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BENG Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry (EEEU66)     IS

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was in the 2022-23 session or earlier
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits

Semester 2
EEE124  Introduction to Energy SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE117  Electrical Circuits and Networks ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE118  Electronic Devices and Circuits ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE119  Digital System Engineering ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE125  Programming ACAD YR 10 credits
EEE126  General Skills ACAD YR 10 credits
EEE163  System Design Analysis ACAD YR 10 credits
MAS156  Mathematics (Electrical) ACAD YR 20 credits

Year 2


units (120 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
EEE221  Industrial Project AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS241  Mathematics II (Electrical) AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
EEE228  Design Project SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC328  Managing Engineering Projects and Teams SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE224  Communication Electronics ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE225  Analogue and Digital Electronics ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE226  Engineering Software Design ACAD YR 10 credits
EEE229  Electrical Energy and Conversion ACAD YR 30 credits

2B

A student must pass both FCE1001 and FCE2001 in order to progress to Level 3.


2C

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 2 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry, progression being at the discretion of the Head of Department. A student who fails to progress may be permitted to become instead a candidate for the Degree of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEU59).

Year 3


units (120 credits)
3A
A student will take

Full academic year
EEE394  Year In Industry ACAD YR 120 credits

3B

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take EEE394. The placement will be subject to the approval of the Head of Department. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a candidate for the Degree of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEU59).


3C

EEE394 requires that a student will spend a minimum of 38 weeks working in an industrial establishment, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEU59).

Year 4


units (70 credits)
4A
A student will take

Semester 1
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS342  Feedback Systems Design SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE307  Power Electronics SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE380  Individual Design Project ACAD YR 40 credits

units (20 credits)
4B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
EEE339  Digital Engineering ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE348  Electronics and Devices ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
4C
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
EEE338  Power Engineering ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE350  Electromagnetic Fields and Devices ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (10 credits)
4D
A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
EEE317  Principles of Communications AUT SEM 10 credits
EEE335  Integrated Electronics AUT SEM 10 credits
EEE336  Digital Design AUT SEM 10 credits
EEE341  Electrical Power Systems AUT SEM 10 credits
EEE349  Power Engineering Electromagnetics AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS381  Mathematics III (Electrical) AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
EEE305  Machine Design SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE309  Introduction to Digital Signal Processing SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE334  Antennas, Radar and Navigation SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE337  Semiconductor Electronics SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE345  Engineering Electromagnetics SPR SEM 10 credits
Excluded combinations: EEE339 may not be taken with EEE309 or EEE336; EEE348 may not be taken with EEE335 or EEE337; EEE338 may not be taken with EEE341; EEE350 may not be taken with EEE305 EEE345 or EEE349.

4E

A student who does not pass EEE380 (Individual Design Project) at the first attempt will be ineligible for the award of the Degree of BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry with Honours.


4F

A student must pass a minimum of 100 credits at Level 3 in order to be recommended for the award of the degree of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry with accreditation (Partial CEng) by the IET. A student who fails to gain 100 credits at Level 3, but otherwise satisfies the General Regulations, will be recommended for the award of the degree of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry but without accreditation.  This applies to any student who enters any degree programme in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering from September 2017 onwards.

 
 
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