Undergraduate
Electrical & Electronic Engineering is amongst the most exciting disciplines available to a university student. Students from Swansea have become senior executives in a range of organisations all over the world. Some have opted to start their own businesses and have become successful entrepreneurs. Electrical & Electronic Engineering offers the chance to work all over the world, from the excitement of Formula One and BLOODHOUND SSC, to the massive particle accelerator CERN in Switzerland.| Degree Name | BEng | MEng | |||||||
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| Electronic and Electrical Engineering | |||||||||
| Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a year out* | |||||||||
| Electronics with Computer Science | |||||||||
| Electronics with Computer Science with a year out* | |||||||||
| Electronic Engineering with Nanotechnology | |||||||||
| Telecommunication Engineering | |||||||||
| Telecommunication Engineering with a year out* | |||||||||
| * with a year in Europe, N. America, Australia or Industry. (To apply for these schemes enter Europe, North America, Australia or Industry in Section 3(f) of the UCAS form) |
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Schemes of Study
The different schemes within Electrical Engineering have a common first year to cover essential fundamentals; so that it is possible to transfer between schemes. Later on, Telecommunication Engineering favours modules in telecommunications, and antennas and propagation, while Electronics with Computer Science brings in more modules on software and operating systems. Nanoelectronics explores the future of engineering when devices are really small and function differently, while straight Electronic and Electrical Engineering brings in a taste of it all.
For those taking the MEng, the fourth year introduces further advanced topics and also broadens the student with modules in management and entrepreneurship. There is both an industry-sponsored group project and an individual research project. The MEng is designed to prepare the student for a career as a leader in electrical engineering and offers a faster route to accreditation and chartered engineer status.
Most schemes can be studied with a year in North America, Europe, Australia or with industry. For Europe and industry this fits between the second and third year of study and extends the course by one year. For a year in Europe, language modules will replace some technical subjects in the first and second years, which will be covered while studying abroad. For North America and Australia the second year is studied abroad with no extension to the course length.
Accreditation
All of our courses are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and allow successful graduates to proceed towards becoming a professional chartered engineer. Their rigorous and regular reviews of our course content and delivery ensure you get the very best in teaching.
International students
Electrical engineering has a strong cohort of international students and welcomes applications from suitably-qualified candidates. Students who have already studied further education subjects in electrical engineering may be considered for direct entry to the second year. Study equivalent to UK A-levels will allow entry into the first year. For qualifications outside this, our foundation year is the perfect entry point. International students must satisfy English language requirements, but extra summer courses teaching English are also available in the University.
