Electronic Engineering with Foundation year - BEng (Hons)
Birmingham City University
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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Our BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering course will teach you a broad range of skills, helping you to become a rounded electrical engineer. Throughout your degree study, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art technology and resources, plus you’ll have the opportunity to secure yourself an industry placement, giving you instrumental electrical engineering work experience.All of our BEng (Hons) undergraduate courses can be studied over an extended full-time duration of four years by including ...Read more

Our BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering course will teach you a broad range of skills, helping you to become a rounded electrical engineer. Throughout your degree study, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art technology and resources, plus you’ll have the opportunity to secure yourself an industry placement, giving you instrumental electrical engineering work experience.

All of our BEng (Hons) undergraduate courses can be studied over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four). The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of the degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all of the modules of the Foundation Certificate.

You will gain an understanding of the social, commercial, legal, ethical, economic and environmental factors associated with engineering, as well as comprehensive knowledge of the science and mathematics associated with the discipline.

You will also develop the key transferrable skills that modern employers require, such as problem solving, project planning, presentation and communication. Our competitions, such as the annual Global Game Jam, will give you the chance to not only help run an acclaimed event, but also build and design your own creations, giving you invaluable experience.

Our engineering courses focus on project-based activities, giving you lots of opportunity to work in teams on projects from design to implementation. This will give you practical experience of applying engineering science to real world problems, working in multidisciplinary teams to develop your interpersonal skills, and prepare you for a key aspect of modern engineering practice.

We offer you the option of a placement during your course, either through a summer internship or year-long sandwich placement, which will provide you with the real-life skills and experience you’ll need to stand out from the crowd upon graduation. This has helped former graduates progress into roles with companies such as Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover and Wilmott Dixon.

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WUSCA ranking:
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78/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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55th
CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2026
103rd
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Wiam
06 Oct 24

My best experience has been with staff, every inconvenience I have faced they have been there to help me and guide me. The only thing I can think about improving would be maybe be..Read more

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Aman
04 Oct 24

Love the university beautiful facilities and so much help from the course leaders I feel like I'm never falling behind..Read more

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Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

80 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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GCSE/National 4/National 5:

In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have this or are not undertaking it, we accept other level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests. Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

24 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 Grades / Points required

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

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,535 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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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,535 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 Northern Ireland

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£17,690 per year

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Students from EU

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£17,690 per year

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Wiam
06 Oct 24
Electronic Engineering - BEng (Hons)
My best experience has been with staff, every inconvenience I have faced they have been there to help me and guide me. The only thing I can think about improving would be maybe be...
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Aman
04 Oct 24
Electronic Engineering - BEng (Hons)
Love the university beautiful facilities and so much help from the course leaders I feel like I'm never falling behind...
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