MScControl, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
| Study location | United Kingdom, Coventry University |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc |
| Course code | EECT053 |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) You should have obtained an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any engineering or physical science subject with a good mathematical content. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill) |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. One academic reference must be sent A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
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Programme structure
The three pathways within this MSc Control, Automation and Intelligent Systems Course are:
Pathway 1: Control Engineering
This pathway focuses on analytical aspects of control engineering. It is designed for students interested in developing their careers or upgrading their knowledge in areas that require accurate and robust control design for possibly unstable systems, with emphasis on implementation. This course provides excellent preparation for those wishing to pursue their careers as a control engineer or technical specialist in industrial fields such as automotive, aerospace, energy, and other electrical and mechanical engineering based industries, as well as those who are interested in pursuing postgraduate research.
Pathway 2: Automation
This pathway focuses on automation technology and practice in industry. It is designed for students interested in developing their careers or upgrading their knowledge in areas including control in manufacturing process, systems design, systems integration, system operation, with emphasis on implementation. This course provides excellent preparation for those wishing to pursue their careers as a control engineer in industrial automation fields such as in oil and gas, power distribution, chemical and food industry and other process control based industries, as well as those who are interested in pursuing postgraduate research.
Pathway 3: Intelligent Systems
This pathway focusses on decision making based control approaches. It is designed for students interested in developing their careers or upgrading their knowledge in areas such as system designer or system developer with emphasise on implementation of control algorithms that involves optimisation and learning. This course provides excellent preparation for those wishing to pursue their careers as a control engineer in various autonomous systems applications, such as autonomous vehicle or driverless cars, intelligent robotics, as well as those who are interested in pursuing postgraduate research. This pathway is suitable for students with software engineering or computing background, or other engineering background with particular interest in coding or programming.
Career opportunities
Successful completion of our Master’s degree in Control, Automation and Artificial Intelligence could provide you with skills applicable for industries including automotive, aerospace, process/chemical industries, manufacturing, robotics and automation, finance and banking.