Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BEng/MEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Core topics include programming, embedded systems, signal processing, control systems, data analysis, and project management. An optional sandwich year placement provides industrial work experience. The programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for Chartered Engineer registration.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112-120 (BEng Degree) or 120-128 (MEng Degree) A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades BCC, including Grade C in Mathematics or Physics. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM (BEng Degree) or DDM (MEng Degree). To include 6 Merits within Mathematics or Physics modules. IB: 2 x H5 in Mathematics or Physics.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 88%: 15 offers from 17 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 27 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 78%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 30%
- Wales: 35%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 75%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 15%
Modules
- Architectures and Operating Systems
- Principles of Programming
- Analog and Digital Electronics 1
- Engineering Mathematics
- Introduction to Mechatronics
- Explore
- Analog and Digital Electronics 2
- Network & Security
- Physical Computing
- Control Systems
- Signals and Systems
- Engineering Project Management
- Professional Engineering Practical Project
- Power Electronics and Systems
- Low Level Hardware Programming
- Digital Signal Processing
- Parallel & Distributed Systems
- Computational Intelligence
- Digital & Analogue Communications Systems
- Industrial Work Experience (Placement)
- Team Development Project
- The Internet of Things
- Professional & Ethical Issues in Engineering
- Measurement & Instrumentation
- Frontiers in Technology
- Internship
- Image & Video Compression
- Advanced Signal Processing
- Programming for Data Analysis
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £34,500. The £26,500 median after five years is £11,000 less than the UK median for Electrical and electronic engineering.
Are students happy with the teaching on Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 73 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
88% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 15 offers from 17 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.