BEng/BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

From your very first year, you’ll be immersed in practical, hands-on experiences—whether it’s designing circuits, programming embedded systems, or building real-world electronic devices. You’ll work in modern engineering labs, unleashing creativity while learning the tools and techniques that matter to industry today. This programme places you right where theory meets reality, equipping you with not just knowledge but actual engineering skills.

Here’s how that translates into your day-to-day learning:

Dedicated Teaching Labs & Equipment: Learn and experiment using specialised kit like the LPFK Protomat E44 for rapid PCB prototyping, the in-house 'car park system' electronic simulator, and the Electrical Machines Core System (FB-60-070) for studying motors, drives, and power systems.

Hands-On Learning in Practice: With practical laboratories woven into the curriculum every semester—alongside lectures and tutorials—you’ll be actively designing, testing, and iterating real electrical and electronic systems.

Embedded Systems and Honours Projects: In your final year, you'll tackle embedded systems and analogue electronics through your honours project, giving you the freedom to design and build something really meaningful.

Optional Industrial Placement: Want real-world industry exposure? Optional placements are strongly encouraged—they’re supported by a dedicated placements team and can help you gain work experience, contacts, and even influence your honours project.

Lab Access Beyond Class Hours: Students often highlight how inspiring it is to apply theory right in the lab—and these spaces are so supportive that many stayed late, working on PLCs and controllers long after class ended.

Group Project Experience: From working with others on engineering challenges to lab-based design tasks, collaborative projects help you develop problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills that mirror professional engineering environments.

Strong Research Foundations: Benefit from being taught in a school with active research in antenna systems (including 5G and MIMO design), electrical machines, power systems, and embedded electronics—so you're plugged into the latest thinking as you learn.

Graduates of Edinburgh Napier University's BEng/BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering are highly employable, moving into roles such as electrical design engineer, control systems specialist, electronics development engineer, power systems analyst and telecommunications engineer. Many alumni also pursue further study in renewable energy, robotics or related disciplines, or work in sectors including energy, manufacturing, aerospace and smart technologies.

Here's how Edinburgh Napier specifically supports your future:

Career Services & Experiential Learning:
The programme offers an optional placement year with industry partners, providing valuable professional experience. You'll develop your skills through hands-on laboratory work, industry-standard simulation tools and practical engineering projects, with strong emphasis on power electronics, embedded systems and sustainable energy solutions. The university's Careers and Employability Service provides dedicated support including placement opportunities, industry networking events and professional development workshops tailored for engineering students.

Industry Partnerships & Research:
The School of Engineering and the Built Environment maintains strong links with companies like Scottish Power, Leonardo and Mitsubishi Electric. Students engage with cutting-edge research in areas including smart grids, renewable energy integration and industrial automation. The university's £60m engineering facilities include high-voltage laboratories, electronics design suites and Industry 4.0 manufacturing systems. Employers particularly value graduates' competencies in circuit design, power systems analysis and control engineering applications.

Graduate Outcomes:
Students complete their studies with professional skills in electrical system design, power distribution, microcontroller programming and engineering project management - all highly sought after by employers in the energy, manufacturing and technology sectors.

Further Academic Progression:
After your degree, you can progress to MSc programmes in Electrical Power Engineering or related fields, or enter professional roles in power generation, control systems or electronics design, supported by the course's industry-aligned curriculum and strong Scottish engineering sector connections.