BEng Electronic Engineering
UCAS code: H610
Programme length: 3 years
Programme specification: BEng Electronic Engineering
Accreditation: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
BEng Electronic Engineering with Industrial Year
UCAS code: H612
Programme length: 4 years
Programme specification: BEng Electronic Engineering with Industrial Year
Accreditation: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Course summary
This course is ideal for candidates who wish to pursue a career as an electronic systems designer. The first year of all the degrees covers the basics of electrical engineering science, mathematics and computer programming. Year 2 deepens your knowledge in specific areas of electronic design, including embedded systems. The final year allows you to broaden out into areas such as image processing or robotics or power electronics for alternative energy resources. There is an extensive use of design-based laboratory and project work to support the lectures. Management and business studies are taught and an option exists to take a modern foreign language in the final year.
Industrial year
This programme includes a one-year paid work placement between your second and final years of study. Undertaking a one-year work placement as part of your degree can significantly enhance your university experience in a variety of ways. You will enjoy the opportunity to apply your knowledge and abilities in the workplace and develop valuable commercial awareness sought after by graduate employers. During years one and two of your degree you will receive dedicated support from the Schools placements team to ensure that you secure a challenging and rewarding opportunity. While on placement, your tutor will visit you twice during the year for placements in the UK or once for placements abroad in order to discuss your experience, performance and document a training and development plan for the year.
Course content
The course is divided into 3 Parts (years) with each part comprising a number of modules as listed below (follow the links to find out more about each module). The industrial year variant has an extra year spent on placement.
Part 1 (three terms)
Compulsory Modules
- Programming
- Software Engineering
- Computer Applications
- Engineering Mathematics
- Cybernetics and Circuits
Optional modules:
Part 2 (three terms)
Compulsory Modules
- System Design and Project Management
- Signal Processing
- Embedded Microprocessors and Digital Systems
- Control Systems
- Programmable Logic and HDL's
- Computer Architecture
- Sensors and Devices
- Telecommunications
Optional modules:
Part 3 (three terms)
Compulsory Modules
- Individual Project
- Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Science and Engineering
- USB Integration
- Computer Networking
Optional modules
Select modules worth 40 credits from:
- Law and Management
- System Identification and Control
- State Space
- Mechatronics
- Image Analysis
- Sustainable Electrical Energy
- Measurement Systems
- Analogue Electronics
Career prospects
In recent years most students who have followed this programme have gone into jobs involving electronic systems design. These include manufacturers of mobile phones, computers, computer networking products, and integrated circuits. Others have joined research groups in university and industry, the public service, and the teaching professions. Graduates from this programme are partially exempt (at 2:2 Hons or above) from the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer under UK-SPEC, but can apply for membership of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. After a period of professional development (order of 4 years) and further learning to masters level, a graduate can expect to achieve Chartered Engineer status.