In today’s technically advancing world, our hands-on approach will put you at the forefront of the next generation of electronic engineers, where you will have a significant impact on modern life.

Our degree gives you the specialist skills, knowledge and practical experience you need to achieve your career ambitions, enabling you to design the electronic systems that shape the way we live. You’ll gain a broad understanding of both digital and analogue electronic systems. You’ll also enhance your problem-solving ability and learn to use professional methods and software to build complex electronic circuits and systems.

Build your electronic engineering skills

Electronic engineering has a visible impact on modern life - from smartphones to smart cars, and everything in between. You will design and build complex electronic circuits and systems-on-a-chip using a range of methods and software tools, applying a systems engineering approach to problem-solving, opening up career opportunities wherever automation is involved.

Led by our team of industry experts in high-tech labs, you’ll learn the specialist skills you need to succeed in a variety of roles that range from wireless and digital design and network design to network planning, mobile internet applications and services development.

Middlesex University is a Cisco Local Academy and Arm, Opnet and Xilinx University partners, Huawei approved 5G training centre, LABVIEW Academy with students having access to high-quality specialist digital and wireless laboratories equipped with industry-standard software, hardware and tools. All the essential software needed to study the course is provided, including MATLAB, LabVIEW, SolidWorks etc.

The programme makes use of a variety of innovative learning activities and assessment strategies to engage students in the learning process and help them develop confident interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving and group/team work skills as required by the industry.

To support your career success, you will build a professional portfolio of work throughout your degree and receive regular guest lectures and project feedback from industry professionals, with the option of spending a year on industry placement.

Students are encouraged to enter prestigious engineering competitions to enhance their experience and career prospects and will have access to our dedicated facilities, which are equipped with industry-standard equipment in electronics, mechatronics, robotics and networking solutions.

Our Electronic Engineering graduates have excellent career prospects across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Careers range from electronic systems or associated industries such as computing, wireless networking, design automation, robotics, embedded systems, machine intelligence etc. within the UK, as well as to Europe and the overseas market.

To support students in this activity during their studies, students are encouraged to develop a commercial approach to engineering and communication systems via projects with industrial partners and industrial placements. Students undertake contextual studies into the nature and contexts of the profession. By interacting with a variety of guest lecturers with professional backgrounds from both academia and industry you will begin to build your own professional networks.

You will be supported in developing your exit portfolio, a CV and a career entry plan. Through these experiences you will come to understand engineering in a commercial context, the nature of the engineering industries and to plan for your own career entry and development.

Work placements

Work placements increase your success in the job market – as well as being a fantastic experience. You can further develop your interpersonal skills, build your confidence, and make contact with industry leaders. By making a good impression during your placement year, you greatly increase your chances of securing a job with the company after graduation. Research shows that 70% of placements result in a graduate job offer.