Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hons)
Queen's University Belfast
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Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)

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There can be few modern enterprises and aspects of human life which remain untouched by electronics or electrical engineering. Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queens is concerned with solving practical problems using electrical/electronic science. It is an area of immense growth with a worldwide shortage of qualified engineers. The subject area is broad, ranging from micro-electronic chip design and manufacture to power generation and distribution. Rapid advances are occurring in ...Read more

There can be few modern enterprises and aspects of human life which remain untouched by electronics or electrical engineering. Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen's is concerned with solving practical problems using electrical/electronic science. It is an area of immense growth with a worldwide shortage of qualified engineers. The subject area is broad, ranging from micro-electronic chip design and manufacture to power generation and distribution. Rapid advances are occurring in fields such as telecommunications, computer software, hardware and networking, medical electronics, security, virtual and augmented reality, control and robotics and renewable energy systems.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
5/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
14th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
25th
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 88 = 12% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
12%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate salary at this uni
£25,000
UK Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate salary
£25,000
What students say
C
Chen
11 Dec 24

Good teacher new facility nice student care, but assessment part not good, sometime I feel not fair ,we don’t have the right to change it .and activities are some monotonous...Read more

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Evin
21 Nov 24

It's interesting and you use cool equipment but the buildings can be a bit cold and the hours are an awful lot - 24 per week in first year. You are also not guaranteed your..Read more

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AAA Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

36 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Including Mathematics and Physics (preferred)/Further Mathematics/Technology & Design/Biology/Chemistry/Electronics.A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.

Including Mathematics and Physics/Chemistry/Biology.Offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers.

Successful completion of IBD with 36 points overall including 6,6,6 at Higher Level including Mathematics and Physics/Chemistry/Biology.

Including grade H2 in Mathematics and at least one from Physics(preferred)/Chemistry/Biology.

Popular A-level subjects

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Mathematics
100%
Physics
79%
Technology & Design
25%
Information & Communication technology
17%
Chemistry
16%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

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£4,710 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£25,300 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£25,300 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

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£25300 Per year

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C
Chen
11 Dec 24
Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons)
Good teacher new facility nice student care, but assessment part not good, sometime I feel not fair ,we don’t have the right to change it .and activities are some monotonous....
Read more
E
Evin
21 Nov 24
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) BEng (Hons)
It's interesting and you use cool equipment but the buildings can be a bit cold and the hours are an awful lot - 24 per week in first year. You are also not guaranteed your...
Read more
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Queen's University Belfast
University Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT7 1NN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Balmoral   0.2 miles away
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