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- Dr Ed Romans
- Admissions Tutor
- e.romans@ucl.ac.uk
- +44 (0)20 7679 0054
Engineering (Electronic and Electrical) MEng
Electronic and electrical engineers invent and create the technology that typifies today's high-tech society, and this four-year programme provides a thorough coverage of the theory, devices and systems that underpin it. Applying for the MEng provides the most flexibility with the opportunity to specialise at the end of year two.
Covid-19 programme updates
Due to COVID-19, there may have been updates to this programme for the 2020 academic year. Where there has been an update, these are indicated with a red alert and a link which will provide further information.
Key Information
Programme starts
September 2020
- UCAS code
- H601
- Duration
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Full-time: 4 years
- Accreditation
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- Application deadline
- 15 January 2020
- Location
- London, Bloomsbury
Entry requirements
A Levels
- Grades
- AAA
- Subjects
- Mathematics required, plus either Physics or Further Mathematics preferred.
- GCSEs
- English Language and Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs
Contextual offer
- Grades
- ABB (more about contextual offers)
- Subjects
- Grade A in Mathematics required, plus either Physics or Further Mathematics preferred.
- GCSEs
- English Language and Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs
IB Diploma
- Points
- 38
- Subjects
- A score of 18 points in three higher level subjects including grade 6 in Mathematics and preferably Physics, with no score lower than 5.
Contextual offer
- Points
- 34 (more about contextual offers)
- Subjects
- A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects including grade 6 in Mathematics and preferably Physics, with no score lower than 5.
UK applicants qualifications
For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:
Equivalent qualification
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) D*, D*, D* to include Distinction in Maths for Technicians and Distinction in Further Maths for Technicians or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF - teaching from 2016) with D*, D*, D* to include Distinction in Engineering Principles and Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems. Modules relevant to Electronic and Electrical Engineering are preferred.
Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.
D3,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects, including Mathematics plus either Physics or Further Mathematics preferred.
AAA at Advanced Highers (or AA at Advanced Higher and AAA at Higher). Mathematics required, plus Physics preferred at Advanced Higher
Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A-Levels at grades AAA, including Mathematics. Either Physics or Further Mathematics also preferred.
International applications
In addition to A level and International Baccalaureate, UCL considers a wide range of international qualifications for entry to its undergraduate degree programmes.
English language requirements
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency. Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.
The English language level for this programme is: Standard
A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.
Degree benefits
You will benefit from the intellectual challenge and stimulation deriving from our world-class research.
You will have access to state-of-the-art software and instruments in our extensive teaching laboratories. We offer professional practice sessions, a three-day residential course, and opportunities for team work.
The degree is part of an integrated programme across engineering providing you with opportunities to broaden your horizons through interactions with other disciplines. There is also the flexibility to add a specialism to your MEng programme towards the end of year two, to match your evolving interests.
- Accreditation
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All our MEng programmes have been accredited by the IET as fully meeting the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Degree structure
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
In the first and second years you will cover material fundamental to electronic and electrical engineering. You will make your final choice between the BEng or one of the MEng programmes towards the end of the second year. You will have the choice of the following routes: with Communications; with Computer Science; with Nanotechnology; or the International Programme. Applying initially for a MEng will give you the most control over your plans.
The International Programme enables students to spend their third year in a selected university in Europe (France, Germany, Spain, Italy), the USA or Australia.
Project work is undertaken every year, and your final year will include a substantial project. The work is varied. There are projects to suit all tastes, ranging from original research to intricate design and development of software and devices.
In years three and four you will choose options from a wide range of electronic engineering subjects and may select modules from other departments such as UCL Computer Science, the UCL School of Management, and UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering.
This degree is part of the IEP, a teaching framework that engages students in specialist and interdisciplinary engineering activities designed to create well-rounded graduates with a strong grasp of the fundamentals of their discipline and a broad understanding of the complexity and context of engineering problems. Students register for a core discipline, but also engage in activities that span departments so the development of fundamental technical knowledge takes place alongside specialist and interdisciplinary research-based projects and professional skills. This creates degrees encouraging professional development, with an emphasis on design and challenging students to apply knowledge to complex problems.
Modules
An indicative guide to the structure of this programme, year by year.
Core or compulsory module(s)
- Analogue and Power Electronics
- Design & Professional Skills
- Digital Systems
- Engineering Challenges
- Introduction to Electronic Engineering
- Mathematical Modelling and Analysis
- Physics of Electronics
- Programming I
- Signals and Systems
Optional modules
All first-year modules are compulsory.
Core or compulsory module(s)
- Analogue Electronics
- Photonics and Communications Systems
- Design and Professional Practice II
- Digital Design
- Semiconductor Devices and Electromagnetic Theory
- Mathematical Modelling and Analysis II
- Programming and Control
Optional modules
Minor I
You will take one minor, chosen from a wide range across UCL Engineering, in areas such as Intelligent Systems, Crime and Security Engineering, Biomechanics, Entrepreneurship and Management, or Modern Languages.
A minor consists of three related modules on the same topic. One is taken in the second year (Minor I) and two are taken in the third year (Minors II and III). UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering currently offers minors in Nanotechnology and Networking Technologies/Connected Systems.
Core or compulsory module(s)
Project I
Optional modules
Minors II and III
You will also select 1.5 credits from the following modules (each is worth 0.5 credits):
- Advanced Digital Design
- Control Systems
- Digital Signal Processing
- Electronic Circuits
- Electronic Devices and Nanotechnology
- Numerical Methods
- Photonics
- Renewable Energy
- Power Electronics
Plus further options from a wide range including the following to a total of 4.0 credits:
- Computer Music
- Corporate Finance
- Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
- Image Processing
- Medical Electronics and Neural Engineering
- Networked Systems
Core or compulsory module(s)
Project II
Optional modules
You will select 1.5 credits from a wide range of modules (each worth 0.5 credits) including the following:
- Advanced Digital Design
- Control Systems
- Digital Signal Processing
- Electronic Circuits
- Electronic Devices and Nanotechnology
- Numerical Methods
- Photonics
- Renewable Energy
- Power Electronics
Plus further options from a wide range including the following to a total of 4.0 credits:
- Advanced Photonics Devices
- Analogue CMOS IC Design and Applications
- Antennas and Propagation
- Distributed Systems and Security
- Machine Vision
- Mastering Entrepreneurship
- Molecular Physics
- Nanoelectronic Devices
- Nanoscale Processing and Characterisation for Advanced Devices
Covid-19 module updates
Due to COVID-19, there may be updates to the modules for your chosen programme of study this year. Some modules may not be available or may need to be moved to a later term or year of study. We have included these updates below:
Analogue CMOS Integrated Circuit Design and Applications (Masters Level) (ELEC0131) has been suspended for 2020/21.
These updates are relevant for 2020-21 academic year only. The full list of modules will be available in the module catalogue from late August. From the first week of September, you will be invited to complete module selection from Portico, our student record system.
There may need to be additional updates or changes to modules during the academic year to allow for new guidance from the UK Government and Public Health England. Your department shall keep you updated of these changes as they become available.
Your learning
Your modules will be taught in a number of ways: some highly innovative and some, such as lectures, more traditional. We are among the first in the country to introduce a scenario-based learning approach, enabling students to put their learning into practice. In years one and two you will attend tutorials, while in years three and four you have project supervision sessions with an academic member of staff.
Covid-19 practical component updates
Due to COVID-19, there may be changes to the availability of the practical components for your chosen programme.
Any updates relate only to the 20/21 academic year and may not apply to all students across the programme depending on your year of study.
Your department will keep you updated if the practical component of your programme is able to occur and/or any alternative options available.
There may need to be additional updates or changes to the practical component during the academic year to allow for new guidance from the UK Government and/or Public Health England. Your department shall keep you updated of these changes as they become available.
Covid-19 contact hours on campus
In Term One, while campus will be open, all the learning activity for the core content of your modules will take place online – including lectures, tutorials, seminars and assessments. By “core content” we mean everything you need to learn to complete the module successfully.
In addition to these online contact hours, we will be offering some face-to-face educational activities for students on campus, and we will provide alternative online activities for those students unable to join us on campus. These activities, which will include contact with academic staff, will be relevant to your programme of study may include seminars, academic and employability skills workshops, small-group or individual tutorials, lab and practice-based teaching.
UK Government safety guidelines will limit the amount of ‘in person’ activity we can offer and while it will vary from programme to programme, is likely to be no more than 1-2 hours per week. This will vary across departments, particularly if your programme includes laboratory/practical/studio/workshop sessions. You will be updated with more specific details as they are available and your timetable will indicate which sessions will be on campus and which will be available online.
Communicating further Covid-19 mitigation plans
We are continuing to follow UK Government guidance, as well as the expertise of our researchers, including specialists in health, education, human behaviour and infection prevention, to make sure UCL is as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. If it becomes necessary to make further changes to your programme as a result of new guidance/regulations, UCL and your department will communicate these as soon as this becomes clear. We will keep you up-to-date with our plans throughout term one, so you have the information you need to be able to take decisions that are right for your circumstances. Please ensure that you keep in touch with your department by regularly checking your UCL emails, Moodle courses, the Coronavirus FAQs for Students page and any UCL online groups or social media you follow.
Assessment
Modules are examined in the summer term of each year. In many cases a proportion of the total mark is allocated for laboratory and coursework.
Covid-19 assessment updates
There may be changes to the format of assessments for modules in this programme due to COVID-19. These will be summarised for each module on the module catalogue from 17 August 2020.
If any changes to assessments need to be made during the academic year due to updates in government guidance, these will be communicated to you as soon as possible from your department.
Detailed course descriptions are available on the department website: Engineering (Electronic and Electrical) MEng.
Careers
The breadth of employment opportunities our graduates enjoy proves the value of your UCL degree. The sound grounding in numeracy, problem-solving, industry, computing and other technical matters that is involved in the programme is highly regarded by employers.
Careers for graduates of this programme are available in diverse environments such as the electronics industries in the UK, Europe and East Asia. You may wish to start your own business in software design or production or join a financial or trading institution.
Graduating with a MEng you may, depending on your chosen career path, consider further study for a PhD or another Master's programme. Our MScs offer the option of a very focused education in a specialist field.
UCL is commited to helping you get the best start after graduation. Read more about how UCL Careers and UCL Innovation and Enterprise can help you find employment or learn about entrepreneurship.
Student view
“My four years of study at UCL have been by far the best four years of my life. Situated in the heart of London, UCL gave me the chance to experience the fast-paced lifestyle of Londoners, with never ending choices of things to do. UCL’s international and diverse environment allowed me to develop life-long friendships with people from countries around the world.”Nedeen Al-Sharif - Engineering (Electronic and Electrical) MEng Fourth Year
Student view
“The facilities we have available to us are second to none and help build up a broad range of practical skills as an engineer.”Dan Mannion - Engineering (Electronic and Electrical) MEng Fourth Year
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
The fees indicated are for undergraduate entry in the 2020/21 academic year. The UK/EU fees shown are for the first year of the programme at UCL only. Fees for future years may be subject to an inflationary increase. The Overseas fees shown are the fees that will be charged to 2020/21 entrants for each year of study on the programme, unless otherwise indicated below.
- UK/EU students
- £9,250 (2020/21)
- Overseas students
- £28,610 (2020/21)
Full details of UCL's tuition fees, tuition fee policy and potential increases to fees can be found on the UCL Students website.
Additional costs
If you are concerned by potential additional costs for books, equipment, etc. on this programme, please get in touch with the relevant departmental contact (details given on this page).
Funding
Various funding options are available, including student loans, scholarships and bursaries. UK students whose household income falls below a certain level may also be eligible for a non-repayable bursary or for certain scholarships. Please see the Fees and funding pages for more details.
Departmental scholarships
Funding opportunities relevant to the department may appear in this section when they are available. Please check carefully or confirm with the programme contact to ensure they apply to this degree programme.
The Scholarships and Funding website lists scholarships and funding schemes available to UCL students. These may be open to all students, or restricted to specific nationalities, regions or academic department.
Application and next steps
Your application
In addition to academic requirements, we will be very interested in applicants who are highly motivated and have high expectations of their own achievements. All applications are considered individually and carefully.
How to apply
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.
Application deadline: 15 January 2020
Selection
If your application demonstrates that you have the academic and personal qualities we are looking for, you will receive an offer and an invitation to visit the department and find out what our programmes are all about. Distance may make such a visit difficult, but we do encourage it wherever possible.
Most of these visits are for half a day and are arranged for small groups. Parents or guardians are welcome to attend for part of the visit if they wish.
For further information on UCL's selection process see: Selection of students.
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