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BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Key information

Degree

BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Types of study

Full time

Duration

Three or four years depending on entry qualifications

Start date

September 2025

Faculty

Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Faculty of Science and Engineering

Study model

2+2, 4+0

About the study model: For the 2+2 study model courses, the student will spend the last two years at our UK campus. For the 4+0 study model courses, the student will spend the entire degree programme in Ningbo, China with 'study abroad' opportunities from year three.

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Entry requirements

Depending on your academic and English language qualifications, you may be eligible for a traditional three-year degree programme, or a four-year programme with a preliminary year. The preliminary year enables you to gain the subject-specific knowledge and skills required to embark on degree-level studies.

Please find the entry requirement relevant to your country of origin here. If your country is not listed, please email international@nottingham.edu.cn.

If you are a mainland Chinese student, your Gaokao score should be in the first division as a minimum requirement, and your English test score should be no less than 115/150. For more details, please check the Chinese prospectus.

English language requirements

If your first language is not English, you are required to provide evidence of your proficiency in English. The minimum requirements for our preliminary year entry are listed below:

  • IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element
  • PTE Academic 59 (minimum 53)
  • TOEFL iBT 80 (minimum 17 in Writing and Listening, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking) 

The minimum requirements for our qualifying year entry are listed below:

  • IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0
  • PTE Academic 71 (minimum 65)
  • TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in Writing)

Minimum age requirements

You should be at least 18 years of age on admission to the University. The date of “admission” is defined as the first day of September in the relevant academic year. This requirement may be waived on an individual basis. If your parents or guardians provide their written agreement, in advance, to additional safeguards and requirements. Visit here for more information.

Course overview

The BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is a multidisciplinary course. It has the widest technical range of all our courses, allowing you to study a variety of topics including electronic design, communications, software engineering, computer modelling, microelectronics, power generation and distribution, electrical machines, signal processing, renewable energy systems and instrumentation.

We employ hands-on project work wherever possible to develop practical and problem-solving skills. Challenging engineering design projects will enhance your group-working skills while individual projects, which have significant industrial input, will enable you to enhance your skills and understanding in a chosen specialist area.

Special features

  • You will have the opportunity to gain relevant industrial experience during your degree course. Our industrial liaison officer maintains links with many companies and can assist students to arrange summer and year-out placements.
  • Our BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering course is accredited by the The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
  • Many students will have the opportunity to take up to a year out to study abroad at a top international university (including our UK and Malaysia campuses) and in universities within the Universitas 21 group.
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I think the most outstanding feature of UNNC is its emphasis on 'humanities' and 'independence', which makes UNNC different from other local universities. UNNC is a student-oriented university where students can make the most of the inspiration and supports they get on campus.

——Ziming Wang, BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Class of 2023

Ziming Wang is now studying an engineering doctoral degree at Oxford University. The degree is fully funded by the Clarendon Fund. He also received a second offer for an alternative doctoral programme at Oxford, an admissions letter for a doctorate at Cambridge, and yet another scholarship offer from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Course structure

The degree is offered as a three or four-year programme depending on your entry qualification.

For domestic students, the course structure follows the Chinese higher education system and is based on a four-year programme.

For international students, with relevant qualifications, the course structure follows the UK higher education system and is based on a three-year programme.

Accreditations

Our BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering course is accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

 

About modules

The below is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated in 2024-2025 academic year. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations. For the most updated version, please refer to Curriculum Catalogue.

Year 1 modules

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The preliminary year is designed to help you develop your English language skills so that you can make the most of your degree programme.

This special English language programme designed by the English for Academic Purposes experts at the University's Centre for English Language Education is carefully integrated with academic content modules so that you are prepared fully for years two to four of your degree programme.

Year 2 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group 

EEEE1044 Introduction to Software Engineering and Programming 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE1037 Engineering Mathematics 20.00 Full year 
EEEE1036 Information and Systems 20.00 Full year 
EEEE1035 Power and Energy 20.00 Full year 
EEEE1039 Applied Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Construction Project 40.00 Full year 
EEEE1045 Contemporary Engineering Themes A 10.00 Spring 

Year 3 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group 

EEEE2067 Design and Implementation of Engineering Software 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE2075 Electronic Systems Group Design Project 20.00 Autumn 
EEEE2056 Electrical Energy Conditioning and Control 20.00 Full year 
EEEE2057 Electronic Processing and Communications 20.00 Full year 
EEEE2058 Modelling: Methods and Tools 20.00 Full year 
EEEE2068 Contemporary Engineering Themes B 10.00 Spring 
EEEE2074 Energy Conditioning Group Design Project 20.00 Spring 

Year 4 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group 

EEEE3102 Analogue electronics 20.00 Autumn 
EEEE3056 Third Year Project 30.00 Full year 
EEEE3101 Professional studies 10.00 Spring 

Restricted-group1

Students must take 20-40 credits from this group

Code Title Credits Taught
EEEE3062 Electrical Motor Drive Systems and Applications 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE3063 Electrical Machines 10.00 Spring 
EEEE3064 Power Electronic Design 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE3066 Control Systems Design 10.00 Spring 

Restricted-group2

Students must select between 20 credits and 40 credits from this group

Code Title Credits Taught
EEEE3070 Embedded Computing 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE3076 Robotics, Dynamics and Control 10.00 Spring 
EEEE3077 Artificial Intelligence System 10.00 Spring 
EEEE3107 Advanced engineering mathematics 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE3109 Mobile technologies 10.00 Spring 
EEEE3110 Sensing systems and signal processing 10.00 Spring 
EEEE3124 Internet of Things (IoT) 10.00 Autumn 
EEEE3125 Digital VLSI Design 10.00 Spring 

Careers and further study

Electrical and electronic engineering continues to be a resilient industry. Our graduates are sought after by a large number of major international companies for recruitment, and we also organise career fairs each year.

Most of our graduates pursue further careers in the engineering sector, but others use the skills developed during the course to work in IT, consultancy, finance, commerce or education.

Further study

Out of 73 graduates from the BEng Hons Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2023, 71 chose to continue their studies, and 1 went directly to work.

Among students going into further study, 77.5% were admitted into top 50 universities worldwide. In addition, 2 graduates were admitted into the PhD programme at University of Oxford. 1 graduate was admitted into the PhD programme at University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

University Number
University of Oxford 2
University of Cambridge 1
Imperial College London 15
Columbia University 1
University College London 4
Johns Hopkins University 1
University of Pennsylvania 8
Cornell University 3
University of Melbourne 1
The University of Sydney 2
The University of Edinburgh 5
Duke University 4
Nanyang Technological University 2
Carnegie Mellon University 2
Technical University of Munich 2
University of British Columbia 1
Delft University of Technology 1
Grand Total 55

 

*The highest ranking of the school within four authoritative research institutions is used for statistics: QS’s 2024 World University Ranking, ARWU’s 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities, US News’s 2023 Best Global Universities Rankings, and Times Higher Education’s 2023 World University Ranking. 

Fees

Chinese Mainland students

100,000 RMB / year (2024 Entry)

China's Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan students

100,000 RMB / year (2024 Entry)

International students

120,000 RMB / year

Scholarships, sponsorships and bursaries

To encourage academic excellence, we offer a comprehensive and expanding range of full and partial scholarships.

Historically, nearly 30% of our undergraduate students were awarded scholarships for their entry. Once enrolled, current students are eligible for additional merit and/or performance-based scholarships and awards, which covers approximately 32.5% of our whole student body.

Please check here for scholarship types and policies for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas countries. If you are a mainland Chinese student, please visit the Chinese language prospectus.

More information

Click here to see more about Module Catalogue and Programme Specifications

Contact us

Student Recruitment and Admission Office

University of Nottingham Ningbo China
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

E. admissions@nottingham.edu.cn
T. +86 (0574) 8818 0182
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Faculty Office of Science and Engineering

Room 427, Sir Peter Mansfield Building
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

E. fose_global@nottingham.edu.cn
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