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Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade C or above (Grade 4 for those sitting their GCSE from 2017 onwards) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy/Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

UCAS Tariff

120

A minimum of 80 points from two A Levels or equivalent, in Mathematics and a Science related subject. If you are studying Biology, Chemistry or Physics to meet this requirement you must also achieve a `Pass' in the practical assessment, where that practical assessment is separated (from 2017)

About this course


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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

4 years | Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Electrical and electronic engineering

**Build the foundation of a smart, innovative, sustainable and connected future. You’ll create your own systems and graduate with the skills for the modern world.**

**Do things differently**
Creating smart, sustainable solutions for a globally connected world requires tomorrow's engineers to see the world differently. We need engineers who can bring broader experience and listen to a variety of voices to address the challenges we all face. This means doing things differently.

This degree will give you the opportunity to design, test, and improve solutions within electronic and electrical engineering. Your work will address some of the biggest problems facing society today. Your creativity and technical skills will enable you to join a new generation of engineers.

As part of this course, you’ll:

- Understand how to design and build sustainable solutions using a wide range of electronic, embedded and control systems

- Work with engineers across a broad discipline, from electronics and electrical engineering, civil and building services engineering to computing, robotics, AI and data analysis

- Complete a significant project each year, where you can learn how to design, test and improve the answers to real problems

- Have the opportunity to complete a year in industry to build your practical workplace experience

**Professionally recognised**
This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer.

**Find out more**

**Sandwich year option**
You’ll have the option to complete a sandwich year and apply your skills in practice. A year working in industry will enable you to begin building your future career and professional network as you study.

**Choose your direction**
In your final year, you’ll choose your own direction for your major project. You’ll could build on your specialism or explore new areas. We’ll support you at every step, with guidance during your studies and beyond into your career. Studying this course will enable you to develop the expertise and practical knowledge to join our graduates in a wide variety of automatic, manufacturing, computing, electronics and other fields. Your skills will underpin every sector of the economy and could be behind the rapid growth in innovative technologies of the future.

**Engineering links**
Leeds is a great place to start building your professional network, with events taking place throughout the year that you can get involved in. You’ll benefit from guest lectures by our alumni and other professionals working in the field. Our work with a range of companies enables us to ensure your studies are relevant and you have a wide range of potential careers to choose from.

**Why study Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Leeds Beckett University...**
- **‘Practise first’ approach to your learning**, with hands on work in every module and specialist facilities including embedded systems, control and robotics labs

- **Solve industry-related problems** – complete a project module in every year of your course to apply your creative skills

- **Dedicated support for maths and underpinning theory** - taught by engineering staff

- **Taught by industry practitioners**, from a range of engineering backgrounds

- **Fantastic placements and sandwich year opportunities**, with career support after you graduate

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:
- Computers in Engineering
- Digital Electronics
- Electrical & Electronics Principles 1
- Engineering Design Project 1
- Engineering Skills 1 (non-credit bearing)
- Engineering Systems & Data Acquisition
- Maths for Electronics & Electrical Engineering

Year 2 Core Modules:
- Advanced Maths for Electronics & Electrical Engineering
- Analogue Electronics
- Communcations Systems
- Electrical & Electronics Principles 2
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering Skills 2 (non-credit bearing)
- Instrumentation & Control
- Engineering Design Project 2

Year 3 Core Modules:
- Digital Signal Processing
- Engineering Cost & Management Accounting
- Power Electronics
- Production Project
In addition, choose from a list of Year 3 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Headingley Campus

Department:

Computing, Creative Technologies and Engineering

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What students say


How do students rate their degree experience?

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

84%
UK students
16%
International students
88%
Male students
12%
Female students
79%
2:1 or above
15%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
D
C

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.

£24,500
med
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

69%
Engineering professionals
8%
Other elementary services occupations
4%
Architects, town planners and surveyors

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.

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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.

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