Engineering (Electrical), BEng (Hons)

This BEng degree equips students with the essential knowledge and skills to join engineering teams upon graduation. It complements the four-year Durham MEng, with transfer possible up to the end of the second year. The first two years provide a broad engineering foundation, identical to the MEng, before specializing in Electrical Engineering in the third year. The program offers flexibility, allowing pathway changes, such as from mechanical to electrical engineering, and includes opportunities for overseas study or industry placement between years two and three. A key feature is the final-year Engineering Project, where students collaborate one-to-one with an academic expert on a technical challenge.In the first year, students study core modules like Solid Mechanics and Structures, Electronic and Electrical Systems, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Practice, and Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists, plus optional modules such as Introduction to Programming. Assessment in the first two years mainly involves examinations with coursework elements in areas like CAD and engineering design, while the final year focuses more on coursework, including a technical dissertation project.

Year 1 You will study four modules in engineering, one in mathematics and one optional module. In your engineering modules, you will examine 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software and implement engineering algorithms into computer code. You will also take part in a group design activity where you have to design, build and test a device to solve a specific engineering challenge. Recent examples include miniature hydroelectric generators and chain-climbing robots. Core modules: Solid Mechanics and Structures 1 gives you a working knowledge of solid mechanics, structures and structural analysis, in a wider engineering context. Electronic and Electrical Systems 1 provides you with knowledge of electrical and electronic circuit theory, components, electromagnetism and hardware interfacing. Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 1 offers you a working knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics including dimensional analysis, fluid statics and fluid dynamics. Engineering Practice 1 provides you with the practical engineering skills relevant to multiple engineering disciplines. It shows how the material covered in other engineering modules fits together in the wider engineering context, and will also introduce you to engineering ethics and professional issues. Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists gives you all the maths skills and techniques needed for studying Engineering and other sciences. In recent years, optional modules have included: Introduction to Programming Computational Thinking