Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Your study will cover theoretical and practical aspects across the range of electrical and electronic engineering. The core topics in this course include power systems, power electronics, digital electronics, circuits and devices, electrical machines and drives.

Learn about the technology that makes modern life possible with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering.

The electrical and electronic engineering discipline ranges from the design and fabrication of individual components, such as semiconductor chips, electric motors and radio antennae, to complete systems, such as mobile phones and electric vehicles.

Informed by our world-leading research and designed in collaboration with our industry partners, this course gives you a flying start to your career.

You’ll learn by a combination of lectures, laboratory classes, tutorials and projects, many of which will be delivered in our modern engineering teaching building, The Diamond. In particular, you'll learn to use the industry standard equipment in our Electronics & Control Lab, Teaching Cleanroom and Computer Labs.

In year one we’ll review the basic physics behind electrical or electronic devices, and you'll learn how to design, build and test simple electronic systems. These classes will be supplemented by an introduction to computer programming, a necessary skill for all engineers.

Year two contains in-depth learning relating to energy generation, embedded programming, electronic circuits and devices, and data communications. You’ll do three projects: a week-long faculty-wide engineering challenge, an industrial project with one of our industrial partners, and a design project in which you will design, build and test an electrical or electronic component. The design project gives you an opportunity to tailor your study to your particular areas of interest.

In year three you can further tailor your study by selecting modules from a particular stream (electrical; electronics; communications; semiconductors) or continue with a broad spectrum of modules. You’ll also take a management module and complete a large individual research project, supervised by one of our academic staff.

Our graduates go on to exciting careers within leading companies including ARM, ARUP, BAE Systems, Barclays, Deloitte, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, National Grid, National Instruments, Renault, Rolls Royce, Shell, Siemens, Unilever and Volvo.

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 (IENg) and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Why study this course?

Shape the future: This programme will enable you to make a positive contribution to many global challenges, including green energy, AI, healthcare, cybersecurity and electric transport.

Study with experts: You will learn from academic staff who are involved in world-class research with our industrial partners. Their research informs our teaching.

Do engineering via project work: As well as learning about engineering, you will also do engineering by completing various projects. For your final year project you may be embedded within a research group or use the facilities in our bespoke project labs or the iForge Makerspace.

Specialist teaching laboratories: The Diamond building is dedicated to teaching engineering students practical skills. It contains large, modern labs where you can apply the theoretical material delivered in lectures to real-world applications. It's staffed by a team of technical and academic staff who are dedicated to teaching practical skills.

Exciting careers: The specialist and generic skills that you acquire will enable exciting well-paid global career opportunities in industry, commerce, research and beyond.