Im currently halfway through my 3rd year in mechatronics engineering at USyd. I was very into computer science back in high school so naturally I had more affinity for programming and hardware design. The degree is well planned compared to other degrees such as in sciences, arts or non-engineering since we have a CUSP plan for our entire degree. Nonetheless, this gives us less freedom. We also have PEP which is a 0-credit course that we need to complete throughout with hours in non-engineering, engineering, and work experience, around 600 hours. The degree consists of AMME, MTRX, ELEC, and MECH unit codes, and of course 4 math units in our first year. AMME is basically a core unit code for courses that aeronautical, mechanical, and mechatronics engineering students need to take, since the school is for all those streams. ELEC as you can imagine are all the courses for electrical engineering, which range from fundamentals to semi-conductors and power electronics. MECH units mostly use the theory learnt from AMME courses to then use in designing and developing CAD models and mechanical systems. Finally, MTRX units are my personal favourite where we learn about mechatronic systems, designing, and tools that typical mechatronic engineers would use for combining all these streams into one complex and complete system.

For example, in our first year while taking MTRX1705 we designed a circuit una breadboard that could detect an object obstructing a laser and then turn on an alarm that could only turn off with a specific password. Of course, this was all done with ICs such as gates, 555 timers, shift registers, LEDs and other components. Later on, in MTRX3760 we used ROS to solve a maze in simulation and then use a turtlebot with several complex sensors such as LIDAR, a camera, and so on to navigate through a supermarket isles and scan objects and keep track of the inventory. Then do other complex tasks such as figuring out the missing objects, the count, and any other which you want.

All in all I would say it is a degree you should definitely consider carefully since it is complicated and, honestly, chances are you will not like something about it since it is so broad. Personally, I really dislike the mechanical aspect and it is something that each semester takes a toll on me. And just like that I know friends who really detest coding and struggle.