Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Placement

The MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree will provide you with a strong technical background in the key subjects of electronics, power engineering, signal processing and mechatronics, in conjunction with engineering management.

You’ll spend your fourth year developing advanced, in-demand expertise at the cutting edge of the discipline, and completing a design project that helps you transition from study to professional practice.

We have been educating electrical and electronic engineers for almost 90 years.

Our degrees are dual-accredited by professional bodies, meaning your qualification will be recognised for its quality and relevance. In addition, you will:

• Learn from research-active academics working at the cutting-edge of their field

• Develop highly relevant, in-demand skills thanks to industry involvement in our curriculum

• Put your in-depth engineering knowledge into practice and apply your expertise to real-world problems with design projects at every stage of your studies

• Gain hands-on experience with high-tech equipment in modern undergraduate and research labs, including chip production facilities and electrical power equipment

• Take an optional work placement to boost your grades, employability and professional expertise

• Fast track your progress to Chartered Engineer status, with a degree that meets all academic requirements for professional registration.

This degree provides a solid foundation for people wishing to pursue a career in electrical engineering, communications, control systems, robotics or sensor systems. Recent graduates have joined employers such as UK Power Networks, BT, National Grid, AECOM, BP, Huawei, British Aerospace and DeltaRail.

Year 1
Build a firm foundation in mathematics, engineering, physics, electronics and design, with our common engineering first year.

• Mathematics I (20 credits)
• Engineering Science (20 credits)
• Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics I (20 credits)
• Solid Mechanics (20 credits)
• Electronics (20 credits)
• Design I (20 credits)
• Personal & Professional Development (5 credits)

Year 2
Specialise in electrical and electronic engineering with modules on digital design, electronics, programming and more. Complete your first electrical and electronic engineering group design project.

• Mathematics II (20 credits)
• Computer Science and Programming (20 credits)
• Electromagnetic Fields and Circuits (20 credits)
• Mechatronics (20 credits)
• Measurement and Data Analysis (20 credits)
• Digital Design (20 credits)

Year 3
Deepen your expertise with modules in signal processing and communications, system modelling and control, power engineering and more. Complete an independent and group design project to showcase your skills.

• Signal Processing and Communications (20 credits)
• Systems Modelling and Control (20 credits)
• Power Engineering (20 credits)
• MEng Individual Project (Stage 3) (20 credits)
• Engineering Management (20 credits)
• Design III: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (20 credits)

If you wish to gain practical experience during your degree, then you have the option of spending 12 months, between either years 2 and 3 or years 3 and 4, on a paid industrial placement. We strongly recommend this.

Year 4
Transition from academic study to professional practice with a major individual research project, plus group design exercises and modules covering advanced structural analysis and heat transfer, and advanced computational fluid dynamics.

• Advanced Signal Processing and Communications (20 credits)
• Microelectronic Circuits and Devices (20 credits)
• Robotics, Imaging and Vision (20 credits)
• Design IV: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (40 credits)
• MEng Individual Project (Stage 4) (20 credits)

The balance of assessment by examination, practical examination and assessment by coursework will to some extent depend on the optional modules you choose.

The approximate percentage of the course assessment, based on 2019/20 entry is as follows:

Year 1

• Written examination: 61%
• Coursework: 39%

Year 2

• Written examination: 53%
• Coursework: 47%

Year 3

• Written examination: 50%
• Coursework: 50%

Year 4

• Written examination: 41%
• Coursework: 59%