Electronic Engineering MSc

**Course details**<br/>Our MSc in the vital field of Electronic Engineering provides you with a solid foundation of knowledge and experience that you can apply to the global challenges of creating sustainable and resilient energy management systems.<br/>Through a combination of theoretical and practical education and using cutting-edge tools and technologies, you will develop valuable engineering insight and apply a range of innovative solutions to help meet challenges in electronic engineering areas.<br/>The MSc in Electronic Engineering gives you a focused engineering perspective on the wide range of issues that exist in the industry and equips you with the ability to help meet these challenges, either by working in industry or by using knowledge and experience in a research function.<br/><br/>**Why Durham University?**<br/>The world-leading teaching and the research opportunities that we offer underline this academic positioning.<br/>We guide postgraduate researchers so that they are able to make a significant contribution in the Department’s key areas of engineering focus. <br/>Teaching and supervision are provided by the Department’s subject specialists, who have an outstanding reputation for their expertise.<br/>These topics range from the development of energy systems of the future, through next generation materials and microsystems to creating sustainable infrastructures. All reflect the challenges now facing the modern world.<br/>We have strong and productive links with industry partners, ensuring that the research is relevant and applicable at this challenging yet exciting time to be in engineering.<br/><br/>**Facilities**<br/>The Department of Engineering features a number of modern dedicated teaching laboratories including the newly refurbished electrical laboratory. Other facilities include a wind tunnel, state-of-the-art clean rooms for experiments in very controlled environments and a geotechnical engineering laboratory.<br/>An investment of more than £4 million has boosted the computing resources available, providing large memory and high-end processor machines for projects requiring major computer capacity.<br/>Our students benefit from the Engineering Open Access area, which was built to facilitate both group work and individual projects.<br/><br/>**Career Opportunities**<br/>We take great pride in our reputation for producing engineers who make a successful and significant contribution in a wide range of professional career roles around the world.<br/>We have strong links with industrial partners and our postgraduates have achieved rewarding and stimulating positions in civil, mechanical, electronic, electrical, manufacturing, design, aeronautics and systems engineering. They work as consultants, technology analysts, and software developers and as entrepreneurs, and also gain prestigious positions in banking and finance.<br/>Our Industrial Partnership Committee of around 20 local, national and international companies will ensure you have access to the best employment opportunities.