Study Mechatronics Engineering - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

With the Mechatronics Engineering major in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) you develop professional skills in several engineering disciplines, including complex technical, business and project management techniques.

Mechatronics engineers design and develop smart products and processes. They use principles of mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering, and computer science to create solutions and systems that are effective and viable. The Mechatronics Engineering major prepares you for this interesting and challenging career.


This is part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

If you’re studying mechatronics engineering, you’ll develop skills in complex technical, business and project management techniques as well as human-centred design and systems thinking.

Most of your first-year courses are shared between the majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Engineering Technology, making it easy for you to switch between our engineering degrees and majors.

You also need to complete 800 hours of planned, supervised work experience to graduate, in addition to completing all your courses. This experience exposes you to common engineering industry practices and helps you gain knowledge of engineering procedures, engineering responsibilities, and health and safety practices.

Year 1

Complete the following courses

Year 2

Complete the following courses

You also choose one elective course.

Year 3

Complete the following courses

Year 4

Complete the following courses

And choose four from

Workplace experience

Your industry-based research project in Year 4 is your opportunity to gain real-life industrial experience in a mechatronics engineering environment, under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.

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Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it’s so beneficial when you start your career.

Workplace experience in AUT programmes

Students who started at AUT before 2024

If you started your studies in this programme before 2024, the courses you need to complete are a little different. Updated study plans for current students in this programme will be available on Canvas. If you have questions about your study plan and what courses you should take, email engineer@aut.ac.nz

Career opportunities if you study mechatronics engineering

  • Design of smart products
  • Process and service design
  • Systems integration
  • Design of medical and sports devices
  • Design of mechanical or electronics products
  • Software engineering
  • Embedded systems engineering
  • Project engineer
  • Design team leader
  • Project management

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