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Electrical and electronic engineering touches every facet of modern life. From aerospace, healthcare and mobile phones, to the growing need for renewable energy.
Our accredited degrees give you the skills to find a varied, rewarding and well-paid career at the forefront of technology. You learn on the job, whether in our labs or out on placement, supported by our friendly, forward-thinking team.
We were the first in the UK to gain Institution of Engineering and Technology accreditation. So our degrees can put you on track to become a Chartered Engineer.
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About this course
You’ll explore up-to-the-minute fields including smart power, instrumentation, process control, communications and remote sensing. You’ll design, build and test prototypes in our embedded systems lab, robotics lab and digital manufacturing lab. And you’ll get the chance to spend a year on placement in industry. That way, you’ll gain key skills that employers are looking for: analysis, design and business awareness. Along the way, you’ll have full support from our award-winning careers team.
But it’s not all study and work. There are lots of extra-curricular activities for you to get involved with as well. Join our thriving Robotics Society, and become part of our Hull Electric Racing Team (HERT). As a member of HERT, you’ll help to build a single seater racing car and compete against other students at Silverstone.
As well as our three-year course, we offer four- and five-year options. Choose from a built-in placement year or an integrated Masters (MEng) – or both. And like all our engineering courses, Electrical and Electronic Engineering shares a common first year. That means you can switch degrees in second year if you want to choose a different pathway.
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Integrated Masters
Integrated masters degrees are four-year programmes that include a postgraduate year, giving you the chance to deepen your knowledge and graduate with a higher-level qualification - like an MEng, MPhys, MSci - instead of a standard BA, BSc or BEng.
The final year is set at masters level and offers advanced skills, specialist modules, and often a significant research project or industry-focused experience. It’s ideal if you're aiming for a career in research, want to stand out in a competitive job market, or are thinking about progressing to a PhD. You’ll finish your degree more qualified, more confident, and more prepared for what’s next.
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Mathematics for Engineers
Gain knowledge of the characteristics of a range of functions and techniques appropriate to engineering, developing expertise in analysis, interpretation and problem solving.
compulsory
20 credits
Fundamentals of Engineering
Introducing the key principles and concepts of mechanical and electrical and electronic engineering; ranging from digital electronics to basic stress analysis concepts.
compulsory
20 credits
Practical Skills for Engineers
An introduction to key experiments and construction skills required for electrical and electronic engineers, as well as hands-on experience in the mechanical engineering manufacturing workshop.
compulsory
20 credits
Programming and Control
Communication of mathematical problems and solutions, as well as logic simulation and C programming results for academic, specialist and non-specialist audiences.
compulsory
20 credits
Thermofluids
Gain knowledge, comprehension and hands-on experience of using a range of mathematical functions and techniques appropriate to the application of Engineering Thermofluids to engineering processes.
compulsory
20 credits
Engineering Design Challenge
Develop and enhance a range of professional skills as a basis for professional registration as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.
compulsory
20 credits
Control Engineering
This module introduces you to the analysis and design of feedback control systems. It covers time and frequency domain modelling of dynamic systems, performance evaluation, and classical control techniques including PID design, root-locus analysis, and system stability criteria.
You will apply these principles using mathematical tools such as Laplace and Fourier transforms, and numerical simulation techniques to assess system behaviour and design control solutions.
compulsory
20 credits
Analogue and Digital Electronics
Topics include analogue circuit design; digital circuit and system design using a hardware description language (HDL); and electrical power networks and machines.
compulsory
20 credits
Electrical Machines and Drives
This module explores the fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion and the operation of key electrical machines.
You will study the principles and performance of DC machines, transformers, and AC machines, as well as the role of power electronic devices and converters in motor drive systems. This module blends theoretical knowledge with practical applications in industrial power and drive systems.
compulsory
20 credits
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Our academics
Our research-active staff have years of experience and invaluable industry contacts. So you can be sure you’re learning the most advanced ideas in this field.
We also pride ourselves on the friendly, supportive atmosphere we create for our students.
Professor James Gilbert
Professor of Engineering
Jim is a Professor of Engineering, working on initiatives relating to offshore wind energy, energy resilience and wider issues of sustainability
Zekun Guo
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Postgraduate Research Director for DAIM
Dr. Zekun Guo, is a Lecturer and Postgraduate Research Director at the Centre of Excellence for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Modelling (DAIM) at the University of Hull.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
This course is currently available through Clearing, which means our entry requirements are a bit different to what they would normally be.
At Hull, you're a name not a number. During Clearing, we look at all of your qualifications and experience, not just your academic grades. We may be able to offer you a place whatever your situation. Get started by completing our eligibility checker, and find out immediately if you could study at the University of Hull.
Have questions? Our admissions team will be happy to help.
Fees & Funding
How much is it?
Our standard course fee is £9,535 a year. Bear in mind that some courses are longer than others. So for example, if you’re choosing to study a year abroad in your third year, your course will be four years long.
Looking to study a foundation year as part of this course? Foundation years are charged at the same rate as the standard course fee. Some courses may have a higher fee for their foundation year, so be sure to check this before applying.
If you want to spend a year in industry, this costs £1,907.
Standard Tuition Fee
£9,535 / year
The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index.
Future prospects
Electronic and electrical systems are always evolving. And the mathematical and problem-solving skills you gain are valuable to many industries. So the demand for talented engineers continues to rise.
They’re employed in companies working on the design, development and manufacture of a wide variety of products. As technical advisors for marketing departments. In academic or government research facilities. In patent offices. And as professional Chartered Engineers.
Become part of the next generation of futuremakers
Like what you’ve seen? Then it’s time to apply through Clearing.
The standard way to apply is through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills, qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
Not ready to apply yet?
Visit our next Open Day, and see all that Hull has to offer for yourself. Talk to our lecturers about your subject, find out what university is really like from our current students, and take a tour of our beautiful campus and amazing facilities.
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Our degrees are fully accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Our BEng courses fully meet the academic requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer, and partly for Chartered Engineer. Our MEng degrees fully meet the academic requirements for becoming a Chartered Engineer.
All modules on this course page are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.