Course summary
Learn both hardware and software programming to open up a career in a variety of industries such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things and big data artificial intelligence. You'll complete an individual project in the third year and work on a more research based group project in your final year. Build the hardware, programme the software and launch your career in a future-facing industry – from robotics and autonomous vehicles to big data and AI. The Electronics and Computer Engineering MEng at Sheffield teaches you skills that are at a premium: digital design, hardware circuit design, programming in C and other languages. As a student at Sheffield, you’ll also grow your understanding of the interconnected fields – like electrical network behaviour through signal processing and programmable systems – making you a fully rounded engineer, ready to contribute to real-world challenges. Practical experience is key to our teaching. As a first-year student you’ll take part in the faculty's Global Engineering Challenge to solve a real-world problem. Second-year students get to work on a week-long project, Engineering You’re Hired, devised by one of our industry partners. And you’ll also get the chance to work with an engineering company through the semester-long Sheffield Industrial Project Scheme. The third year will see you focus on more advanced topics such as digital signal processing, Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design, hardware description languages and operating systems. And you'll carry out your own design project, supervised by an academic. In your final year, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team on a research project led by an academic with industry input. This year-long group project is created to develop your practical, transferable skills like team working, decision making, problem solving and communication. Choose Electronics and Computer Engineering MEng at Sheffield, and you’ll graduate as a specialist, ready to contribute to any team. Why study this course?
- Fully accredited - by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and meets all the academic standards for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
- UK top 5 for electrical and electronic engineering - As rated by The Guardian University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
- Specialist teaching facilities - 'Learning by doing' is the reason The Diamond was built. Dedicated to engineering, this state-of-the-art electronics laboratory and semiconductor cleanroom is where you’ll apply the theory you learn in lectures – consolidating your understanding alongside students from other disciplines, and beyond the bounds of the curriculum.
- Go on to great things - because we focus on developing employability right from the start, 97.3% of our students go onto graduate-level work or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21).
- World-leading researchers - our academics tackle major scientific and technological challenges that have a positive impact on the world, ranging from improving the flow of data via wireless communications, renewable energy production and storage, to improved efficiency and accuracy of manufacturing and the electrification of transport. Their research, which has been rated as internationally excellent, is what informs the content of your course.
How to apply
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
- Course code:
- H651
- Institution code:
- S18
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - AAA
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD
Access to HE Diploma - D: 39 credits M: 6 credits P: 0 credits
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DD
Scottish Advanced Higher - AA
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 36 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015) - A
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2
To find out if you're eligible for additional consideration or an alternative offer, visit: ww.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/access-sheffield
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English language requirements
You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification
English language requirements for undergraduates
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/english-language
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN