Program Overview

Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry (Year 4) MEng

Overview

Electronic engineers design, develop, test, and oversee the creation of anything from drones and electric cars to the technology in smartphones, sat navs and systems in hospitals.

Our course offers you many different ways to develop your understanding of electronics. You'll work on lab-based projects, work individually and in small teams. You'll learn to project manage and bring your technical knowledge to problem solve different situations.

You will spend year four in industry. You can apply for placements available to students on your course or can agree your own placement with an appropriate company. During your industrial year, you remain fully registered with the University, with regular meetings with your tutor.

Course Details

Qualification

MEng Hons

Entry Requirements

AAA

UCAS Code

H61C

Duration

5 years full-time

Start Date

September 2026

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

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics
• Analogue Electronics
• Group Project
• Integrated Circuits and Systems
• Professional Studies
• Optional modules:
  • Applications of AI in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Communications
  • Electrical Machines, Drive Systems and Applications
  • Embedded Computing
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Mobile Technologies
  • Optical Networks
  • Power Electronic Applications and Control
  • Power Networks
  • Renewable Generation Technologies
  • Robotics, Dynamics and Control
  • Scalable Cross-Platform Software Design
  • Sensing Systems and Signal Processing

Year Four

• Year in industry

Year Five

• Industrial/Research Orientated Project
• Optional modules:
  • Advanced AC Drives
  • Advanced Computational Engineering
  • Advanced Control
  • Advanced Electrical Machines
  • Advanced Power Electronics
  • Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy
  • HDL for Programmable Devices
  • Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Optical and Photonics Technology
  • Power Systems for Aerospace, Marine and Automotive
  • RF Devices and Systems

Assessment

• Coursework
• Dissertation
• Examinations
• Group coursework
• Practical exams
• Presentation
• Research project
• Practical assessment

Careers

With the broad range of skills acquired from this degree, you will have excellent career prospects in areas including power distribution, future transport technologies (aerospace, rail, automotive) and industrial process control and automation.

Job Prospects

• Average starting salary and career progression: 90.3% of undergraduates from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £29,384.

Additional Information

• The University of Nottingham is consistently named as one of the most targeted universities by Britain’s leading graduate employers (Ranked in the top ten in The Graduate Market in , High Fliers Research).
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