Course overview

Electronics now plays a huge role in all areas of modern life, meaning that graduates from these courses will have a remarkably wide choice of career opportunities. If you are already working in the field of electronics, then these courses will allow you to develop your skills and enhance your career opportunities. Previous students have gone into a variety of areas, from pure research to product development, and even industrial and business management.

Course content will explore areas such as microprocessor design, data communications and computer modelling, plus the range of option modules will allow you to explore areas of particular interest or to prepare for a favoured career. The BEng (Hons) Electronics is accredited by the IET for Incorporated Engineer status.

The specific aims of this course are:

• to provide the opportunity for you to progressively acquire a thorough grounding in the concepts and skills of the central topics in Electronics;
• to provide you with the knowledge and skills to develop as a specialist in the areas of electronic system design, instrumentation, interfacing, data acquisition and analysis techniques;
• in conjunction with other pathways within the Department of Computing and Technology, to provide the specialist knowledge base and skills for you to specify and design the electronics subsystems relevant to a particular subject area;
• to provide you with the engineering skills and knowledge required in a business context to achieve an economic solution;
• to enhance the University's course provision by offering a range of vocationally useful modules which you will find interesting, stimulating and relevant to a wide range of scientific activities; and by providing a range of transferable skills pertinent to a wide variety of career developments.

Additional course information

The modular system offers rich opportunities for you to pursue particular personal interests. These courses provide you with a powerful and solid core of essential skills and knowledge on which you may base your personal development, career or postgraduate studies. You will make use of a range of commercial computer packages covering everything from mathematical software to circuit simulation and microelectronic design. These are professional tools with wide commercial applications.

The electronics elements of the first-year modules establish the principles and practice of modern electronics, circuits and microprocessors including PICs. Later modules build on the themes of electronics, microprocessors, signal acquisition, system interfacing and digital signal processing. Specialist options may include: microelectronic systems; audio systems; communications; control systems; and digital signal processing.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of electronics;
• the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles;
• the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise of your engineering judgement.

Assessment

Assessment is through a mixture of coursework and examination. Final year project assessment includes a public poster exhibition.

Facilities

The Department has specialist laboratories for electronics and microelectronics. The course uses industrial standard software where appropriate including the Xilinx ISE digital systems design software and the National Instruments MultiSim circuit simulation package.

Special features

The course is aimed directly at students already employed in electronic and related industries. The day release structure allows the students to complete the course through a single day per week study at Anglia Ruskin University.

Links with industry and professional recognition

The course is accredited by the IET.

Associated careers

You may already be embarked on a career in electronics with a clear view of how higher education can enhance your skills and improve your prospects.

If you have yet to move into the world of full-time work or are planning a change of direction, these courses lead to a wide variety of career opportunities, ranging from pure research through product design and development, to industrial and business management. Typical future careers include medical electronics, environmental monitoring, microelectronics, sound technology, biophysics, media, industrial process control and teaching.

UCAS Tariff points:	200
Additional Requirements:	Required subject(s): GCE A-level Mathematics or Physical Sciences Preferred subject(s): GCE AS-level Mathematics or Physical Sciences GCSE(s) Required: English, Mathematics and Science grade C (or equivalent)

Entry requirements listed are for September 2013 entry. Entry requirements for other intakes may differ.