Newcastle University

Electronic Communications with Industrial Project MEng Honours
UCAS Code: H621 (4 Years)

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From the latest smartphone or tablet computer to the ability to devise a machine to probe the inside of atoms, engineers make ideas reality.

Electrical, electronic and computer engineers have a critical role to play in this process, as well as being at the forefront of the rapidly evolving sustainability agenda.

Studying at Newcastle will mark the start of your transition into a forward-thinking, world-leading engineer, with the knowledge and skills to make a valuable contribution to this exciting area in years to come.

This exciting degree has been designed to fulfil the growth in demand for professionals with skills in electronic communications, such as Internet and mobile telephones.  

An industrial placement in the final year gives you valuable experience of working on a real engineering project.

Professional accreditation

This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), providing industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

See the MEng or BEng section below for more information about professional accreditation and the difference between studying to BEng and MEng level.

Teaching and assessment

Contact hours are made up of lectures, laboratory sessions and tutorials. Up to 10 hours will consist of practical sessions in our laboratories where you will take part in experiments and project work. Further information can be found on our undergraduate web pages about the approach to teaching and learning at Newcastle University.

Assessment takes the form of examinations, projects and laboratory work, including competitions between teams. Teaching and assessment methods may vary from module to module, more information can be found in our individual module listings.

Flexible degree structure

All of our students study a common syllabus for the first two years. This gives you the chance to see where your interests lie.

It also means that you may transfer between any of our Electrical and Electronic Engineering degrees up to the end of the second year should your ideas change as your skills and knowledge develop, though transfer from a BEng degree to a MEng degree is subject to you achieving the appropriate academic standard.

We cover topics such as current flow in semiconductor devices, electromagnetism, analogue circuits and linear control theory to enable you to understand the operation of simple electrical machines and electronic communication systems.

We complement this with teaching in how to analyse, design and construct electrical and electronic circuits to meet specific criteria.

We help you to develop your computing skills and engineering mathematics knowledge, with topics covering extended C and assembly language programming techniques, the design and testing of microprocessor systems, and the application of differential equations and linear algebra to describe complex engineering systems.

You also take part in a series of group projects to develop your skills in soldering, wiring, circuit board construction and project planning such as a simple digital voltmeter, a power amplifier, a radio transmitter and receiver and a mini-racing car that can find its own way round a track.

Industrial project

During an industrial placement in the final year, you will design and develop an original system or device. The overall theme of the project will be provided by the organisation hosting your placement. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in solving a real problem in an industrial context.

Facilities

Continued investment in our undergraduate teaching laboratories means that you can learn in excellent facilities - described as the ‘best in Europe’ by leading industrial visitors:

• dedicated computing facilities, comprising industrially relevant software and hardware tools, which are refreshed every two years to make sure you are always working with the most up-to-date equipment available
• the UK’s largest state-of-the-art electrical power laboratories for developing the electrical technologies of the future, such as high-performance and high-efficiency electric vehicles and solar-powered aircraft
• a machines laboratory
• ‘class 100’ clean rooms for the fabrication of semiconductor devices

View photos of our facilities or take a virtual tour on the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering's website.

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is located in Merz Court in the heart of our city-centre campus. One of our key strengths is our reputation in the industry and the opportunities that this creates for students who study with us:

• We have sponsorship arrangements with leading industrial companies including Dyson, Sevcon and Tridonic, offering financial support and summer placements
• We are one of only three UK universities to be a member of the E3 Academy. This offers three or four-year sponsorship opportunities for our undergraduate students as well as giving you access to industrially relevant training and employment in leading UK companies

We also pay for student membership for all of our students of the regional branch of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which runs social events and provides more opportunities for contact with practising engineers in the region.