BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

The BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an applications-based degree using specialist software, laboratory investigations and case studies. It is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology for the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer. It is delivered mainly online with scheduled, recorded sessions and one short on-campus laboratory skills module.

Duration: Full time: 3 years; part time: 6 years | Intake: September; January (North, West and Hebrides only) | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Entry is to a relevant HNC year with advanced entry to later years. Year 2 covers core maths, electrical, statics and dynamics and thermodynamics and fluids; year 3 covers control and instrumentation, electronics, microcontrollers and digital processors and project and management; year 4 covers design for quality and reliability, electrical, electronics and an engineering project, with options such as future energy systems and wind energy.

Career pathways

Engineer roles in systems engineering (renewable energy), electrical engineering (power production, distribution and utilisation), process control, electronics engineering (medical, commercial and aerospace), rail and automotive electrical or electronics engineering, project management and instrument engineering. Graduates can progress to MSc Net Zero Communities, MSc Sustainable Energy Solutions, PgCert Research Methods or MSc Leadership and Management.

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Entry requirements

Year 1 of this course is a relevant HNC, such as HNC Engineering Systems, HNC Engineering (Systems pathway), HNC Electrical Engineering or HNC Electronic Engineering, with a pass in Engineering Mathematics 2. Advanced entry to year 2: a relevant 15 SQA credit HNC with a pass in Engineering Mathematics 2. Advanced entry to year 3: a relevant HND (such as HND Engineering Systems or HND Electronic Engineering); not available to Perth applicants for 2026/27 entry. Advanced entry to year 4: BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng Electrical and Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent ordinary degree.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2026/27). Students normally domiciled in Scotland, full-time, years 2 to 4 (year 1 is an HNC at GBP 1,285 per year). Source

Intake: September; January (North, West and Hebrides only)

Duration: Full time: 3 years; part time: 6 years

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