The Systems Engineering top-up at Newport, designed for those who’ve completed the Foundation Degree Systems Engineering or equivalent, straddles the fields of electronic mechanical and software engineering, coupled through mathematical concepts such as control. This new course is developed specifically to address the convergence of these technologies which are becoming increasinly important in today’s technology dependent society. Few of the machines we make are simply mechanical or electrical. We are moving rapidly toward a state of “computing everywhere” and widespread use of robotics, and want our devices to be smart, capable, smaller, more mobile and ultimately desirable. Systems Engineering at the University of Wales, Newport has been developed with a number of industrial partners to provide a set of skills appropriate for a graduate expected to work in this field. Professional skills and professional development are embedded across the curriculum, and the development of skills, along with those of a more technical nature, will be reflected in the teaching and assessment. Systems EngineeringGraduates will be skilled and capable: confident in their knowledge and suitable for entry into the workplace or to take up research in this area and beyond.

This course has been developed along with our industrial partners to provide the skills, abilities and talents demanded in the systems development industries, both the strong technical skills from a range of disciplines, and problem solving and other enabling skills. The course provides successful students with the confidence they need in the work place. The course also provides the academic skills required to continue in study, either through taught courses such as MSc Systems Engineering, or through research to a PhD and beyond.