Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Manchester

Overview

This will be a lifetime challenge facing the next generation as traditional sources of energy will run out and new ways of generating, distributing and using electricity must be sought. Electrical and Electronic Engineers have a vital role in addressing this challenge.

Aims

• You will explore the importance of providing sustainable generation and secure distribution of electrical energy.
• You will learn to design, build, and operate analogue and digital circuits to create smart devices and new generation of electronic systems.
• You will be provided with ample opportunity for practical application and project work. These are strong themes throughout our course.
• n the final year you will undertake a team project either directly funded by industry or based on industrial needs.
• You will be taught by academics working on the cutting-edge of research, helping to solve the world's biggest challenges.

Career opportunities

Skills of the students who obtained a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester are sought after in a wide range of industries.

Some of the activities that the graduates from this course are involved with include;

• Design and operation of large-scale power systems and their integration with renewable energy sources.

• Design of electrical machines and the associated power conversion systems.

• High voltage engineering.

• Oil and gas exploitation.

• Design of mobile and wireless communications systems.

• Development of real-time speech and image processing algorithms.

• Design of guidance and control systems for unmanned intelligent underwater; ground and aerial vehicles.

• Development of microcontroller-based embedded systems and robotics.