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Electronic Engineering at University of Portsmouth - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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University of Portsmouth has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview On this course, you’ll learn to design, develop and manufacture electronic equipment and devices that could have a significant impact on the world. Develop your knowledge of the theory and design of electronics while putting theory into practice in our extensive facilities. BEng or MEng? You can study this course as a 3-year Bachelor's degree (BEng) or a 4-year integrated Master's degree (MEng). When you finish the BEng course successfully, you'll meet the educational requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status. Once you've met the work experience requirements for IEng status, you can progress to Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with further study and experience. The MEng allows you to achieve a Master’s level degree with just one extra year of undergraduate study. When you finish the MEng course successfully, you'll meet the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status (CEng). IEng and CEng status demonstrate your expertise and can include benefits such as improved career prospects and earning potential. Course highlights

  • Use the latest equipment for analysing and measuring electronics, including logic analysers, spectrum analysers, digital scopes and multi-function generators
  • Work with analogue and digital components such as microprocessors, microcontrollers and programmable devices
  • Use experimental kits, such as ServoSET servo-mechanism (which helps you learn how to stabilise systems) and superheterodyne radio receivers (which help you understand the principles of radio receiver operation)
  • Get student membership of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, at no cost to you – giving you access to practical, technical and career-related resources, and opportunities to build links with prospective employers
  • Work on a multidisciplinary group project to get the practical experience sought by employers when you choose the 4-year MEng option
Careers and opportunities The demand for innovation in medical technology devices, and consumer electronics such as mobile phones and televisions is always increasing. All engineering roles are listed in the UK Government’s 'skills shortage list'. 90% of our BEng graduates and 95% of our MEng graduates are in work or further study after completing their course. With electronic engineering professionals in high demand, graduates of our MEng course are earning £39,500 a year on average, 5 years after graduation. Our graduates have worked for companies such as:
  • Thales
  • QinetiQ
  • Barnbrook Systems
  • Royal Navy
  • Network Rail
  • Flylogix
  • NXP Semiconductors
Our graduates now work in roles including:
  • communications and information systems engineer
  • digital design engineer
  • electronic design engineer
  • graduate signalling and telecoms engineer
  • hardware design engineer
  • service application consultant
Other graduates have continued their studies at postgraduate level or set up successful businesses with help and support from the University. Placement opportunities After your second year, you can do an optional work placement year to get valuable longer-term work experience in the industry. A placement year gives you an advantage over other graduates who may understand theory but won't have the experience of applying their learning to a working environment. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your aspirations, and you’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

Modules

Year 1 Core modules in this year include:

  • Engineering Sciences (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Algorithms and Programming (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Analogue Circuits (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Energy Systems (20 credits)
  • Mathematical Principles (20 credits)
  • Principles of Digital Systems (20 credits)
There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include:
  • Analogue Analysis and Design (20 credits)
  • Engineering Mathematics (20 credits)
  • Group Design Project (20 credits)
  • Innovation and Enterprise (20 credits)
  • Microcontrollers and Programmable Logic (20 credits)
Optional modules in this year currently include:
  • Control Systems Analysis (20 credits)
  • Telecommunication Principles (20 credits)
Year 3 Core modules in this year include:
  • Advanced Electronic Systems (20 credits)
  • Digital Signal Processing (20 credits)
  • Individual Project (40 credits)
Optional modules in this year include:
  • Artificial Intelligence (20 credits)
  • Control Systems Design (20 credits)
  • Real-Time Embedded Systems (20 credits)
  • VHDL & FPGA Systems (20 credits)
Placement year (optional) After your second or third year, you can do an optional work placement year to get valuable longer-term work experience in the industry.Students have completed work placements at organisations including: XMOS Core, Airbus, Portsmouth Water, Spirent, IBM, Apollo Fire Detectors. Many students have gone on to work for their placement employer after the course. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your aspirations. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

Assessment method

You’ll be assessed through:

  • written examinations
  • coursework
  • practical tests
  • project work
  • presentations
You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You will get feedback on all formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows:
  • Year 1 students: 55% by exam and 45% by coursework
  • Year 2 students: 62% by exam 38% by coursework
- Year 3 students: 33% by exam and 67% by coursework

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Engineering and Technology, Institution of

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic54An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)7979 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English AdvancedCambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISEPassTrinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

Student Outcomes

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65%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £9250 Year 1
England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
International £19200 Year 1

Additional fee information

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £1,385 EU – £1,385 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £2,875. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Electronic Engineering at University of Portsmouth - UCAS