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BEng (Hons)

Electronic Engineering

Attendance

Location

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

H610

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation entry

Looking to take your place in the expanding and dynamic world of electronics? Learn the fundamental principles of electronic engineering on this well respected course.

Our degree focuses on the fundamental principles of electronic engineering and the programming skills necessary for modern embedded system design. It equips you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive in this rapidly evolving field. Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.

You’ll also develop an understanding of current practice in electronic system design, including microcontrollers and FPGAs, signal analysis and conditioning, and interfacing and communications.

Learn from our senior academic teaching staff. They’re Fellows of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and Chartered Engineers (CEng) with real-world industrial experience. 

Why study with us

Access cutting-edge resources through our Advanced Digital Manufacturing Technology (ADMT) facility.
Experience state-of-the-art manufacturing hardware and software: CISCO industrial networks; manufacturing execution systems; and industrial robots.
Our courses equip you with skills which are in huge demand globally. You could be involved in the design, development and testing of everything from driverless cars and drones to 3D printers and medical scanners.

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What you'll do

Tailor your studies to include various specialist topics according to your interests and ambitions.
Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
Opportunities for paid, real-world industrial experience working on ERDF funded commercial projects and summer undergraduate internships.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

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Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Accreditations

This BEng is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

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Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Distance Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

Distance Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Distance Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,385 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Distance Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£2,000 for the sandwich year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Electronic Engineering graduates are in greater demand than ever and career options include working in high-value manufacturing in the aerospace industry, in the Ministry of Defence or in research or development.

Careers in digital communications, consumer electronics, security and surveillance, as well as banking and commerce, are also open to graduates.

Try a Summer undergraduate internship with us to see which industry excites you. We recently placed a student with NASA.

Opportunities for further study include a taught postgraduate MSc course in Digital Signal and Image Processing or  Renewable Energy Engineering.

Our partners and industrial collaborators include: BAE Systems, CISCO, NASA, NHS, and the Northwest Aerospace Alliance.

Progression onto MEng course

After completing three years of full-time study you’ll have the option to graduate with a BEng (Hons) degree (it will take four years to reach this stage if you choose to go on a 48-week industrial placement in-between Years 2 and 3).

You can then choose to undertake an additional year of advanced study and graduate with an MEng (Hons) degree instead (this normally takes four years to complete in all, or five years with an industrial placement).

On the master’s level MEng course you’ll have the opportunity to work on a greater range of projects, which could include involvement with our partners and industrial collaborators. It provides a greater depth of study and you’ll develop transferable skills including teamwork, decision making, delegation, identifying and solving problems, and communication.

MEng (Hons) graduates are able to command higher starting salaries. The course allows you to specialise in areas including digital design, signal processing, real-time systems, neural networks and communications, shaping your studies to suit your career aspirations.

A three-year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study.

Modules comprise a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your options.

You can benefit from industrial sponsorship. Typically, you would be working full-time in a junior engineering position at a local company while studying part-time.

A variety of teaching and learning methods are used, including traditional lectures, laboratory-based sessions using specialist facilities, computer sessions and simulations, tutorials, design exercises and directed study.

The practical facilities are located in a purpose-built building with impressive computer facilities and dedicated laboratories.

Assessment uses formal examinations and coursework. The balance of assessment varies from module to module. A typical breakdown over the full course is in the range 60%-70% examination, 30%-40% coursework, exclusive of major individual project work.