There are a diverse range of career opportunities available to graduates of this degree programme. You may be responsible for the planning of the electricity distribution network, or you may be designing the electronics of the next ‘must have’ item, you are also not limited to a career in engineering. Other employers actively seek engineers for their mixture of numerical ability and practical problem solving skills. Practical work is a key ingredient in this programme with one day per week timetabled in our well equipped modern laboratories during the first two years. In the final year you will do a major individual project that is either linked to research work or has some industrial relevance. A very wide range of projects are offered. Lecture modules also reflect the broad based nature of this degree. In the first year, subjects covered range from Digital Electronics and Electronics Circuits through to Electromagnetism and Electromechanics. A similar range of modules are covered in the second year. In the final year you will be able to choose a specialisation from Electrical Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Electronics; Electronic and Communication Engineering. Electrical Engineering is not simply about producing and transmitting electrical energy, it is also about how it is used. In both its transmission and usage there are significant and increasing challenges facing Electrical Engineers; many of these are related to sustainability and the environment. Over the last decade there has been an increase in the generation of electrical energy from greener sources (eg wind, wave, solar etc.) and more efficient consumer products with increased electronics and software.

Careers are many and varied and include Design Engineer; Systems Engineer; Medical Physicist; Postdoctoral Research Scientist; Radio Frequency Scientist. Some of our graduates go on to work in the industrial sector, in government and in education, whilst others enter non-technical professions such as banking, accountancy, management and law.