Electronic and Computer Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng

Program Overview

Students will gain expertise in analogue and digital electronics, communications, and electrical energy through lab-based projects and industry placements. Graduates will possess the skills for careers in software development, renewable energy, and other engineering fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

In a world filled with smart devices with a global need to create green energy, our course provides a detailed insight into the computing systems and software needed to advance all technology. A lot of the things you learn will be done in labs through both working individually and group projects. You'll study subjects such as analogue and digital electronics, circuits and systems, computing, communications and the application of electrical energy. Our course will give you the required engineering expertise for a career in engineering or in a variety of other professions. You will spend year four in industry. During your industrial year, you remain fully registered with the university, with regular meetings with your placement tutor.

Outline:

Year 1

• Applied Electrical and Electronic Engineering Construction Project
• Contemporary Engineering Themes A
• Engineering Mathematics
• Information and Systems
• Introduction to Software Engineering and Programming
• Power and Energy

Year 2

• Contemporary Engineering Themes B
• Design and Implementation of Engineering Software
• Electrical Energy Conditioning and Control
• Electronic Processing and Communications
• Electronic Systems Group Design Project
• Energy Conditioning Group Design Project
• Modelling: Methods and Tools

Year 3

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics
• Analogue Electronics
• Group Project
• Professional Studies
• Scalable Cross-Platform Software Design

Optional Modules

• Digital Communications
• Electrical Machines, Drive Systems and Applications
• Embedded Computing
• Mobile Technologies
• Optical Networks
• Power Electronic Applications and Control
• Power Networks
• Renewable Generation Technologies
• Robotics, Dynamics and Control
• Sensing Systems and Signal Processing

Year 4

• Year in industry

Year 5

• Industrial/Research Orientated Project

Optional Modules

• Advanced AC Drives
• Advanced Control
• Advanced Electrical Machines
• Advanced Power Electronics
• Applied Computational Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy
• HDL for Programmable Devices
• Instrumentation and Measurement
• Power Systems for Aerospace, Marine and Automotive

Careers:

With the broad range of skills acquired from this degree, you will have excellent career prospects in areas such as; software development, fibre optic and mobile communications, aerospace technology, automotive systems and renewable energy technologies.

Other:

• The course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• The course is 7th in the UK for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (The Guardian University Guide 2024) and 8th in the UK for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (The Times Good University Guide 2024).
• The course offers practical lab-based sessions to help you develop skills for your future career.
• The course allows you to customize your degree to suit your interests with a wide selection of optional modules.