Electronic Engineering, BEng (Hons)

This three-year BEng Electronic Engineering degree at the University of Southampton equips students with essential skills and knowledge for diverse sectors of the electronics industry, including computer processors, artificial intelligence, nanoscale materials, and advanced communication techniques. Consistently ranked in the UK's top five (as per major university guides), the programme offers access to world-class facilities, including £8 million invested in teaching labs and a £100 million interdisciplinary clean room complex. Graduates benefit from strong employer connections, career support through dedicated fairs and incubators, and accreditation by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), alongside memberships in UK-ESF and IET Power Academy.The curriculum features core modules in the first two years, covering topics such as circuits, electronic systems, programming, digital systems, devices, fields, forces, materials, and mathematics. In the third year, students select from specialised optional modules, undertake an individual research project, and have the option to study abroad for a semester. Assessment includes written exams, in-class tests, design and programming exercises, oral presentations, laboratory work, and group activities, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of learning outcomes.

This three-year BEng programme will enable you to pursue a career in any area of the electronic 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. There is an opportunity to study abroad for a semester. For further details of our optional modules: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/electronic-engineering-degree-beng#modules