Program Overview

Our BEng and MEng Electronic Engineering degrees draw upon excellent academic research in areas such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, vision, speech and signal processing, mobile and wireless communications, and space satellite engineering.

Why choose this course
We’re proud to be at the forefront of areas such as:

• Artificial intelligence
• Mobile and wireless communications
• Multimedia engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Space satellite engineering
• Vision, speech and signal processing.

Our BEng and MEng courses draw upon this excellent academic research, where you’ll learn from and work with highly experienced academics from our acclaimed research centres including:

• 5G/6G Innovation Centre
• Advanced Technology Institute
• Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing
• Surrey Space Centre.

You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in our award-winning Professional Training placements scheme, which prepares students for roles in a variety of technology-based sectors.

What you will study

• On our BEng Electronic Engineering degree course and related MEng course, you’ll focus on applying theory to real-world engineering problems and technologies in our well-equipped laboratories.
• You’ll be exposed to the latest developments in electronic engineering through high-quality teaching and excellent facilities.

Electronic engineering placements
Our award-winning Professional Training placements help develop your employment skills and prepare you for roles in various sectors.Our students are in high demand and there are many interesting and challenging opportunities on offer both in the UK and abroad.

In recent years, we’ve had students in placements with 85 different companies. Well-known names include:

• BAE Systems
• BBC
• Intel
• Logica
• Microsoft
• Mitsubishi
• Nokia
• Samsung
• Sharp
• Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

We also have contacts with many smaller companies which provide excellent placement opportunities. Many of our students return from these with offers of employment, often with financial sponsorship.

Professional Training placement experience can be used in partial fulfilment of the training component for chartered engineer status.