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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hons)
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Full Time
Sep 2027
4 Year
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. 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.
Understanding of the electronic and computer engineering professions and what being a Chartered Engineer involves; understanding and designing basic digital electronic systems.
Design skills: problem solving, engineering design, project management, communication, teamwork, health and safety, sustainability and security.
Understanding of the electronic and computer engineering professions; understanding and designing basic analogue and digital electronic systems.
Solid foundation in engineering mathematics and introductory programming.
Continues the foundation in engineering mathematics and introductory programming.
Main engineering concepts across all disciplines: measurement and uncertainty, Newtonian physics applied to design and analysis, and the basics of fluid behaviour.
Fundamental principles of engineering mechanics (statics and dynamics of rigid bodies) and knowledge of engineering materials and manufacturing processes.
Core principles and values underpinning the work of engineers and responsibilities to society; Engineering Council standards and skills to thrive in higher education.
Knowledge and skills in developing and applying artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, techniques and methodologies.
Principles of electronic analogue and digital communication systems; analysing basic communication systems and designing basic hardware.
Digital systems and microcontroller architecture; fundamental algorithms and CAD tools; design, implementation and testing of digital and embedded systems using microcontrollers.
Basic principles and sustainability of renewable energy systems and integrating them into conventional energy systems.
Theory and operation of electronic circuit design: sub-circuits, frequency response, feedback, stability and efficiency, with a design project.
Microcontroller-based engineering design, personal and transferable skills, business aspects of engineering enterprise and preparedness for work placement and employment.
Application of mathematical modelling to engineering problems, mathematical techniques and programming techniques useful for solving mathematical models.
Mathematical tools for continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems in time and frequency domains; analysis and modelling of signals and systems.
Placement Year
Advanced concepts, methods and techniques to analyse and design electronic systems for various applications.
Knowledge and skills appropriate to today's digital communication systems including an introduction to standardised systems.
Engineering, scientific and economic trade-offs in embedded systems design; architectural techniques and design methodologies including FPGAs.
Design, execute, report and demonstrate a substantial individual project; developing communication, planning, time management, research and development skills and initiative.
Machine vision and perception methods used in robotic and autonomous systems: image acquisition, visual feature extraction, camera geometry, object detection, localisation and sensor fusion.
Managing key processes and projects in engineering with a focus on managing the quality of engineering systems.
Comprehensive understanding of different sustainable energy technologies and power system operation.
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