Electronics and Electrical Engineering as a discipline and its practitioners, the graduate chartered engineers, are indispensible in the modern world. Every place of work and leisure, the ability to move from place to place and the ability to communicate with colleagues, friends and family depend on the fruits of electronics and electrical engineering. The subject is also very broad with a number of specialisms ranging from the very small (microelectronics) to the very large (power generation and transmission) that often seem like subjects in their own right. The MEng programme at Edinburgh is aimed squarely at educating students to be leaders of industry and research, fostering a firm understanding of principles, providing excellent practical experience through our project laboratories and individual projects. MEng students are able to undertake their final individual projects on industrial placement, further developing their engineering skills before graduation. We expect our graduates to have enhanced academic and professional skills who will be able to contribute to Electronics and Electrical Engineering industry and research due to their wide and comprehensive understanding of the design process and ability to generate innovative solutions.

Engineering graduates have a number of excellent career options available to them. Studying Engineering at the University of Edinburgh prepares graduates for a career as a professional engineer in the UK or abroad and all courses meet the requirements of the UK professional engineering bodies. The skills and experience gained through the degree programme will also equip graduates for a career outside engineering and many of our graduates have gone on to work in other areas, including the Civil Service, education, the armed forces and the financial sector. Engineers enjoy some of the highest starting salaries of any graduate group.