Computer Engineering, MEng (Hons), with industry placement

Our MEng Computer Engineering degree offers an optional year in industry after Year 3, assessed by academics and experts, providing a competitive advantage by linking academic skills to real-world applications. This programme builds on the BEng, focusing on designing and building complex CPU systems across software and hardware domains. It delivers in-depth training in core skills like algorithms, programming, and mathematics, alongside optional modules in advanced areas such as parallel programming and computer architecture, drawn from world-leading research.The five-year course includes core modules in the first two years, including interdisciplinary projects like creating robotic systems with AI collaboration. Year three features optional modules and an individual project, year four involves an industry placement, and year five culminates in a group design project addressing real challenges. Assessment combines examinations with coursework, such as reports and lab work, preparing graduates for high-demand roles through strong employer ties and career support.

This five-year MEng programme will enable you to pursue a career in any area of the computer industry and has been designed to maximise student choice by allowing you to tailor the degree structure to suit your own interests. During the first two years you will undertake a series of core modules, for example Algorithms and analysis; High-and Low-level Programming, Mathematics and Systematic design. In your second year, you will be taking the Interdisciplinary Group Project, to create a combined hardware + software robotic system, collaborating with AI students to give it intelligence. In your second year, you will be taking the Computer Architecture and Code Transformation modules; in this modules, students design and implement a full working CPU from the ground up, then use it to run programs compiled using their own compiler. In your third year, you can also choose from a wide range of optional modules that reflect the specialist areas of computer engineering and key technologies that will be critical in the future. You will also work on an individual project with the potential to explore cutting edge technologies and innovative applications. During the fourth year you will take a placement in industry working on real-world computer engineering problems. During the fifth year you will take part in a group design project, working with a real industry customer or solving challenging problems through the imaginative application of technology.