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MEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MEng is a four-year integrated master's degree in electrical and electronic engineering, the highest undergraduate engineering qualification in the UK. Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as partly meeting (BEng) or fully meeting (MEng) the academic requirement for Chartered Engineer registration. Based at the Llandaff Campus in the Cardiff School of Technologies, with an optional year in industry.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Technologies  |  Duration: 4 years full time (MEng); 5 years with foundation year; optional year in industry  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Study mode: integrated masters  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1-3 are the same as the BEng (engineering mathematics, programming, analog and digital electronics, control systems, signals and systems, digital signal processing, power electronics, electrical machines and drives, and a 40-credit practical project). Year 4 includes a 40-credit Team Development Project, The Internet of Things, Professional and Ethical Issues in Engineering and Smart Grids, with options such as RF and Microwave Engineering, Optical Communication Systems, Renewable Energy and Distribution and Frontiers in Technology.

Career pathways

Roles in smart and connected devices across healthcare, agriculture, space, automation, telecommunications and renewable energy; progression to Chartered Engineer status and research degrees.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: 112-120 UCAS tariff points (BEng) or 120-128 (MEng). GCSE: five at grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics-Numeracy. A levels: minimum three including BCC, with grade C in Mathematics or Physics (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM (BEng) or DDM (MEng), including 6 Merits within Mathematics or Physics modules. T Level: Merit, including Mathematics or Physics. Access to HE Diploma: to include Mathematics or Physics. IB Diploma: 2 x H5 in Mathematics or Physics. Irish Leaving Certificate: 3 x H2 including Mathematics or Physics (Higher level only with minimum H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: CD including grade C in Mathematics or Physics (Highers also considered). International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year route is available.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 4 years full time (MEng); 5 years with foundation year; optional year in industry

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