MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Attendance

Part-time

Part-time – typically eight years

At a glance

About this course

This course is for people wanting a career at the highest level of engineering, in product development or senior management.

We look for students who are motivated, inquisitive and want a challenge. You need to be interested in why and how things happen, and how things work. We help you develop problem solving skills to answer these questions.

You gain advanced engineering skills combined with business and management learning. You also develop specialist knowledge in your field of study, with an emphasis on design-oriented skills.

The course looks at elements of
• electrical and electronic engineering
• system design
• computer and communications engineering
• control and instrumentation systems
• business process management
• project and quality management

We have dedicated laboratories for • electronics • communications • computer networks • power • instrumentation • control. You use the labs to complete practical work, building your confidence in testing, design prototyping and investigative projects. You are also introduced to our research laboratories, creating practical solutions for new applications.

Final level projects link theory and industry standard specialised hardware and software, with solutions to practical problems. Typical examples of projects include work on
• nanotechnology for quantum dot applications
• noxious gas sensor circuits
• solar-powered water pump and filtration systems
• wireless autonomous robotic platforms
• control optimisation of pesticide removal plant

Throughout this course you work with practising engineers, who are industry-sponsored students studying part-time. Our connections with industry enable us to help improve your employability.

Associated careers

The course produces professional engineers who enjoy rapidly changing technology. Advances in electrical and electronic engineering enable people and companies to improve business efficiency and effectiveness and to create, communicate and entertain in new ways.

Electrical and electronic engineers work in areas such as • global telecommunications • consumer electronics • computer electronics • aerospace • automotive • railway • robotics • general manufacturing • water, gas and electricity supply.

They design • computers • mobile phones • DVD players • satellite dishes • instrumentation and control systems • aeroplanes • military equipment • cars.

Course content

Year one modules

• electrical and electronic principles • engineering mathematics • engineering principles

Year two modules

• engineering practice: electrical and electronic • introduction to programming • electronic engineering 1

Year three modules

• analogue and digital electronics • engineering business management • further mathematics for electronic engineers • control and instrumentation

Year four modules

• communication systems and computer networks • fundamentals of digital signal processing • environment and society • embedded systems design

Year five modules

• electronic systems • mobile communications and digital signal processing • an optional module, such as power electronics and electrical machines or VLSI

Year six modules

• individual project • project and quality management • control systems and their application

Year seven modules

• digital electronic system design • communication media • communication engineering • microprocessor engineering

Year eight modules

• group project • business process management • advanced control methods

Assessment

• coursework • project • examinations

Entry requirements

Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus

• 300 points from GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications. Subjects must include mathematics.

• Foundation – pass from the preparatory year of our Extended Degree Programme Engineering and Mathematics, depending on academic performance

• Access – an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate

We will consider applicants who have studied other areas on an individual basis. Please contact us for more information.

If English is not your first language you need an IELTS score of at least 6.0.

Fees

Home and EU students

2013/14 academic year

Typically £4,500 a year

How to apply

Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form

Contact details

Contact Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, phone +44 (0)114 225 3409, fax +44 (0)114 225 3433, e-mail aces-reception@shu.ac.uk

For an informal discussion phone Mark Thompson on +44 (0)114 225 6867.