Undergraduate Degrees
Do you want to design the next generation of mobile phones or games consoles? Do you want to work at the forefront of electronics, computing or communications? There are many reasons to study here including the fact that our graduates have outstanding employment prospects, with the University being number 1 in the UK for graduate employment.
These pages will provide you with information about the Department and the degree courses that we offer. We have also put together a FAQ section which should answer any question you have about the admissions process, qualifications and scholarships that we offer. Of course, an ideal way of finding out just how good we are is to come and visit us on one of our open days, or you may also watch our open day video online.
Dr David Carey, Admissions Tutor
Overview of the Department
The Department of Electronic Engineering is organised into four research centres - Advanced Technology Institute, Centre for Communication Systems Research, Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing and the Surrey Space Centre. Each Centre contributes to the Department's teaching and the third year undergraduate project will be performed in one of these Centres.
We offer both MEng and BEng degrees in Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Space Technology and Planetary Exploration, Electronics with Satellite Engineering, Telecommunication Systems and two degree pathways in Media Engineering - Digital Media Engineering and Audio Media Engineering. However, we operate a common first year across all of our degree programmes so there is an opportunity to change your pathway once you have settled into University life and experienced further what is taught and what interests you. Our MEng degree is seen by industry as the qualification of choice and allows an easier route to the internationally recognised Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. It is possible for students initially enrolled for a BEng degree to change to the MEng degree depending on the academic performance whilst studying here.
We also offer a 12 month placement or professional training scheme at the end of your second year. Further information can be found on the University's professional training pages.
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Facts and Figures
- Ranked 2nd out of 65 Departments for teaching and research in the 2012 Times Good University Guide
- Ranked 3rd out of 62 Departments for teaching and research in the 2012 Guardian University Guide
- Highest rating for Electronic and Electrical Engineering Departments in the UK in the last Research Assessment Exercise with 70% of our research profile ranked as "world leading" or "internationally excellent"
- The University has topped the UK Graduate Employment Statistics for employment or further training by our graduates six months after they leave