MSc Electronic & Electrical Engineering at University of Strathclyde

Study with us

• advanced subject options across the entire electronic and electrical engineering discipline
• tailor the course to match your career interests
• benefit from purpose-built study and learning facilities, and the chance to engage with industry partners
• specifically designed for students who wish to pursue advanced studies across the broad range of subjects relevant to electronic and electrical engineering

Why this course?

You can select classes from the extensive range of postgraduate taught courses delivered by our Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. This unique flexible structure allows you to build a personalised Masters programme that meets your academic interests and career aspirations.

The course can lead to a wide range of career opportunities. Recent graduates have gained well paid positions in:

• electrical supply industries
• telecommunications and IT
• consulting and design companies
• healthcare and aerospace

Facilities

You'll have exclusive access to our extensive computing network and purpose-built teaching spaces, including our outdoor test facility for photovoltaics high voltage laboratory, equipped with the latest technologies including:

• LDS 6-digital partial discharge test & measurement system
• Marx impulse generators & GIS test rigs
• £1M distribution network and protection laboratory comprising a 100kVA microgrid, induction machines and programme load banks

You'll have access to the UK’s only high-fidelity control room simulation suite and the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC). This is Europe’s first centre dedicated to the development and demonstration of “smart-grid” technologies.

Learning & teaching

We use a blend of teaching and learning methods including interactive lectures, problem-solving tutorials and practical project-based laboratories. Our technical and experimental officers are available to support and guide you on individual subject material.

Each module comprises of approximately five hours of direct teaching per week. To enhance your understanding of the technical and theoretical topics covered in these, you're expected to undertake a further five to six hours of self-study, using our web-based virtual learning environment (Myplace), research journals and library facilities.

The teaching and learning methods used ensure you'll develop not only technical engineering expertise but also communications, project management and leadership skills.

You'll undertake group projects. These will help to develop your interpersonal, communication and transferable skills essential to a career in industry.

Careers

The flexible structure of the course means Electronic & Electrical Engineering graduates are able to design their own personalised programme to suit individual interests. Career opportunities are vast and include industries such as:

• electrical supply
• oil and gas
• telecommunications
• IT
• banking and finance
• consulting and design companies
• healthcare
• aerospace

Recent graduates have secured technical positions such as control engineers, design engineers and electronics engineers with organisations including GE, Jaguar LandRover and BP. They've also taken up managerial roles such as technology analysts, project managers and risk assessors with Morgan Stanley, Mott MacDonald and Atkins Global.