MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering
About this course
Master of Engineering in Aerospace Electronic Engineering, an electrical and electronic engineering degree centred on electronic systems for aircraft and spacecraft. Core topics include programming, systems design, circuit design, computer architecture, embedded systems, signal processing, microelectronics, control systems, statistics, mathematical modelling, research methods, critical & analytical thinking, and artificial intelligence & machine learning. This four-year integrated master's degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology to fully meet academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer, and features practical work including a group design project and individual project phases. The first year covers foundational principles through Circuits, Digital Systems, Electronic Systems and Devices, and Engineering Mathematics. The second year progresses with Aerospace Simulation and Modelling, Applied Electromagnetism, Control and Systems Engineering, and Flight Mechanics and Aerospace Systems Engineering. The third year involves compulsory modules such as Guidance, Navigation and Control, Radar Techniques and Applications, and Space Systems Engineering, alongside optional choices covering areas like Advanced Partial Differential Equations, Biosensors and Diagnostics, Control System Design, Digital Control System Design, From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification, Imaging for Digital Health and Bioscience, Integral Transform Methods, Introduction to Bionanotechnology and Computational Biology, Manufacturing and Materials, Mechanical Power Transmission and Vibration, Operational Research, Precision Health: Machine Learning Under Uncertainty, Real-Time Computing and Embedded Systems, Robot Kinematics and Dynamics, Security of Cyber Physical Systems, Signal and Image Processing, and Wireless and Optical Communications. The final year includes core modules such as Group Design Project and Industrial Studies, with further optional modules available including Advanced Micro and Nanosystems, Applied Control Systems, Cryptography, Electronics for Spacecraft, From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification, Image Processing, Individual Research Project, Intelligent Mobile Robotics, Microsensor Technologies, Modelling with Differential Equations, Nonlinear Control of Aerospace Systems, Numerical Methods, Power Electronics for DC Transmission, and Wireless Transceiver Design and Implementation.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including mathematics (minimum grade A) and either physics, electronics or further mathematics (minimum grade A) IB: Pass, with 38 points overall with 19 points required at Higher Level including 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 7 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation), and 6 at Higher Level in Physics
What students say
Based on about 86 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 160 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 33 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 55%
- Information Technology Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 90%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 6%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 17%
- London: 14%
- South East: 30%
- South West: 23%
Who gets in
Based on about 210 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Foundation course: 17%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Circuits
- Digital Systems
- ELEC Part One Laboratory Programme
- Electronic Systems and Devices
- Engineering Mathematics
- Fields, Forces and Materials
- Introduction to Signals, Control and Communications
- Mathematics
- Programming
- Aerospace Simulation and Modelling
- Applied Electromagnetism
- Communications
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Design
- Electrical Machines and Drives
- Flight Mechanics and Aerospace Systems Engineering
- Signal Processing
- Guidance, Navigation and Control
- Part III Individual Project Phase 1
- Part III Individual Project Phase 2
- Radar Techniques and Applications
- Space Systems Engineering
- Advanced Partial Differential Equations
- Biosensors and Diagnostics
- Control System Design
- Digital Control System Design
- From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification
- Imaging for Digital Health and Bioscience
- Integral Transform Methods
- Introduction to Bionanotechnology and Computational Biology
- Manufacturing and Materials
- Mechanical Power Transmission and Vibration
- Operational Research
- Precision Health: Machine Learning Under Uncertainty
- Real-Time Computing and Embedded Systems
- Robot Kinematics and Dynamics
- Security of Cyber Physical Systems
- Signal and Image Processing
- Wireless and Optical Communications
- Group Design Project
- Industrial Studies
- Advanced Micro and Nanosystems
- Applied Control Systems
- Cryptography
- Electronics for Spacecraft
- From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification
- Image Processing
- Individual Research Project
- Intelligent Mobile Robotics
- Microsensor Technologies
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Nonlinear Control of Aerospace Systems
- Numerical Methods
- Power Electronics for DC Transmission
- Wireless Transceiver Design and Implementation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £36,500 after 15 months, £40,500 after 3 years, £50,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £40,500 and £61,500. The £50,000 median after five years is £12,500 more than the UK median for Electrical and electronic engineering.
What do graduates of MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering at University of Southampton do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering at University of Southampton?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 167 UCAS points.
Does MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on MEng Aerospace Electronic Engineering at University of Southampton?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.