ObjectivesFlexibility is the central feature of our degrees. You can choose your own degree as your interests develop. Your course will include a major project, modules common to all courses, and specialist modules.
Practical experienceAt level three, you will carry out a major project in direct collaboration with an academic supervisor from one of the department's research groups.
Entry requirements-GCE/VCE A Levels - AAB-ABB -BTEC National Diploma - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit including Mathematics -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+AB or BB+AA -Scottish Highers - AAAA-AAAB -Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB-AABBB -International Baccalaureate - 33 points -Core Requirements - GCE A Level Maths and Physics. Applicants who are taking Physics and another Science at GCE A Level and have a Grade A in GCE AS Level Maths will be considered. Applicants offering a 12 unit VCE Level in Science or Engineering will be required to achieve a Grade A in GCE A Level Maths.
Academic titleBEng Electrical Engineering with Business Skills
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Coursework Year 1
-Analogue Circuits
-Business Skills for the Engineer
-Circuits and Signals
-Digital Systems
-Electronic Devices
-Enterprise and Technology
-Mathematics A I (Electrical/Control/Aerospace)
-Mathematics A II (Electrical/Control/Aerospace)
-Power Networks
-Systems Engineering
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Coursework Year 2
-Communication Systems
-Electric and Magnetic Fields
-Electromechanical Energy Conversion
-Electronic Devices in Circuits
-Human Resources Management
-Mathematics III (Electrical)
-Mathematics IV (Electrical)
-Professional Issues in Engineering
-Semiconductor Electronics and Devices
-Signals and Systems
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Individual Design Project
-Analogue and Switching Circuits
-Computer Architecture
-Electrical Power Systems
-Engineering Management
-Feedback Systems Design
-Innovation Management
-Machine Design
-Power Systems Engineering
-Engineering Electromagnetics
-Power Electronics
Also available - BEng Electronic Engineering
- BEng Electronic Engineering with Business skills
- BEng Electronic and Communications Engineering with Business Skills
- BEng Electronic Control and Systems Engineering