Programme Objectives

• To produce graduates with the necessary skills and attributes to take roles within industry as Professional Engineers, and provide the educational basis to facilitate progression to Chartered Status.
• To produce graduates who can apply fundamental principles and techniques to produce creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems.
• To equip students with an awareness of engineering in the wider economic, social and environment contexts.
• To provide wide opportunities for access, consistent with Professional Body requirements.

Career Opportunties

Graduates work in electrical power and energy, telecommunication, automotive, aeronautical, marine and civil electrical engineering industries. Demand for graduates within this discipline currently exceeds the supply. This degree can apply to a wide variety of sectors that use electronic systems and machines, including medical, military and public sector. Students who complete this course are well on the way to becoming a fully Chartered Engineer.

• Aerospace engineer
• Broadcast engineer
• Control and instrumentation engineer
• Electrical engineer
• Electronics engineer
• IT consultant
• Network engineer
• Systems analyst

Module Descriptions

Year 1

• Computer Programming
• Digital Electronics and Communications
• Electrical and Electronic Principles
• Fundamentals of Energy Systems
• Research, Analysis and Presentation
• Engineering Mathematics

Year 2

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics
• Analogue Electronics and Instrumentation
• C Programming and Digital Systems
• Communications Systems
• Power Machines and Renewable Energy
• Engineering Product Development

Year 3

CORE MODULES

• Individual Engineering Project
• Design and Manufacturing Analysis
• Digital Signal Processing Systems

Option A

• Power Systems
• Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems

Option B

• Embedded Systems
• Digital System Design and Implementation