Electronic Engineering

Electronic engineering is the discipline responsible for the devices and systems that carry and process electrical signals: the circuits inside smartphones and computers, the communication systems that carry data across the world, the sensors that detect everything from heat to movement, the power systems that distribute electricity and the embedded systems that control vehicles, medical devices and industrial machinery. Almost every aspect of modern technology depends on electronic engineering, and the discipline continues to evolve rapidly as new materials, new fabrication techniques and new applications emerge.

At the University of Portsmouth, the three-year full-time degree develops your understanding of electronic circuit design, signals and systems, communications engineering, digital electronics, power electronics, embedded systems, cybersecurity and the mathematical foundations underlying the discipline. The degree includes a sandwich year, a year abroad and a work placement, giving you substantial professional experience and international perspectives before graduation. Portsmouth's strong engineering connections and its position in a region with significant defence, naval and technology sector employment enrich the professional context of the degree.

The scope of electronic engineering is genuinely enormous: from the consumer electronics that define everyday life to the satellite systems, medical imaging devices, autonomous vehicle control systems and quantum computing hardware that will define the near future. Graduates in this field are in sustained demand across these sectors.

Graduates work in telecommunications, defence, aerospace, consumer electronics, automotive systems, medical devices, power systems and embedded computing. Many pursue chartered engineer status. Postgraduate study in electronic engineering, communications, signal processing or embedded systems is a natural continuation for those who want to specialise or pursue research.