Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems with Foundation Year

This programme is not available to international students. Instead, international students should apply for our international foundation programmes delivered by our International Study Centre on campus. For more information please visit International Study Centre (https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/international-study-centre/).

Our integrated foundation degrees are for those of you who possess the capability to pursue a degree but do not have the pre-requisite qualifications to directly apply to your desired course. The duration of the foundation element is one year, and, if you successfully pass, you will automatically progress on to the degree.

Developments in electronics and computers have played a massive role in progressing society, and they will continue to shape our world in the future. ‘Invisible computers’ help to operate everyday systems like supermarket and goods logistics, transportation networks, energy capture and generation, diagnostic equipment used in hospitals, broadband and satellites, and more. The list is endless – and so is the need for engineers trained in these disciplines.

Why Study Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems with Foundation Year BEng(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
This Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems course covers a variety of topics designed to prepare you for a wealth of careers and significant earning potential, allowing you to create the life you want. These topics include, software and hardware, and how they are designed for embedded systems. The Internet of Things, computer system architectures and networks.

For example, following the course, you could work as a systems engineer, electronic design engineer after graduation.

You’ll be learning from the best on this course, too, as the University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.

Professional Bodies
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerates or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.