Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a foundation year)

From the aerospace and automotive sectors to telecommunications and power generation, engineers who are skilled in electrical and electronic engineering are in considerable demand across the industry. Our Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree offers flexible pathways to tailor your studies. You will have the choice to select either “Electrical pathway” or “Electronic and Telecommunication pathway”. The Electrical pathway will offer opportunities for detailed study of specialist areas such as Power Generation, Power Systems Analysis, Electrical Rotating Machines and Power Electronics. On the other hand, deep knowledge and understanding of specialist subject areas such as Embedded Systems, Digital Systems and Communication Systems can be obtained by choosing the Electronic and Telecommunication pathway.

You will get opportunities to work in our state-of-the-art renewable energies laboratory to gain deep knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies. Our staff are involved in research around plastic electronics, renewable energy technologies, and modern communication systems and you will be able to learn more about their research and maybe get involved yourself.

Our course will give you the opportunity to develop your practical skills, collaborate, communicate and be creative so you can make your mark in the engineering world and become a sought-after, skilled electrical and electronic engineer.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course Modules

Foundation Year: Applied Engineering Studies; Engineering Communication and Study Skills; Engineering Principles; Foundation Engineering Design; Foundation Mathematics; Materials Science

Year One Core: Applications of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1; Applications of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2; Engineering Design and Practice; Engineering Mechanics; Engineering Professional Development 
Year One Optional: Engineering Mathematics 1(A-Level); Engineering Mathematics 1(Non A-Level)

Year Two: Circuit Design, Modelling and Manufacture; Control Systems Analysis; Digital Electronic Principles and Applicants; Electrical Machines; Embedded Systems Programming and Applications; Engineering Mathematics 2; Engineering Product Commercialisation

Year Three: Advanced Communication Systems; Advanced Digital Electronics; Advanced Power Electronics; Engineering Project; Modern Power Systems; Power Semiconductors; Real-Time Embedded Systems Design and DSP Applications

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module normally includes practice or ‘formative’ assessments, for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.