Electronic Engineering with Industrial Studies
Electronic engineering is the discipline concerned with the design, development, and testing of electronic components, circuits, and systems that underpin virtually all modern technology, from consumer devices and communications infrastructure to industrial control systems, medical equipment, and the emerging fields of quantum devices and nanotechnology. It draws on physics, mathematics, and computing to develop the ability to design systems that process and transmit information, convert and control energy, and perform precise measurement and sensing functions.
At the University of Southampton, this five-year full-time MEng in Electronic Engineering with Industrial Studies provides an integrated master's level education in the discipline, allowing you to design, build, and test your own electronic systems, including a project to solve a real-life engineering problem. You will explore the latest advances in areas such as quantum devices and nanotechnology, alongside more established areas of electronics design, signal processing, and embedded systems, and you will develop skills applicable to major societal challenges including sustainable energy and data security. The Industrial Studies element provides substantial professional experience integrated into the programme structure.
Electronic engineering graduates from Southampton are in strong demand across the technology sector. Semiconductor design, communications systems, embedded systems development, power electronics, medical devices, defence electronics, and research and development in frontier areas of physics and engineering are all well-established career destinations. The MEng level of the qualification is the standard for progression to chartered engineer status, and the industrial studies component provides the professional experience that supports that pathway.
Postgraduate research in electronic engineering, photonics, nanotechnology, or signal processing is an option for those drawn to the frontier of the discipline.