Electronic and Information Engineering

Electronic and information engineering right now is characterised by its fast-evolving and interdisciplinary nature, driving innovation across unlimited applications, and making it such an exciting and rewarding place for creative and talented problem-solvers.

This unique course combines electronics with computer science and information engineering, with specialist modules from the Department of Computing, and projects and coursework drawn from our latest research, focused on inspiring and supporting tomorrow’s industry-ready, creative engineers.

Students studying Electronic and Information Engineering learn how to design any ​ kind of computer from microprocessors to mobile phones, laptops to servers and networks of servers.​ They also learn to design algorithms and software ​ for the next generation of autonomous and robotic systems, which extract information from data and make automatic decisions on how to interpret and react to this information.​

The Department’s common first year programme gives everyone the same solid academic grounding in the engineering skills and theory you’ll need for whichever route you choose next, and you’ll have the opportunity to ask all the questions to help you decide your next move. A focus on highly practical lab work will help underpin your understanding of the theory. You will develop your programming skills by learning C++.

Year two follows a core programme, completing the fundamentals in analogue and digital electronics, communications and control, alongside a strong focus on mathematics and computing, networks and high-level programming. You’ll deepen your programming experience and become familiar with software design, programming concepts and tool use – skills that are transferable to any programming language and environment.

In your third and final year, you’ll select from a number of more advanced technical modules, so you can choose to take a wide-ranging programme of study, or to concentrate your expertise in a particular field.

You’ll apply your knowledge and skills to increasingly ambitious project work throughout the course, ultimately showcasing your imagination, creativity and independent engineering expertise in a substantial final year project of your choice.