MEng Electrical Power Engineering
About this course
MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a five-year integrated master's programme. Core topics include Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The curriculum covers power systems, electrical machines, and high voltage technologies, with a team-based MEng project in the final year. The course includes an industrial practice module and a European exchange placement.
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 80%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 60%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 390 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 2%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 92%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 20%
- Other HE qualification: 80%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
- Accredited by the Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Modules
- European Project Semester
- European Exchange Placement
- Mathematics 2
- Analogue and Digital Electronics
- Energy Resources, Generation and Utilisation
- Electrical Distribution Systems AB
- Electrical Distribution Systems
- Control and Instrumentation Systems
- IoT Systems 2
- Control Engineering 3
- Power Electronic Systems 3
- Electrical Machines
- Integrated Engineering Studies 3
- Modelling and Data Analysis
- Engineering Operations Management
- Industrial Practice
- EEE Honours Research Project
- Renewable Power Integration
- Power Systems Analysis
- High Voltage Technologies and Condition Assessment
- Control Engineering 4
- Power Systems Protection and Automation
- MEng Team Project
- Power Electronics and Drive Systems
- Professional Practice (Engineering)
- Energy Audit and Energy Asset Management
- Advanced AC and DC Transmission Systems
- Condition Monitoring
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £40,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Electrical and electronic engineering.
What do graduates of MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University?
The average entrant had 152 UCAS points.
Is MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Accredited by the Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Does MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.