BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year

Program Overview

Course Overview

Our four-year BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year offers essential knowledge and practical skills needed for a professional career in engineering.

Why study this course?

• This degree will provide you with excellent capabilities to pursue a successful career within engineering.
• You will not only gain an academic qualification, but will also be work-ready with professional skills in management and leadership.
• You will gain a host of intellectual and critical thinking skills such as applying engineering principles to critically analyse key engineering processes.
• After graduating, you can progress into a career in many fields including advance manufacturing, product design, bio medical engineering, or artificial intelligence, among many others.

Course Structure

Core Modules

• Foundation Principles 0 (Optional)
• Foundation Principles 1
• Foundation Principles 2
• Engineering Study Skills
• Engineering Technology
• Engineering Environment
• Introductory Engineering Mathematics
• Introductory Electrical Principles
• Introductory Analogue Electronics
• Introductory Embedded Systems
• Engineering Modelling and Analysis
• Instrumentation and Control
• Intermediate Digital Electronics and Communications
• Intermediate electrical Principles and Enabling Power Electronics
• Intermediate Embedded Systems
• Analogue Signal Processing and Communications
• Management and Enterprise in engineering
• Major Project
• Electrical Machines and Power Electronic Drives
• Engineering Electromagnetism

Optional Modules

• Digital Signal Processing (Optional)
• Power Systems and Smart Grids (Optional)
• Advanced Embedded Systems (Optional)
• Green Renewable Energy (Optional)

Career Progression

The rapid growth of the technology sector has seen an increased demand for creative, skilled engineers both nationally and internationally. Many global electronics organisations maintain research and development facilities within the UK and Europe. Engineers based in the UK can also be posted overseas to work on projects.

In addition to technical knowledge, this degree offers you the opportunity to develop a range of key employability skills that are highly transferrable to a wide range of areas beyond engineering, such as

• IT
• Finance
• Management

Another possible course of action for graduates is to pursue further study in a specialist field of research. Courses include an MSc or Ph.D. in areas such as

• Internet engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Wireless and optical communications
• Telecommunications

Entry Requirements

GCSEs: A minimum of two GCE A2-level passes including mathematics and science; and five GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent)

IELTS: IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent), in cases where English is not your first language.

Program Details

• Duration: 4 years (full-time)
• Study mode: Full-time
• Location: Fitzrovia, Holborn, Kingsbury, Southall, Wembley
• UK fee: AY 25/26: £9,535
• Start date: September 2025, January 2026, April 2026