Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bachelor's degree
In Wrexham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Wrexham (Wales)
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Start date
Different dates available
Why choose this course? The continuing rapid expansion of technology calls for highly qualified and skilled electronic and electrical engineers. Studying electrical and electronic engineering will prepare you for a vast range of exciting careers, equipping you with technical engineering skills as well as technology, communication and design expertise. We’ll train you up in more than a dozen industry-standard software packages and provide you with access to industry-standard engineering equipment in our CAD, electronics and engineering laboratories. Electronics continue to have a major influence over every aspect of our daily lives. Electrical and electronic engineers are essential to the management and development of every day domestic items - TVs, radios, white goods, new ‘green’ technology devices - and also to specialised devices in industry.
You will investigate the theory of electrical and electronic engineering and then apply your learning in practice, developing skills in CAD, computer application business management and project management. Specialist topics you will study include analogue and digital electronics, software design, digital signal processing, control engineering, microprocessors, radio systems and industrial control systems. You can also choose to study this course as a foundation year BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4 years including foundation year) UCAS Code: 159F
This course is available as an integrated masters MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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Subjects
- IT
- Engineering
- Electrical
- Industry
- Electronic Engineering
- Systems
- Design
- Technology
- Skills and Training
- Project
- Management
- IT Management
- CAD
- IT Development
- Signal processing
- Access
- Engineering Skills
Course programme
- Computer-aided design labs, modern electronics labs, specialist manufacturing systems simulation software, industry-standard instrumentation labs and industry specification Rapid Prototyping facility (fused deposition method)
- Access to industry-standard software packages – MATLAB and Simulink, Multisim and Ultiboard, Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio, Altium Designer, HPVee, Xilinx ISE, Altera MAX+PLUS II, Microchip MPLAB, Siemens software
- You will be eligible to join the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) as a student member and apply for ‘Member’ status after a period of industry work experience (honours degree only, fee payable). This course is CEng accredited by the IET
- Strong industry links. Opportunities to visit local and regional companies to gain invaluable work experience in the engineering industry
- Focus on specialisms within Power, Electronics, Instrumentation and Control
- Dedicated maths support centre for students
Year 1 (Level 4)
The level 4 modules are common to both the electrical and electronic programmes, these modules will lay the foundations for the rest of your degree programme and will equip you with the core theoretical and practical skills you will need to successfully complete the remaining years of study.
Modules
- Mechanical Science
- Electrical Science
- Laboratory Methods and Materials
- Engineering Mathematics
- Introduction to Engineering Design and Practice
- Analogue and Digital Electronics
Year 2 (Level 5)
In this year you will specialise in your chosen route. You will study a combination of core modules and either the electrical or electronic modules at level 5, depending on your chosen route of study.
Modules
- Business and Research Development
- Further Engineering Mathematics
- Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineering
Electronic Optional
- Embedded Systems Design
- RF and Microwave Engineering
- Signals and Systems Modelling and Simulation
- Applied Analogue and Digital Electronics
Electrical Optional
- Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs)
- Electrical Machines
- Electrical Power Engineering
Year 3 (Level 6)
The focus of your final year will be your supervised engineering project. This will give you the opportunity to showcase the engineering skills that you’ve developed in years 1 and 2. The rest of the level 6 credits for your final year will comprise of either electrical or electronic modules, depending on your chosen route of study.
Modules
- Electronics, Design, and Testing
- Inter-professional Studies in Engineering
- Individual Project (Honours)
- Individual Project (Ordinary)
- Industrial Placement
Electronic Optional
- Communications Engineering
- Signal Processing and Digital Control
Electrical Optional
- Power Electronics and Electric Drives
- Plant and Maintenance Systems Analysis
The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering