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University degree

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The University of Sheffield · Sheffield
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Discover the technology that powers modern life – from smartphones and electric vehicles to renewable energy systems and cutting-edge electronics. Learning spans everything from designing semiconductor chips, circuits and motors to building digital electronic, communication and power systems. Discover the technology that powers modern life – from smartphones and electric vehicles to renewable energy systems and cutting-edge electronics.

Learning spans everything from designing semiconductor chips, circuits and motors to building digital electronic, communication and power systems. Electronic and electrical engineering lies at the heart of many of the technologies that will shape the future. This programme will enable you to make a positive contribution to many global challenges, including green energy, AI, healthcare, cybersecurity and electric transport.

You will learn from academic staff who are involved in world-class research with our industrial partners. Their research informs our teaching. As well as learning about engineering, you will also do engineering by completing various projects.

For your final year project you may be embedded within a research group or use the facilities in our bespoke project labs or the iForge Makerspace.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
112-127 pts5%
128-143 pts15%
144-159 pts5%
160-175 pts5%
176-191 pts25%
192-207 pts15%
208-223 pts20%
How they qualified
95% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel95%
baccalaureate5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
90%
In professional / skilled jobs
100%
Continue past first year
81%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£32,000
After 15 months
£33,500
3 years on
£44,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
81%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching85%
Assessment & feedback88%
Academic support77%
Well organised84%
Learning resources87%
Student community74%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Sheffield's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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