MEng Electrical Engineering
About this course
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, an electrical and electronic engineering degree centred on large-scale electricity generation, control, and distribution. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Circuit Design, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, and Microelectronics. Students complete individual projects across two phases in the third year alongside a group design project, and the curriculum provides an accredited path toward professional registration as a chartered engineer. The first year covers fundamental groundwork through compulsory modules such as 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, and Programming. The second year progresses into advanced mechanics and electrical theory with Applied Electromagnetism, Control and Systems Engineering, Design, Electrical Machines and Drives, Electrical and Mechanical Materials, Power Circuits and Transmission, Signal Processing, and Simulation and Modelling for Electrical Engineering. Third-year studies feature compulsory modules including High Voltage Engineering, Part III Individual Project Phase 1, Part III Individual Project Phase 2, and Power Systems Technology. Optional modules in the later stages allow specialisation in areas such as advanced differential equations, biosensors, control system design, robotics, power electronics, and health technologies.
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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
- Applied Electromagnetism
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Design
- Electrical Machines and Drives
- Electrical and Mechanical Materials
- Power Circuits and Transmission
- Signal Processing
- Simulation and Modelling for Electrical Engineering
- High Voltage Engineering
- Part III Individual Project Phase 1
- Part III Individual Project Phase 2
- Power Systems Technology
- Advanced Partial Differential Equations
- Biosensors and Diagnostics
- Control System Design
- Digital Control System Design
- From Data to Dynamical Model: System Identification
- Guidance, Navigation and Control
- Imaging for Digital Health and Bioscience
- Integral Transform Methods
- Introduction to Bionanotechnology and Computational Biology
- Operational Research
- Power Electronics
- Power Systems Engineering
- Precision Health: Machine Learning Under Uncertainty
- Robot Kinematics and Dynamics
- Group Design Project
- Industrial Studies
- Applied Control Systems
- High Voltage Insulation Systems
- Individual Research Project
- Intelligent Mobile Robotics
- Medical Electrical and Electronic Technologies
- Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip
- Microsensor Technologies
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Nonlinear Control of Aerospace Systems
- Numerical Methods
- Power Distribution: Design, Operation and Protection
- Power Electronics for DC Transmission
- Power Generation: Technology and Impact on Society
- Power System Dynamics, Stability and Control
- Power Systems Operation and Economics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Electrical 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 Electrical 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 Electrical 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 Electrical 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 Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering at University of Southampton?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.