Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: H603 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: H603 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
including mathematics and one of electronics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, further mathematics, design and technology: systems control or design and technology: design engineering H404. Excluding general studies, critical thinking, citizenship studies, global perspectives and research and thinking skills.
Access to HE Diploma
Applications are assessed on an individual basis. Where an offer is made, 15 graded level 3 credits must be from acceptable maths unit achieved at Distinction.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
including Mathematics and one of Physics, Electronics, Chemistry or Biology. Excluding Global Perspectives and Research
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ. If you qualify for a contextual offer, your EPQ will be taken into consideration and the appropriate adjustment will be made to your offer. Please note that if you qualify for an enhanced contextual offer, your EPQ will not be taken into consideration as we are unable to make any further adjustments to your offer.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE requirements - English grade 4 (alpha grade C).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
(or 655 in 3 Higher Level Certificates) including one of: HL5 Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, HL5 Mathematics Applications and Interpretation OR SL6 Mathematics Analysis and Approaches AND HL6 in one of: Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
RQF Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Engineering or Science - DD plus A Level Mathematics grade B.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
RQF Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate in any subject - D plus A Level Mathematics grade B and A Level grade B in one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Design & Technology, Geography, Geology, Computing, Further Mathematics, Psychology, 3D Design or Design Engineering RQF Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate in Engineering – D plus A Level Mathematics grade B and A Level grade B in any subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
RQF Level 3 BTEC National Extended Diploma in Engineering - DDD including Distinctions in modules Engineering Principles, Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Mathematics. As part of the application process, applicants taking the BTEC National Extended Diploma without A level maths who are predicted DDM or above will receive an invitation to have a meeting with an academic member of staff. This is informal with our primary objective being to ensure that our students are fully prepared for year one and will be successful on the course. Please note that applicants who do not attend the meeting will not receive an offer.
Scottish Advanced Higher
including mathematics and one of physics, electronics, chemistry, biology, further mathematics or computer science. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Higher grades ABBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AB including mathematics and one of physics, electronics, chemistry, biology, further mathematics or computer science.
A level mathematics also required. For applicants with T Level qualifications without A level mathematics the Foundation Year (H100) is recommended
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with A Level grades AB-BB including mathematics and one of electronics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, further mathematics, design and technology: systems control or design and technology: design engineering H404.
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About this course
Electrical and electronic engineers design, develop, test and oversee new technologies. This can be to generate and process power as well as create of anything from drones and electric cars to the technology in smartphones, sat navs and systems in hospitals.
Our accredited course is structured to ensure that you will be an industry-ready graduate in both of these fields. You'll be equipped with practical, professional and transferable skills that give you a competitive edge when it comes to securing jobs and placements.
Our internationally recognised research has attracted industrial collaboration and you will be taught by people at the cutting-edge of these technologies.
Our course offers the opportunity to undertake a one-year paid industrial placement and/or study abroad.
This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC).
An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Modules
All our electrical and electronic courses have the same content in year one and two so by year three, you can choose the topics that interest you.
In your second year, you will continue to improve your understanding of electronic engineering, and your design skills will be developed through a variety of laboratory-based subjects.
In your third year, you can choose from a range of specialist topics to follow a wide path, or focus on specific technologies.
Through lectures, group study and tutorials combined with coursework and self-study, you may spend over 40 hours a week on your studies.
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University Park Campus
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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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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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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