Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Course description

You can select classes from the extensive range of postgraduate taught courses delivered by our Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. This unique flexible structure allows you to build a personalised Masters programme that meets your academic interests and career aspirations.

The course can lead to a wide range of career opportunities. Recent graduates have gained well paid positions in: electrical supply industries, telecommunications and IT, consulting and design companies, healthcare and aerospace. You'll have two semesters of compulsory and optional classes, followed by a three-month research project in your chosen area. There’s the opportunity to carry this out through the department's competitive MSc industrial internships.

The internships are offered in collaboration with selected department industry partners, including ScottishPower, Smarter Grid Solutions and SSE. You'll address engineering challenges facing the partner, with site visits, access and provision of relevant technical data and/or facilities provided, along with an industry mentor and academic supervisor.

Subjects

• Applied electronics
• Digital electronics
• Electronic communication
• Electronic engineering
• Electronic engineering design
• Electronic measurement
• Electronic systems
• Electronic systems engineering
• Electronics
• Communication design
• Communication engineering
• Telecommunications
• Computer aided design
• Signal processing
• Optoelectronics
• Information systems
• Information technology
• Electrical engineering
• Electrical systems
• Energy
• Energy efficiency
• Energy engineering
• Renewable energy
• Robotics
• Power electronic engineering
• Power engineering
• Power systems technology
• Control engineering
• Electromechanical engineering
• Industrial electronics
• Microelectronic engineering
• Semiconductors
• Nuclear engineering
• Engineering technology