BEng (Hons) Electrical, Electronics, and Communication Engineering

PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY - UNITED KINGDOM

Duration - 3 Years (Full time) + 6 months Internship

The BEng (Hons) Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering is a 3-year undergraduate degree programme that provides students with a comprehensive education in the field of electrical and electronic engineering. The course covers a wide range of topics, including circuit analysis, digital electronics, signal processing, control systems, and power electronics. Students also have the opportunity to undertake six months placement in industry, giving them valuable experience working in the engineering profession.

KEY FEATURES

Comprehensive education in electrical and electronic engineering
Strong practical component, with access to state-of-the-art facilities
Research Opportunities
Opportunity to undertake a 6-month placement in the industry
Excellent links with the industry
Opportunity for biology and technology streams students to study an Engineering degree.

AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME

Be inspirational and support the students to unlock their potential with an innovative, experience-based, and self-motivated approach to Electrical and Electronic Engineering and to support their personal and professional development for a fulfilling post-graduate career in engineering;
Provide a sustained programme of study at honours level that satisfies the requirements of accreditation by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and enables employment as a professional engineer;
Be highly informative and capable of stretching the intellectual skills of students to form an exceptional knowledge base suitable for a future career in Engineering based industry and research;
Encourage and support students during their professional development in applying technical and generic skills and foster flexible and creative intellectual skills that will facilitate life-long learning and continuing professional development;
Establish an extensive and in-depth foundation knowledge on which to develop further skills as technology advances and to enable students to apply engineering principles, mathematical modelling and advanced design methods to robotics and electronics problems;
Provide the opportunity to ‘learn through design’ via practical and project-based work, particularly within the context of circuits and electrical and electronics systems design (including renewable energy systems, embedded systems, communications, and robots).

PROGRAMME CONTENTS

Year 1

Basic Mathematics
Basic Physics
Embedded System Design and Build
Electrical Principles & Machines
Engineering Mathematics
Digital Electronics
Analogue Electronics

Year 2

Engineering Mathematics & Statistics
Real-Time Systems Project
Communications Systems
Power Electronics & Generation
Control Engineering

Year 3

Advanced Embedded Programming
Machine Learning for Robotics
High Speed Communications
Design and Control of Renewable Energy Technology
Individual Project

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

Three Passes in Physical Science, Biological Science or Technology streams in a single sitting, at one of the following examinations or equivalent foreign qualifications is the minimum entry requirement.

G.C.E. Advanced Level examination conducted by the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka.
G.C.E Advanced Level examination conducted by Pearson Edexcel, UK (London A/L).
International Advanced Level examination conducted by Pearson Edexcel, UK.
G.S.E Advanced Level examination conducted by Cambridge International Examination, UK