A week in the life of an electrical and electronic engineering undergraduate
From lectures to laboratory-based practicals and personal tutorials, discover what a typical week looks like as a first-year BEng or MEng electrical and electronic engineering student at Surrey.
How will I be taught?
Your teaching will be delivered through a combination of seminars, tutorials, lectures, group work, laboratory-based practicals and online learning. You’ll receive approximately 21 contact hours each week.
You’ll also be expected to carry out independent study, including coursework, assignments and research reading. We have a range of study spaces available, including our library, open 24/7, and more relaxed spaces like the new Hillside Coffee café.
What will I be taught?
A typical week will cover the following modules: Laboratories, Design and Professional Studies; Pure Mathematics; Computer and Digital Logic; and Electronic Circuits.
Read more about our undergraduate electrical and electronic engineering courses here.
Will I be in lectures all the time?
Don’t worry, you won’t be sat in a lecture hall all day! You’ll participate in other methods of learning, such as quizzes, in-class tests, presentations, and programming and coding-based IT labs.
You’ll also do some hands-on work in your lab-based practicals, learning how to design, build and test hardware.
What about other interests? Will I have time for those during the week?
That’s what Wednesdays are for: you have most of the day to focus on sporting, society or employability events. Students have access to more than 180 student clubs and societies, with interests ranging from mixed martial arts to mah jong, and poker to politics.
Nearby Surrey Sports Park is a £36m facility, offering state-of-the-art training facilities such as a climbing wall and an Olympic-size swimming pool.
What’s life like outside lectures?
We’re a campus university so everything you need is within a five-minute walk, including the Students’ Union building, grocery shopping, wellbeing and support services, the launderette and the medical centre.
Guildford’s picturesque cobbled high street boasts a wide range of shops and restaurants, plus an excellent range of pubs and a busy nightlife. The town is also only a 35-minute train journey to London.
Expect more
Find out why you should expect more at Surrey and when our next undergraduate open days will be.
Disclaimer: The modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication and may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.