MEng Electronic Engineering

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • 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

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Systems
  • Engineering
  • Design
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Programming
  • Project
  • Mathematics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Communication Training

Course programme

Example structure
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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Additional information

We were ranked 8th in the UK in the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with more than two-thirds of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” (REF 2014) And our students enjoy learning from our expert researchers – we achieved 92% student satisfaction (NSS 2016) You graduate as a creative, experimental, and focussed engineer ready to explore further how electronics can impact the people and world around you Professional accreditation This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) This accreditation is increasingly sought by employers, and provides the first stage towards eventual professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) Our expert staff We have been one of the leading electronics departments in the country throughout our history, and in recent years, our prolific research staff have contributed to some major breakthroughs We invented the world's first telephone based system for deaf people to communicate with each other in 1981, with cameras and display devices that were able to work within the limited telephone bandwidth Our academics have also invented a streamlined protocol system for worldwide high speed optical communications Specialist facilities We have six laboratories that are exclusively for computer science and electronic engineering students Three are open 24/7, and you have free access to the labs except when there is a scheduled practical class in progress Students have access to CAD tools and simulators for chip design (Xilinx) and computer networks (OMNet++) Software includes Java, Prolog, C++, Perl, Mysql, Matlab, DB2, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, and Project All computers are dual boot Windows 10 and Linux Apple Mac Computers are dual boot MacOS and Windows 10 We also have specialist facilities for research into areas including non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, intelligent environments, robotics, optoelectronics,...

MEng Electronic Engineering

£ 9,250 + VAT