Electrical Engineering University of Southampton

Overview

Electrical engineering is about the generation and control of electricity, its distribution for use in homes and industry, and the design of large-scale machinery.

You’ll study technologies of:

• electrical power engineering, including production, distribution and control
• microelectronics and computing
• systems that interface electronics and computers with aircraft, electric cars and renewable energy sources

This  Electrical Engineering BEng course offered by the University of Southampton can take you in several interesting career directions – you could find yourself improving the integration of sustainable power sources to the grid or designing next-generation components to upgrade the ageing power infrastructure.

You’ll learn in an electronics lab equipped with the latest technologies. We are also home to the Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory – a centre for cutting-edge electrical power research and one of just a few labs of its kind in the UK.

This programme is a partner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Power Academy, which gives you the chance to apply for a company-led scholarship that provides financial support, paid summer work placements and industry mentors.

Career Opportunities

This degree will allow you to develop and evidence subject-specific and targeted employability skills. This includes the required skill set for a range of future careers, further study, or starting your own business.

The skills you can expect to focus on and gain from this course include:

• Research

• Critical thinking

• Commercial awareness

• Self-management

• Confidence

• Leadership

• Communication

Accreditation

• This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.