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Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Queen's University Belfast
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Electrical and Electronic Engineering course at Queen's University Belfast.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
A,A,A
Including Mathematics and Physics (preferred)/Further Mathematics/Technology & Design/Biology/Chemistry/Electronics. A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,250 per year |
| Scotland | £9,250 per year |
| Wales | £9,250 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £4,710 per year (provisional) |
| Channel Islands | £9,250 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £4,710 per year (provisional) |
| EU | £25,300 per year |
| International | £25,300 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: H602
Here's what Queen's University Belfast says about its Electrical and Electronic Engineering course.
There can be few modern enterprises and aspects of human life which remain untouched by electronics or electrical engineering. Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen's is concerned with solving practical problems using electrical/electronic science. It is an area of immense growth with a worldwide shortage of qualified engineers. The subject area is broad, ranging from micro-electronic chip design and manufacture to power generation and distribution. Rapid advances are occurring in fields such as telecommunications, computer software, hardware and networking, medical electronics, security, virtual and augmented reality, control and robotics and renewable energy systems.
Course details
Qualification
Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Department
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Location
Main Site | Belfast
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Electrical and electronic engineering
Start date
September 15, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
Queen's University Belfast reviews
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3rd year student
Five stars: Excellent
1 year ago
3rd year student
Itu2019s quiet overall.
1 year ago
3rd year student
There isnu2019t many bursaries for home students.
1 year ago
3rd year student
Four stars: Great
1 year ago
3rd year student
The library is nice although busy at times. The campus is well kept and very nice.
1 year ago
3rd year student
The lectures are very good in general and the tutorials are useful. There is a good variety of modules.
1 year ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Queen's University Belfast students who took the Electrical and Electronic Engineering course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
81%
med
Teaching on my course
81%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
75%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
91%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
75%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
83%
med
Learning opportunities
78%
med
Learning opportunities
78%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
75%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
87%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
75%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
79%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
71%
med
Assessment and feedback
77%
med
Assessment and feedback
77%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
77%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
86%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
68%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
74%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
81%
med
Academic support
87%
med
Academic support
87%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
90%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
84%
med
Organisation and management
87%
high
Organisation and management
87%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
95%
high
How well organised is your course?
79%
med
Learning resources
91%
med
Learning resources
91%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
92%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
96%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
86%
med
Student voice
78%
med
Student voice
78%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
66%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
92%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
75%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
88%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
79%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
72%
low
Student information
See who's studying at Queen's University Belfast. These students are taking Electrical and Electronic Engineering or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | A | |||||
| Physics | A | |||||
| Design and Technology | A | |||||
| Chemistry | A* | |||||
| ICT | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen's University Belfast.
Earnings after graduation
We have no information about future earnings from students that studied this course.
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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