
- UCAS course code
- H615
- UCAS institution code
- M20
MEng Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience / Course details
Year of entry: 2021
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Course description
Turn on your career in electronic engineering at Manchester, a university with a prestigious history in the subject and a bright focus on the future. 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.
Both today and in years to come we look to electronics to provide answers for complex problems. Take the mobile phone: a very sophisticated computer and communications system that links to a worldwide network of antennas allowing it to connect to any other mobile or landline, as well as the internet. Or the digital camera, at the heart of which is a sophisticated electronic device containing millions of individual light level detectors.
We live in an information age. Complex systems require digital signal processing (for images, audio and other signals), and technological developments in communications include concurrent processing (to allow the manipulation of the massive amounts of data), data networking and digital communication systems for both local distribution and across the internet. Explore these themes and acquire the skills to take them forward at Manchester.
Spending a year in industry will not only develop your business, team working and transferable skills - all highly sought-after by employers - it will also highlight the broad range of careers on offer to you and guide your choice of subject options. You'll place yourself in a great position to move your career forward.
In the final year you will complete a team project directly funded by industry or inspired by industrial needs. Past projects have included developing an instrumented training wheelchair for para-athletes, creating a haptic glove for remote handling, and developing a cyber-secure electricity management system in smart cities, and many more.
Aims
- You will learn to design, build, and operate analogue and digital circuits to create smart devices, autonomous systems, and a new generation of electronic devices.
- You will be taught by academics working on the cutting-edge of research, helping to solve the world's biggest challenges.
- We will provide ample opportunity for practical application and project work. These are strong themes throughout our course.
- You will gain first-hand industrial experience at a recognised company, acquiring the knowledge and skills to take your learning to the next level.
- In the final year you will undertake a team project either directly funded by industry or based on industrial needs.
Special features

Paid industrial placement opportunity
The paid industrial placement will increase your depth and breadth of electronic engineering knowledge, and provide valuable practical work experience strengthening your expertise and your CV .
Industry-inspired team project
In the final year you will undertake a team project that is either directly funded by industry or inspired by industrial needs - providing the experience and skills you need before taking your next career step.
Regular, close support
In addition to regularly meeting your academic advisor, you will also enjoy a close relationship with your project 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 a new High Voltage Lab , Photon Science Institute , and the brand new teaching and research engineering buildings .
Options and flexibility
The first three semesters of our undergraduate courses share the same fundamental engineering contents. This gives you the opportunity to transfer between electrical and electronic, electronic and mechatronic engineering up until halfway through your second year. The third year syllabus is flexible to suit your specialism interests.
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 and 20:80 in the fourth. 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, a year-long practical research project in Year 3, and an industrially related year-long engineering team project in Year 4.
During your year in industry, an academic supervisor will ensure that your activity is strongly related with your degree and you will have the opportunity to spend a year working on engineering projects in an industrial setting.
Coursework and assessment
Course unit details
Overview of the year in industry
The year in industry provides a valuable opportunity to experience work as an engineer in real world situations within a commercial UK based company. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to engineering products that will influence the future development of society, and undertaking a year in industry increases the likelihood of securing a job offer after graduation.
Aims of year in industry
- Provide practical experience of engineering, which may contribute to the engineering practice qualification for IET membership
- Provide the experience of holding responsibilities associated with industrial employment
- Provide the opportunity to develop and enhance key soft skills required to work in a team structure
- Provide the opportunity to consolidate a technical education with that of the engineering environment
- Provide a platform to encourage the transformation from student to engineer
Learning outcomes
The year in industry has been designed taking into consideration the requirements of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). This year may be included as a part of the years of experience that together with the academic qualifications allow students to become Chartered Engineers (CEng).
There are four outcomes we want to develop:
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The ability to understand and analyse engineering challenges.
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The ability to apply engineering techniques to industrial challenges.
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To provide technical or commercial guidance, knowledge-sharing or leadership to peers or assistants.
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To demonstrate effective interpersonal presentation and technical writing skills.
Teaching and learning methods
Twice during the period in industry you will be visited by your Academic Supervisor. The visits allows us to confirm that the learning outcomes are being met and that you are happy within your placement.
Assessment methods
Assessment takes place throughout the placement. You are required to submit a preparatory report and deliver a preparatory presentation, and also a final report and final presentation.
Your academic tutor will complete two visits and supply feedback on your submissions.
Final Presentation: 30%
Final Report: 70%
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 |
Digital Systems Design II | EEEN20023 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electronic Circuit Design II | EEEN20025 | 10 | Mandatory |
Microelectronic Components | EEEN20026 | 10 | Mandatory |
Signals and Systems | EEEN20027 | 10 | Mandatory |
Control Systems I | EEEN20030 | 10 | Mandatory |
Analogue and Digital Communications | EEEN20035 | 10 | Mandatory |
Engineering Management | EEEN20051 | 10 | Mandatory |
VLSI Design | EEEN20053 | 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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VLSI Design | EEEN20053 | 10 | Mandatory |
Digital Signal Processing | EEEN30029 | 10 | Mandatory |
Individual Project | EEEN30033 | 30 | Mandatory |
Computer Systems Architecture | EEEN30040 | 10 | Mandatory |
High Speed Digital and Mixed Signal Design | EEEN30075 | 10 | Mandatory |
Current Trends in Optical Devices | EEEN30077 | 10 | Mandatory |
Commercial Technology Development | MCEL30102 | 10 | Mandatory |
Numerical Analysis | EEEN30002 | 10 | Optional |
Data Networking | EEEN30024 | 10 | Optional |
Transmissions Lines & Optical Fibres | EEEN30036 | 10 | Optional |
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Course content for year 4
Course units for year 4
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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Team Project | EEEN40035 | 60 | Mandatory |
Advanced Technology Enterprise for EEE | MCEL40011 | 15 | Mandatory |
Nanoelectronic Devices and Nanomaterials | EEEN40053 | 15 | Optional |
Digital Control & System Identification | EEEN40110 | 15 | Optional |
Process Control & Model Predictive Control | EEEN40112 | 15 | Optional |
Antennas and RF Systems | EEEN40121 | 15 | Optional |
Machine Learning & Optimisation Techniques | EEEN40151 | 15 | Optional |
Wireless Communication & Mobile Networks | EEEN40162 | 15 | Optional |
Multi-Sensor Signal Processing & Imaging | EEEN40175 | 15 | Optional |
Digital Image Processing | EEEN40177 | 15 | 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 Department funding pages .
What our students say

This years experience has not only allowed me to develop professionally, but also personally.
It has been monumental in me achieving a graduate placement with Airbus.
Ashley Roach / MEng (Hons) 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 which include:
- National Instruments Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory
- High Voltage Lab
- Manchester Engineering Campus
- Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre
- Oxford Instruments VG Semicon Molecular Beam Epitaxy facility
- National Graphene Institute
- Dalton Nuclear Institute