MEng Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Program Overview

Graduates develop expertise in electronic systems used in industries such as health, entertainment, and telecommunications. The program emphasizes practical training, project management skills, and real-world experience through industry-focused research projects and a multidisciplinary group capstone project.

Program Outline

The program aims to equip graduates with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to design, build, operate, and maintain electrical power systems, telecommunications networks, and computing infrastructure. Graduates will also develop expertise in electronic systems essential to industry, health, and entertainment.

Outline:

Year 1

• Classes in mathematics, engineering science, analogue and digital circuits, software design, electronics, electrical engineering, computing, and business are taken.
• Students complete group-based laboratory projects such as building hydrogen-powered vehicles and designing wireless communications to gain practical training in core engineering applications and project management skills.

Year 2

• The study of analogue and digital electronics continues, enhanced by an introduction to basic concepts in signal processing.
• Further study includes the design and analysis of electrical and microcontroller-based instrumentation systems, coupled with further classes in advanced maths.
• All classes are supported by practical and team-working activities.

Year 3

• Students begin to develop specialist engineering skills through completing classes in a range of advanced topics.

Year 4

• Curriculum focuses on developing an advanced technical understanding of the design, control, and integration of electrical power, IT, communication, and electronic digital systems.
• Students undertake an individual, industry-focused research project to gain the project management skills needed by professional engineers.

Year 5

• Students have the opportunity to develop their team-working skills through a multidisciplinary group project.
• This project will have a strong industrial influence and provide students with the opportunity to utilize both their hardware and software skills by developing a fully functioning system, which they are required to demonstrate at an internal business tradeshow/exhibition at the end of the year.
• In addition to the project, students select modules from a range of advanced electrical, electronic, and computer software applications.

Assessment:

• Students are assessed through a variety of techniques.
• In Years 1 to 3, students complete at least six modules per year, with each module made up of a combination of written assignments, individual and group reports, oral presentations, practical lab work, and where appropriate, an end-of-term exam.
• In Year 4, students complete at least four modules and an individual project.
Assessment of this project consists of four elements: interim report, poster & oral presentations, conduct, and final report.
• In Year 5, students complete at least four modules and a major group project.
Assessment of this project is based on project specification, interim report, oral presentation, group conduct, peer review, individual assessment, tradeshow show demonstration, and a final report.

Teaching:

• The program uses a blend of teaching methods, including lectures, small group problem-solving tutorials, practical laboratories, industrial visits, and seminars by professional engineers.
• Students develop technical engineering expertise, as well as communication, project management, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills.
• In later years, students have opportunities to work with academic staff on active research projects.

Careers:

• Graduates of the MEng Electronic & Electrical Engineering program have a wide range of career opportunities in industries such as telecommunications, consumer & electronics design, automotive & aerospace industries, information technology, finance & banking, electricity supply industry, oil & gas, renewable energy, project management & engineering consultancy, and healthcare.
• Many graduates secure well-paid and exciting jobs or are in further study by the time they finish their degree.
They take positions including electronics engineer, subsea engineer, and process & pipeline engineer.
• Employers include BAE Systems, ScottishPower, Accenture, BP, Thales, and Rolls-Royce.

Other:

• The Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at Strathclyde is acknowledged as one of the premier providers of education in electronic & electrical engineering in the UK.
• The department is renowned for its teaching and research quality, student satisfaction ratings, and excellent graduate employment rates.
• It provides specialist theoretical and practical training in electronics, communications design and operation, hardware engineering systems, image/video processing, and robotics.
• Students have exclusive access to the department's extensive computing network, purpose-built teaching spaces including high voltage facilities, and student design and project labs equipped with the latest technologies.
• The program is accredited by the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), which means graduates can become 'chartered engineers' - a must for most employers.

| Category | Fees | |---|---| | Scotland | £1,820 | | England, Wales & Northern Ireland | £9,250| | International| £26,700 |