MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

BPIE112
Stage 1 Electrical/Robotics Placement Preparation 0 credits

This module is aimed at students who may be undertaking an industrial placement in the third year of their programme. It is designed to assist students in their search for a placement and in their preparation for the placement itself.

ELEC141
Analogue Electronics 20 credits

This module provides an overview of analogue circuit characterisation, analysis and design, linking theory to practice. It will examine how common analogue systems are constructed from elementary components.

ELEC142
Digital Electronics 20 credits

This is a foundation module in digital electronics and computer control, which introduces digital devices and provides a background in the principles, design and applications of combinational and sequential logic circuits.

ELEC144
Electrical Principles and Machines 20 credits

This module gives an introduction to the electrical properties of materials, capacitance, Inductance, and electromagnetism. Basic circuit principles and their application in dc and ac circuit analysis are then applied to electrical machines, transformers and energy conversion.

PROJ100
Embedded System Design and Build 40 credits

The module enables students to work collectively to build prototype solutions to real-world problems using both software and hardware. This will include development and verification skills in both hardware and software.

MATH191
Engineering Mathematics 20 credits

This module provides students with a number of fundamental mathematical skills, and techniques, which are essential for the analysis of engineering problems.

BPIE212
Stage 2 Electrical/Robotics Placement Preparation 0 credits

This module is aimed at students who may be undertaking an industrial placement in the third year of their programme. It is designed build on the Level 1 module (BPIE111) and to assist students in their search for a placement and in their preparation for the placement itself.

ELEC237
Power Electronics and Generation 20 credits

This module introduces power electronics devices and motors. Students will build switching power systems and also build and interface motor drive systems and generators.

ELEC239
Communication Systems 20 credits

This module extends the student's knowledge and understanding of electrical engineering in order to develop a deeper understanding of electronic engineering principles and their application to electronic and communication engineering.

MATH237
Engineering Mathematics and Statistics 20 credits

This module provides an introduction to mathematical and statistical methods that are important in the study of electronic and communications engineering. The mathematical techniques (transforms) are central to the study of linear, time-invariant systems. As well as introducing descriptive statistics, basic probability distributions, the module also considers the more advanced topics of reliability and quality control.

ROCO219
Control Engineering 20 credits

This module introduces basic concepts in how to control systems that have dynamics. This can involve making an unstable system stable, like balancing a Segway transporter to ensure it always remains upright. Or to get a system to follow a desired input and reach the desired goal. For example, controlling a robot arm so it moves directly to a target location without oscillating or overshooting.

PROJ200
Real Time Systems Project 40 credits

The module enables students to build robust and scalable real-time solutions to real-world problems using both Microcontroller and FPGA technologies. This will include both hardware and firmware development skills.

BPIE332
Electrical Industrial Placement

A 48-week period of professional training spent as the third year of a sandwich programme undertaking an approved placement with a suitable company. This provides an opportunity for the student to gain relevant industrial experience to consolidate the first two stages of study and to prepare for the final stage and employment after graduation.

ELEC345
High Speed Communications 20 credits

A circuit and system design module covering analogue and high frequency techniques and their place in modern communications systems.

ELEC347
Information and Communication Signal Processing 20 credits

This module provides a thorough understanding of basic and advanced signal processing and coding techniques. This will equip students with knowledge that is vital for the processing, manipulation, encoding and transmission and efficient storage of information in most areas of IT, electronics and communications.

ELEC349
Design and Control of Renewable Energy Technology 20 credits

The focus of this module is on the generation of energy using solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The effect of the environment, the PV material characteristics and the technology to achieve maximum power point tracking (MPPT) are described.

ELEC351
Advanced Embedded Programming 20 credits

The module aims to develop programming skills in embedded programming, by making use of advanced features of high-level programming languages and by deepening the knowledge of modern programming techniques in embedded systems. The module has a strong practical bias where students are required to solve various problems by programming existing microcontroller hardware.

PROJ300
Individual Project 40 credits

Investigate problems from industry or current research, define the problem boundaries, investigate possible solutions and present your results. You’ll have the chance to demonstrate a wide range of skills in project management, ethics, IP, research, critical thinking, engineering decisions, hardware, electrical/electronic and mechanical, design and simulation, software implementation, schematic capture and testing.

ELEC512
Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics 20 credits

This module is designed to provide interdisciplinary training in all aspects of the emerging Nanotechnology field. It introduces techniques for developing nano-scale devices and sensor technology as well as the nano-fabrication techniques required to construct them.

ELEC519
Advanced Power Systems

This module provides the skills required to analyse and design low voltage AC power systems. It encompasses the following areas: power generation, load charts, transformers, synchronous / asynchronous machines, cables, protection, and symmetric components. It also demonstrates simulation approaches to design and evaluate different electrical power systems using state of the art modelling tools.

PROJ500
MEng Group Project 60 credits

This group project involves an in-depth study of a complex real-world problem originating from industry, commerce or research. It could include theoretical, computational and experimental work in addition to a critical literature survey and also involves the design and build of a prototype to support the claims made in the project execution plan.

ELEC520
Distributed and Interactive Communications Systems 20 credits

In this module, students will develop applications involving interconnected hardware devices and software capabilities. Devices include both embedded and networked computers. Capabilities include sensor data acquisition, actuator control, and behaviour generation. The module will cover both theory and practical work, including management of code complexity, and dealing with real-time and reliability issues.

NUC5000
Going Nuclear: Nuclear Applications for Science and Engineering

This module provides essential skills and understanding needed to excel in the nuclear industry, from fundamentals of nuclear fission and fusion to more intricate topics such as reactor functionality, safety, and nuclear waste management.