MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

UCAS code

H600

Attendance

Full-time

Five years full-time (including one year work placement) or four years full-time

At a glance

Get on the fast track to a career as a highly qualified engineer able to work at the highest level with new and emerging technologies. You study on a course where graduates go on to work with internationally renowned companies like the Tata Steel and Sony Ericsson. Subject to accreditation, this course also acts as your first step toward Chartered Engineer status.

Key points
Х Designed to satisfy academic criteria required to become a Chartered Engineer.
Х Gain hands-on practical laboratory experience.
Х Benefit from a placement team with links to industry, helping you gain employment.
Х Work alongside practising engineers studying part-time, sponsored by employers.

What is electrical and electronic engineering?
Electrical and electronic engineering explores some of the newest and emerging technologies, and how those technologies can be applied to benefit mankind. Advances in electrical and electronic engineering are transforming the way companies do business.

About this course

Study for a career at the highest level of engineering, in product development or senior management, on this well respected course. We look for students who are motivated, inquisitive and want a challenge. If you are interested in how and why things work, we can help you develop the problem solving skills and knowledge needed to answer these questions.

As a student, you study a range of electrical and electronic engineering specialisms, including electronic systems, microprocessor engineering, communication engineering, engineering management and advanced control methods.

Industry fully supports the course with Х work placements Х course planning Х visits Х real projects Х case studies Х guest lecturers.

This connection with industry helps to increase your career opportunities and employability. You also get the opportunity to work alongside practising engineers, who are industry-sponsored students studying part-time.

Our industrial sponsors include companies such as Х Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd Х BAE Systems Х Associated British Ports (ABP) Х BP Chemicals Х Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd.

Throughout the course, you are constantly encouraged to connect academic theory, simulation and case studies with practical laboratory project work. This approach is designed to increase your employability.

For the practical elements of the course, you are based in dedicated laboratories for Х electronics Х communications Х computer networks Х power Х instrumentation Х control.

Your lab work builds your confidence in testing, design prototyping and investigative projects. You are also introduced to our research laboratories and learn to create practical solutions for new applications.

Once youТve spent two years studying, you get the opportunity to apply what youТve learnt in a paid year-long placement. The placement enables you to increase your career prospects and personal and professional development.

Previous students have worked at national or multinational corporations including Х Siemens, Solihull Х CSE-Global (UK) Ltd, Sheffield Х Serck Controls Ltd, Barnsley Х ARM, Cambridge Х TBG Solutions, Chesterfield.

In your final year multi-disciplinary group project you use theory and industry standard hardware and software to find solutions to practical problems.

Examples of projects include
Х a post climbing robot to assist emergency services
Х cost effective rapid prototyping

Key areas of study
The course looks at elements of Х electrical and electronic engineering Х system design Х computer and communications engineering Х control and instrumentation systems Х business process management Х project and quality management.

Teaching expertise
Our staff are involved in knowledge transfer projects, applying their research to real world business projects.

This helps us
Х develop our business relevant teaching and research material
Х apply knowledge and expertise to important business problems
Х identify new research themes and projects for our students

One example involves introducing and embedding modern hardware, software design and maintenance techniques into new and existing electronic control systems, enhancing the companies range of specialist lifting equipment.

Associated careers

As a highly qualified electrical and electronic engineer, you can work in areas such as Х global telecommunications Х consumer electronics Х computer electronics Х aerospace Х automotive Х railway Х robotics Х general manufacturing Х water, gas and electricity supply.

You can specialise in the design of Х computers Х mobile phones Х DVD players Х satellite dishes Х instrumentation and control systems Х aeroplanes Х military equipment Х cars.

Other graduates have developed careers with established companies including Х BBC Х Tata Steel Х Emhart Glass Х Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Х Honeywell Control Systems Х Motorola Х Rolls-Royce Х First ScotRail Х Siemens Х Vodafone.

Alternatively you may get opportunities to join new enterprises launched and developed by our own graduates, such as TBG Solutions.

Professional recognition

Subject to reaccreditation, this course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and counts as the first step towards chartered engineer status.

Course content

Year one modules

Х electrical and electronic principles Х engineering practice, electrical and electronic Х introduction to programming Х engineering principles Х engineering mathematics Х electronic engineering 1

Year two modules

Х analogue and digital electronics Х communication systems and computer networks Хаfundamentals of digital signal processingаХ embedded systems design Х control and instrumentation Х further mathematics for electronic engineers Х engineering business management Х environment and society

Year three

Х optional work placement for students not taking the sponsored route

If you choose the five year route, you spend at least 36 weeks on a paid, work-based placement.

Year three/four core modules

Х electronic systems Х control systems and their application Х mobile communications and digital signal processing Х project and quality management Х individual project

Year three/four options

Modules include Х power electronics and electrical machines Х VLSI

Final year modules

Х group project Х communication media Х business process management Х communication engineering Х microprocessor engineering Х advanced control methods Х digital electronic system design

Assessment

Х coursework Х project Х examinations

Entry requirements

2014 entry requirements

Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following

Х 300 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels, or BTEC National qualifications, or one AVCE double award, including mathematics and a science subject. Points from Key Skills and general studies A level are excluded.

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

Х Access Ц an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 18 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

If English is not your first language you must have an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

We will consider applicants who have studied other areas individually. Please contact us for more information.

2013 entry requirements

Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following

Fees

Home and EU students

2013/14 academic year

For 2013 entry, membership of a professional body is included in the course fee.

International students

2013/14 academic year

Typically г10,680 a year

2014/15 academic year

Typically г11,250 a year

How to apply

You apply for this course through UCAS.

Contact details

For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk