Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry (Hons)

Overview

This Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry (Hons) programme from University of Liverpool leads more directly to Chartered Engineer status and it is the choice programme for a career in engineering management.

The first two years of the MEng and BEng programmes are identical and there is some flexibility to allow switching between programmes, although a higher academic performance is expected for the MEng. In the third year you will study core modules including analogue and digital communications, embedded computer architecture and total quality management. In the final year the core modules are advanced signal processing, information theory and coding, management of design and management of product development.

Career prospects

Our degrees have excellent career prospects: 90% of graduates go on to graduate level jobs. Graduate employers include Siemens, BAE Systems, BT and Guardian Media Group. Careers are many and varied and include Design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Medical Physicist, Postdoctoral Research Scientist and Radio Frequency Scientist. Some of our graduates go on to work in the industrial sector, in government and in education, whilst others enter non-technical professions such as banking, accountancy, management and law.

Recent employers

• ARM Holdings Ltd
• British Nuclear Group
• Deva Electronic Controls
• Energetix Group PLC
• Ericsson Ltd
• Heap and Partners Ltd
• Logica CMG