Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Galway

Overview

Electrical and Electronic Engineers are involved in advances in medical technology, mobile phones, wireless communications, electrical power systems, renewable energy, electric vehicles, e-commerce and the internet-of-things. This degree programme provides students with a broad range of skills relating to all aspects of the design of electrical and electronic systems and devices. It combines coursework in different aspects of electrical and electronic engineering, as well as individual and group project work, where students design and build innovative electrical and electronic systems.

This  Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme at University of Galway  provides a solid technological base from which a career in electrical and electronic engineering can be launched, along with the basic skills needed to sustain professional development throughout a graduate career. As it combines coursework, laboratory classes and projects in different aspects of electrical and electronic engineering, the programme will give graduates the knowledge and skills needed to design and develop innovation technologies for a wide range of industry sectors. It incorporates the design and development of devices, circuits and systems that are used in a wide range of high-tech products and so it will appeal to students who like to understand how technology works, and who have an interest in electrical or electronic circuits. Students who enjoy science, and particularly physics, are usually attracted to it.

Careers

• Graduates of this programme are in high demand in a wide range of industries, including automotive electronics, microelectronics, electrical engineering, renewable energy, automation, medical devices, and telecommunication.
• Electrical & Electronic engineers work in a variety of roles including product design and development, field testing, applications engineering, electrical consultancy and project management.
• This course provides you with the skills needed to design electrical and electronic products that are ever more intelligent, energy efficient, connected and safe.