The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

MSc(Eng) Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

This is where brilliant ideas are turned into advanced technology. Our staff are experts at the top of their game.

About the course

1 year full-time

You'll develop a thorough understanding of electronic devices, circuits and systems. You decide which areas of electronic engineering you want to focus on. You'll conduct a compact research project, and with your new skills will be equipped for an industrial or academic career.

Entry requirements

You'll need at least a 2:1 honours degree from a good UK university or an equivalent international degree qualification. As well as an EEE degree, you can have a background in any discipline that involves a high degree of mathematical competence, including physics, mathematics and other branches of engineering.

For those with less core electronics experience, we'll expect you to have an excellent academic record. If you have a 2:2 or an equivalent degree, or industrial experience, we'll give your application individual consideration.

English language requirements

Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students 

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Core modules

  • Research Techniques and Thesis Preparation
  • Research Project

Optional modules

  • Reliability and Failure
  • Advanced Instrumentation
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Antennas and Propagation
  • High Speed Electronic Devices
  • Optical Communication Devices and Systems
  • Integrated Circuit Technology
  • Visual Information Engineering
  • Computational Vision
  • Applied Electromagnetics
  • Communication Principles
  • Digital Communications
  • Mobile Networks and Low Level Protocols

Teaching

Teaching is research-led and you'll carry out an individual research project with supervision throughout the project and during preparation of your dissertation.

Assessment

  • Examinations
  • Coursework
  • Project dissertation with oral examination

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

MSc Admissions Secretary

E: infoeee@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 5355

Francis Ryder, MSc(Res) Electronic and Electrical Engineering


Our graduates are in demand

Many go to work as engineers for large national and international companies, including Rolls Royce, Vodafone and Intel. Others go into research and an academic career.

Real-world applications

This is a research environment. What we teach is based on the latest ideas. The work you do on your course is directly connected to real-world applications.

We work with government research laboratories, industrial companies and other prestigious universities. Significant funding from UK research councils, the European Union and industry means you have access to the best facilities.

Excellent preparation for a career in industry.

First-class facilities

Our state-of-the-art semiconductor growth and processing equipment is housed in an extensive clean room complex as part of the EPSRC’s National Centre for III-V Technologies.

Semiconductor Materials and Devices

  • LED
  • Laser photodetectors and transistor design
  • A high-tech field-emission gun transmission electron microscope (FEGTEM)
  • A focused ion beam (FIB) milling facility
  • Electron beam lithographic equipment

Electrical Machines and Drives

  • Specialist facilities for the design and manufacture of electromagnetic machines
  • Dynamometer test cells
  • A high-speed motor test pit
  • Environmental test chambers
  • Electronic packaging and EMC testing facilities
  • Rolls Royce University Technology Centre for Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives

Communications

  • Advanced anechoic chambers for antenna design and materials characterisation
  • Outdoor free-field range facility at the Buxton site
  • A lab for calibrated RF dosimetry of tissue to assess pathogenic effects of electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones
  • Extensive CAD electromagnetic analysis tools

Vision and Information Engineering

  • Wide ranging area of 'information' from numerically generated holograms for lithographic applications to image processing, computer vision, and machine learning.

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You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

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