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Electronic Engineering (Including Foundation Year) BEng (Hons)

University of Essex

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

  • Location

    Colchester Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Our BEng Electronic Engineering (including foundation year) is open to Home and EU students. It will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your English language and academic skills.This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study. During your Year Zero, you study four academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory English language and academic skills module.You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK.After successful completion of Year Zero in our Essex Pathways Department, you progress to complete your course with the Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. Electronic engineering is a subject where you can exercise your imagination, using skills from both traditional communications and digital systems to resolve existing problems, and to create new products.On our course, you cover a wide spectrum of topics to help you become an electronics designer:- Mathematical skills and software tools for problem-solving in engineering- Wireless Communication technology- The building blocks of complex digital systems- Analogue systems and circuit techniques- Computer simulationsYou graduate as a creative, experimental, and focused engineer ready to explore further how electronics can impact the people and world around you.


Programming at Essex

Teaching someone to programme is about opening a door. In Year 1 at Essex you will study a module that introduces you to programming using C. We assess your ability to think in a programmatic way in the very first week of term and if you require additional support, we offer classes which will boost your skills and confidence with programming.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 22,750per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University information

University of Essex

  • University League Table

    32nd

  • Campus address

    University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, England

The careers team offer dedicated international careers advice and support throughout studies and after graduation.
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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    41st out of 75 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 230
    137 60%

    34th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    82.0 82%

    31st

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.42 68%

    74th

    11

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