Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry

MEng Hons UCAS Code

Course overview

Electronic engineers design, develop, test, and oversee many of the technologies that underpin the modern world. This strand of engineering is fundamental to the design of modern systems ranging from computers and smartphones to medical electronics, satellite communications and the hardware in datacentres supporting advancements in AI. Our course will help you develop a strong understanding of electronics through hands-on lab projects, working both individually and in teams. 

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), this course delivers strong graduate outcomes and competitive starting salaries. You'll build technical and project management skills to solve real-world problems and graduate ready to shape the electronic systems of the future.

Teaching and learning

Modules

Core modules

6 modules

Applied Electrical and Electronic Engineering Construction Project

In this module, you will be involved in the development of an autonomous vehicle building on knowledge learned in other parts of the course.

The work will be lab-based and undertaken in project weeks giving you a break from lectures in each semester.

You will work on this module for a third of the year.


Contemporary Engineering Themes A

This module introduces you to various themes that are at the forefront of today's electrical and electronic engineering systems. The topics covered will vary each year and typical subjects you might  learn about include:

  • Smart Grids
  • Medical Electronics
  • Electric Transportation
  • Big Data

Topics cover critical technological enablers and breakthroughs and their commercial and socio-economic impact. These drive the engineering research and development process. This will give you a wider understanding of the content covered in the co-requisite modules. 

For students on an IET-accredited plan, this course and all assessment elements contributing to the overall mark are non-compensatable (with the pass mark being set at 40%).


Engineering Mathematics

This module introduces you to the algebra of complex numbers. It provides a key mathematical tool for analysis of linear mathematical and engineering problems.

You will study the complexity of solving general systems of equations using matrix techniques and review the calculus of a single variable.

You will have a three hour lecture and workshops each week.


Information and Systems

This module provides an introduction to electronic and information systems and covers a wide range of topics including digital electronics, amplifiers, filters, semiconductor devices, diodes, transistors, communications and noise in electronic systems. Taught material is reinforced through coursework exercises which make use of circuit simulation tools.


Introduction to Software Engineering and Programming

This module explores the technical skills required to analyse, design and implement solutions to practical engineering problems. Students will be provided with the skills required to design and develop code solutions that can implemented on multiple platforms. These skills will be further enhanced through their ongoing use in the project component of the first year.


Power and Energy

Our world relies on reliable and secure electricity supplies, this module will introduce you to the  concepts and challenges faced in generating traditional and renewable electrical energy. 


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Entry requirements

5 years full-time

£9,535 per year

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UoN was my home for four years and the staff cared about me and wanted me to succeed. It wasn't just a case of getting my degree. People took the time to understand what was going on with me – my personal as well as academic needs."

Agnes Nagy

Nordson - Electronics Design Engineer

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