Electronic Engineering (Including Placement Year) - BEng (Hons)

University of Essex

The modern world depends upon electronics, from mobile phones and digital broadcasting, to GPS navigation and robotics. And it is electronic engineering which has driven these inventions and more. This is a subject where you can exercise your imagination, using skills from both traditional communications and digital systems, to resolve existing problems and to create new products.On our course, you cover a wide spectrum of topics to help you become an electronics designer:- mathematical skills and software tools for problem-solving in engineering- Wireless Communication technology- the building blocks of complex digital systems- analogue systems and circuit techniques- computer simulationsOur School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering is a community of scholars leading the way in technological research and development. Today's electronic engineers are creative people who are focused and committed, yet restless and experimental. We are home to many of the world's top engineers, and our work is driven by creativity and imagination as well as technical excellence.You graduate as a creative, experimental, and focused engineer ready to explore further how electronics can impact the people and world around you.**Programming at Essex**Teaching someone to programme is about opening a door. In your first year, you will be introduced to programming using C. We assess your ability to think in a programmatic way during the first week of term, and if you need additional support we offer classes to boost your programming skills and confidence.

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering