Program Overview

Overview of the Computer and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) Degree

The Computer and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) degree at Loughborough University is designed to equip students with a thorough understanding of electronic design, electronic fabrication, analogue and digital electronics, computer architecture and design, embedded system design, and more. This course provides the technical knowledge and skills to enable students to build a career in both national and global companies, focusing on defining, understanding, and designing embedded electronic and computer systems for a wide range of consumer and industrial products across various sectors.

Course Structure and Duration

The Computer and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) degree is offered as a 3-year full-time course or a 4-year full-time course with a placement year. The structure of the first two years is common between the BEng and MEng courses, providing students with engineering and electrical science core skills, combined with computer systems and programming modules.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for the Computer and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) degree, students typically require ABB at A Level, including Maths and either Computing, Computer Science, Electronics, Further Maths, or Physics. Alternative qualifications, such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) or BTEC, are also accepted. For students from outside the UK, specific requirements based on their country's qualifications are outlined.

Country-Specific Requirements

• Australia: Typical offers are based on the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), with scores ranging from 85.00 to 94.00.
• Austria: For students taking the Reifeprüfung (Matura), an average score between 2.2 and 1.2 from 6 written or spoken exams is typically required.
• Bahrain: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Bangladesh: Students taking the Higher Secondary Certificate will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Belgium: The Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS) and Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs (DSO) are both acceptable qualifications for direct entry into first-year undergraduate courses, with an overall score ranging from 75% to 85%.
• Brazil: Students taking the Brazilian High School Certificate will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Brunei: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses.
• Bulgaria: For students taking the Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie, an overall score ranging from 5.3 to 6.0 is typically required.
• Canada: Typical offers for students from Canada are based on having completed Grade 12, with an average score ranging from 80% to 93%.
• China: Students taking the Senior Middle Examinations will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Croatia: For students taking the Matura (Svjedodžba o Maturi), an average score between 4.0 and 5.0 is typically required.
• Cyprus: The Apolytirion is not accepted for direct entry to the University when studied on its own, but students taking the Apolytirion alongside either 1 or 2 A Levels will be considered.
• Czech Republic: For students taking the Maturita (Vysvědčení o Maturitní Zkoušce), an average ranging from 2.00 to 1.00 from best 4 subjects is typically required.
• Denmark: For students taking the Bevis for Studentereksamen (STX), typical offers range from 8.0 to 10.5 in the weighted average mark.
• Egypt: Students who have studied the Thanaweya A’ama (Certificate of General Secondary Education) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Estonia: For students taking the Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with the Riigieksamitunnistus, a high average grade between 4.3 and 4.8 is typically required.
• European Baccalaureate: For students taking the European Baccalaureate, an overall average mark between 78% and 88% is typically required.
• Faroe Islands: Students taking the Studentsprógv would normally be required to achieve a score between 8.0 and 10.5.
• Finland: For students taking the Ylioppilastutkinto / Studentexamen, typical offer requirements would normally be based on achievement in best 4 subjects.
• France: For students taking the new French Baccalauréat Général (assessed from 2021 onwards), an overall result between 13.0 and 15.5 is typically required.
• Germany: Students taking the Abitur typically require an overall score ranging from 1.3 to 2.0 with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Ghana: Students taking the WASSCE will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Greece: Students taking the Greek Apolyterion are normally required to also take the Panhellenic Exams, with typical offers based on the General Access Grade in the Panhellenics.
• Hong Kong: Typical offers for students taking the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) vary by course and range from ‘5, 4, 4’ to ‘5*, 5, 5’ from best 3 subjects.
• Hungary: For students taking the Hungarian Matura (Érettségi Bizonyítvány), an average ranging from 70% to 83% from best 5 subjects is typically required.
• Iceland: For students taking the Stúdentspróf, an overall grade between 8.0 and 9.3 is typically required.
• India: Typical offers are based on the Standard XII school leaving qualifications, with an average performance from best 4 subjects ranging from 78% to 88%.
• Indonesia: Students who have studied the Ijazah: Sekolah Menengah Atas/Madrasah Aliyah (SMA/MA) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Ireland: Students who have taken the Leaving Certificate under the new grading system (post 2016) would normally be required to achieve 5 higher level passes with grades ranging from H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 to H1 H1 H2 H2 H2.
• Israel: For students taking the Bagrut, we would require students to have studied at least 21 study units, with typical offers based on average percentage from 3 best 5-unit level subjects.
• Italy: For students taking the Diploma di Esamo di Stato, an overall score ranging from 85% to 98% is typically required.
• Japan: Students taking the Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Jordan: Students taking the Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Kazakhstan: Typical offers for students from Kazakhstan are based on the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) Grade 12 Certificate, with a score between AAA and BBB from Advanced level subjects.
• Kenya: Students taking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Kuwait: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Latvia: For students taking the Atestāts par Vispārējo Vidējo Izglītību, a high average grade between 9.2 and 10.0 is typically required.
• Lebanon: Students taking the Baccalauréat Général will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Lithuania: For students taking the Brandos Atestatas, typical offers generally range from 9.0 to 10.0 overall.
• Malaysia: For students taking either the Matrikulasi (Matriculation Certificate) or the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysian (STPM), grades ranging from AAA-BBB from best 3 (core) subjects are typically required.
• Malta: For students taking the Advanced Matriculation Exam, typical offers would normally be based on achievement in 2 advanced level subjects and 3 intermediate level subjects.
• Netherlands: For students taking the Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO), typical offers range from 6.6 to 7.4 average from the VWO.
• New Zealand: For students taking the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3, typical offers will be based on overall achievement in the NCEA plus a required number of credits achieved at the next level up.
• Nigeria: Students taking the WASSCE will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Norway: For students taking the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplæring, typical offers range from 4.00 to 5.25 average of all Final Assessment Grades.
• Oman: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Pakistan: Students taking the Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Poland: For students taking the new Matura, typical offers are based on average achievement from 3 extended level exams, with offers normally ranging from 75% to 85%.
• Portugal: Students taking the Diploma de Ensino Secundário would normally be required to achieve a score between 16 and 18 with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Qatar: Students taking the Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (Senior School Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Romania: For students taking the Diploma de Bacalaureat, typical offers range from 8.6 to 9.4 overall.
• Russia: Students taking the Certificate of Unified State Examination will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Saudi Arabia: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Singapore: For students with Singapore A Levels, typical offers normally range from BBC to AAA from three H2 Level subjects.
• Slovakia: For students taking the Slovakian Matura (Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške), typical offers range from 2.00 to 1.00 average from best 4 subjects.
• Slovenia: For students taking the Maturitetno Spričevalo, an overall total score of between 22 and 30 out of 34 is typically required.
• South Africa: For students taking the National Senior Certificate (NSC), typical offers range from 6,6,6,6,6 to 7,7,7,7,7 from the best 5 subjects, excluding Life Orientation.
• South Korea: Students taking the High School Diploma will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Spain: For students taking the Titulo de Bachillerato, an overall score of 7.50 to 9.50 is typically required.
• Sri Lanka: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses.
• Sweden: For students taking the Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola, typical offers are normally based on an average score from 2500 credits.
• Switzerland: Students taking the following qualifications would be considered for direct entry to undergraduate courses: Certificat de Maturité, Attestato di Maturità, with typical offer requirements based on average achievement from best 12 subjects.
• Taiwan: Students taking the Senior High School Diploma will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Tanzania: The Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) is acceptable for entry into the first year of undergraduate courses, with typical offers the same as for UK A Levels.
• Thailand: Students taking the Certificate of Secondary Education/Maw 6 will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• The Caribbean: For students taking the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), we typically require a range from ‘2, 2, 2’ to ‘1, 1, 1’ achieved from three 2-unit exams.
• The Gulf: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Turkey: For students taking the Anadolu Lisesi (Anatolian High School Diploma) or Fen Lisesi (Science High School Diploma), a pass mark of higher than 80% is typically required.
• Uganda: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses.
• Ukraine: Students taking the Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu/Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• United Arab Emirates: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• United States of America: For students studying in the USA, typical offers for entry onto undergraduate level courses are based on obtaining 3.2/4.0 GPA in the High School Graduation Diploma, in addition to a combination of any three of the following: Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, IB Higher Levels, College level class credit, or Honors classes.
• Vietnam: Students who have studied the Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Phổ Thông Trung Học will need to complete an appropriate Foundation Year.
• Zambia: Students who have studied the General Certificate of Education will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Zimbabwe: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses.

Tuition Fees for 2026 Entry

UK Fees

• Full-time course per annum: £9,535
• Placement year: Approximately 20% of the full-time fee

International Fees

• Full-time course per annum: £30,700
• Placement year: Approximately 20% of the full-time fee

Additional Costs

While the cost of tuition covers lots of things, it doesn’t cover everything. For instance, this course doesn’t cover the cost of any stationery, printing, books, or re-assessments which you might need.

Sponsorship, Scholarships, and Bursaries

All of our courses have an established reputation with employers in industry. Companies, therefore, target the School with sandwich year opportunities, and a number of companies offer sponsorship, for which there is intense competition. Students seeking sponsorship are urged to consult publications such as Career Research and Development (CRAC) and Engineering Opportunities.

Career Support Services

Your time at Loughborough University will form a launchpad from which you can build an exciting career. With so many opportunities available, you’ll never be short of ways to improve your employability.

Companies Students Have Worked for After Graduating

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