Electronic Engineering (with Placement year) BEng (Hons)

Please be aware that this course will be taught at our Chelmsford Campus from September 2019. If you are applying for advanced entry to the course then this may vary, so please contact us for further information on your study location.Modern life depends on electronics; from industry to the iPhone, they’re everywhere. In lectures and in our labs, you’ll learn to design, simulate and build a wide variety of electronic systems. Our course is CEng accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, and meets the educational requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer. It's been validated to include an optional placement year in industry.Our course will give you detailed knowledge of a branch of technology which is absolutely vital to our modern lifestyle. It will prepare you for a career at the cutting edge of technology development.You’ll focus on the central topics in electronics while learning to design and build electronic systems. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop certain skills in more detail to specialise on an area of interest.Take advantage of our state-of-the-art electronics and microelectronics laboratories, with support and guidance from our in-house team of technical experts. We use industry-standard software including the Xilinx ISE digital systems design software and National Instruments’ Multisim and Labview System Design Software and hardware platforms that feature the latest all programmable Zynq SoC FPGA circuits and ARM microcontrollers. You’ll also use a wide range of central computing and media facilities.By the time you graduate, you’ll be a creative problem-solver and be able to design systems and components. You’ll also be able to consider the social, environmental and economic implications of different aspects of electronics.All our students have the option of doing a year-long placement in industry between Year 2 and Year 3.This programme is CEng accredited by the IET and fulfils the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer when presented with an accredited MSc. In addition, the programme meets the educational requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer.