Overview

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Our Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng degree is a modern course that has been developed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to design electronic and electrical systems for the next generation.

The first year is common to all our engineering students. You will share modules and this gives you the opportunity to learn more about different branches of engineering science. You'll also gain a better understanding of the connections between various engineering fields, its multi interdisciplinary nature and how you can choose your future employment.

You will be introduced to electronic engineering and gain deep knowledge of electronics and electrical systems. You’ll learn about electronic systems, and electrical engineering and sustainability, and then progress to advanced electronics. In your final year, you can choose specialist subjects like control systems, embedded systems and intelligent systems.

Access is available to modern technical facilities including computers, electronics, and power and control laboratories where you’ll work on your experiments. The latest industry-standard engineering software packages are available for you to use in dedicated computer clusters.

Brunel's BEng electronic and electrical engineering course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). This professional engineering institution ensures that your engineering degree meets the academic requirement to qualify as a professional engineer. This accredited BEng degree in electronic and electrical engineering can be studied full-time over three years, or four years with a placement year. The BEng degree meets the educational requirement to become an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). You may wish to transfer to the MEng route of study at the end of your second year, subject to meeting the progression requirement. The MEng degree fully meets the educational requirement to become a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and involves a further year of academic study.

We encourage the placement year option. This time in industry helps you to further prepare for the world of work and you’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience when you graduate. If you decide to go on an engineering placement year, you will have the opportunity to work in an engineering or technology company. This short video features a current student on placement at Network Rail.

At the end their final year, engineering and maths students are invited to showcase their project work at Brunel Engineers +, an event that both celebrates their achievements and gives them the chance to network with industry figures and employers. This video shows some of the projects exhibited at the 2024 Brunel Engineers + event, with explanations by the students themselves.

"The industrial training placements have been useful to me personally. The degree opened the door to a postgraduate diploma that secured my current position." - Kevin Field
"My placement year has really helped me progress in terms of technical skills and areas of expertise" - Lorenzo Cucurachi
"I'd recommend Brunel for the pedigree of the lecturers and the opportunities available to students" - Tom Andrews
"I met some very nice lecturers during my time at Brunel who pushed and guided me" - Nima Mohammadi Meshky
"The industrial training placements have been useful to me personally. The degree opened the door to a postgraduate diploma that secured my current position." - Kevin Field
"My placement year has really helped me progress in terms of technical skills and areas of expertise" - Lorenzo Cucurachi

You can explore our campus and facilities for yourself by taking our virtual tour.

Course content

Course delivery is a combination of theory, practical sessions and project work. In your first two years, you will gain solid knowledge and understanding of electronic engineering. You’ll also learn to work as part of a team through the engineering design group project. In your final year, you'll study advanced electronics and also work on your individual project on a topic of your choice.

Year 1

Compulsory

BE1629 - Digital Devices and Systems
Aim: To develop students’ understanding of the contemporary electronic and computer engineering professions, and their understanding of what being a Chartered Engineer involves. This includes developing student’s expertise in understanding and designing basic digital electronic systems.
BE16AA - Engineering Design I
To develop the design skills required by students studying in all engineering disciplines, thereby supporting their journey through Higher Education and into their professional life with the intention of maximising their employability. Skills development in the following areas will be addressed:
- Problem solving
- Engineering design
- Introductory project management
- Engineering Communication
- Working in inclusive teams
- Health and safety
- Sustainability and Security
EE1630 - Electronic Devices and Systems
The main aims of the module are to develop students’ understanding of the contemporary electronic and computer engineering professions, and their understanding of what being a Chartered Engineer involves. This includes developing student’s expertise in both understanding and designing basic analogue and digital electronic systems.
BE1607 - Engineering Mathematics and Programming I
This module aims to equip students with a solid foundation in engineering mathematics and introductory programming. It develops their ability to understand and apply fundamental mathematical methods relevant to engineering practice, introduces programming as a tool for solving engineering problems, and enhances their skills in formulating, representing, and solving problems using algorithmic and computational approaches.
BE1608 - Engineering Mathematics and Programming II
This module aims to equip students with a solid foundation in engineering mathematics and introductory programming. It develops their ability to understand and apply fundamental mathematical methods relevant to engineering practice, introduces programming as a tool for solving engineering problems, and enhances their skills in formulating, representing, and solving problems using algorithmic and computational approaches.
BE16CC - General Engineering Science
The aim of this module is to introduce students to some of the main engineering concepts applied across all engineering disciplines. The module will cover basic principles of measurement and uncertainty, application of Newtonian physics to design and analyses of objects and engineering systems, and the basics of fluid’s behaviour. The module will provide students with an opportunity to gain experience and confidence in problem-solving in both a theoretical and practical manner.
BE16DD - Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing
- To provide a grounding in the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics, including statics and dynamics of rigid bodies.
- To provide knowledge and understanding of engineering materials and manufacturing processes relevant to engineering applications.
- To provide experience and confidence in problem-solving.
BE16BB - Professional Engineering Skills - Social Responsibility
- To introduce students with the core principles and values underpinning the work of engineers, its bread and impact on society and the responsibilities that arise as a result, via a combination of general principles and specific case studies.
- To provide guidance on the typical career of an engineer and introduce the standards set by the Engineering Council, which must be met to qualify for each relevant professional title.
- To allow engineering students to develop the skills required to thrive in their journey through Higher Education and into their professional life, so that they can develop their full potential, maximising their academic performance, work productivity and their employability, while achieving a satisfactory and healthy work-life balance.

Year 2

Compulsory

EE26DD - Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Students will develop knowledge and skills in developing and applying artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, techniques, and methodologies.
EE2656 - Communication Systems
This module aims to introduce the principles of electronic analogue and digital communication systems. Students will develop ability to analyse basic communication systems and the ability to design basic hardware.
EE26CC - Digital Systems and Microcontroller Principles
- To develop an understanding of digital systems and microcontroller architecture from a practical engineering perspective.
- To develop students’ appreciation of fundamental algorithms, roles, limitations of CAD tools used in digital systems design and their limitations.
- To give a practical insight in the design, implementation and testing of Digital systems.
- To develop the underlying knowledge and give a practical insight in today’s embedded systems design using microcontrollers.
EE2653 - Electrical Engineering and Sustainability
This module will study the basic principles and the sustainability of renewable energy systems, and to learn about integrating them into conventional energy systems.
EE2654 - Electronic Systems
This module aims to provide an appreciation and understanding of the theory and operation of electronic circuit design with consideration to single and multi-device sub-circuits, frequency response characteristics, feedback, stability, and efficiency, and to develop a design and evaluate practical skills in electronics on a design project.
EE26BB - Engineering Design and Professional Skills
To reinforce and develop:
- microcontroller based engineering design, personal and transferable skills appropriate to students' scheme of studies
- business aspects of engineering enterprise
- student preparedness for work placement and employment.
BE26AA - Mathematics, Programming and AI
- To enhance knowledge about the application of Mathematical modelling to Engineering problems.
- To enhance knowledge about Mathematical techniques to solve Mathematical problems relevant to Engineering.
- To enhance knowledge about programming techniques that are useful for solving Mathematical models.
EE2655 - Signals and Systems
On this module, students will develop the mathematical tools required to gain knowledge and understanding of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems, explored in both the time and frequency domains. The module supports the analysis and modelling of signals and systems relevant to a range of engineering applications.

Year 3

Compulsory

EE3641 - Advanced Electronics
To present advanced concepts, methods and techniques to analyse and design electronic systems for various aspects of applications appropriate to BEng students.
EE3642 - Digital Communication Systems
To develop the underlying knowledge and skills appropriate to today’s digital communication systems including introduction to standardised systems.
EE3635 - Embedded Systems
This module aims to develop students’ understanding of the engineering, scientific, and economic trade-offs involved in the design and implementation of embedded systems. It also provides familiarity with, and practical experience of, a range of architectural techniques and design methodologies, including their application and suitability for embedded platforms such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
EE36DD - Individual Project
To provide students with the opportunity to:
- Design, execute, report and demonstrate a substantial individual project in a professional manner;
- Further develop their communication, planning, time management, research and development skills and initiative.
EE36CC - Machine Vision and Perception for Robotics
To develop students’ understanding of machine vision and perception methods used in robotic and autonomous systems, including image acquisition, visual feature extraction, camera geometry, object detection, localisation, sensor fusion, and perception-driven decision making. The module aims to enable students to design, implement, evaluate, and critically discuss vision-based perception pipelines for real-world robotic applications, considering technical limitations, uncertainty, safety, ethics, and deployment constraints.
EE36AA - Professional Engineering skills - Management and Quality
To develop understanding of managing key processes and projects in engineering with a specific focus on principles/ techniques for managing the quality of Engineering systems.
EE3643 - Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems
To provide a comprehensive understanding of different sustainable energy technologies and power system operation.

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This course has a placement option. Find out more about work placements available.

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Careers and your future

Graduates from Brunel University London earn £2,900 more than the median salary across the university sector.*

An electronic and electrical engineering degree from Brunel will give you the design, analytical and creative skills to play a leading role in the dynamic and rapidly expanding technological industries.

Opting for the year in industry during your electronic and electrical engineering degree often leads to an offer of an electronic engineering job from your placement company.

Brunel’s closeness to the highest concentration of the UK’s information engineering and telecommunications industry – in London and along the M4 corridor – means our placement and careers network is second to none.

Our graduates have gone on to work for high-profile companies including IBM, Intel, Mercedes, Microsoft, National Grid and Siemens.

Electronic and electrical engineering offers varied careers paths in a fast-growing professional field. A degree in electronic and electrical engineering will set you up with the knowledge and skills to work at the forefront of all the major areas of electronic engineering.

*Longitudinal Employment Outcomes 2023

UK entry requirements

2026/7 entry

Brunel University London is committed to raising the aspiration of our applicants and students. We will fully review your UCAS application and, where we’re able to offer a place, this will be personalised to you based on your application and education journey.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants as well as our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs.

GCSEs

A minimum of five GCSEs are required, including GCSE Mathematics grade C or grade 4 and GCSE English Language grade C or grade 4 or GCSE English Literature grade B or grade 5.

A-level

Standard Offer: GCE A-level ABB including Maths and one of the following subjects; Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Environment Studies, Computer Science, Electronics or Design and Technology (Use of Maths, Mathematical Studies, Critical Thinking and General Studies not accepted).

Contextual Offer: GCE A-level BBB including Maths and one of the following subjects; Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Environment Studies, Computer Science, Electronics or Design and Technology (Use of Maths, Mathematical Studies, Critical Thinking and General Studies not accepted).