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Electrical & Electronic Engineering

(with Foundation Year)
BEng (Hons)
Duration
4 years
Start
September 2025
UCAS Code
LE11
Delivery
In-person

Our programme with a foundation year balances the many areas of electronic and electrical engineering. It will enable you to develop essential skills for this exciting fast-paced industry.

Why study with us

  • You’ll be taught by research active staff with many years of experience in industry.
  • Full-time students can take an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry to consolidate their learning and radically enhance employability.
  • Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available through our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.
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What you'll do

  • Electrical and electronic engineering roles are part of a rapidly evolving industry, so your career options will be diverse.
  • Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
  • You’ll learn and thrive in our specialist engineering workshop and electronic and control system laboratory.

Modules

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

Explore the EIC
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The main benefit of the placement the course offers is being able to gain a practical understanding of your degree and apply knowledge to the projects you're working on.
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Sufyan Asghar
Undergraduate Engineer, Story Contracting

Future careers

Electrical and Electronic Engineering will enable you to thrive in a rapidly evolving industry – you’ll come away with a set of transferable skills to find employment in different industrial and commercial sectors.

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Study in World Class Facilities

You'll make use of outstanding lab facilities. These include: electronic and control systems, electronic design automation, digital systems, robotics and more. 

You’ll also get to work in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre, gaining real-world experience on live projects. Key facilities include: intelligent systems laboratory, motorsports and air vehicles laboratory, rapid prototyping and 3D printing equipment, and high performance computing labs.

Accreditations

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

  • UCAS: 64 points at A2
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
  • BTEC Diploma: MM
  • Pass Access Course: 64 points
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level subjects.
  • T Level: P (D or E)
  • IELTS: grade 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
  • GCSEs: 5 at Grade C /4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2025/26
UK
First year£9,535 for the first year
Full-time£9,535 per year
International
First year£17,250 for the first year
Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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This course is delivered by the School of Engineering and Computing

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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