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Why study at Essex? The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering has been created by merging the two long-established Departments of Computer Science and Electronic Systems Engineering. These two disciplines have been converging for some time, but Essex is one of only a few universities in the UK to have recognised the potential of combining them under one roof. The result is one of the largest and best-resourced schools in the UK.
Our dedicated approach to teaching and to supporting our students is reflected in our 2010 National Student Survey (NSS) performance; we were ranked eleventh in the UK for the subject area ‘electronic and electrical engineering’.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence in both teaching and research, and are ranked eleventh in the UK for Electronic Engineering, with 20 per cent of our research rated ‘world-leading’ (most recent Research Assessement Exercise, 2008).
Eleventh in the UK for student satisfaction and research.
Why study electronics and
telecommunications? Electronics is essential to the modern world of instant global communication. The subject has a history going back 60 years or more, but it is only in the last 30 years that electronics has become indispensable in the form of powerful and low-cost computers accessible to all. Applications include: digital media for audio and video storage and reproduction; satellite navigation systems which can pinpoint a location anywhere on earth to within a metre; digital cameras and camcorders at affordable prices; and automated manufacturing that makes many products reliable and inexpensive.
Telecommunications have been revolutionised by modern electronics, making possible worldwide instant telephony with automated international dialling and, of course, the internet is
possible only because of advanced optical communication which links the continents with sufficient capacity to carry all the intercontinental internet and telephony traffic over submarine cables. None of this would be possible without the technology, but it is also the design and development engineers and graduates in electronic engineering and telecommunications engineering that make possible the products that we all use, directly or indirectly, in our daily lives.
Demand for electronics and telecommunications engineers is high throughout the world. The profession offers a range of careers from design and development to marketing, management, production engineering and applications engineering. Graduates also find employment in other disciplines because of the highly numerate nature of the subject.
We have particular expertise in optical communications, radio frequency engineering, digital image and signal processing, and audio, video and digital media. We have new laboratories for electronics and communications, computer-aided design, computer programming, and numerical modelling. We also have our own state-of-the-art video studio, equipped with Sony high-definition cameras enabling direct recording to DVD.
How are the courses structured?
BEng Electronic Engineering and BEng Telecommunication Engineering have a common first year and transferral between the two courses is possible at any time up to the start of the second year. Both include significant mathematical content and this is why we require A-level Mathematics. The courses also cover professional development and transferable skills, in common with all the courses offered by the School.
BEng Electronic Engineering (Year Abroad) is identical to BEng Electronic Engineering, except that you will spend an additional year at an overseas partner institution.
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