BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year Abroad
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Key Details
- Award
- Degree of Bachelor of Engineering
- UCAS Course Code
- H20A
- Typical Offer
- ABB (specific subject requirements apply)
- Contextual Offer
- BBC (specific subject requirements apply)
- Course Length
- 4 years
- Course Start Date
- September 2024
Why you should choose us
Course Overview
Electrical and electronic engineers have a vital role to play in responding to the climate crisis and shaping the future of our society. They bring key expertise to deliver electrification and digitisation across multiple sectors such as transport, power generation, heating, cooling, and beyond. There is therefore a growing need for highly competent electrical and electronic engineers, especially those with the skills to tackle society’s biggest challenges.
We are dedicated to developing the next generation of electrical and electronic engineers. That’s why Productivity East, the home of engineering at UEA, was established: to meet society’s demand for the engineers of the future.
The course includes a Year Abroad which will give you an opportunity to capitalise on experiences related to engineering while enhancing your world view and promoting your personal development.
All engineering courses share an integrated programme structure for the first year, giving you a well-rounded skills base to build upon. From the second year onwards, you’ll specialise in electrical and electronic engineering, refining your theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
From day one, you’ll have access to a wide range of simulation tools and experimental lab facilities. You’ll make use of our well-equipped electrical and electronics lab throughout your engineering studies, for various electronics design projects and electric circuit prototyping and testing. Our electrical power lab is equipped with electrical machine test rigs, allowing for practical, experimental study of various types of electrical motors and drives. You’ll also learn how to model and analyse different engineering systems using industry-standard simulation software such as MATLAB/Simulink, ANSYS, and COMSOL Multiphysics finite element tools.
You’ll benefit from our connections with local industry right from the start of your course. Productivity East, our state-of-the-art engineering facility, offers a space for connection between UEA engineering students and our industrial partners. These connections will give you unparalleled industry insight, helping you forge your own career pathway. Through meeting role-models, attending site visits, and networking with professional engineers, you’ll have a clear sense of the many career options available to you. You can also take advantage of our annual Select scheme, an exclusive employability event for engineering students which attracts several prestigious employers each year.
Thanks to the Year Abroad, you'll develop further your engineering skills within an international environment by being exposed to a different higher educational culture and acting as an ambassador for UEA. This will help you enhance your intellectual flexibility, self-management and life-long learning skills including time management, adaptability, confidence, independence, and enterprise.
Study and Modules
Structure
During the first year, you’ll study the core principles of engineering in a range of disciplines, including electrical and electronics, energy, materials, and mechanical engineering. You’ll also learn programming skills and get to grips with electronic circuits and components, by undertaking practical design and analysis projects. These projects offer you a chance to apply your problem-solving skills and engineering knowledge to real-world challenges, putting your learning into context.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
You’ll explore the concerns of today’s engineers and the pivotal role engineers play in shaping society’s response to the challenges of our time. You’ll participate in an inter-university competition in partnership with Engineers Without Borders, and understand how engineers serve society, contributing to national economies while working to protect the environment. You’ll consider the potential of hydrology and solar power and develop skills to help you deal with uncertain data sets.
Assessment
In Year 1, your assessed performance does not count towards your final degree. We therefore use this first year to expose you to the range of assessment-types that you may encounter throughout your course. You’ll receive instruction in areas like report-writing and presentations to secure your knowledge and capacity to perform. You’ll use your soft engineering skills in the group work assessments, and competition opportunity, presented to you in this initial year of study.
Structure
Building on your work from the first year, you’ll continue studying a range of engineering subjects with a particular focus on electrical and electronics. You’ll study power electronics, electrical generation and transmission systems, and analogue and digital electronics among other key topics. You’ll learn how to implement your knowledge in a practical engineering context through a year-long project, where you'll practice and apply your electrical and electronics knowledge you’ve studied so far. This project is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your development as an engineer and identify any areas of particular interest to you, ahead of your major third-year project.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
During the second year, you’ll develop your group-work skills by operating as a small consultancy to solve a design challenge. The breadth of this design work will require you to use your electrical and electronics expertise and integrate your design solutions across the disciplines of engineering to ensure success. Previous projects have considered vertical farming and an electrical battery car design. You’ll also begin a more specialised study of electrical and electronics subjects, including electrical power engineering and analogue and digital circuits. In addition to studying the underpinning theories, you’ll carry out practical work like analytical and simulation modelling, experimental developments, tests, and validations.
Assessment
In Year 2, you’ll form a small design consultancy team that will work together to present assessed design reports. This design module also allows you to demonstrate your individual strengths applied to a complex design challenge. For example, you might utilise your electrical and electronics expertise by designing and optimising the battery pack, connections, and electronics of an electric car within your consultancy group. Other module assessments will involve traditional examinations and written coursework.
Structure
You’ll spend a Year Abroad hosted at one of our approved overseas institutions of your choice. You'll select modules to take during this year suitable to your own learning goals, two thirds from an engineering subject while the rest beyond engineering. The mark from the year abroad modules completed at the partner institution will not count towards the classification of your degree.
This opportunity to connect with international engineering academics and fellow students will immerse you in the dynamic world of the modern global engineering academy. You’ll consolidate the knowledge and skills you’ve developed so far in an international context, picking up plenty of new expertise as you go including unparalleled life-long skills and experience.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
While your experiences during your year abroad will be unique to the overseas institution which you'll choose, the learning outcomes from this year will emphasise the development of your academic skill set and your understanding in an international context. You'll have a unique opportunity to enhance your intellectual flexibility, self-management and life-long learning skills including time management, adaptability, confidence, independence, and enterprise.
Assessment
This year will be assessed on pass/fail mode. To pass the year, you'll need an aggregate pass mark across the whole year. The pass mark will be defined by the host university. The mark from the year abroad modules will not count towards the classification of your degree. If you fail the year abroad, you'll have the option to transfer to the equivalent BEng degree programme without year abroad.
Structure
In your final year, you’ll consolidate all your learning in an individual project on a topic of your choice. Where possible, we’ll encourage you to link your project to a real-world industrial challenge, perhaps in collaboration with one of our industry partners.
Outside of your independent project, you’ll also study the principles and theories of control systems with practical implication. You’ll refine your understanding of electrical and electronics by exploring electrical motors and their drive systems, alongside energy storage systems. These modules will hone your skills in analysis, problem-solving, computer simulation and modelling, and experimentation.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 40)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
In this final year, you’ll deepen your learning and broaden your skill set through more advanced electrical and electronics modules. You’ll learn key theories, refine your IT skills, conduct experimental tests and critical analysis. You’ll also gain research project experience through an independent study on a topic that interests you. You’ll be free to choose what you study and define how you wish to study it, with the support of academic staff.
Assessment
Year 4 assessment is dominated by your double-credit project module. You’ll apply the skill set that you have acquired to deliver projects combining your computational skills, your software skills, your data analysis skills, and your practical laboratory skills, as determined to a greater or lesser extent by you. In several modules, you'll demonstrate the practical and applied aspects of your learning as you adopt a reflective and iterative approach to the design of control systems. Also, you’ll integrate all your learning, research capabilities, simulation skills and experimental data evaluation skills.
Entry Requirements
- A Levels
- ABB including A in Mathematics and B in one of the following subjects :Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology. A-Level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted. Where applicable Science A Levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element. If you are taking an EPQ and three A-levels, we may offer you a one grade reduction on our advertised typical offer alongside an A in the EPQ.
- T Levels
- Obtain an overall Pass including a B in the core of the T Level and a Distinction in the Occupational Specialism. Subjects accepted: Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control and Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing.
- BTEC
- Extended Diploma: DDM. Modules to include either Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Mathematics OR Maths for Engineering Technicians and Further Maths for Engineering Technicians. A Distinction will be required in both modules. See below for accepted subjects and combinations.
- Contextual Offer
BBC including B in Mathematics and B in one of the following subjects :Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology. A-Level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted. Where applicable Science A Levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element.
Extended Diploma: DMM. Modules to include either Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Mathematics OR Maths for Engineering Technicians and Further Maths for Engineering Technicians. A Distinction will be required in both modules.
UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes.
- Scottish Highers
- AAABB including a grade A in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science. Only accepted in combination with Scottish Higher Advanced grade B in Mathematics.
- Scottish Advanced Highers
- BCC including a grade B in Mathematics and grade C in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science. A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.
- Irish Leaving Certificate
- 3 subjects at H2 including Maths, plus 3 subjects at H3 including Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- Access to HE Diploma
- Pass the Access to HE Diploma with Distinction in 30 credits at Level 3 and Merit in 15 credits at Level 3, including 12 credits in Mathematics and 12 credits in one other Science from Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology.
- International Baccalaureate
- 32 points including HL6 in Mathematics and HL5 in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science
- GCSE
You are required to have GCSE Mathematics at a minimum of grade B or 5 and GCSE English Language at a minimum of grade C or 4.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) for year 1 entry
- IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) for year 2 entry
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:
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- Interviews
Most applicants will not be called for an interview and a decision will be made via UCAS Hub. However, for some applicants an interview will be requested. Where an interview is required, the Admissions Service will contact you directly to arrange a time.
- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Intakes
This course is open to UK and International applicants. The annual intake is in September each year.
Additional Information or Requirements
Extended Diploma: DDM. Modules to include either Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Mathematics OR Maths for Engineering Technicians and Further Maths for Engineering Technicians. A Distinction will be required in both modules.
Diploma: DD plus A in A-Level Mathematics.
Extended Certificate: D plus A in A-Level Mathematics and B in A-Level Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology .
If you do not meet the academic requirements for direct entry, you may be interested in one of our Foundation Year programmes such as - BEng Engineering with a Foundation Year .
UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes.
We welcome and value a wide range of alternative qualifications. If you have a qualification which is not listed here, or are taking a combination of qualifications, please contact us via Admissions Enquiries.
International Requirements
We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. View our International Students pages for specific information about your country.
INTO University of East Anglia
If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree:
International Foundation in Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences
International Foundation in Physical Sciences and Engineering
Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
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Scholarships and Bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that costs do not act as a barrier to those aspiring to come to a world leading university and have developed a funding package to reward those with excellent qualifications and assist those from lower income backgrounds. View our range of Scholarships for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
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Employability
After the Course
As a UEA Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate, you’ll have excellent career prospects in a thriving industry. Qualified electrical and electronic engineers are highly sought after in several key sectors. Employability and transferable skills are also embedded into our courses, so you’ll graduate with a skill-set advantage that will help you succeed in the workplace.
You'll also be well positioned to take your studies even further by pursuing a Master’s degree programme. Your Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree could also support a successful career beyond engineering in accountancy, law, teaching, and finance.
Careers
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Public or private sector engineering
- Electronic engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Automotive engineering
- Energy and manufacturing
- Accountancy
Discover more on our Careers webpages.