Electrical and Electronic Engineering
with a Year in Industry
Building a future with sustainable engineering strategies.
Building a future with sustainable engineering strategies.
Think you've found the right course? We still have spots available through Clearing. Apply now to secure your space and join our dynamic and welcoming community at Kent this September.
Apply nowElectrical and electronic engineering touches on almost every aspect of modern life, and with sustainability so important for the world right now, there’s never been a better time to study this area.
From renewable energy generation to smart power distribution and the development of low powered embedded devices, Kent will provide you with the specialist knowledge and broad skills in both disciplines; making you career ready for the future direction of engineering.
The additional aims of our Year in Industry option are to give students an opportunity to gain experience as computer systems engineers working in a professional environment and to develop employment-related skills. The placement year develops students’ technical skills, employability, and soft skills as well as increasing their awareness of the future context for employment.
We have excellent industrial links, providing you with many placement opportunities.
You’ll benefit from research led teaching by leading academics and industry professionals.
First-class facilities to support your development with access to computer and engineering labs, mechanical workshop, dedicated makerspaces and more.
With tech rapidly advancing, there's a higher global demand for professional electrical and electronic engineers more than ever before.
You’ll study exciting subjects like power electronics, renewable energy technology, robotics and systems programming.
Our typical offer levels are listed below and include indicative contextual offers. If you hold alternative qualifications just get in touch and we'll be glad to discuss these with you.
At Kent, you’re more than your grades. We look at each student’s circumstances as a whole before deciding whether to make an offer to study here. We also take this flexible approach when we receive your exam results.
Check our Clearing vacancy list or call us now +44 (0)1227 768896 to find out if we have a course that’s right for you. See our Clearing website for more details on how Clearing works at Kent.
The following modules are indicative of those offered on this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
On most programmes, you study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also be able to take ‘elective’ modules from other programmes so you can customise your programme and explore other subjects that interest you.
You’ll gain the skills that will lay the foundation for the rest of your studies – subjects include mechanics, engineering analysis and mathematics.
Compulsory modules currently include:
EENG3130 - Introduction to Programming (15 credits)
EENG3030 - Electronic Circuits (15 credits)
EENG3230 - Engineering Design and Mechanics (15 credits)
EENG3050 - Introduction to Electronics (15 credits)
EENG3110 - First Year Engineering Applications Project (15 credits)
EENG3150 - Digital Technologies (15 credits)
EENG3180 - Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)
EENG3190 - Engineering Analysis (15 credits)
Develop your understanding and techniques of the field, introducing power electronics and conversion, and electrical machines.
Compulsory modules currently include:
EENG5770 - Entrepreneurship and Professional Development (15 credits)
EENG5620 - Engineering Group Project (15 credits)
EENG5650 - Instrumentation and Measurement Systems (15 credits)
EENG5680 - Digital Implementation (15 credits)
EENG5170 - Control and Mechatronics (15 credits)
EENG5aaa - Power Electronics (15 credits)
EENG5bbb - Electrical Machines (15 credits)
Optional modules:
EENG5780 - Systems Programming (15 credits)
EENG5600 - Microcomputer Engineering (15 credits)
You'll look at power transmission and distribution, as well as renewable energy technology. You’ll also be able to choose from a range of modules, so you can focus on your interests, before completing a final-year project in your specialist area.
Compulsory modules currently include:
EENG6000 - Project (45 credits)
EENG6830 - Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS) (15 credits)
EENG6730 - Digital Systems Design (15 credits)
EENG6xxx - Power Transmissions and Distribution (15 credits)
EENG6xxx - Renewable Energy Technology (15 credits)
Optional modules:
EENG6460 - Robotics and AI (15 credits)
EENG6770 - Electronics for Communications (15 credits)
EENG5610 - Image Analysis and Applications (15 credits)
EENG6670 - Embedded Computer Systems (15 credits)
EENG6760 - Digital Signal Processing and Control (15 credits)
Most modules consist of a mixture of lectures, seminars, practicals, workshops and computer sessions. Project work throughout all three years gives students experience of a wide range of practical design, manufacturing and testing skills; laboratory experiments and computer-based assignments. The hands-on experience of hardware and software design you receive replicates industrial practice to maximise your employability when you graduate.
For a student studying full time, each academic year of the programme will comprise 1200 learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours. The precise breakdown of hours will be subject dependent and will vary according to modules.
Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules.
Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure.
For programme aims and learning outcomes please see the programme specification.
Engineering graduates find employment in a huge range of sectors such as:
The 2024/25 annual tuition fees for this course are:
For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.
For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.*
The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.
Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details.
You may be eligible for government finance to help pay for the costs of studying. See the Government's student finance website.
Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website.
We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
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