Electronic & Digital Systems

Why this course?

Electronic systems are important to nearly every aspect of our lives. Spectacular advances in technology, design and development allow increasing capabilities to be put into ever-smaller electronic devices.

Just think about your mobile – a smart phone that can now make calls, take and send pictures, give you ultra-fast wireless internet access wherever you are and download, play and store 1000s of albums. It may even have specialist security features like fingerprint identity sensors and voice-activated operating systems. But your smartphone is much more than that. For example:

• it can be used in sports development to monitor specific fitness parameters and help athletes improve their performance levels
• it can be used in healthcare to help with diagnosis using software to allow doctors to gather, monitor and assess clinical data while patients are at home

These are just a couple of examples that showcase the impact and relevance of electronic systems. New approaches within optical computing and nanotechnology provide the potential for even greater advances.

Accreditation

The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) - this programme is CEng accredited and fulfils the educational requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Highers	Standard entry requirements*: AAAAB (Maths A, Physics or Engineering Science) Minimum entry requirements**: ABBB or BBBBB (Maths and Physics or Engineering Science)
Advanced Highers	Maths and Physics recommended
A Levels	Year 1 entry: AAB-BBB (Maths, Physics) Year 2 entry: A*AA-AAB (Maths A, Physics, Computing)
International Baccalaureate	Year 1 entry: 36-32 (Maths HL5, Physics HL5) Year 2 entry: 38-34 (Maths HL6, Physics HL6, Computer Science HL6)
International students	View the entry requirements for your country.
English language requirements	If English is not your first language, please visit our English language requirements page for full details of the requirements in place before making your application.

Careers

Studying electronic and digital systems opens many doors. The globalisation of the electronic and digital sectors will allow you to work abroad. Many of our graduates have chosen to do this, taking up a diverse range of technical and managerial roles in:

• video surveillance systems
• multimedia
• aerospace
• consumer electronics entertainment
• biomedicine
• communications

Many of our graduates had secured well-paid jobs by the time they graduated. They're employed by top electronics companies, including international household brands such as Samsung, Nokia and BT and Vodaphone, as well as those producing chip & system solutions such as Xilinx, Siemens, Texas Instruments, Freescale, Philips and Agilent. The vibrant Scottish electronics market, with organisations such as Linn Products and Selex ES, also provided major career opportunities.