
- UCAS course code
- H600
- UCAS institution code
- M20
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Course details
Year of entry: 2021
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Course description
Switch on your career in electrical and electronic engineering at The University of Manchester. We're home to one of the largest departments dedicated to the subject in the UK, have fantastic links with industry, and have taught the discipline here since 1905. More than 100 years later, we continue to help solve the day's biggest energy problems.
The use of electricity, for example, is fundamental to modern life. Without a secure supply, society in its current form would collapse. Consequently, the importance of efficient and sustainable generation, secure distribution, and intelligent user devices cannot be overstated. This will be a lifetime challenge facing the next generation - and electrical and electronic engineers have a vital role to play.
Aims
- You will explore the importance of efficient and sustainable solutions for Electrical and Electronic engineering current and future challenges, for example sustainable electricity generation, secure distribution, intelligent communication systems, etc.
- We will provide ample opportunity for practical application and project work. These are strong themes throughout our course.
- You will be taught by academics working on the cutting-edge of research, helping to solve the world's biggest challenges.
Special features

Regular, close support
You will enjoy a close relationship with your personal tutor, meeting on a weekly basis to supplement your learning in lectures and lab sessions.
Excellent facilities
With access to an extensive range of leading facilities , you will get hands-on with industry-standard equipment - improving your knowledge and skills, and preparing you for work post-graduation. Our flagship facilities include the High Voltage Lab and Photon Science Institute .
Options and flexibility
The first three semesters of our undergraduate courses share the same content. This gives you the opportunity to transfer between electrical and electronic, electronic and mechatronic engineering up until halfway through your second year.
Teaching and learning
In your first year of study there is approximately a 50:50 split between your contact time and independent study; about the same as when studying for A-levels.
In subsequent years this split changes to a greater amount of independent learning, with the split being approximately 30:70 in the third year. This does not mean that less help is available; our staff are here to help.
Contact time could be in a lecture, example class, tutorial, laboratory class and sometimes may be online (email/e-learning/web blog etc). All of these activities enable you to interact with us to ensure you have the best possible learning experience.
The course contains strong practical elements: a year-long practical build project of an electronic device in Year 1, a year-long practical build project of an autonomous embedded system in Year 2, and a year-long practical research project in Year 3.
Coursework and assessment
Assessment of most course units is by examination combined with an element of coursework, such as marked laboratory work or marked examples. Substantial projects are assessed by written reports, presentations and demonstrations.
Course unit details
Each course unit is reviewed annually, taking into account feedback from our students and our industrial advisory group, to ensure that we deliver the most appropriate material.
Course content for year 1
Course units for year 1
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Microcontroller Engineering I | EEEN10018 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electronic Materials | EEEN10022 | 10 | Mandatory |
Circuit Analysis | EEEN10024 | 10 | Mandatory |
Digital System Design I | EEEN10026 | 10 | Mandatory |
Energy Transport and Conversion | EEEN10027 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electromagnetic Fields | EEEN10028 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electronic Circuit Design I | EEEN10029 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electronics Project | EEEN10034 | 10 | Mandatory |
C Programming | EEEN10036 | 10 | Mandatory |
Measurements & Analytical Software | EEEN10038 | 10 | Mandatory |
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Course content for year 2
Course units for year 2
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Microcontroller Engineering II | EEEN20019 | 10 | Mandatory |
Machines, Drives & Power Electronics | EEEN20020 | 10 | Mandatory |
Digital Systems Design II | EEEN20023 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electronic Circuit Design II | EEEN20025 | 10 | Mandatory |
Signals and Systems | EEEN20027 | 10 | Mandatory |
Generation and Transport of Electrical Energy | EEEN20028 | 10 | Mandatory |
Control Systems I | EEEN20030 | 10 | Mandatory |
Analogue and Digital Communications | EEEN20035 | 10 | Mandatory |
Engineering Management | EEEN20051 | 10 | Mandatory |
Embedded Systems Project | EEEN21000 | 20 | Mandatory |
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Course content for year 3
Course units for year 3
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Individual Project | EEEN30033 | 30 | Mandatory |
Commercial Technology Development | MCEL30102 | 10 | Mandatory |
Numerical Analysis | EEEN30002 | 10 | Optional |
Data Networking | EEEN30024 | 10 | Optional |
Digital Signal Processing | EEEN30029 | 10 | Optional |
Transmissions Lines & Optical Fibres | EEEN30036 | 10 | Optional |
Computer Systems Architecture | EEEN30040 | 10 | Optional |
Control Systems II | EEEN30041 | 10 | Optional |
Power Electronics | EEEN30042 | 10 | Optional |
Sensors & Instrumentation | EEEN30043 | 10 | Optional |
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Additional fee information
Scholarships and bursaries
For information about scholarships and bursaries please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and our the Department funding pages .
What our students say

The course is very well structured; staff and academics are responsive to student input.
The majority of the modules involve practical work and during the second year students undertake a group project to develop team work and leadership.
Ali Ghasemi / MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with industrial Experience
Find out what it's like to study at Manchester by visiting the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering blog .
Facilities
Our strong, ever-growing links with industry not only help to inform our courses, but also boost our excellent teaching and research facilities. These include:
- National Instruments Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory
- High Voltage Lab
- Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre
- Oxford Instruments VG Semicon Molecular Beam Epitaxy facility
- National Graphene Institute
- Dalton Nuclear Institute
The University of Manchester also offers extensive library and online services , helping you get the most out of your studies.