BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering BEng (Final Year Entry)

Program Overview

This BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering offers a practical approach, focusing on solving industry problems. Building on a Foundation Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, it delves into advanced digital and analog electronics, with an emphasis on project-based learning and skills development. The program prepares students for careers as Incorporated Engineers in Electronic Engineering and related fields, accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program is a final year entry BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering designed for students who hold a Foundation Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualifications. It offers a practical and applied approach to electronics, equipping students with the skills to solve real-world industry problems. The course focuses on building upon foundational knowledge in electronics and delving deeper into advanced digital and analog electronics, with a strong emphasis on practical application and problem-solving. Students will have the opportunity to participate in individual and group design projects, putting their knowledge into practice.

Outline:

The program is structured as a one-year full-time or up to three years part-time course. It builds upon prior learning from Foundation degrees and equivalent qualifications in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Year 1 (Full-Time) Compulsory Modules:

• Engineering Project (Double) (30 credits): This module provides a platform to delve into a practical engineering issue.
Students will undertake a substantial project and document their journey from inception to completion, while honing project planning skills and critical analysis abilities.
• Management Ethics, Energy and Sustainability (Double) (30 credits): This module focuses on the intersection of business, society, and sustainability in the automotive, transport, and general engineering sectors.
Students will learn about project management, leadership, energy, environmental concerns, sustainable engineering, ethics, and social aspects of employment.
• Advanced Digital Electronics: This module builds on prior knowledge of digital electronics, refining core skills like designing, simulating, and critically assessing digital systems while considering sustainability, legislation, and safety.
• Advanced Analogue Electronics: This module provides a deeper understanding of analogue electronics.
Students will gain experience in designing analogue circuits and learn to analyse advanced analogue circuits and signal processing systems.
• Sensors and Data Logging: This module explores the operating principles of sensors used in automotive applications and equips students with the skills to manipulate sensors and data loggers for a variety of engineering applications.
• Electronics and Control Engineering II: This module provides advanced knowledge and skills in electronics and control systems, focusing on the design, analysis, and evaluation of complex systems.

Assessment:

Assessment methods include:

• Written reports
• Individual and group presentations
• Timed assessments

Teaching:

The course uses a variety of teaching methods, including:

• Lectures
• Practicals
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Directed study
A typical week may involve:
• 8 hours of lectures
• Up to 4 hours of seminars
• Up to 6 hours of laboratory or other practical work
• 20 hours of independent work
Students have access to the Oxford Brookes Library, which offers a wide range of resources and services to support their studies.

Careers:

• Students will have access to specialist facilities, including CAD design suites, media technology laboratories, automotive laboratories, and electronics laboratories.
• Students will be supported by Academic Advisors and Student Support Coordinators.

Note:

The specific modules available may vary as the courses are reviewed regularly. The course structure might also limit access to certain modules.

2023 / 24

• Home (UK) full time: £9,250
• Home (UK) part time: £1,155 per single module
• International full time: £16,100

2024 / 25

• Home (UK) full time: £9,250
• Home (UK) part time: £1,155 per single module
• International full time: £16,900

Additional Costs

• It’s your responsibility to cover print / binding costs where coursework submission is required.
Please note that a lot of the coursework is now submitted online.
• From £30
• You may choose to purchase books to support your studies.
• £20-60 per book
• Accommodation fees in Brookes Letting (most do not include bills)
• £94-265 per week
• Accommodation fees in university halls (bills included, excluding laundry costs)
• £122-180 per week
• Graduation costs include tickets, gowning and photography.
Gowns are not compulsory but typically students do hire robes, starting at £41.
• Typically £0-200
• Students are responsible for their own travel to and from university for classes.
BrookesBus travel is subsidised for full-time undergraduate students that are on a course with a fee of £9,250 or more, or living in an Oxford Brookes hall of residence. There is an administration fee for the production of a BrookesKey.
• From £10

Fees note

Please note, tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students. The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.

How and when to pay

Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.