Electronic Engineering Technology
Electrical and electronic engineering is at the core of innovation across many industries, and you’ll be ready to make a real impact as you develop your skills on this course.
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UCAS Code
Start Date
September 2026
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Code
Start Date
September 2027
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
Course Overview
Today’s electrical engineers don’t just need outstanding skills but also creativity and innovation to thrive in a more digitised, intelligent, and connected world. This degree strikes a balance between theory and practice, preparing graduates for leadership roles in industry.
Why study this course?
What you'll study
Lay theoretical foundations by learning key mathematical concepts, as well as how to work safely in practical environments.
You’ll be introduced to the key concepts, systems and hardware you’ll use during the course, and start to build the professional qualities needed to succeed.
Understand the importance of mathematics in engineering and build the mathematical and data skills needed to solve electrical engineering problems.
Develop knowledge of circuit theory and apply it to solve basic circuit problems involving battery technology, electrical drives, renewable energy sources and smart grids.
Work hands-on in teams to design, build and test simple electrical systems, developing lots of practical skills such as CAD, soldering and safe working.
Through challenging practical lab exercises, you’ll develop the skills required to manage complex firmware for microcontrollers.
Explore a range of analogue and digital electronic systems and how they can be applied based on their functionality.
Understand the legal requirements around safe practice and develop the personal skills required for future success both academically and in the workplace.
Advance your knowledge of power, communication, and programming, and start to apply it to real-world problems.
This culminates in a large group project where you’ll apply business and management techniques to develop a viable solution to a complex technical problem.
Understand how the different forms of communication work, comparing and reviewing communications systems based on their use, functionality and technology.
Apply mathematical models to analyse electronic machines and power systems, with an introduction to specific instrumentation and control strategies.
Design more advanced circuits and systems as you analyse and perform detailed calculations, applying high-level mathematical principles.
Use C programming language to develop real-time embedded systems on a general-purpose microcontroller.
Advance your knowledge of analogue and digital systems as you design and synthesise electronic circuits and systems to meet technical and commercial specifications.
Don your management hat as you work in a team planning and executing a project to solve a complex technical problem, applying established business techniques.
We encourage you to undertake a year-long sandwich placement after your second year, where you’ll gain real insights into the industry and be shaped by priceless experiences.
Upon your return, you will build specialist knowledge and have the opportunity to focus on your strength through an option module and a final year dissertation.
Gain an insight on to Industrial Management from Projects to Operations and learn to evaluate aspects of manufacturing systems whilst also undertaking a project to apply much of what you will learn.
Explore the operating principles of power electronic devices and power electronic converters, including motor drive schemes, switch mode techniques and control techniques.
Test your knowledge, analytical, problem-solving and evaluation skills as you apply software/firmware solutions to complex embedded systems.
Explore advanced analogue and digital electronics principles such as System on Chip (SoC), Hardware Description Language (HDL) and Analogue Conversion to design advanced circuits.
An optional (but always recommended) sandwich placement at a key employer, where you’ll build real experience, apply your skills and build relationships.
Demonstrate your skills by undertaking a detailed, research or project in a subject area of your choice.
We regularly review our courses to keep pace with changing skills and employer needs. If a review leads to significant changes, we’ll contact you to explain what’s changing for the coming year.
Teaching and Assessment
You do need to learn some theoretical underpinning, and you’ll do this in interactive lectures and seminars, often with visiting industry experts involved. There are inevitably some exams that test key knowledge, but a lot of assessment is done in innovative ways that prepare you for industry, such as presentations, practical projects and lab reports.
We’re an industry-focused course, designed to get you ‘work-ready’. As such, there’s a heavy practical element, with lots of time spent in our high-spec labs, workshops and software suites. We also visit industrial sites and carry out field trips.
Every aspect of our course is designed to prepare you for your career, including how we assess you. While there are exams to test your key knowledge, you will be assessed through a variety of methods such as presentations, practical projects and laboratory reports.
Our industry-focused course has a heavy practical element with a lot of time spent in our high-spec labs, workshops and software suits. You’ll also visit industrial sites and carry out field trips.
It’s impossible to overstate how beneficial a sandwich placement can be. It not only deepens your learning through real-world application but most students who do a placement are offered a job at the company upon graduation.
Our teaching staff and careers team support you in securing a placement at companies such as Airbus or Bosch.
Even when you are on campus, you’ll get plenty of real-world work experience as you work on live briefs alongside industry specialists, using industry-standard equipment and replicating the processes and practices used at top engineering firms.
As an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student, you’ll be based at our Treforest Campus, learning by doing from day one. You’ll work in modern, industry-standard laboratories using equipment found in real engineering workplaces.
Our facilities are regularly upgraded, so you’ll learn with up-to-date technology, gain practical experience, build confidence and develop the skills employers value in a supportive, welcoming environment.
From September 2026, our Computing, Engineering, Technology and Built Environment courses will move into Calon, our new £60m building, giving you access to the facilities and opportunities to shape the future.
Course Leader
Dr S. Eurfyl Davies
Dr S. Eurfyl Davies specialises in Power and Control and has published in these areas. He also brings experience across the broader field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and is passionate about supporting students in their journey towards professional recognition, encouraging professional development within this engaging, hands-on, and challenge-based course.
As Undergraduate Programme Lead across Engineering, Eurfyl promotes a cross-disciplinary approach, encouraging students to broaden their knowledge across engineering disciplines. If you’re interested in this course or have any questions, he would be delighted to hear from you.
Contact Eurfyl to learn more about the course, teaching approach, or careers in electrical and electronic engineering.
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Electronic Engineering Technology
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Full-time, 3 years
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September
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Pontypridd
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Electronic Engineering Technology
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Full-time, 3 years
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September
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Pontypridd
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