BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering covers the design, fabrication and use of electronics, circuits and power systems, preparing students for sectors including automation, control and instrumentation, renewable energy, robotics, semiconductors and smart systems for communications and transport. Students choose a pathway in Electrical Engineering (electrical machines and power electronics) or Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (product commercialisation, digital electronics and advanced communications such as 5G). Facilities at the Stoke-on-Trent campus include renewable energy and power systems laboratories, a thin film lab, robots and 3D printing.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year; 6 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Applications of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering Design and Practice, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Professional Development, Circuit Design, Modelling and Manufacturing, Control System Analysis, Digital Electronics Principles and Applications, Electrical Machines and Embedded Systems, with a substantial engineering project in Year 3 and specialised pathway modules.

Career pathways

Design engineers, hardware engineers, project engineers, project managers, systems engineers, electrical engineers, electronics development engineers and intelligent transportation systems engineers, at companies including General Electric, Ericsson, Phoenix Dynamics, Hitachi Energy, BAE Systems and Capula, across power generation and distribution, renewable energy, transport networks, manufacturing, construction, consultancy, petrochemicals, telecommunications and defence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

104-112 UCAS points; A-levels BCC; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points (reduced offer under the access and participation plan). OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. Foundation-year route: 48 UCAS points. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component (CEFR B2), or an equivalent approved qualification (PTE Academic 59 overall with no less than 54 in each area; LanguageCert Academic SELT 65 overall with no less than 60 in each component).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK / Channel Islands full-time; first-year fee, subsequent years charged at the University standard rate Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Full-time; first-year fee, subsequent years charged at the University standard rate Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year; 6 years part-time

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