Electrical and Electronic Engineering Beng (Hon)
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Course Overview - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Beng (Hon)
Study full or part-time on this course designed to equip you with the skills to succeed in your career.
Why study electrical and electronic engineering?
Were facing a global energy crisis, with an urgent need for sustainable electricity solutions, for both now and the future. Increased demand is leading to a shortage of fossil fuels, resulting in supply chain issues and soaring energy prices across the global economy.
Study electrical and electronic engineering and youll be at the forefront of solving todays energy challenges. Play a vital role...
Study full or part-time on this course designed to equip you with the skills to succeed in your career.<br/><br/><strong>Why study electrical and electronic engineering?</strong><br/>Were facing a global energy crisis, with an urgent need for sustainable electricity solutions, for both now and the future. Increased demand is leading to a shortage of fossil fuels, resulting in supply chain issues and soaring energy prices across the global economy.<br/><br/>Study electrical and electronic engineering and youll be at the forefront of solving todays energy challenges. Play a vital role in developing technology to reduce our carbon footprint and youll make a real difference to society.<br/><br/>Electrical and electronic engineering is a multidisciplinary area, bringing together several disciplines to deal with real-world challenges. These range from power, electronics, digital and analogue, computing, system design, mathematics and physics.<br/><br/>From power electronic solutions for electric vehicles and aircrafts to renewable energy resources, advances in these fields are transforming the way we travel and power our homes and businesses. As an electrical or electronic engineer, youll become a champion of social impact, designing innovative energy solutions to reduce societys power consumption.<br/><br/><strong>Why UWE Bristol?</strong><br/>Our new inclusive, problem-based curriculum will broaden our engineering audience, enabling students from a wider range of backgrounds to pursue a career in engineering.<br/><br/>Youll be taught in our new state-of-the-art School of Engineering designed to revolutionise the way engineering is taught. Featuring engine test cells, dedicated collaborative learning spaces and the latest high-tech equipment, its purpose-built to support a wide range of engineering disciplines.<br/><br/>Take advantage of our Cadence (TM) classroom license to industry-standard analogue and digital integrated circuits (IC).*<br/><br/><strong>Where can it take me?</strong><br/>As a student engineer, youll start your professional journey towards becoming an incorporated or chartered engineer from day one. Youll learn by doing, applying and revisiting your early skills through embedded project weeks and developing digital and physical prototypes, as you would in practice.<br/><br/>Choose a career designing electrical and electronic systems, working on consumer technology or solving engineering problems for communications and power generation/distribution companies. You could also work in technology, manufacturing, transport and rail, aviation and a host of other industries.<br/><br/>*This licence is only available for the final year of the course.
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Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Frenchay Campus
Application Details
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Course Code
H61D
Institution Code
B80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
Scottish Higher
Grade D in Advanced Higher Mathematics, plus a Pass in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design and Manufacture, Engineering, Physics, Statistics.
Access to HE Diploma
15 Level 3 credits at Merit in Mathematics and 15 Level 3 credits at Pass in another Science or Technology subject.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a minimum grade of 5 in higher level Mathematics and a pass at higher level in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
One of the following BTEC Diplomas: Aeronautical Engineering, Construction and the Built Environment, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Land-based Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Engineering. Must include Merit in one of the following units: Further Engineering Mathematics, Further Mathematics for Construction or Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems. Please list the units that you are taking in your application. For further advice on acceptable units, please email us.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2 in Mathematics plus a Pass in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Technology.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
You must be studying one of the following: Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Systems Design and Engineering; Engineering Automation Control and Manufacturing Processes; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Design; Automation, Systems and Control; Manufacturing To include Merit in the following unit: Applied Mathematics for Engineering.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
The Mathematics requirement for this course can also be met by Cambridge Pre-U Mathematics at Merit 3.
A level
Grade C or above in Mathematics, plus a Pass in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing/Computer Science, Design and Technology, Electronics, Engineering, ICT, Further Maths, Music Technology, Physics, Statistics. Points from A-Level General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken on to full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff.
T Level
You must achieve a Grade C in A-Level Mathematics in addition to your T Level qualification. If you have or are looking to partially complete your T-Level you are still required to have the equivalent to 2 full A-Levels as part of our minimum entry requirements. As a result, if you are applying with only the core or occupational specialism, this may be insufficient as a stand-alone qualification.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. This qualification cannot be used to satisfy any subject specific entry requirements.
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