BEng (Hons) Electronics & Computer Systems Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University

This integrated degree teaches students to work with both software and hardware to design electronic and computer-based systems, putting theory into practice from the first day in labs. The BEng is identical to the first three years of the MEng. Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as partly (BEng) meeting the academic requirement for Chartered Engineer registration, with an optional sandwich year or internship.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Technologies  |  Duration: 3 years full time (BEng); 4 years with foundation year; optional placement year  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Architectures and Operating Systems, Principles of Programming, Analog and Digital Electronics 1, Engineering Mathematics, Introduction to Mechatronics, Explore. Year 2: Analog and Digital Electronics 2, Network & Security, Physical Computing, Control Systems, Signals and Systems, Engineering Project Management. Year 3: Professional Engineering Practical Project (40 credits), Power Electronics and Systems, Low Level Hardware Programming, Digital Signal Processing, plus options such as Parallel & Distributed Systems or Computational Intelligence.

Career pathways

Engineering roles in healthcare, agriculture, space, automation and telecommunications; progression to Chartered Engineer status and postgraduate taught or research study.

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