Electronics and Computer Science
The University of Edinburgh
UCAS Code: GH60 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
The University of Edinburgh
UCAS Code: GH60 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
AAA - ABB. These grades should be achieved in one set of exams. Required subjects: A levels: Mathematics at A; one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science/Computing, Design and Technology (excluding Food Technology) or Engineering at B. Applicants with Physics preferred. GCSEs: English at C or 4; Physics or Science at B or 6.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
from 37 points with 666 at HL to 34 points with 665 at HL. Required subjects: HL: Mathematics (Analysis and approaches only) at 6; one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science or Design Technology at 5. Applicants with Physics preferred. SL: Physics at 5 (if not at HL); English at 5.
Scottish Higher
AAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: Mathematics at A; one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science or Engineering Science at B. Applicants with Physics preferred. Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted in place of Higher Mathematics. Advanced Higher Mathematics is recommended. National 5s: Physics or Engineering Science at B; English at C.
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About this course
Electronic and electrical systems underpin many modern technologies, from the tiny processors in smartphones to the heavy-duty power electronics in wind turbines.
In today's world of complex, high-speed devices, it is important that engineers understand how to design and apply both the hardware and software of general-purpose and embedded computer systems.
**Why joint honours?**
Electronics and computer science are a fascinating and highly valuable combination.
Interactions between these fields have generated some of the most significant advances in computer design and communications technology over the last 50 years.
As a student of electronics and computer science, you will need a clear understanding of physics and the broader system it operates in.
Teamwork and the determination to find clever solutions are also crucial.
Graduates are leading advances in fields such as:
* machine learning and deep learning
* technology for medicine
* efficiency in transportation
* safety monitoring systems
* surveillance
* entertainment
* wireless communications
* manufacturing and computing
* renewable energy generation
**Ties to industry**
Our Industrial Liaison Board includes senior representatives from important electronics and electrical engineering companies.
This has influenced our curriculum and programme development.
**Why Edinburgh?**
On this programme you’ll benefit from research-led teaching by internationally leading academics.
We have strong links to industry (particularly in microelectronics) with excellent career prospects, industry relevant curriculum, internships, opportunity of final year project placements.
You’ll benefit from a balanced curriculum that covers theoretical and practical skills and individual and group work.
You’ll have access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities including:
* industry-standard software & hardware
* in-person and remote labs
All of our degree programmes are accredited by Institution of Engineering & Technology.
This degree gives you the flexibility to study specialist courses in areas you are most interested in.
**Our community**
We are proud of the supportive community that our students and academics create.
For example, you will have access to an 'Electronics After Hours Club'. This allows you to develop your own extra-curricular projects in a supportive environment.
Edinburgh has a particularly active community and network of companies in fields related to electronics and computer science, which are deliberately located here, close to the talent of our graduates.
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Electrical and electronic engineering
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Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
Computer science
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Electrical and electronic engineering
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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
This is one of the more popular areas to study engineering and there is not quite such a serious shortage of electrical engineers as there is of other engineering subjects - but there's still plenty of demand. The most common jobs are in telecommunications, electrical and electronic engineering, but there is some crossover with the computing industry, so many graduates start work in IT and computing jobs. At the moment, there's a particular demand for electrical engineers in the electronics, and the car and aerospace industries, and also in defence, and salaries can vary across the country depending on the industry you start in. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.
Computer science
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
This is a newly-classified subject area for this kind of data, so we don’t currently have very much information to display or analyse yet. The subject is linked to important and growing computing industries, and over time we can expect more students to study them — there could be opportunities that open up for graduates in these subjects as the economy develops over the next few years.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Electrical and electronic engineering
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£30k
£35k
£39k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
Computer science
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£37k
£47k
£53k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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