Electronics & Electrical Engineering

Electronics and electrical engineering is a discipline that underpins virtually every aspect of modern life, from power generation and distribution through to telecommunications, computing, medical instrumentation, and the smart systems that are transforming industry and everyday experience. Electrical engineering deals with the generation, transmission, and use of electrical energy at scale. Electronics operates at the level of circuits, semiconductors, and signals, enabling the processing, transmission, and storage of information.

Together they cover a range of technologies that are central to the contemporary world and to the transitions required by a low-carbon future.

At Glasgow, this four-year degree covers a wide range of topics within electronics and electrical engineering, providing the breadth and depth needed for graduates to enter employment in a large number of industries. You will study power engineering, electronic circuit design, telecommunications, radar systems, digital technology design, and nanoelectronics, building both theoretical understanding and practical skills in the laboratory. Glasgow's strong research base in both electronics and electrical engineering means that you will be exposed to work at the frontier of the field.

The degree includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study at an international partner institution and develop a global perspective on a discipline that is internationally competitive and globally relevant.

Graduates of electronics and electrical engineering degrees are in sustained demand across a wide range of industries. Power and energy companies, telecommunications providers, semiconductor manufacturers, defence contractors, medical device developers, and automotive and aerospace companies all employ electronics and electrical engineers in significant numbers. The growing importance of renewable energy, smart grids, and electric vehicles means that the demand for graduates with power engineering skills is particularly strong.

Many graduates pursue further study through MEng conversion or specialist master's degrees in areas such as power electronics, signal processing, or communications, and some go on to doctoral research leading to careers in industrial or academic research and development.