Electronic and Electrical Engineering (including a foundation Year) BEng (Hons)

Discover how to design and develop systems, devices and equipment that underpin our everyday lives.

Course overview

This course provides the theoretical and practical knowledge underpinning a career in electronic and electrical engineering. Electronic and electrical engineering encompasses the design and development of systems, devices and equipment that underpin our everyday lives, from power systems to information devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Why study this course with us?

Electronic and Electrical Engineering graduates are in high demand throughout industry, and we are committed to helping you to meet the challenge of finding technical solutions for a new generation of high-performance products and services by teaching simultaneously the underpinning theory and practical application.

Our strong local links with industry will provide you with the opportunities you need for practical work experience. We have invested in modern laboratories with control systems, embedded systems, electrical drives and machines hardware.

Teaching methods

You will learn through lectures, seminars and laboratory sessions at the University's purpose-built facilities at Thornton Science Park. The topics you will study are industrially relevant, and based around laboratory and research projects.

Assessment

Assessment will be by examination and through coursework and lab work assignments, including presentations, reports, essays and practical work. All years of study include project work, where you will choose topics that interest you.

Job prospects

Our graduates gain employment at both multinational companies and small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Recent graduates have secured prestigous, well paying positions at Trelleborg and GHD as hardware and control engineers respectively.

Careers service

The University has an award winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum; through employer contact and through tailored group sessions and individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability - Student Futures aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.