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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Entry requirements


120 points including grade C at A Level Maths and C at a second relevant subject: Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Electronics, Engineering, Further Maths, Use of Maths, Pure Maths, Physics, Statistics.

Considered alongside A Level Maths and a second relevant science subject

Considered on an individual basis

Considered alongside A Level Maths and a second relevant science subject

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

30

30 points overall to include 4 at Higher Level Maths and 4 at Higher Level in a second relevant subject: Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Electronics, Engineering, Further Maths, Use of Maths, Pure Maths, Physics, Statistics. English and Maths accepted within

Considered alongside A Level Maths and a second relevant science subject

Considered alongside A Level Maths and a second relevant science subject

Considered in combination

Considered in combination

Considered in combination

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

DDM including Merit in Maths for Technicians. Must be an Engineering / Science / Technology BTEC

Considered in combination

Considered alongside A Level Maths and a second relevant science subject

Considered in combination with Advanced Highers in Maths and second subject: Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Electronics, Engineering, Further Maths, Use of Maths, Pure Maths, Physics, Statistics.

UCAS Tariff

120

120 points including grade C at A Level Maths and C at a second relevant subject: Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Electronics, Engineering, Further Maths, Use of Maths, Pure Maths, Physics, Statistics.

Considered alongside A Level Maths and a second relevant science subject

About this course


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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

4 years | Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Electrical and electronic engineering

Do you have the ambition to develop the electrical power systems and renewable energies of tomorrow? Whether focused on embedded microcontrollers, power converters, or high frequency communications, you’ll be developing your understanding of the high-level aspects of electronics on the BEng course. Electrical and electronic engineering, accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), will provide you with a solid foundation for engineering a wide range of electrical systems.

You will balance teaching sessions with hands-on practical experiences throughout the course. You’ll draw on our strong industry links and benefit from industry participation in course development, delivery and project sponsorship. You’ll take advantage of our flexible course, allowing you to switch between electronics and robotics until your final year, as your interests develop.

**Key features:**

- From the day you join us until the day you graduate you’ll be testing and applying everything you learn in our fantastic labs.

- Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

- Ranked 14th overall in the country for electrical engineering (Guardian league tables 2020).

- Develop highly practical skills and learn through doing.

- Students in engineering, science and the arts have access to a range of specialist equipment and innovative laboratories in our new engineering and design facility.

- Draw on our strong industry links and benefit from industry participation in course development, delivery and project sponsorship.

- Take advantage of our flexible course, allowing you to switch between electronics and robotics until your final year, as your interests develop.

- Benefit from free IET membership (while at University) as the University is an IET Academic Partner.

- Take part in our final year student project open day, showcasing the excellence of the engineering skills development and the high levels of achievement of our undergraduates, with many industrially sponsored prizes awarded.

- Balance laboratory sessions with hands-on practical experiences throughout the course.

- Develop your skills, with opportunities throughout your degree to build and program embedded systems, advanced mobile communications devices, and solar power systems.

- Hone your expertise in your final year project, offering you a chance to design and develop an original system or device on the theme of your choice.

- Demonstrate your abilities to future employers with your final year project. Many of our graduates quote this aspect as having helped them get a good job.

- Access one of the largest undergraduate laboratory spaces in the country, which you can use to further your own understanding of communications, electronics and renewable energy technologies.

- Receive electronic tools for studying.

- Transfer to MEng is possible after the first or second year following the demonstration of an excellent overall achievement.

- Study a broad range of topics from electrical and electronics, power, communications and microprocessors before choosing your final year project to gain expertise and experience in a specialist area.

- To complement your formal learning we offer regular PALS sessions that provide the opportunity for you to learn with and from your peers. Share knowledge, discuss ideas, and ask questions in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Modules

From the start of your studies, you will find that there is an emphasis on learning by doing. Group project work will enable you to develop your problem solving and communication skills and you'll use our well-equipped laboratories to develop your knowledge and practical problem solving skills. In our integrating project you'll bring together structured design procedures for both hardware and software.

In Year 2 you will develop a greater understanding of underlying engineering principles and circuit design methods. Again, there is an emphasis on team work and you will have opportunity to do both group and individual presentations of your projects. You'll have the opportunity to use industrial standard software tools for design and simulation, which is great preparation for your final year individual project or for a placement year.

Enhance your studies with relevant experience and an excellent opportunity to seek final year sponsorship. Many of our graduates are offered permanent jobs with their placement company. We can help you find industrial placement opportunities in the UK, France, Germany and Japan. Your optional work placement experience gives you opportunities to put theory into practice. This means you are well prepared for your final year of academic study and your specialist, individual project.

Your final year gives you an exciting opportunity to develop an individual project, consolidate your knowledge, explore and evaluate new technologies. You'll demonstrate your communication skills in the oral and written presentation of your project and refine the independent learning skills vital for your continuing professional development in your chosen career path.

The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.

Assessment methods

For up to date details, please refer to our website or contact the institution directly.

The Uni


Course location:

University of Plymouth

Department:

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

79%
Electrical and electronic engineering

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Electrical and electronic engineering

Teaching and learning

71%
Staff make the subject interesting
79%
Staff are good at explaining things
71%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
100%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

71%
Library resources
77%
IT resources
93%
Course specific equipment and facilities
64%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

84%
UK students
16%
International students
84%
Male students
16%
Female students
82%
2:1 or above
23%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
D

After graduation


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Electrical and electronic engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£26,000
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Average annual salary
91%
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Employed or in further education
88%
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Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

61%
Engineering professionals
11%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals
7%
Business, research and administrative professionals

This is one of the more popular areas to study engineering and there is not quite such a serious shortage of electrical engineers as there is of other engineering subjects - but there's still plenty of demand. The most common jobs are in telecommunications, electrical and electronic engineering, but there is some crossover with the computing industry, so many graduates start work in IT and computing jobs. At the moment, there's a particular demand for electrical engineers in the electronics, and the car and aerospace industries, and also in defence, and salaries can vary across the country depending on the industry you start in. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Electrical and electronic engineering

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£25k

£25k

£30k

£30k

£37k

£37k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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