BEng (Hons)Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Study location	United Kingdom, Liverpool
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BEng (Hons)
Course code	HH66

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) - good results in Mathematics - good results in another Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Electronics or Design and Technology, Systems or Control Technology) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band) TOEFL (IBT): Overall score of 88 or above, with at least 21 in Listening and Writing, 22 in Reading and 23 in Speaking CAE: 169 points overall with no component less than 162

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	liverpool.ac.uk/..ering-beng-hons/overview

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Programme Year One

Digital and Integrated Electronics Design
Electrical Circuits and Systems
Mathematics
Experimental Skills/Engineering Skills
Electronic Circuits
Java Programming
Data Structures

Programme Year Two

Signals and Systems
Electronic Circuits and Systems
Instrumentation and Control
Digital Electronics and Microprocessor Systems
Applied Design/Project
Software Engineering
Database Development
Operation System Concepts
Communication Systems

Programme Year Three

You undertake an extended individual project. Recent projects have included ‘real-time GPS tracking of a vehicle fleet by mobile phones’, and ‘mobile multi-user dungeon (MUD) game using SMS messaging’. You can choose lecture-based modules from the two disciplines.

The modules for Electronic Engineering are chosen from:

Embedded Computer Systems
Digital Wireless Communications
Signal Processing and Diigital Filtering
Digital System Design
Electronics for Instrumentation and Communications
Integrated Circuits – Concepts and Design
Image Processing
Neural Networks
Organic Electronics
Digital Control and Optimisation

In addition three Computer Science modules are chosen from the following:

Biocomputation
Software Engineering
Multi-Agent Systems
Formal Methods
Semantics of Programming Languages
Introduction to Computational Game Theory

Plus, up to two modules can be chosen from the list of subsidiary subjects.

Career opportunities

Our degrees have excellent career prospects: 90% of graduates go on to graduate level jobs. Graduate employers include Siemens, BAE Systems, BT and Guardian Media Group. Careers are many and varied and include Design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Medical Physicist, Postdoctoral Research Scientist and Radio Frequency Scientist. Some of our graduates go on to work in the industrial sector, in government and in education, whilst others enter non-technical professions such as banking, accountancy, management and law.