Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic)
College of Engineering & Informatics
Key facts
Entry requirements
Minimum Grade Higher C3 in two subjects and Passes in four other subjects at Higher or Ordinary Level in the Leaving Certificate including: Irish, English, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint), Agricultural Science or Technology) and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Additional requirements
Minimum Grade C3 in the Higher Level Leaving Certificate paper in Mathematics or alternatively obtain a pass in the Special Engineering Entrance Examination in Mathematics (held in the University).
For A -Levels: A minimum of Grade C in Mathematics is required.
Duration:
4 years
Next start date: September 2012
Entry points(2011): 445
A Level Grades (2011): A*A*A* (A-Level)
Average intake: 13
Course overview
Electrical and Electronic Engineering is concerned with defining the technologies required for our future needs, including communication, entertainment, energy and healthcare. Electrical and Electronic engineers are involved in advances in medical technology, e-commerce, mobile telephones, wireless communications, renewable energy and the internet.
This degree programme provides students with a broad range of skills relating to all aspects of the design of electronic systems and devices. It combines coursework in different aspects of electrical and electronic engineering, as well as individual and group project work, where students design and build innovative electronic system.
Students will undertake a five-month (April - August) work placement after their third year of study, either off- or on-campus. This Professional Experience Programme gives students an opportunity to work on projects relevant to their course of study and significantly improves their chances of obtaining employment after graduation.
Course outline
Year 1
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Engineering Graphics
- Analogue Electronics
- Laboratory exercises
- Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
- Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Year 2
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Physics
- Electrical Circuits and Systems
- Analogue Systems Design
- Microprocessor Systems Engineering
- Theory of Machines
- Digital Systems
- Statistics
- Laboratory exercises
- Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Theory
Year 3
- Business Management and Finance
- Linear Control Systems
- Electrical Power and Machines
- Signals and Communications
- Professional Studies
- Communications Systems Engineering
- Project and laboratory work
- Engineering Electromagnetics
- Digital Systems
- Analogue Systems Design
Year 4
- Applied Software Engineering
- Power Electronics
- Digital Signal Processing
- Digital Systems Design and VHDL
- Telecommunications Software Applications
- Project and Laboratory work
- Semiconductor Technology
- Computer Control of Electromechanical Systems
- Engineering Electromagnetics
Further education
Graduates can pursue postgraduate study in the College as Masters or PhD students. After their undergraduate courses, students can earn a Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), obtained by course work with a minor thesis or by research work with a major thesis. Students can also enter the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) programme.
Find out more
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
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