BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Engineering full time

Electrical and electronic engineers design, build and maintain electrical control systems, electrical systems for renewable energies, electric vehicles, and industrial machinery and equipment. The rapid expansion of the technology sector over the last few decades has created a demand for those who can create, understand and alter electrical control systems.

In addition to technical knowledge, this degree offers you the opportunity to develop a range of key employability skills that are highly transferrable to a wide range of areas beyond engineering, such as IT, finance and management. These skills include the ability to use specialist knowledge creatively and innovatively to solve problems, the ability to produce and interpret technical solutions, the ability to explain design ideas, effective communication (spoken and written), good team working skills, project and time management, and strong decision-making skills.

As a graduate of this BEng degree, you’ll have the knowledge and skills needed to define your own pathway to a rewarding career in electronics engineering, and be qualified to pursue exciting opportunities in research and development if you wish.

What Can I Do With This Qualification?
Electrical and electronic engineers are employed in industries such as electronics, IT, manufacturing, power, transport, and construction and building services. Opportunities are also found in telecommunications, research and development, and petrochemicals. With experience, you could specialise in project management, research and development or consultancy work. You could also move into senior roles in operation management or at technical director level.

Global opportunities also exist for those willing to travel. Typical employers include local authorities, the armed forces, manufacturers in all industries, power and water companies, renewable energy firms, and building services contractors.

Your Level 3 subjects must include a mathematics or physical science subject; for instance, A-level Mathematics/Physics or BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering. You should also have five GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent) including Mathematics, Science and English.

You may be required to attend for interview and provide a portfolio of appropriate work.

The University of Bolton’s BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

After graduation, you’ll be able to achieve the educational requirements for full accreditation meeting the IET and the Engineering Council’s requirements for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) by further completing the University of Bolton’s MSc in Systems Engineering (Electronic) & Engineering Management.

We are a university with a distinguished history in engineering.
This course offers a significant amount of hands-on project work and a high-level of laboratory-based teaching.
Our dedicated and supportive staff have a range of experience in the electrical and electronics engineering sector.
We strive to offer you opportunities to work on hands-on industrial projects and real-world challenges, either individually or as part of a group.
Our extensive teaching laboratories are equipped with industry-standard equipment. Our networked computer suites have Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software, and our laboratories include electronics, power systems, renewable energies, and 3D printing equipment.