Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Year 1

You will be introduced to the basic theory and practice of engineering, leading to the core themes of Electronics and Electrical Engineering developed along with mathematical knowledge, practical workshop skills and team working.

Year 2

Your core knowledge of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Mathematics will be further developed alongside Power Engineering, Software Engineering and Management. A group design exercise project designing and building a sumo robot integrates the year’s study.

Year 3

Your analytical and professional skills will be enhanced through signals, instrumentation and control and Project Management and Leadership. This year’s subject areas include more specialised Electronics and Electrical Engineering and culminates in a group project. Electives allow further specialism in Power Electronics, Data Networks and Software Engineering.

Year 4

Additional Electives will develop your specialisms along with advanced core Electronic and Electrical Engineering. A two Termmajor individual project, which may be research-related, will exercise all your academic and professional skills.

Graduate Story

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Activity Summary

You will study four modules each Term, each varying in contact type. Typically you will have four hours per-module per-week in a mixture of lectures to the whole class (between 80 and 180 students), tutorials (usually to smaller groups), laboratories, workshops and computer laboratories to learn specialist software.

Your course resources will be available on Moodle, our virtual learning environment, where you will find course notes, tutorials, coursework assignments and much more.

Year 4

• Lectures - 25 students per group,6 hours per week
• Tutorial -25 students per group, 6 hoursper week
• Project Supervision - 1 student per group,1 hourper week
• Practical class or workshop -25 students per group, 3 hoursper week

How long is a BEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering course?

An Electronic and Electrical Engineering degree can be successfully completed in 4 years, in which the opportunity to receive the necessary skills are obtained.

Independent Study

A total of 150 hours per 15-credit module is recommended to get the most out of your course. This includes time studying outside the timetabled classes. This could include, for example, reading lecture notes, undertaking tutorial problems, writing up lab reports or other coursework, and practicing specialist software skills.

Staff Delivering on This Course

Academic staff are experienced Engineers, many with Chartered status and industry links, who have achieved or are working towards Higher Education Academy Fellowship - a professional recognition of their practice, impact and leadership in teaching and learning. Many are research-active and some feature in the annual STAR awards (Support and Teaching staff with Appreciation and Recognition) voted for by the students.

Engineering Applications Supervisors will take you through the more practical aspects of Engineering in our Flexible Learning Labs and Technicians and postgraduate research students will provide support for projects and laboratory work.

Assessment

Typically students are assessed:

Year 3

• 7 written exams
• 5 reports
• 1 dissertation
• 2 set exercises
• 1 project outputs
• 1 oral assessment
• 2 in class quizzes

Feedback

We aim to provide you with feedback within 20 working days of submission of coursework.

Placements

Although placements form part of our MEng programmes, they are not yet currently embedded in our BEng courses.

Job Prospects

Is Electronic and Electrical Engineeringa good career choice?

Previous BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering graduates of Robert Gordon University have gone on to pursue the following careers:

• Electronic Design Engineer
• Senior Authorised Electrical Person
• Production Engineer
• Graduate Test Systems Engineer
• Graduate Software Development Engineer
• Trainee Offshore Technician

Electronic and Electrical Engineering graduates have pursued careers in the development and operation of electronic and electrical systems in automotive systems, oil and gas engineering, power generation and utilisation, marine technology, consumer equipment and complex control systems for industry, as well as a range of opportunities in the telecommunications industries.