University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: 8M74 | Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
including Maths and a science (science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering, Further Maths, Physics, or Technology)
Access to HE Diploma
Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 39 at Distinction (to include Maths and Science/Engineering), and 6 at Merit
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
with 6 in Higher Level Maths and a science (science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Electronics, Physics, or Technology)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, or Technology)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths
Scottish Advanced Higher
in Maths and a science + AAABB in Scottish Highers (science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering, Physics, or Technology)
T Level
Distinction in the relevant T Level, including grade A in the core component + A in A Level Maths (relevant T Level subjects include: Maintenance, Installation & Repair for Engineering & Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing & Control; Digital Production, Design & Development; or Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing)
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
+ AA in Maths and science at A Level (science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering, Further Maths, Physics, or Technology)
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About this course
**You will study in Sheffield for the first three years of your course learning about the fields that are essential to computer systems, including mathematics, control systems, embedded systems and programming. In your fourth year you will have the opportunity to put into practice what you’ve learnt by working for a year in an engineering placement before returning to Sheffield for your final year studying modules in specialist areas such as system design and security, intelligent systems.**
**Launch your career as an engineer with this five-year MEng in Computer Systems Engineering that brings together design, robotics and programming with a year-long industrial placement.**
Informed by our world-leading research and designed in collaboration with our industry partners, this masters level course gives you the best start as a systems engineer.
You’ll complement new skills in computer software and hardware with a deep understanding of systems design. You’ll also use industry standard equipment to learn about state-of-the-art applications in infrastructure, medicine and aviation.
The first year gives you solid grounding in the theory of complex electro-mechanical systems. The second year focuses on core modules such as programming (including C++, Python and Java) and data modelling alongside a practical project – designing a system using 3D CAD tools, and building your designs in our iForge Makerspace.
Year three will see you combining specialist modules like intelligent systems and cybersecurity with a massive range of optional modules – chosen according to your personal passion and career aspirations.
Year four puts your academic study into context, as you gain work experience and improve your employability prospects with one of our industry partners.
This all builds to an advanced project in your final year, where you’ll work one-on-one with an academic, deepening your technical knowledge and developing your expertise in a range of engineering techniques.
This MEng course provides you with an extra year of study to develop strong skills in systems and an enhanced understanding to hit the ground running in your engineering career, plus a full year in industry to put your learning into practice.
**Why study this course?**
- **Go on to great things** - 92% of graduates from the department are in work or further education 15 months after completing their course. Sheffield-trained engineers are now working for companies including Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Airbus.
- **Integrated and holistic course content** - from foundations in programming, robotics and automation, to advanced topics such as deep learning and multi-agent systems.
- **Expert academic staff** - learn from people with research experience in the robotics industry and who specialise in programming, intelligent systems and cybersecurity.
- **Advanced, hands-on experience** - gain practical experience of computer software and hardware during your industrial placement with companies such as ARM, Siemens and Boeing, along with access to industry standard facilities including 3D CAD tools, 3D printers and advanced manufacturing technologies.
- **Get noticed by future employers** - study modules designed with our industry partners – spanning topics such as embedded systems and artificial intelligence, industrial control and advanced manufacturing.
**This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institute of Measurement and Control and the Engineering Council UK.**
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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
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