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Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry)

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) 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.

Most popular A-levels studied

See who's studying at Queen's University Belfast. These students are taking Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) or another course from the same subject area.

Electrical and electronic engineering
SubjectGrade
MathematicsA
PhysicsA
ChemistryA*
BiologyB
Design and TechnologyA*
Source: HESA

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: H605

Here's what Queen's University Belfast says about its Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) 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.

Source: Queen's University Belfast

Course details

Qualification

Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)

Department

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Location

Main Site | Belfast

Duration

5 Years

Study mode

Sandwich

Subjects

• Electrical and electronic engineering

Start date

21 September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

Tuition fees

LocationFees
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

Queen's University Belfast student reviews

(3.9)
Based on 63 reviews from Queen's University Belfast's students and alumni
5 star
27%
4 star
42%
3 star
23%
2 star
5%
1 star
3%
All reviews

Showing 62 reviews

3rd year student

1 year ago

Five stars: Excellent

(5)
Student Union

3rd year student

1 year ago

Itu2019s quiet overall.

(3)
University life

3rd year student

1 year ago

There isnu2019t many bursaries for home students.

(3)
Finance

3rd year student

1 year ago

Four stars: Great

(4)
Support

3rd year student

1 year ago

The library is nice although busy at times. The campus is well kept and very nice.

(4)
Facilities

3rd year student

1 year ago

The lectures are very good in general and the tutorials are useful. There is a good variety of modules.

(5)
Course

National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Queen's University Belfast

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 (with a Year in Industry) course - or another course in the same subject area.

Electrical and electronic engineering

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

85%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

87%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

74%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

80%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

62%

low

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

59%

low

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

67%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

82%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

74%

low

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

87%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

89%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

71%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

74%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

74%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

95%

high

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

77%

low

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

85%

high

How well organised is your course?

79%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

93%

high

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

86%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

93%

high

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

58%

low

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

87%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

72%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

76%

med

Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.

66%

med

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

87%

med

Student information

See who's studying at Queen's University Belfast. These students are taking Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) or another course from the same subject area.

Electrical and electronic engineering
Mode of study
Full-time96%Part-time4%
Gender ratio
Female15%Male85%
Where students come from
International28%UK72%
Student performance
2:1 or above68%
Number of students180
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

We have no information about graduates who took Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) 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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