Nottingham is one of the leading universities for a degree level education in electrical and electronic engineering. The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was one of the first departments to be established at the Malaysia Campus and our academic staff, like our UK-based colleagues, have an extensive research portfolio.
What is electrical and electronic engineering?
There are a wide range of topics under the heading of electrical engineering, so as well as providing you with a thorough grounding in both the academic and practical aspects, our courses enable you to specialise in a particular branch of the subject dependent upon your interests and talents. One of these branches, mechatronic engineering, is a professional discipline that encompasses electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering with intelligent embedded control.
At The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus we offer the following undergraduate degree programmes within electrical and electronic engineering.
How you are taught
Lectures, practical laboratory sessions and project work are supplemented by problem solving workshops and tutorials. For a typical week in your first year you can expect to attend about 10-12 hours of lectures, five hours of problem-based workshops, six hours of practical, hands-on laboratory sessions and one hour in a small group tutorial. Additionally you will undertake independent work and complete the necessary reading in preparation for writing reports and laboratory experiments.
You will be assessed through a broad range of methods including coursework, dissertation and oral presentations, as well as tests and examinations.
Both the BEng or MEng option will provide you with the same core skills but by choosing to study for the MEng you will undertake a more substantial project with greater opportunity for specialisation and experience of research methods.
We strongly recommend this MEng route if you wish to pursue
an engineering career.
Course structure
During your first year you will gain an understanding of the principles and practices of electrical engineering and your chosen specialist subject area, through the study of analogue and digital electronics, the application of electrical energy and practical work including programming and projects. Your understanding of underpinning subjects, such as mathematics, will also be developed. During your second year you will continue to develop your understanding and undertake group projects, presentations and seminars that will enable you to gain the skills and understanding essential for the workplace. In your third year, and if undertaking the MEng, your fourth year, you can choose from a range of specialised topics, as well as undertake an individual research project which forms a major component of the final year assessment.
Industrial training
Industrial training is compulsory if you pursue the MEng degree curriculum. On the BEng degree you are not required to participate but will be strongly encouraged to do so. You will be expected to participate in industrial training during the summer vacation after your second year, although participation in other years or more than once is also allowed.
Professional recognition
All of our BEng and MEng undergraduate courses are fully accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), allowing our graduates a fast-track development to the status of Chartered Engineer (CEng). Accredited MEng degrees provide exemption from further study on the route to CEng status, while accredited BEng degrees will require a further period of study in order to gain CEng status.
Our MEng courses are currently accredited by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) providing graduates with the ‘Accredited Engineering Degree’. The route to professional engineer status can be found at the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) website.
Career prospects
Electrical and electronic engineering continue to be buoyant industries. Many of our graduates pursue engineering careers in a range of industries, such as electrical and electronic design, manufacturing, power plants, devices and systems design and development, electrical and electronic equipment and systems design and fabrication, and transmission. Others enter the management and commerce sector, or software and IT. Some also choose to continue their studies with further education.
A degree from Nottingham has a high reputation within the electrical and electronic engineering industry, and industry and finance generally, opening up a world of opportunity and prospects. In recent years the majority of our graduates have quickly found career employment with over 97 per cent of our graduates starting work or registering for further study, within three months of graduation.