Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Business Studies

Electronic and electrical engineering sits at the core of modern life, enabling everything from the power systems that supply electricity to homes and businesses to the communications infrastructure that connects the world, the smart devices that populate everyday life, and the digital systems that underlie almost every sector of the economy. Adding business studies to an engineering degree creates a powerful combination: the technical depth of an engineering education alongside the commercial awareness and management capability that engineers increasingly need to lead projects, work in professional organisations, and create or develop technology businesses.

At the University of Strathclyde, this five-year full-time programme develops comprehensive expertise in electronic and electrical engineering across areas including renewable energy, smart grids, high-speed communications, digital signal processing, power electronics, control systems, and cybersecurity, as the current course description reflects. These are areas in which sustained investment and innovation are taking place globally, and engineers with expertise in them are in strong demand. The business studies strand gives you grounding in management, strategy, finance, marketing, and entrepreneurship, developing the commercial vocabulary and analytical skills that allow engineers to operate effectively at the interface between technical and business functions.

The programme includes a year abroad, giving you experience of engineering education and industry at a partner institution overseas. This international dimension is valuable both for broadening your technical perspective and for developing the adaptability that international engineering careers require.

Graduates of integrated five-year programmes in electronic and electrical engineering are well placed to pursue chartered engineer status. Career destinations span the energy sector including renewables and grid technology, telecommunications and data communications, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, defence and aerospace, digital technology firms, and management consulting in engineering-intensive sectors. The business studies component also supports movement into technical project management, engineering entrepreneurship, and commercial roles within technology organisations.

Postgraduate study is available for those wishing to specialise further in technical or managerial domains.