MEng Electronic & Software Engineering at University of Glasgow

Electronic & software engineering combines hardware and software within modern computing and engineering, preparing graduates to lead teams that design and build computerised and embedded systems. It includes a work placement in industry between years 3 and 4.

Department: Engineering and Computing Science  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: integrated masters  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers electronics and electrical engineering, mathematics and computing science. Years 2 and 3 cover Java programming and software engineering, operating systems and networking, databases, electronic design software, circuit theory and digital communications. In year 4 students choose half their options from electronics and half from computing science; MEng students add a six-month project, normally abroad, in year 5.

Career pathways

Graduate roles reported 15 months after graduation include electrical engineer, electronics engineer, hardware engineer, graduate software engineer, automotive controls engineer, control hardware engineer, technology developer and audio research and development engineer. The School of Computing Science's undergraduate programmes are accredited by the British Computer Society.

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