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Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with Foundation Year)

Study level:
Undergraduate
Awarded by:
University of the West of England, Bristol

Course summary

Get on track for our BEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering degree by completing a foundation year. If you're committed to an engineering future and have a less conventional background, this is the course for you.

Why study electrical and electronic engineering?
We're facing a global energy crisis, with an urgent need for sustainable electricity solutions, for both now and the future. Increased demand is leading to a shortage of fossil fuels, resulting in supply chain issues and soaring energy prices across the global economy.

Study electrical and electronic engineering and you'll be at the forefront of solving today's energy challenges. Play a vital role in developing technology to reduce our carbon footprint and you'll make a real difference to society.

Electrical and electronic engineering is a multidisciplinary area, bringing together several disciplines to deal with real-world challenges. These range from power, electronics, digital and analogue, computing, system design, mathematics and physics.

From power electronic solutions for electric vehicles and aircrafts to renewable energy resources, advances in these fields are transforming the way we travel and power our homes and businesses. As an electrical or electronic engineer, you'll become a champion of social impact, designing innovative energy solutions to reduce society's power consumption.

Why UWE Bristol?
Our new inclusive, problem-based curriculum will broaden our engineering audience, enabling students from a wider range of backgrounds to pursue a career in engineering.

You'll be taught in our new state-of-the-art School of Engineering designed to revolutionise the way engineering is taught. Featuring engine test cells, dedicated collaborative learning spaces and the latest high-tech equipment, it's purpose-built to support a wide range of engineering disciplines.

Take advantage of our Cadence (TM) classroom license to industry-standard analogue and digital integrated circuits (IC).*

Where can it take me?
As a student engineer, you'll start your professional journey towards becoming an incorporated or chartered engineer from day one. You'll learn by doing, applying and revisiting your early skills through embedded project weeks and developing digital and physical prototypes, as you would in practice.

Choose a career designing electrical and electronic systems, working on consumer technology or solving engineering problems for communications and power generation/distribution companies. You could also work in technology, manufacturing, transport and rail, aviation and a host of other industries.

*This licence is only available for the final year of the course.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Engineering and Technology, Institution of

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H6DF
Institution code:
B80
Campus name:
Frenchay Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 80 points

A level

No specific subjects required. Points from General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards the overall tariff. You must have a minimum of one A-Level.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP

No specific subjects required.

Access to HE Diploma

No specific subjects required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. This qualification cannot be used to satisfy any subject specific entry requirements.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

No specific subjects required.

T Level

No specific subjects required

We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. UWE Bristol welcomes interest from applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We will consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At UWE Bristol we are committed to ensuring all applicants can fulfil their potential.

We make contextual offers for this course that are lower than our standard entry criteria.

We use a range of information from your UCAS application to consider your background and experiences as an individual and the impact these may have had on you. You do not need to provide us with any additional information to be considered for a contextual offer.

Learn more on the Bristol, UWE website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Additional fee information

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