Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering MSc

Program Overview

Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering MSc

Course Description

This degree will provide you with a coherent selection of electrical and electronic engineering subjects to advanced level. Module combinations include communications and signal processing through control engineering to electrical machines and drives.

Entry Requirements

• Good second class honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.
• International Qualifications: Find your country in this list to check equivalent qualifications, scholarships and additional requirements.

Fees and Funding

UK Students

• MSc: £10,950
• MSc with Industry: £10,950
• An additional fee of £3,520 will be charged if a placement is secured.
• If you are resident outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland, you will need to pay a deposit of £3,000 to secure your place. This will be subtracted from your total tuition fee.
• Find out more about scholarships and funding.
• Did you know you can apply for a Government Postgraduate Loan? Find out if you’re eligible.

International Students

• MSc: £23,650
• MSc with Industry: £23,650
• An additional fee of £3,520 will be charged if a placement is secured.
• You will need to pay a deposit of £3,000 to secure your place. This will be subtracted from your total tuition fee.
• Find out more about scholarships and funding.

Accreditation

This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Careers and Employability

You have the option of choosing to study this course ‘with industry’ in which a paid industrial placement forms part of your course, including your overall assessment through reflective learning. Whether or not you opt for the ‘with industry’ variant of the course, it is designed to give you the tools to work towards a career in a wide variety of fields in the engineering and technical industries.

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Course Structure

Modules

• Core modules:
  • Engineering Design Case Study
  • Advanced Electrical Machines
  • Artificial Intelligence Architectures
  • Spacecraft Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Advanced Electronically Controlled Drives
  • Attitude and Orbit Control Systems
• Option modules:
  • Rotorcraft Mechanics and Control
  • Spacecraft Systems Engineering

Project

After completing all the modules, you will apply the knowledge you have gained throughout the course to solving an engineering problem at a professional level. You will define the nature of the problem and draw up plans for tackling it, presented as a formal proposal (including a financial costing). Your project supervisor will meet regularly with you for feedback on the project.

Industry Placement (Optional)

The ‘With Industry’ variant of this degree gives you the opportunity to gain professional experience through an industrial placement as part of your Masters course. This is a work placement with an employer where you can apply your skills in a real-world setting.

Why Leicester?

The School of Engineering operates an Open Door policy meaning you can access support when you need it.

Our practical modules enable you to gain skills in state-of-the-art engineering and the latest technologies.

The School is internationally renowned for quality research and excellent teaching, and has links with many of the world’s major engineering companies.

The School of Engineering has around 600 undergraduates, 100 postgraduates and researchers, 30 academic staff and a similar number of support staff.

Teaching and Learning

Teaching methods include lectures and seminars supported by practical and lab work. Assessment is a mix of open and closed exams and continuous assessment. Your dissertation will be assessed separately.

Key Dates

• Application deadline: 8 September 2025 (Please note if you require a visa to study you will be required to submit your course application by 25 July 2025)
• Deposit payment deadline: 8 August 2025
• CAS request deadline: 5 September 2025
• 70% tuition payment deadline: 5 September 2025

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Testimonial

The extensive range of courses and module choices allowed me to direct my studies towards a career that I enjoy and am passionate about. This also helped me secure a really enjoyable placement at Tata Steel Europe.

Muhammad, MSc Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Program Outline

Modules

Core modules

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Individual Project

Option modules

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one option module

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.