This course gives students in-depth knowledge in electrical machines, power systems, renewable energy, power electronics, electrical energy converters and electrical/environmental services in buildings with essential mathematical skills to develop both theoretical and practical skills in the wide sector of electrical power industry.
This course will lead the graduate to work in companies/industries as Engineers or Entrepreneurs and will be able to contribute to the UK’s net zero energy innovation and economic recovery future required in this modern era.
ModeFull-time | Duration4 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeH80F | Application method UCAS |
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£9250.00
Tuition fees for home students
£15900.00
Tuition fees for international students
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The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.
The course is not currently open to international students.
International (non Home) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
Mode Full-time | Duration 4 years | Start date September | Application code H80F | Application method UCAS |
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You will study modules that let you explore the design, development, and maintenance of electrical systems in modern smart buildings, large transport, and energy installations and the national power distribution network.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Optional placement year
Each module has a number of assessment components, usually, but not always, two. These can consist of assignments, mini tests, essays, laboratory reports and logbooks and examinations of various kinds.
To pass a module, students must obtain an overall module mark of no less than 40% and alsoa minimum threshold mark of 30% in each component. The weighting of each component for calculating the overall module mark is given in the Module Guide, and the module coordinator (or leader or lecturer in charge) will often cover the details of this at the beginning of the delivery of the module.
Students have access to five teaching labs, each with dedicated professional technical staff and all equipped with generic electrical power instruments and equipment for building and measuring experimental work including parts for building prototypes. There is an extra room that acts as a project lab for electrical/electronic workshop in your final year individual project. Access is also available for mechanical workshop for building products from prototypes including 3D printing. Most computer software installed in our teaching labs is also available 24/7 for external access from home (Windows PCs/laptops mostly).
Students have access to five teaching labs, each with dedicated professional technical staff and all equipped with generic electrical power instruments and equipment for building and measuring experimental work including parts for building prototypes. There is an extra room that acts as a project lab for electrical/electronic workshop in your final year individual project. Access is also available for mechanical workshop for building products from prototypes including 3D printing. Most computer software installed in our teaching labs is also available 24/7 for external access from home (Windows PCs/laptops mostly).
At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:
Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
The UK energy industry adds a net value to the economy of more than £15 billion per year with electricity sales alone amounting to around £100 million per day. Key players in this industry range from large national grid operators to regional distribution and power generation companies. Meeting the challenges of using renewable energy to reduce the problems of climate change means that there has never been a more exciting time to be involved in the power and related applications industry.
Career prospects are excellent in this growing engineering sector. Graduate electrical engineers command high salaries and are often involved in cutting-edge projects. You could work for industry players ranging from large national grid operators to regional distribution, and power generation companies, and the building services industry.
This course is the first step to becoming a chartered engineer – and remember Chartered Engineers typically earn more than their colleagues.
Our vocational and practical approach to teaching will have a positive impact on your employability. As a graduate you'll have a number of practical key skills that will make you an attractive prospect to employers. These include the ability to complete analytical investigative work, knowledge of both analogue and digital systems, the ability to create computer models for simulation, and the ability to manage projects using industry standards and specifications. Taking up the opportunity of a sandwich year in industry will further improve your employment prospects as a new graduate.
Graduates will be able to apply for further study at postgraduate level, including for a place on our full-time or part-time MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The course follows the UK SPEC.
Over the last 30 years, BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering course has been accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Several academics have funded projects as well as funding from industrial partners. Our EEE staff, include the Director of Research and Enterprise for the School of Engineering, lead two of the three research centres of the Schools. Each one with industrial collaborations and access to in-house state-of-the-art research facilities.
The division maintains an Industrial Advisory Board which is composed of five professionals engineers working in the industry in various capacities and who meet twice a yar to offer advice and feedback on our courses with an industrial viewpoint.
An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for registration as an Incorporated (IEng) and with work experience and professional development as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.
All students are granted student membership of the IET on enrolment for the duration of the course for no extra cost. Benefits include access to IET resources, career opportunities and support, and a dedicated student and apprentice online zone where you will find study resources, news, guidance and more. Plus, you'll be part of a large professional network, so you can begin to grow your contacts.
LSBU has been educating professional engineers for over 100 years. We know that industry is continually expanding into new areas and technology is rapidly developing and changing and we are proud to play a vital role in these developments.
The growth in global communications, global warming and the need to find alternative energy sources have identified new areas of importance in the practice of engineering and product design. Our courses are designed with these issues in mind and are focused on academic content and real-life applications so our graduates are appropriately equipped for future employment and/or postgraduate studies.
The European Studies endorsement is available on all our BEng courses. If you choose to complete a sandwich year abroad you will study at one of our partner institutions in Europe, and then complete the year with an industrial placement.
Your lecturers are leading practitioners in their fields, so everything we do is industry relevant.
We take a personal approach. You'll be allocated a personal tutor for the duration of the course, with whom you can discuss course-related and personal issues, work on a personal development plan and set your own targets. In Year 1 and Year 2 each student is allocated a personal tutor and in Year 3, the BEng Project supervisor acts as the personal tutor. Tutor and Tutee meet at least twice per semester.
You'll learn through lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work. Taking on both group and individual projects, we assess your work through a mixture of coursework and exams, with project and laboratory work counting towards your final award. We also teach you the life skills of effective communication, problem solving, project planning and team working that will set you apart and give you the best chance of getting the job you want after you graduate.
The amount of project-based learning that you'll do on an engineering degree varies from university to university. At LSBU we offer 'design-make-test' projects throughout the degree course rather than concentrating them all into your final year. This means that you'll adapt theoretical principles to solve real-world engineering problems very early on in your university career. This experience of delivering innovation makes you attractive to employers. Innovation is at the very heart of what an engineer does on a day-to-day basis. Engineers look for practical ways of making things better, more efficient, cheaper, safer, stronger, more resilient, quicker, more integrated and more effective. Our engineering courses will teach you first-hand how to develop these crucial skills and traits.
In reality most engineers will find themselves working side-by-side in multi-disciplinary project teams. One of the greatest professional assets that you can have is the ability to function well in this team set-up. That's why some of our modules are shared across all our engineering courses. These modules are about understanding the commercial priorities that shape engineering practice and problem-solving. Guest lecturers from world-renowned companies, such as Rolls-Royce, have lectured on these modules.
As an Engineering student, you will be allocated a named tutor during your first three weeks at LSBU. The role of your tutor is to be your primary contact for academic and professional development support.
Your tutor will support you to get the most of your time at LSBU, providing advice and signposting to other sources of support in the University.
They should be the first person at the university that you speak to if you are having any difficulties that are affecting your work. These could be academic, financial, health-related or another type of problem.
You will have appointments with your personal tutor at least twice a semester. Some meetings will be one-to-one and others will be in small groups. You can contact your tutor for additional support by email or in person.