BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent. Tariff points: 80 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, combining power, electronics, digital and analogue systems, computing, and mathematics. Core topics include Circuit Design, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Control Systems, Programming, and Mathematical Modelling. Embedded project weeks and a final-year individual Engineering Project are part of the programme. Students work towards chartered engineer status, with Cadence software available for integrated circuit design in the final year.
Modules
- Foundation Mechanics
- Foundation Mathematics: Algebra and Calculus
- Introduction to Mechatronics
- Engineering Experimentation
- Foundation Group Project
- Professional Skills for Engineers
- Mathematics for Electrical Engineers
- Programming for Engineers
- Applied Electronics
- Principles of Electrical Engineering
- Project Management for Engineers
- Electrical Machines and Power Systems
- Embedded Systems
- Signals and Systems
- Analogue Electronic Systems
- Digital System Design
- Engineering in Society
- Power Electronics and Energy Systems
- Control Systems Design
- Engineering Project
- Digital Signal Processing
- Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
- Communications
- Introduction to CMOS IC Design