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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
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3 Years
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
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SEP-25
3 Years
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Electrical machines like those in wind turbines powering systems such as the National Grid; devices from LEDs and lasers to microprocessors and computers; communication systems like 5G mobile networks, all make the world go round.Practical experience is key to our teaching. As a first-year you’ll take part in the faculty's Global Engineering Challenge to solve a real-world problem. In your second year, you’ll work on a week-long project, Engineering You’re Hired, devised by one of our industry partners – and get the chance to work with an engineering company through the semester-long Sheffield Industrial Project Scheme.At the end of your second year you can choose to specialise or continue with the more general electrical and electronic engineering, which is our most popular course.The degree streams that you can choose from are:- electrical engineering- electronic engineering- electronic and communications engineering- electrical and electronic engineeringThis wide ranging and exciting degree leads you to a final year individual design project, where you’re encouraged to investigate a subject that interests you, supervised by an academic. Because we focus on developing employability right from the start, 97.3% of our students go onto graduate-level work or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21).
Why study this course?-
UK top 5 for electrical and electronic engineering- as rated by The Guardian University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.-
Specialist teaching facilities- 'Learning by doing' is the reason The Diamond was built. Dedicated to engineering, this industrial-scale pilot plant is where you’ll apply the theory you learn in lectures – consolidating your understanding alongside students from other disciplines, and beyond the bounds of the curriculum.-
Total flexibility- as an undergraduate, you can change from this course to electronics and computer engineering at the end of year one. You can also choose a stream within the EEE programme by the end of year two, change course between MEng and BEng by the end of year three – along with the option to complete an industrial placement year.-
World-leading researchers- our academics tackle major scientific and technological challenges that have a positive impact on the world, ranging from improving the flow of data via wireless communications, renewable energy production and storage, improved efficiency and accuracy of manufacturing and the electrification of transport. Their research, which has been rated as internationally excellent, is what informs the content of your course.-
Industrial placement yearExam type
A levelA level:
AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
AB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:36,M:9,P:0 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H3 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDD Grades / Points required
T Level:
D Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
B Grades / Points required
including Maths and a science (science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Physics or Further Mathematics)
in Maths and a science + AABBB in Scottish Highers (science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, or Physics)
Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction (to include Maths and Physics units), and 9 at Merit + Grade B in A Level Maths (or equivalent)
with 6,5 in Higher Level Maths and a science (science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Physics)
including Maths and a science (science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Physics or Further Mathematics)
in Engineering + A in A Level Maths
in Engineering + B in A Level Maths
"Distinction in the relevant T Level, including grade A in the core component + B in A Level Maths(relevant T Level subjects include: Maintenance, Installation & Repair for Engineering & Manufacturing; Building Services Engineering for Construction; or Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing)"
+ AA in Maths and a science at A Level (science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Physics or Further Mathematics)
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