
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Sandwich MEng
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
In a world where sustainable energy, smart home technology, the Internet of Things and even self-driving cars are a reality, studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering offers students immeasurable potential opportunities. The advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering are so great that every part of 21st Century life is improved by them. As a result, Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the broadest and impactful exciting engineering disciplines on offer at Queen’s University.
The degree programme covers a wide spectrum of topics, from micro-electronic chip design and manufacturing to power generation and distribution. Rapid advances in fields such as telecommunications, computer firmware, hardware and networking, medical electronics, security, control and robotics and renewable energy systems are also reflected in the course structure. Globally there is a critical shortage of experienced and talented engineers.
This means that Electronics and Electrical Engineering graduates have excellent career prospects across a broad range of sectors. At Queen’s we work closely with future employers to enhance these career prospects and placement experiences are embedded into the course. This allows students to engage with and learn from real world challenges from day one.
This combination of academic theory and application forms a core part of the curriculum and vastly improves our graduate employability rates.
Key highlights
- Covers micro-electronic chip design through to power generation and distribution
- Modules reflect telecommunications, networking, medical electronics and security advances
- Topics include control, robotics and renewable energy systems
- Placement experiences embedded into the course structure
- Close links with future employers to enhance career prospects
- Combines academic theory with real-world engineering application
Entry requirements
- A-level: AAA — AAA
Scholarships
International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Electrical Engineer
- Electronic Engineer
- Power Systems Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Control and Robotics Engineer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £4,985 (NI/ROI), £9,790 (GB) | International: £28,500
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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