Electrical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

This three-year BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering equips students with robust theoretical and practical skills for high-quality careers in business, research, and industry. The programme allows for tailored learning, including core modules in circuits, electronic systems, programming, and mathematics during the first two years. In the third year, students select specialised options and undertake an individual project, collaborating with academics at the forefront of research. The course, ranked in the UK's top five by major guides, utilises advanced facilities such as £8 million teaching labs and a £100 million clean room complex, preparing graduates for diverse roles through strong employer partnerships and career support initiatives.The degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, offering industry-wide recognition. Assessment methods encompass written exams, in-class tests, design and programming exercises, oral presentations, laboratory work, and group activities, enabling students to demonstrate comprehensive learning outcomes.

This three-year BEng programme will enable you to pursue a career in any area of the electrical engineering industry. It 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 Circuits, Electronic Systems, Programming, Digital Systems and Devices, Fields, Forces and Materials, and Mathematics. In your third year you can choose from a wide range of optional modules that reflect the specialist areas of electrical engineering that will take you to the leading edge of technology sought by industry. You will also work on an individual project with one of our research groups which will allow you to work at the frontier of knowledge. For further details of our optional modules: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/electrical-engineering-degree-beng#modules