Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year, BEng (Hons)

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Course Overview

From the world wide web and global mobile phone networks, to digital music players and renewable energy sources, this subject shapes the everyday world around us.

Highly skilled Electronic and Electrical Engineering graduates are in high demand and have opportunities to work all over the world.

The integrated Engineering Foundation Year programme can lead to any full engineering degree. It is not a qualification in its own right, but the first year of a four-year BEng degree.

This degree will train you for a career in electrical, electronic and nanoengineering positions across a wide range of sectors.

As you progress, your developing analytical abilities will combine with hands-on experience of advanced specialist equipment, establishing skills which are vital to securing employment in the wider industry.

Why Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year at Swansea?

  • 9th in the UK for Academic Support* (NSS 2024)
  • 13th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
  • Top 301 - 350 in the World for Engineering - Electrical & Electronic (QS World University Rankings 2025)

A flexibly structured degree path means you have the opportunity to study abroad for a year or work in industry for a year. 

A selection of optional modules are offered in the later years of study, helping to closely align the degree with your interests.

* Based on the average positivity score across questions 15 to 16 in the NSS 2024 when ranked against universities featured in the Times Good University Guide.

Your Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year Experience

As all Engineering Foundation Year students study all the same modules, there is a good rapport amongst students which creates a friendly and supportive study atmosphere.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year Employment Opportunities

Graduates of Electronic and Electrical Engineering are set on course for a range of stimulating opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles: 

  • Broadcast Engineer
  • Control and Instrumentation Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • IT Consultant
  • Network Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Multimedia Programmer
  • Technical Sales Engineer

Swansea graduates in electronic and electrical engineering have become senior executives of multinational companies, progressing to organisations such as the Ministry of Defence, Jaguar Land Rover and Babcock International.

Modules

The Engineering integrated Foundation Year programme is a common one which leads on to any of our branches of engineering. It is not a stand-alone qualification, but is the first year of a 4-year BEng degree.

International/EU Students: Your Foundation Year will be taught by The College and your modules will be different to those below. You can find more information on the Undergraduate Pathways here.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year, BEng (Hons)