Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng Honours

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What is Clearing?

Each year, universities may have spaces left on their courses after the application window has closed in June.

UCAS Clearing is your opportunity to snap up one of these places, even if you didn't apply to the university prior to the June deadline.

It also gives you a second chance to go to university if you didn't get the grades you needed for your firm and insurance offers.

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Our Clearing entry requirements may differ from those advertised; contacting our friendly advisers is the best way to find out if you’re eligible for a place.

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Course overview

This three-year degree will give you the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge of this fascinating field. You'll be equipped with the practical skills and professional experience you need to analyse, design, and build electrical and electronic circuits.

Working on projects designed in collaboration with leading companies, you'll develop the skills and knowledge demanded by industry, through practical project work and research-informed teaching.

This broad-ranging degree covers the core aspects of the generation, distribution, storage, and conversion of electrical power, alongside a wide choice of specialist modules, including everything from the operation of nano-electronic devices, through to national-scale electricity networks.

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View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2024-25.

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Additional information

This degree allows you to explore several engineering disciplines in year one. This flexible route is taught across Civil, Electrical & Electronic and Mechanical Engineering.

You'll gain an understanding of engineering in a multidisciplinary context. You'll develop diverse skills relevant to the needs of industry and today’s global challenges.

After successfully completing Stage 1, you'll have the option of transferring on to one of the accredited Civil, Electrical & Electronic or Mechanical Engineering degrees. This is subject to the degree programme regulations and capacity of the degree you are transferring to.

Quality and ranking

Professional accreditation and recognition

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions

Stage 1 will provide a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You’ll get involved in practical work from day one, taking part in a hands-on interdisciplinary engineering project.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Engineering Mathematics I	20
Electrical and Magnetic Systems	15
Electronics and Sensors	10
Thermofluid Mechanics	15
Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials	15
Mechanics I	15
Introduction to Programming Languages (C, Matlab and Python)	15
Sustainable Design, Creativity and Professionalism	15

During Stage 2, you'll build upon your knowledge and skills, covering subjects including computer systems and microprocessors, digital electronics, and semiconductor devices and analogue electronics.  

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Project and Professional Issues	20
Signals and Communications	20
Semiconductor Devices and Analogue Electronics	20
Computer Programming and Organisation	20
Digital Electronics	10
Automatic Control Systems	10
AC Electrical Power and Conversion	10
Mathematical Modelling & Statistical Methods For Engineering	10

In your final year, you'll continue to explore a wide range of topics, including areas such as radio frequency engineering, industrial automation and robotics, and digital control systems. 

You'll take a module in accounting, finance, and law for engineers, as well as completing an individual design project and dissertation. 

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Individual Project and Technical Report	30
Business and Law for Engineers	10

Optional Modules	Credits
Digital Communication Systems	20
Industrial Automation and Control Systems	20
Power Electronics - Design & Applications	20
Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Technology	20
Integrated Circuit Design and Embedded System	20
Electrical Machines and Drives	20
Net-Zero Energy Networks	20
Signal Processing and Machine Learning	20

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2023-24.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

You'll be taught through a combination of:

• lectures
• lab sessions
• tutorials
• real-world case studies

Up to 10 hours will be spent in practical sessions, working on experiments and project work in the labs. 

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

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  Assessments

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  Assignments – written or fieldwork

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  Case studies

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  Coursework

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  Dissertation or research project

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  Examinations – practical or online

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  Group work

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  Interviews

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  Practical sessions

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  Presentations

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  Projects

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  Reports

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  Seminar tasks/exercises

Skills and experience

Research skills

You'll be taught by academics who are leaders in their field, with teaching informed by our ground-breaking research.

In your final year, you'll complete an individual research project. You'll design and develop an original system or device. 

Business skills

In your second year, you will work on a group design and construction project, gaining an insight into the planning and management of technical projects and preparing you for your future.

You'll also complete modules in accounting and law for engineering.

Practical skills

This is a practical-focused course and you'll have access to our state-of-the-art teaching laboratories, including labs for electronics, electrical power, and Intelligent Sensing Lab, and smart grids. You'll also benefit from a machines laboratory, class 100 clean rooms, and a massive MIMO for 5G research. 

Opportunities

Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Your degree title will show you have achieved the placement year.  Placements are subject to availability.

Find out more about work placements.

Facilities and environment

Facilities

Our Engineering courses are taught at our city-centre campus, within the School of Engineering based in Merz Court.

You'll benefit from world-class facilities and living labs, ranging from microbiology laboratories through to at-scale engineering equipment. 

Each engineering discipline has its own specialist facilities, including:

• the Millennium Laboratory – home to a wide range of facilities and experimental rigs
• Merz Court Pilot Plant Laboratory – a pilot plant with 28 experimental rigs
• BE:WISE – Europe's largest wastewater treatment research facility
• the Urban Observatory – with sensors gathering over 50 types of data across the city
• Electronics Teaching Lab – home to state-of-the-art Agilent/Keysight digital test equipment
• Clean-Room Microfabrication Lab – home to two class 100-10000 clean rooms

Support

To support you in your studies, all new students entering year 1 or year 2 will receive:

• a tablet so you can download the online learning resources you'll need for your course (helping us to make our campus more sustainable)
• a start-up pack containing essential personal protective equipment

You'll receive comprehensive support from the moment you arrive at the University. You'll be supported by personal tutors, stage tutors, and degree tutors. You'll also benefit from the School's student buddies scheme.

Your future

Electrical and electronic engineers are in high demand in the UK and further afield. 

When you graduate, you'll have opportunities in areas such as electrical supply and distribution, power systems, transports, and electrical machinery. 

You'll also develop a wide range of transferable skills, including analytical skills, teamwork, time management, and IT skills, which are valued by employers across all sectors. 

Recent graduates have secured roles as graduate engineers in companies including:

• Dyson
• Siemens
• Arup
• IQHQ
• BBC 
• BT 

Industry links

Throughout your studies, you'll have the opportunity to engage with industry. 

You'll work on real-world engineering projects set by companies we have links with, allowing you to apply your skills to real challenges faced by potential employers.

You'll also have access to guest lectures from alumni and leading companies, site visits, careers, and placements. 

Our graduates go on to work in a wide range of roles, industries, and sectors. Recent graduates have secured positions in:

• ABB
• Centrica
• Satorius
• BP
• Nissan
• BAE Systems
• Ministry of Defence
• Caterpillar
• ABS Group
• Anek Lines
• Royal Navy

Engineering is a broad field with a number of different specialisms. Whichever engineering discipline you study, you'll emerge as an in-demand graduate with great career prospects. 

From global careers in the oil, gas and energy, pharmaceutical, or consumer products sectors, through to marine engineering and offshore engineering. There are also opportunities in groundbreaking research and consultancy, as well as business and management. 

Many of our students also progress on to further study, either within engineering or in a related field. 

Careers support

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

Additional information

Advice on maths and science requirements

If you don’t think you will have the exact mathematics and science qualifications referred to in our entry requirements by the time you need them, you may not be sure what to do.

• If you have a maths qualification but will not have it at A Level (or equivalent) when you start your degree, you should apply for the relevant degree with Foundation Year. We may give you the opportunity to take the Newcastle University Pre-Entry Maths Course* and the option to start in Year 1 if we think that this will be the best route for you.
• If you have A Level Maths (or equivalent) already but not at the required grade, you should contact us for advice. We may decide that you could be considered for Foundation Year entry, or it may be that this course is not the best option for you.
• If you will not have the equivalent of an A Level in the science subject (if any) required, you should apply for the relevant degree with Foundation Year.

If you are still not sure, don’t worry. Whatever you apply for, our Admissions Tutors will help you decide which is the best route for you. They may, therefore, make you an offer for a different course from the one you apply for (eg Foundation Year entry instead of Year 1 entry).

*The Newcastle University Pre-Entry Maths Course aims to provide the requisite mathematical skills and concepts needed on our engineering, maths and physics degree courses and to prepare students for the modes of learning they will encounter. The materials for the course are delivered electronically and include opportunities to practise your skills. You study the materials in your own time and, when you are ready, you book your exam with the Engineering School to which you have applied. A fee of £150 is payable at the time of booking the exam or shortly before the date set for examination.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

The 2025 home fees have not yet been confirmed (see ‘Home Fee Students’ information below).

Qualification: BEng Honours
Home students full time 3 years	Tuition fees (per year) Not set
International students full time 3 years	Tuition fees (per year) 29850

Home Fee Students

Home students starting in 2024 entry
£9,250 is the maximum fee that we are currently permitted to charge for home fee-paying students. This is set by the UK government.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Home students starting in 2025 entry
The 2025 home fees have not yet been confirmed. In November 2024 the government increased the maximum fee level to £9,535 for 2025/26. We expect to confirm our Undergraduate Home fees for 2025/26 in December 2024.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

Find out more about:

• scholarships for UK, EU and international students
• Student Loans and Government financial support for UK and EU students

How to apply

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• the UCAS name and institution codes for Newcastle University (NEWC/N21)
• the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for
• the UCAS 'buzzword' for your school or college

If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

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