BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
About this course
BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Engineering Design, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme includes an optional industrial placement year or study abroad year after the second year. In the third year, students may specialise in one of three streams: Hybrid/Electric Aviation, E-Transportation and Sustainable Energy, or the Internet of Things.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB including Maths
What students say
Based on about 87 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 235 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 7%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 39 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 72%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 12%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 50%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 20%
- West Midlands: 15%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 22%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 9%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Foundation course: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Individual Project
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Real-time Cyber-Physical System Design
- National Grid Design and Operation
- Electronics Test and Instrumentation
- State Variable Control
- Sustainable Electrical Systems
- Biological Imaging
- Digital Control and Actuators
- Machine Learning for Engineers
- Sustainable Engineering Design
- Digital Electronics and Communications
- Engineering Mathematics with programming 1
- Solid Mechanics
- Principles of Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics with programming 2
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Integrated Engineering Design
- System Dynamics and Control
- Engineering Management
- Analogue and Power Electronics
- Mechatronics
- Signals and Systems
- Computational Engineering Methods
- Electric Machines and Drives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £30,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £31,500 and £45,000. The £37,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Electrical and electronic engineering.
What do graduates of BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Leicester do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Leicester?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
Does BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Leicester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Leicester?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.