MEng Electronic Engineering
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
4 Years
About the course
The modern world depends upon electronics, from mobile phones and digital broadcasting, to GPS navigation and robotics; and it is electronic engineering which has driven these inventions and more
This is a subject where you can exercise your imagination, using skills from both traditional communications and digital systems to resolve existing problems, and to create new products
On the four-year MEng version of this course, you cover the same wide spectrum of topics as those on the BEng in order to provide you with the foundation to become an electronics designer:
Mathematical skills and software tools for problem-solving in engineering
Wireless Communication technology
The building blocks of complex digital systems
Analogue systems and circuit techniques
Computer simulations
In addition to these areas, you also achieve a masters-level qualification and have the opportunity to investigate more advanced topics in electronic engineering, including:
Mathematics and modern communication systems
The development of software for embedded systems and robots
The design simulation and production of complex electronic circuits
Our School is a community of scholars leading the way in technological research and development
Today’s electronic engineers are creative people who are focused and committed, yet restless and experimental
We are home to many of the world’s top engineers, and our work is driven by creativity and imagination as well as technical excellence
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Subjects
- Systems
- Engineering
- Design
- Electronic Engineering
- Programming
- Project
- Mathematics
- GCSE Mathematics
- Communication Training
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Professional Development
Mathematics for Electronics and Telecommunications
Introduction to Programming
Network Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Digital Systems
Digital Electronic Systems
Foundations of Electronics I
Foundations of Electronics II
Year 2
Electronics and Telecommunications Project and Industrial Practice
Engineering Mathematics
Analogue Circuit Design
Digital Systems Design
Engineering Electromagnetics
Telecommunication Principles (optional)
C Programming and Embedded Systems
Final year
Individual Project
Large Scale Software Systems and Extreme Programming (optional)
Advanced Embedded Systems Design
Network Security and Cryptographic Principles (optional)
Signal Processing
High Level Digital Design (optional)
Year 4
Theory of Signals and Systems
Electronic System Design & Integration
Group Project with Industrial Practice
Programming Embedded Systems
Professional Practice and Research Methodology
Programming in Python (optional)
Intelligent Systems and Robotics (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Courses are taught by a combination of lectures, laboratory work, assignments, and individual and group project activities
Group work
A significant amount of practical lab work will need to be undertaken for written assignments and as part of your learning
Assessment
You are assessed through a combination of written examinations and coursework
All our modules include a significant coursework element
You receive regular feedback on your progress through in-term tests
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MEng Electronic Engineering