Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical and electronic engineering is the discipline that underlies an extraordinary range of modern technologies, from the power systems that generate and distribute electricity through to the microchips at the heart of computers, smartphones, and medical devices. It encompasses the study of circuits, signals, electromagnetism, computing, communications, and control systems, and its graduates contribute to some of the most consequential areas of contemporary engineering, including renewable energy, autonomous vehicles, robotics, wireless networks, and the infrastructure of the digital economy. At the University of Sussex, this three-year, full-time programme provides a rigorous and broad training in the fundamentals of the discipline, with options to specialise as the degree progresses.
The programme includes a foundation year for students who need additional preparation in mathematics and science before entering the main degree, ensuring that all students have the grounding they need to engage fully with the engineering content. You will study circuit analysis, digital electronics, signal processing, power engineering, communications, and embedded systems, developing both the theoretical understanding and the practical experimental skills that professional engineering requires. A sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and work placement opportunities throughout the degree give you substantial professional experience alongside your academic study, helping you to build the networks and contextual understanding that engineers need to work effectively in industry.
Graduates of electrical and electronic engineering are employed across the full breadth of the technology sector, including telecommunications, power and energy, automotive and aerospace, consumer electronics, defence, and the software and semiconductor industries. Many also pursue professional accreditation with the IET or IEE and go on to postgraduate study in engineering, data science, or related fields. For those who want to work at the frontier of technology in a discipline with profound real-world impact, electrical and electronic engineering provides an exceptionally versatile and valuable education.