BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2+2/4+0)

Course outline

This course is designed to qualify students for careers in a wide range of industries, government and commercial organizations. These typically embrace electrical energy production, electrical equipment design and manufacture, electrical drives and power electronics, information technology, electronic hardware and software, automation, robotics and control, communications, radio and television, computer engineering, solid-state devices, microelectronics and VLSI (Very Large-Scale Integration). Opportunities to work on project and practical experimentation occur in all years of the course.

Students are offered the chance to study a broad range of topics with specialization in the later years of the course. In the final year each student completes an individual project. With the broad range of skills you will acquire in taking this degree, your future career prospects are excellent. Our students find employment in areas as diverse as software development, fibre optic and mobile communications, aerospace technology, automotive systems or renewable energy technologies.

Course structure

We offer two options for this degree:

Option 1: two years’ study in Ningbo, following by two years’ study on a fully integrated programme in Nottingham.

Option 2: four years’ study in Ningbo, with one-year “study abroad” possibilities.

Year One (Preliminary Year-Ningbo)

In this foundation year, the focus is on a special programme and English for academic purposes. Designed by highly-experienced staff at the University’s Centre for English Language Education, this programme prepares students fully for their degree courses. Common modules of study across all degrees include:

written and oral communication and study skills
sciences such as physics and chemistry maths for engineering and computer science
engineering communication and IT skills. This module will have a hands-on approach to ensure competency in: Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Additionally, the module involves the use of a software environment (eg MATLAB) to help solve engineering and mathematical problems related concepts and methods studied during the year while introducing programming technical material in drawing, schematic and graphical format.

Students work in small groups to develop their academic English language skills.

Year Two (Qualifying Year-Ningbo)

Common modules of study covered in the first part of the year across all courses include:

professional engineering skills
engineering mathematics
engineering solid mechanics
fluid mechanics and hydraulics
introduction to electrical and electronics engineering

Specialized modules include:

introduction to communications’ engineering
introduction to computer engineering
introduction to electrical engineering
introduction to electronic engineering

Year Three (Part I-Nottingham or Ningbo)

Students will continue to develop their understanding of electrical and electronic engineering as preparation for their final year of study on emerging and advanced technologies.

Year Four (Part II-Nottingham or Ningbo)

Students are able to choose from a range of specialist topics. They will also undertake an individual research project which will form a major component of their final year.