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MEng/BEng (Honours)
ELECTRONIC and
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
MEng/BEng (Honours) Course Options
ELECTRONIC and ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MEng/BEng (Honours) Electronic and
Electrical Engineering
MEng Electronic and Electrical
Everywhere you look electronic & electrical Engineering with Business Studies
engineering is there – from efficient energy MEng Electronic and Electrical
systems to lower carbon emissions, high- Engineering with International Study
speed fibre optic broadband, digital
sound and vision, and internet security, Course Structure
to electronic systems at home, in Years 1 to 3 of our core degrees follow
entertainment technology and industry. a common curriculum, providing a
fundamental technical knowledge and
Studying the electronic and electrical necessary analytical skills. Flexibility in
engineering discipline opens many doors, Years 4 and 5 allow for specialisation in
and with two million new employees your chosen subject areas. Transfer from
needed in the UK engineering sector by the BEng to MEng is possible after any year.
2020, career opportunities are vast.
The Department of Electronic & Electrical The BEng Honours Year 4 delivers classes in
Engineering offers three premium technology application areas. An individual
degrees designed to capitalise on such project provides opportunities for personal
opportunities. development, as well as demonstrating
knowledge, understanding and learning
So whatever you want to do ... whether it’s abilities. This degree constitutes an
learning to tackle today’s global energy accredited stage towards IET Chartered
challenges by designing renewable energy Engineer (CEng) status.
solutions, creating an advanced control
mechanism to improve driver handling MEng Years 4 & 5 provide an integrated
for a formula one vehicle, or developing education to a professional level in the
embedded software systems to ensure safe, relevant subject matter. An individual
wireless communications networks ... you project in Year 4 and group project in Year
can do it by studying our discipline. 5 allow for personal and professional
development. In the MEng Business Studies
Our Department is a partner of choice for stream, specialist classes in business,
more than 60 well-known employers, and entrepreneurship and management
demand for our graduates is high. Over are taken in parallel with the technical
90% gain a job within six months of their engineering classes. These are delivered by
graduation. the University’s internationally renowned,
Business School.
In the increasingly global context of
engineering practice, studying abroad is
highly valued by prospective employers.The MEng with International Study Year 3 – Specialist Engineering Skills
integrates a full academic session, You develop specialist engineering skills
Year 4, at a partner university overseas. through classes that include the following
Opportunities for language study are topics:
available in Years 1 to 3 in support of Year
4 and full academic credit is given for the Signals & Communications Principles
classes studied at the overseas partner. Analogue & Digital Electronics Design
Electromagnetics
The Department has extensive experience Embedded Systems Design
of overseas student exchange, with Engineering Innovation and
previous graduates travelling to USA, Management
Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia Power Engineering
and New Zealand. Project Management Methods
Renewable Energy Principles and
The MEng/BEng (Honours) degrees meet Technologies
all the educational requirements of the IET,
offering the most direct route to CEng status Years 4 & 5 – Engineering for your
– a must for most employers – fast-tracking Professional Future
your way to professional recognition. Here you customise your studies to focus
on the many and varied topics within the
Course Syllabus discipline. Your personalised curriculum
Year 1 –Core Engineering & Science Skills is achieved through a selection of classes
Classes in mathematics, engineering combined with individual and group project
science, analogue and digital circuits, work. You also have the opportunity to
software design, electronics, electrical broaden and enhance your studies by
engineering, computing and business are taking classes from Science and Business
taken. You complete a variety of group- departments, and/or studying abroad.
based laboratory projects to gain practical
training in core engineering applications Year 4 (BEng (Honours) & MEng)
and project management skills. You undertake an individual project
to enhance your technical and project
Year 2 – Core Engineering & Technology management skills, and develop specialist
Skills engineering knowledge by choosing classes
The study of analogue and digital from the following topics:
electronics continues, enhanced by an
introduction to basic concepts in signal Advanced Analogue Electronics Design
processing. Further study includes the Communications Networks
design and analysis of electrical and Control Principles and Techniques
microcontroller-based instrumentation Digital Signal Processing
systems, coupled with further classes in Energy Supply Network Protection
advanced maths; all supported by practical Information Transmission and Security
and teamworking activities. Optical Communications Systems
Power Electronics and MachinesYear 5 (MEng only)
A major group project and selection of
classes covering from the advanced topics
below, are completed:
Advanced Digital Signal Processing
Microcontroller Systems and Design
Advanced Power System Protection
Digital Signal Processing
Implementation
Electricity Market & System Economics
Electronics for Energy Control
FPGA-based Embedded System Design
High Voltage Technology Design &
Applications
Instrumentation & Condition
Monitoring
Mobile and Wireless Communications
I had an FM Bruce award in
Multimedia Signal & Image Processing
Robotics Design Years 1 to 3, and an IET Power
Wind Energy Systems
Academy scholarship with
Teaching and Assessment National Grid for the last two
A blend of student-centric methods,
years. These awards helped
including interactive lectures, small
group problem-solving tutorials, practical financially and the Academy
laboratories as well as industrial visits and
gave me invaluable industry
seminars by professional engineers are
used throughout all years of study. experience. Lectures on
the structure of the sector,
The programmes ensure that you
develop not only technical engineering combined with technical
and computing expertise, but also, and
knowledge gained over my five
equally importantly, communication,
project management, leadership and years of study prepared me well
entrepreneurial skills.
for my chosen career in the
There is a wide range of assessment power industry.
methods, including assignments,
examinations and individual and group- Brian Doyle, MEng Electronic & Electrical
based projects. Both class delivery and Engineering with Business Studies 2014,
assessment make use of web-based and Distribution Graduate Engineer, SSE
multimedia facilities.The course typically consists of around Scholarships and Work Placements
10 lectures, five tutorial/problem-solving Our department runs one of the UK’s
classes and three practical classes per largest industry-supported Scholarships
week. Students also undertake around 20 Programme, providing annual bursaries of
hours of self-study. up to £5000, as well as help with books,
software and paid summer internships
The Department with a range of well known, international
The Department of Electronic & Electrical organisations such as Rolls-Royce,
Engineering has an excellent reputation ScottishPower and AMEC.
for student satisfaction and graduate
employment and is considered one of the We are the only Department in Scotland
premier departments of its kind in the UK. in the IET Power Academy and have been
hand-picked by several leading global
Our teaching is underpinned by world-class engineering organisations, such as BP and
industrially relevant research, and all of Siemens, to participate in their scholarship
these degrees have full accreditation from schemes. The Programme, open to all our
the Institution of Engineering & Technology. students, includes:
This ensures that they provide an education
that is appropriate for today's competitive S6 Bursaries – open to eligible S6
job market and one that is recognised by Scottish applicants
employers. Royal College Awards – a bursary for
international applicants
We have extensive industrial and academic FM Bruce Scholarships
collaborations with opportunities for work AMEC Electrical Engineering Scholarship
placements in the UK and overseas. You Lloyd’s Register Foundation Scholarship
can also participate in the department BP Scholarships
community-based project in The Gambia. IET Power Academy
Overseas expeditions to support the Engineering Excellence Scholarships
installation of solar energy technology in with MacTaggart Scott, ScottishPower
local schools and clinics are undertaken and Wood Group
each year by students and staff.Contacts
Academic Selector
t: 0141 548 2097/2471
Careers e: eee-ugadmissions@strath.ac.uk
There is a continuing and growing
demand for high quality Electronic and Find out more ...
Electrical Engineering graduates, and visit the University website at
these degrees provide the breadth of www.strath.ac.uk
education required for highly rewarding,
well-paid and exciting careers in a
diverse range of sectors such as:
renewable energy technology
electricity supply industries
telecommunications
consulting, design or manufacturing
organisations
healthcare
finance and IT
aerospace
Our graduate engineers have team-
working, numeracy, problem-solving
abilities and interpersonal skills vital
for success in today’s job market. A
recent DTi, ETB and Barclays Bank survey
revealed that electronic and electrical
engineering graduates’ salaries were
33% above the typical graduate average.
Major companies recruit graduates from
our degrees, including Agilent, BAE the place of useful learning
Systems, British Energy, ScottishPower, www.strath.ac.uk
Rolls-Royce, Shell Global Solutions, BP, University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XQ
HBOS, Cable & Wireless, Philips and
Vodafone. Information current at August 2014. Please consult the
University website for the most up-to-date information.
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