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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hons)
University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)
Full Time
Sep 2027
4 Year
From the aerospace and automotive sectors to telecommunications and power generation, engineers who are skilled in electrical and electronic engineering are in considerable demand across the industry. Our Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree offers flexible pathways to tailor your studies. You will have the choice to select either “Electrical pathway” or “Electronic and Telecommunication pathway”. The Electrical pathway will offer opportunities for detailed study of specialist areas such as Power Generation, Power Systems Analysis, Electrical Rotating Machines and Power Electronics. On the other hand, deep knowledge and understanding of specialist subject areas such as Embedded Systems, Digital Systems and Communication Systems can be obtained by choosing the Electronic and Telecommunication pathway. You will get opportunities to work in our state-of-the-art renewable energies laboratory to gain deep knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies. Our staff are involved in research around plastic electronics, renewable energy technologies, and modern communication systems and you will be able to learn more about their research and maybe get involved yourself. Our course will give you the opportunity to develop your practical skills, collaborate, communicate and be creative so you can make your mark in the engineering world and become a sought-after, skilled electrical and electronic engineer. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Applications of electrical and electronic devices and circuits are continuously growing. This module will be a great opportunity for engineering students to understand how electrical and electronic circuits, components, and devices are applied to support cross discipline applications.
Applications of electrical and electronic devices and circuits are continuously growing. This module will be a great opportunity to learn about the application of fundamental theories in the analysis of DC and AC circuits. This module will provide learners with an ability to design and evaluate practical circuits using analogue and digital electronics.
This module will provide you an opportunity to understand the advantages of design processes, research, analyse and develop potential design solutions that can be realised from concept through to prototyping. You will document the stages of the design and development process demonstrating methodology and project management skills to achieve the set aims and objectives of the project.
Mechanics is applied in many areas of engineering including aeronautical, automotive, electrical & electronics, mechanical and so on. This module covers the concepts related to mechanics. In addition to the theoretical principles and their numerical applications, students will also get an opportunity to verify the bending moment principles in the mechanics lab.
Its never too early to start preparing for a professional career in engineering. Placements and graduate opportunities require you to demonstrate your potential. This module will support you in reflecting and developing your communicating skills and to be aware of goal setting and networking. You will also apply techniques and knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities using industry standard software to communicate your abilities.
Virtually all electronic products use Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). This module will give you practical experience of how to design and assemble PCBs. The module will also introduce the topic of electromagnetic compatibility and how to design circuits to minimise its effects. The simulation of electrical, electronic or telecommunication systems using industry standard software will also be included. This module uses a highly practical approach to enable you to learn skills which are essential for anyone wishing to pursue a career in circuit design.
The theory and principles of control systems have gained attention recently due to its increasing applications. This module will cover principles of feedback control and techniques that allow evaluation of a given system. Performance of control systems in several real-world applications will be covered. Computational methods used to analyse, interpret, and inform about a given control system will be studied. Simulation exercises and group work will be conducted to analyse practical systems considered a range of quality of services criterion.
The module will comprehensively cover the principles of digital systems design and implementation, exploring their diverse applications. Through engagement with this module, students will develop the skills to investigate real-life challenges, enabling them to adeptly design digital-based system solutions tailored for practical applications.
This module will provide you with a thorough understanding of electric machines, their operating principles and enable you to design, develop, test, and validate them using mathematical and simulation models and provide you with some hands-on experience.
This module will enable you to design, develop, and implement programs in an embedded environment as well as evaluate the environmental and societal impacts of the systems. This will include learning how to program in C, choosing appropriate hardware and implementing timers, counters, interrupts initially. This will then be used in conjunction with suitable hardware to enable you to communicate this data to another device. You will consider and evaluate the security risks for such systems and suggest ways in which this can be mitigated.
This module will provide students with sufficient mathematical tools and techniques to tackle a variety of engineering problems.
This module equips you with the commercialisation aspect of Engineering and products. This module will give you knowledge of business and customer requirements before indulging in R&D or improvement of currently available products in the market. How and why is marketing important? What do you find out from a PESTLE analysis and a TOWS analysis? You will develop an understanding of Project Management, Change Management and Quality Management.
This module will provide you with a systematic understanding of Wired and Wireless Telecommunication Systems and Networks, including Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Multimedia traffic and relevant protocols. You will create a complex model of the communication channel and simulate the methods employed to overcome this harsh environment, these include equalisation, diversity, Smart Antennae and Forward Error Correction. The module will discuss the use of modern communication methods in a diverse range of real-world applications. At the end of the module, you will prepare a formal report based on your solution to a real-life problem. You will also develop the ability to assess engineering risks and design resilient communication systems capable of operating reliably in real-world environments.
The advantages of digital systems make them a preferred choice to be used for a variety of applications. This module will cover advanced techniques for the design and analysis of digital systems. Several real-world applications will be considered and design solutions will be obtained. Issues related to circuit timing will be considered and different methods to avoid these issues will be discussed. Hardware Description Language will be used for digital logic design and advanced simulation. The module will enable you to learn skills which are essential for the design and analysis of advanced digital systems.
This module will provide you with a systematic understanding of how power semiconductors are used in power electronics applications such as rectifiers, inverters, DC-DC converters, cycloconverters in both medium and high voltage industries. You will also be exposed to high performance converters, motor drivers, smart control systems and energy management solutions tailored to meet cutting-edge renewable energy systems. Power up your future with our comprehensive power electronics module. Explore the possibilities today!
The Engineering Project module will provide an opportunity to design and implement your own large-scale project of investigation, experimentation and analysis. By using the wide-ranging skills you have developed during your course, you will be able to use practical measurement, design, implementation and, above all, creativity to devise and develop a solution based on sound engineering principles. Its going to be an integrative project that allows you to deploy and extend the range of skills and knowledge you have previously and concurrently developed in your chosen course.
This module offers a valuable opportunity to delve into the practical application of concepts within the electric power supply industry. Learners will acquire the skills to design and evaluate different components of transmission and distribution systems, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the challenges that confront the industry.
This module will provide you an in-depth and detailed understanding of semiconductor devices, their characteristics, principles governing these devices and applications in diverse industries. The main topics include power diode, power transistor, the silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) to insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and beyond covering the latest innovative technologies.
Embedded Systems are used to solve complex problems in a wide variety of real-world applications, such as smart homes, autonomous vehicles, Internet of Things, industrial automation etc. This module will develop skills required to implement complex embedded systems using industry standard hardware and software, incorporating inclusive engineering practice to address the needs of diverse users and stakeholders. The highly practical approach used in this module will also develop testing and debugging skills.
Foundation Year Modules
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