Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering

Description

Recent industry and government reports highlight the strong need for renewable and energy technologies to be art of the skills-set of electrical and electronic engineering graduates.

Graduates will be ideally placed to capitalise on the significant and unprecedented growth in this area. The programme also addresses the on-going demand for graduates destined for the oil and gas industry.

By offering entry directly into Year 3, this degree programme is designed so that HND students can continue their studies in GCU’s Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Engineering. Students will have access to industry standard software and hardware facilities.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee Not specified Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

This is a 2+3 programme with the first two years completed at an FE college.

Year 3: Energy Resources and Management, Communications Engineering, Plant & Electrical Distribution, Electronic Design 1, Professional Orientation & Practice 3.

Year 4:Progect, Power Systems Technology, Telecommunication Applications 4, Electronic Systems Design, Renewable Energy Technology.

Year 5: MEng Group Project, Electrical Power Systems, Wireless Communication Systems, Condition Monitoring, Renewable Energy Technologies, Control Systems, Energy Audit & Asset Management.

Requirements

BEng: Higher: BBBC, A Level: CCC, ILC: BBBB, IB Diploma: 24 points, MEng: HND in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering or equivalent with a minimum B in 2nd year graded unit. Part-time: Please see our website for details.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Glasgow Caledonian University.

Accreditation

The Electrical, Electronic and Energy programme meets requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status and, on completion of MEng, Chartered Engineer (CEng) status and CEng status.
This course also meets the requirements of the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) published by the Engineering Council UK.