Program Overview

International Year One in Engineering
The programme includes academic modules, study skills and English language training, providing complete preparation for undergraduate degree.

Is this programme for me?

• For electrical engineering, you will study circuit analysis, physical principles of electrical and electronic systems, and transistors and the small-signal equivalent circuits.
• For mechanical engineering, you will study fundamental principles of mechanical engineering design, and how to apply the laws of thermodynamics to open and closed systems. You will also strengthen your mathematics and computation skills.

If studying these engaging, forward-thinking topics interests you, the International Year One in Engineering is a great choice for you.

Core modules

• Engineering Mathematics
• Academics English Skills

Leading to: Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems BEng (Hons)

Mechatronic and autonomous systems build and run the world we live in. From the robots that built your car to fast food restaurant interactive kiosks, intelligent machines are the future. The BEng in Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems will make sure you take a leading role in that future.

This programme has been developed to answer a need in industry for engineers with the fusion of electronic and mechanical skills required to develop modern automation systems. LJMU has built a good relationship with North West engineering companies and their feedback has been a big factor in the development of this programme. We live in an information age and our graduates leave equipped with the software and hardware skills required to succeed in the exciting times ahead.

Research undertaken by the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering is based within the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Centre. The Centre has two key research groups the Microelectronics Research Group and the Electric Machines and Drives Research Group. These two research groups have expertise within the following key research areas:

• New materials and devices for future microelectronic industry
• New characterisation techniques for VLSI devices
• Development of advanced techniques for variables-speed electric drives
• Qualification, modelling and aging prediction
• Development of novel control techniques for power electronic converters
• Modelling, simulation and experimental characterisation of power electronic converters and variable speed drives