Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (MEng)

Electronics and computer science combine to provide skills at the centre point of hardware and software engineering. This is a vibrant and expanding part of the economy where demand for graduates exceeds supply.

There are many opportunities for well-qualified and creative graduates to enjoy stimulating and rewarding careers.

For many students, their MEng company project placement leads directly to a career in the company.

This programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and fully satisfies the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

From low-power processors for mobile phone technology to heavy-duty power electronics for wind turbines, the design of electronic and electrical systems is challenging.

It requires a clear understanding of both the physics and the broader system it operates in, teamwork, and the determination to find ingenious solutions.

Many of the advances in computer design and communications technology over the last 50 years have resulted from the interaction between electronics and computer science. These two disciplines therefore form a natural combination for a joint Honours, where software engineering skills sit alongside the knowledge of hardware design.

In today's world of complex, high-speed devices it is important that there are engineers who understand how to design and implement both the hardware and software of general-purpose and embedded computer systems. This will support advances in:

• technology for medicine
• efficiency in transportation
• safety monitoring systems
• surveillance
• entertainment
• wireless communications
• manufacturing
• computing

Alanis Morrissette