and international relocation timelines.
- LSCE draws on the Institute of Measurement and Control and IET links to bring serving instrumentation engineers into the postgraduate cohort for review boards and dissertation supervision.
- Alumni network extending into UK mechanical and electrical engineering employers for mentoring, referrals and continued career support after graduation.
What You Will Learn
- Specify pressure, flow, level and temperature instrumentation loops end to end.
- Design safety instrumented functions and calculate SIL ratings to IEC 61511.
- Configure distributed control systems and programmable safety controllers on live simulators.
- Apply HART, Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus digital field-instrumentation protocols.
- Commission control-room and field instrumentation with structured loop-checks.
- Analyse plant data using historian systems and root-cause techniques.
- Produce functional safety assessments aligned to Institute of Measurement and Control guidance.
- Write a Masters dissertation on a live plant instrumentation problem.
Who This Course Is For
- Senior instrumentation and control engineers moving into design authority roles.
- Process engineers cross-training into control and safety systems.
- Commissioning engineers stepping into functional safety leadership.
- International postgraduates entering UK process, energy and pharmaceutical sectors.
- Career changers with a mechanical or electrical background specialising in instrumentation.
Career Pathways
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Control Systems Engineer
- Functional Safety Engineer
- Commissioning Engineer
- Process Automation Engineer
- SCADA Engineer
- Plant Reliability Engineer
The LSCE careers service supports graduates of the MEng in Instrumentation Engineering with structured CV and portfolio reviews, application coaching for mechanical and electrical engineering employers, and warm introductions across its London industry network. Every student is matched with one-to-one careers time in the final stage of study, and alumni continue to receive job-alert access, senior-role introductions and application coaching after graduation.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelors degree at 2:2 or above, or an accepted 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, with senior professional references accepted for the experience route.
- A one-page personal statement setting out your dissertation or capstone interest.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and international applicants receive dedicated visa, accommodation and English-language guidance alongside the academic decision.
Why Study at LSCE
The London School of Computing and Engineering is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts. LSCE partners with UK professional bodies including IMechE and Engineering Council (UK), and the central London campus places students within a short tube ride of IMechE headquarters at One Birdcage Walk, IET Savoy Place events and the M4 corridor manufacturing supply chain. This proximity to the mechanical and electrical engineering community means guest speakers, placement conversations and industry-attended review boards are routine rather than exceptional.
Every intake joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support, whether the applicant chooses on-campus, fully online with provisioned lab access, or distance learning with the same remote provisioning. Three parallel study modes make the MEng in Instrumentation Engineering accessible around work, family and international relocation timelines, and the careers service maintains a working contact book across UK employers in the mechanical and electrical engineering sector to support progression at graduation.
Students at LSCE also benefit from the wider Harold International College resources, including a shared library, careers-service connections and elective-module access across the college programme catalogue subject to availability. Applicants routinely combine the LSCE cohort experience with London professional-body events, regional meet-ups and employer-hosted evenings, so the UK sector network is visible from induction onwards rather than only at graduation.
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