Electronic and Electrical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

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Course Overview

From the World Wide Web and global mobile phone networks to laptop computers, electric vehicles, and renewable energy sources, Electronic and Electrical Engineering 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. This degree will train you for a career in electrical, electronic and nanoengineering positions across a wide range of sectors.

You will develop analytical abilities whilst gaining hands-on experience with advanced specialist equipment, establishing skills which are vital for employment in the industry.

Why Electronic and Electrical Engineering 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)

This course offers you the opportunity to spend a YEAR IN INDUSTRY (UCAS H604),in the UK or overseas, giving valuable workplace experience as well as a salary that is currently £22k on average for our students. Support and guidance are provided to help secure your placement.

We also offer you the option to spend a YEAR ABROAD (UCAS H603) at a partner university, giving you a valuable cultural experience which can broaden your horizons when seeking employment.

* 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.

 

TRAINING ENGINEERS OF THE FUTURE

At Swansea we pride ourselves in offering teaching and academic research that are vital to the electronic and electrical engineering industry, and keep up with this fast-paced and evolving field, including:

  • Semiconductors and Nanotechnology(e.g., Atomistic and Device Modelling, Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Microelectromechanical and Nanoelectromechanical Systems, and Nanoelectronics)
  • Energy and Power Engineering(e.g., Advanced Power Electronics, Renewable Energy and Microgrid, Power Systems, Control Systems and Robotics)
  • Communications, Systems and Software(e.g., Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Networks, Antennas, Internet of Things, Micro-satellites, Analogue & Digital Circuit Design, and Advanced Web Technologies)

Your Electronic and Electrical Engineering Experience

Our state-of-the-art facilities inform much of our teaching and research. You can gain practical experience working with specialist and industry-standard measuring equipment, microcontroller boards, digital oscilloscopes, soldering stations, signal generators and engineering software.

You will become familiar with several laboratories, from our electronic/electrical teaching laboratory and the PCB fabrication facility, to multi-million-pound facilities including:

  • The Wolfson Power Electronics and Power Systems Laboratory (PEPS) - home to our renewable energy demonstration testbed, motor control rig, power device characterisation equipment, semiconductor analyser, probe station for power electronic devices and device reliability test rig
  • The 6G AI Antenna communications lab - undertaking cutting-edge research for UK / EU / US tier 1 companies for modern wireless devices and vehicles
  • The Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) - an institute for semiconductor R&D, housing facilities for precise semiconductor growth, ISO-grade cleanrooms for electronic and photonic device fabrication, nanoscale material characterisation tools, and bare and packaged device testing equipment

You'll work in a thriving research environment where internationally renowned research is undertaken in our three flagship areas of Semiconductors and Nanotechnology, Energy and Power Engineering, and Communications, Systems and Software.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering Employment Opportunities

Our graduates are set on course for a range of exciting career opportunities including:

  • Power System Engineer
  • Renewables Engineer
  • Software Engineer
  • Device Engineer
  • Semiconductor Processing Engineer
  • Control and Instrumentation Engineer
  • Electronics Circuit Design Engineer
  • RF (Radio Frequency) Systems Engineer
  • Network Engineer

Electronic and Electrical Engineers are among the highest paid across engineering streams; the mean starting salary for a graduate Electronic Engineer in the UK is £32k. Many of our graduates go on to rewarding careers at companies such as Tata Steel, Renishaw, Siemens, Babcock, Dyson, GE Power, Ericsson, Ministry of Defence, and Airbus, with some progressing to senior executives of multinational companies such as the Ministry of DefenceJaguar Land Rover and Babcock International.

Modules

You will mostly study a set series of 10-credit modules, culminating in a final year 30-credit research project.

Conor explains his modules in Year 1 Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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