Electronic Engineering

Course detail Description

Our course will provide you with a thorough and deep understanding of electronic engineering and design techniques. The diverse nature of our course will give you a strong foundation in electronic engineering along with general control and computer systems. There is also a strong focus on developing mathematical skills, which you will use to analyse the performance of communication and control systems.

You will study modules across electronic circuits, hardware design, telecommunication networks, introduction to robotics, and foundations of computing, with optional modules specialising in digital signal processing, robotic systems, optical communications, and other advanced topics. This course will challenge you to think more broadly, translating electronic engineering into everyday life through pattern recognition and cryptography, and telecommunication networks. The fourth and final year of your MEng degree will provide further opportunities for you to deepen and apply your specialist knowledge.

You are expected to spend approximately 10 hours work per credit for each module you attend in your degree, e.g. 150 hours work for a 15 credit module. These hours cover every aspect of the module: lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, independent study, coursework and preparation for examinations.

You will be assessed through written examinations, project reports, and coursework. For the practical and design elements, you will be assessed through laboratory write-ups, design projects, presentations, research project reports and oral examinations.

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3
• Year 4

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

You are required to take:

• Mathematics for Engineers (15 credits)
• Mathematical Modelling (15 credits)
• Computer Systems (15 credits)
• Energy and Sustainability (15 credits)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering I (15 credits)
• Mechanics for Engineers (15 credits)
• Logic Design (15 credits)
• Physical Computing (15 credits)

Year 2 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Electricity & Magnetism (15 credits)
• Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)
• Electronic Circuits (15 credits)
• Signals & Systems (15 credits)
• Principles of Electronics (15 credits)
• Electronics Applications Project & Engineering Lab 2 (15 credits)
• Engineering & Entrepreneurial Skills (15 credits)
• Mechatronics (15 credits)

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 2.

Year 3 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Design: Individual Project (30 credits)
• Real Time Systems & Control (15 credits)
• Communications Systems (15 credits)
• Hardware Design (15 credits)

In addition, you are required to take three modules from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

• Sensors & Actuators (15 credits)
• Computer Vision (15 credits)
• Cryptography (15 credits)
• Pattern Recognition (15 credits)
• Robotic Systems (15 credits)
• Formal Verification (15 credits)
• Artificial Intelligence Planning (15 credits)
• Optimization Methods (15 credits)

Year 4 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Design: Group Project (30 credits)
• Random Variables & Stochastic Processes (15 credits)
• Digital Communications (15 credits)
• Telecommunication Networks I (15 credits)

In addition, you are required to take three modules from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing (15 credits)
• Telecommunication Networks II (15 credits)
• Cryptography (15 credits)
• Mobile & Personal Communications Systems (15 credits)
• Optical Communications (15 credits)
• Communications Theory (15 credits)
• Network Theory (15 credits)
• Robotic Systems (15 credits)