Electronic Engineering with Professional Postgraduate Year MSc – 2023 entry
Key information
Start date: September 2023
- Study mode and duration
- Full-time (with placement):
- Full-time: 2 years
Why choose this course
Surrey has an international reputation in forward-thinking areas such as nanotechnology, space engineering, future 5G/6G communications and artificial intelligence. This course offers all the benefits of our standard MSc in Electronic Engineering, but with an additional year to enhance your capability by undertaking professional postgraduate-level research and development.
Our programme mirrors the two-year masters course that’s common elsewhere in Europe and in the USA, and it aims to develop your professional skills for industry. It also gives high-performing students the opportunity to find a professional placement or internship, enabling you to boost your CV with industrial work experience in addition to your professional postgraduate year.
What you will study
This two-year MSc is a great choice if you’re interested in gaining further qualifications in advanced technology and related techniques. It enables you to choose from a wide range of stimulating modules offered by the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.
Our course includes an enhanced project where you may have the opportunity to develop publishable or patentable work, as well as training in transferable skills including business awareness and management.
The programme will also teach you advanced technical content in the specialised areas of electronic engineering, and your learning will be closely aligned with internationally recognised research conducted in the department.
Please be aware: the course content and modules listed for this course are subject to change for the 2023/24 academic year, whilst we undertake a curriculum design review. Please contact the programme leader if you have any queries about the course.
Research
Students take charge of an extended project within one of the following research centres during the second year of study in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering:
- Advanced Technology Institute
- Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing
- Institute for Communication Systems
- Surrey Space Centre.
Students complete their project over two semesters together with two coursework-based modules on engineering professional skills.
Careers and graduate prospects
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and events bookings, jobs, placements and interactive development tools.
As a graduate of this course, you’ll be highly employable, particularly if you succeed in doing a placement or internship, which can lead to a substantially enhanced CV.
93 per cent of our electrical and electronic engineering postgraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes survey 2022, HESA).
Academic year structure
Our MSc Electronic Engineering with a Professional Postgraduate Year is a two-year course.
In the first year, you’ll study eight technical modules. In the second year, you’ll complete an extended project, potentially leading to substantial research contributions, along with two modules on engineering and professional studies to enhance your professional skills.
If you perform well in the first year and you’re successful in finding a placement, you’ll complete your placement from the end of your first year in the summer vacation period, normally lasting between three and six months. This means that if you do a placement, you’ll start your extended project in Semester 2 and not Semester 1 and complete it later at the end of the summer period in your second year.
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 and 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
The structure of our programmes follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the programme specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:
Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
A full-time student must choose:
FOUR in Semester 1
FOUR in Semester 2
Students must not choose more than two FHEQ Level 6 modules in total.
| Module title | Status | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 1 | Compulsory | 1 |
| ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 2 | Compulsory | 2 |
| 90-CREDIT EXTENDED PROJECT | Core | Year-long |
Optional modules for Year 2 (full-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
EEEM053 is compulsory for mode without placement
Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time with placement) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
A full-time student must choose:
FOUR in Semester 1
FOUR in Semester 2
Students must not choose more than two FHEQ Level 6 modules in total.
| Module title | Status | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 1 WITH INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT | Compulsory | 1 |
| ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 2 | Compulsory | 2 |
| 90-CREDIT EXTENDED PROJECT | Core | Year-long |
Optional modules for Year 2 (full-time with placement) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
EEEM054 is compulsory for mode with placement
Timetable
Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive. View our Code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment (PDF).
Contact hours
Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full details of the contact hours for each module are available from the University of Surrey's module catalogue. See the modules section for more information.
Entry requirements
A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree in computer engineering, computer science, electronic and computer engineering, electronic engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics or telecommunication engineering, or a recognised equivalent international qualification.
We'll also consider relevant work experience if you don't meet these requirements.
Do I meet the requirements for this course?
We require you to submit a full application so that we can formally assess whether you meet the criteria published. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide an outcome based on an enquiry (via email, webform enquiry, phone or live chat).
International entry requirements by country
English language requirements
IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in each other element.
View the other English language qualifications that we accept.
If you do not currently meet the level required for your programme, we offer intensive pre-sessional English language courses, designed to take you to the level of English ability and skill required for your studies here.
Credit transfer
The University of Surrey recognises that many students enter their higher education course with valuable knowledge and skills developed through a range of professional, vocational and community contexts. If your experience exceeds the typical requirements for entry to the programme, a process called recognition of prior learning (RPL) may allow you to enter your course at a point appropriate to your previous learning and experience. If you can demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for specific modules through your previous learning, it may be possible to exempt you from those modules, and for you to be awarded credit based on your previous qualifications/experience. There are restrictions on RPL for some courses and fees may be payable for certain claims.
In some cases, prior knowledge and skills may allow applicants to join the start of a course without meeting the formal entry requirements.
Please see our code transfer and recognition of prior learning guide (PDF) and recognition of prior learning and prior credit web page for further information. Please email Admissions (admissions@surrey.ac.uk) with any queries.
Fees per year
Start date: September 2023
Full-time (with placement) -
- UK
- £10,900
- Overseas
- £24,400
Full-time - 2 years
- UK
- £10,900
- Overseas
- £24,400
Please note:
- These fees apply to students commencing study in the academic year 2023-24 only. Fees for new starters are reviewed annually
- For this two-year full-time professional postgraduate course, the fee stated above will be charged in Year 1 of the programme and a fee of £1,850 is payable in Year 2 of the programme. This applies to both the full-time (with placement) and full-time 2 years variants above.
Payment schedule
- Students in receipt of a tuition fee loan: Will have their fees paid by the Student Loans Company in line with their schedule
- International students, or UK/EU students who have not taken out a tuition fee loan: Are required to pay their fees either in full at the beginning of the programme or in two instalments as follows:
- 50% payable 10 days after the invoice date (expected to be early October of each academic year)
- 50% in January of the same academic year.
The exact date(s) will be detailed on invoices. Students on certain part-time programmes, where fees are paid on a modular or stage basis, are not eligible to pay their fees by instalment.
- If you are sponsored: You will provide us with valid sponsorship information that covers the period of your study.
Additional costs
There are associated costs with this course:
- Books/stationery/admin: Costs may be incurred associated with the purchase of writing paper and associated stationery
- Commuting (local travel expenses): depending on whether students elect to undergo a placement, students may incur travel, visa and accommodation costs.
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Course | Status |
|---|---|
Electronic Engineering with Professional Postgraduate Year MSc Full-time, 24 months, September 2023 | Applications open Closing date: Thursday 1 June 2023 |
Please note that we may have to close applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We advise you to submit your application as soon as it is ready. | |
Admission information
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