Program Overview

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BEng (Honours) Electrical Engineering (2 year top-up)

Course summary

This top-up award is suitable for you if you have a HND or foundation degree and wish to develop your award to degree level. It prepares you for a career in an industry where there is a demand for engineers with a sound knowledge of engineering applications, as well as people who understand the necessary techniques to develop, test and maintain them.

How you learn

You learn through:

• lectures
• problem solving tutorials or seminars
• computer based learning
• open learning materials
• project and laboratory work
• workshop activities to develop practical engineering skills
• problem based learning
• independent study
• self or group directed learning

Modules

Year 1

Final year

Compulsory modules

Automation, Robotics & Control System Engineering

• Credits: 40
• Assessment: Coursework 50%, Exam 50%

The aim of this module is to develop students' knowledge and understanding of automation, robotics and control systems engineering - equipping students with the capability to analyse industrial automation tasks, perform design and analysis of continuous and digital control systems, conduct system identification and design based on state-space models. It will explore sequential and feedback control alongside sensing systems required to automate industrial processes.

Power Electronics, Systems And Renewable Energy

• Credits: 40
• Assessment: Coursework 50%, Exam 50%

Module Aim:

This module introduces to you how to convert and regulate electrical power for various applications, like charging your phone or running an electric car. You will also learn about integrating renewable energy resources in grids.

You will study topics such as:

• Power semiconductor devices like diodes, MOSFETs and IGBTs
• DC-DC conversions circuits analysis and design.
• DC-AC Inverters operation and principles
• AC-AC triac and thyristor circuits and power control
• Renewable Energy systems and technologies
• Components of electrical power networks.
• Power in single and three-phase
• Transmission lines and generators

Project: Implementation

• Credits: 20
• Assessment: Coursework 100%

Your individual final year project is the apex of your academic journey, offering a platform to apply the wealth of knowledge and skills gathered throughout your degree to real-world linked problems. This module requires your creativity, problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to navigate new material independently in whichever field you choose to specialise in.

Project: Management And Scoping

• Credits: 20
• Assessment: Coursework 100%

Develop solid foundations for undertaking a self-managed academic research project. On this module you will develop the skills and understanding you will need to complete your dissertation project to the highest level. Through lectures, guided reading and one-to-one discussions with your project supervisor you will design a design a path through to successful completion of an extensive research project including developing the project management skills you will need to achieve this.

Future careers

Industry needs specialist graduate engineers capable of applying advanced techniques to a range of disciplines. This course prepares you for a career in:

• automation and robotics
• electrical energy
• power
• industrial instrumentation and control
• other industries

Equipment and facilities

On this course you work with:

• modern laboratories
• state-of-the-art software and equipment
• highly experienced and knowledgeable staff

Entry requirements

• All students
• Additional information for EU/International students

All students

You normally need a BTEC Higher National Diploma or a Foundation Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent.

Additional information for EU/International students

This course is not open to international students who require a student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.

Fees and funding

• Home students

Home students

Tuition fees for 2026/27 are not yet confirmed. Our tuition fee for UK students on part-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £4,770 per year (based on studying 60 credits per year). These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.

Financial support for home/EU students

How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.

Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

General course additional costs

Additional costs for School of Engineering and Built Environment (PDF, 607KB)