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Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry)

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  • Undergraduate
Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus
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Course summary

Optional year in industry
Study this course with an optional work placement year, at no extra cost. Alongside this, you can gain valuable experience and engagement with the sector through our shorter work placements, internships and work experience opportunities. Visit tees.ac.uk and the Student Futures webpage for more information.

Course overview
Electrical and electronic engineering drives our daily living, from energy, communications, transportation, artificial intelligence, automation, manufacturing, robotics and computing. You gain an understanding and knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering subjects including analogue and digital electronics, microprocessors, embedded systems, design, modelling, coding, communication systems, electrical machines and power systems. Life without electronics seems unimaginable – you develop the technical and practical skills to be a highly sought after engineer playing a key role in modern society.

Top reasons to study this course

  • Financial awards: you may be eligible for a number of scholarships and awards. Visit tees.ac.uk for more information.

  • Prepare for your studies: develop your understanding in maths with our free online Mathematics for University course. Visit tees.ac.uk for more information.

  • International visits: you have opportunities to travel internationally through student mobility visits or spending a semester studying abroad with one of our partners in countries such as China, the Czech Republic, Spain and Malaysia.

Employability
Skilled electrical and electronic engineers are in high demand and can find employment in almost every sector of modern industry including energy, manufacturing, transport, communications, electronics, and health industries. Graduates have been employed by companies such as PD Ports, ConocoPhilips, Polyphotonics, EDF Energy, Mott McDonald, WSP, Northern Powergrid, MBDA, Hitachi, GSK, and many others.

Modules

Course Modules

Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

Professional bodies

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

  • Engineering Council
  • Engineering and Technology, Institution of

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years
  • Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
T20

Teesside University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Application codes

Institution code:
T20

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

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

At least two A levels including grade C in mathematics.

UCAS Tariff
96-112

Tariff points may be from any combination of recognised level 3 qualifications including mathematics.

Scottish Higher

Including grade D in higher level mathematics.

Access to HE Diploma

Engineering - with merit in at least 24 level 3 credits including mathematics.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

You are expected to have at least Level 2 literacy and numeracy skills, typically, GCSEs in English language and mathematics at grade 4 (or C) or passes in level 2 Functional Skills.

Scottish Advanced Higher

Including grade D in higher level mathematics.

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

Distinction, Merit, Merit in an appropriate discipline including merit in further mathematics.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

At least five subjects studied at higher level, including grade B (H2 if awarded after 2016) in mathematics.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland£9790
EU & International£17000

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Details of fees, scholarships and awards are available from our course pages. Additional information is provided on fees and funding if you are from the UK or Ireland here: tees.ac.uk/fees, or if you are an international student here: tees.ac.uk/international/fees. If you live in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man contact your education authority: gov.uk/student-finance.

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