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
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.<br/><br/>On our course, you cover a wide spectrum of topics to help you become an electronics designer:<br/><br/><br/>- Mathematical skills and software tools for problem-solving in engineering<br/><br/><br/>- Wireless Communication technology<br/><br/><br/>- The building blocks of complex digital systems<br/><br/><br/>- Analogue systems and circuit techniques<br/><br/><br/>- Computer simulations<br/><br/><br/>Our School 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.<br/><br/>You graduate as a creative, experimental, and focused engineer ready to explore further how electronics can impact the people and world around you.<br/><br/>**Programming at Essex**<br/><br/>Teaching someone to programme is about opening a door. In your first year at Essex you will study a module that introduces you to programming using C. We assess your ability to think in a programmatic way in the very first week of term and if you require additional support, we offer classes which will boost your skills and confidence with programming.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2025
Campus
Colchester Campus
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
H611
Institution Code
E70
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
UCAS Tariff112 120 Offers will be made from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels Access to HE DiplomaD:6,M:39 We can only accept QAA approved Access to HE Diplomas International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme29 30 or three Higher Level certificates with 555-554. Either must include Higher Level Mathematics grade 5, plus Standard level Science grade 4. We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDM Including Distinction in Further Mathematics for Technicians or Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems. Offers will be made in the range of DDM to DMM or 120-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels A levelB,B,B Offers will be made in the range of BBB to BBC or 120-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels Including B in Mathematics or Further Mathematics. Please note we are unable to accept A-level Use of Mathematics in place of A-level Mathematics. |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £23,850 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |