Program Overview

Electrical Engineering including an Industrial Year BEng

Overview

Electrical engineers design and develop new technologies to generate and process power. The equipment they design is used to distribute electrical energy (including 'Smart Grid' technologies for renewable energy sources), and also supports many manufacturing industries.

Electrical engineering technologies now enable hybrid and electric vehicles, trains, ships and even aircraft.

Our course will give you the specialist electrical knowledge and skills that will help you be part of a more sustainable future. Through lab-based projects, working individually and in small teams, you'll learn essential problem solving and design skills.

Course Details

• Qualification: BEng Hons
• Entry Requirements: ABB
• Start Date: September 2026
• UCAS code: H62A
• Duration: 4 years full-time
• Fees: £9,535*

Course Structure

• Year One:
  • Applied Electrical and Electronic Engineering Construction Project
  • Contemporary Engineering Themes A
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Information and Systems
  • Introduction to Software Engineering and Programming
  • Power and Energy
• Year Two:
  • Contemporary Engineering Themes B
  • Design and Implementation of Engineering Software
  • Electrical Energy Conditioning and Control
  • Electronic Processing and Communications
  • Electronic Systems Group Design Project
  • Energy Conditioning Group Design Project
  • Modelling: Methods and Tools
• Year Three:
  • Year in industry
• Year Four:
  • Electrical Machines, Drive Systems and Applications
  • Final year project
  • Power Electronic Applications and Control
  • Professional Studies
  • Optional modules:
    • Advanced Engineering Mathematics
    • Applications of AI in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Cybersecurity
    • Embedded Computing
    • Power Networks
    • Renewable Generation Technologies
    • Robotics, Dynamics and Control
    • Sensing Systems and Signal Processing

Admissions

• Entry Requirements: ABB
• IB score: 30 points overall or 655 in 3 Higher Level Certificates
• GCSE English grade: 4 (C)
• Excluded subjects: General studies, critical thinking, citizenship studies, global perspectives and research, and thinking skills
• Alternative qualifications: Access to HE Diploma, Advanced Diploma, BTEC Nationals
• Contextual offers: We make contextual offers to students who may have experienced barriers that have restricted progress at school or college

Fees and Funding

• Tuition fees: £9,535*
• Additional costs: All students will need at least one device to approve security access requests via Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). We also recommend students have a suitable laptop to work both on and off-campus
• Scholarships and bursaries: The university offers a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. These funds can provide you with an additional source of non-repayable financial help

Careers

• Job prospects: 90.3% of undergraduates from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation
• Average starting salary: £29,384*
• Careers advice: Our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers

Campus

• University Park Campus: Covers 300 acres, with green spaces, wildlife, period buildings and modern facilities. It is one of the UK's most beautiful and sustainable campuses, winning a national Green Flag award every year since 2003.