BEng Electronic Engineering

Students in Electronic Engineering BEng at King’s College London gain hands‑on, real‑world engineering skills from day one. Working beneath the iconic Strand quad, you’ll use state‑of‑the‑art maker spaces, experimental electronics labs and fabrication workshops designed to let you progress from theory to finished prototype in moments. Teaching staff and technical fellows assist during open lab hours, and you’ll join cohort-based project teams to solve engineering challenges in computing, circuits, telecommunications and hardware design.

Designed for practical learning in the heart of a global tech hub, this course helps you become an engineer with proven skills—ready for employers from day one:

Here’s how it works in practice:

• Central teaching labs and maker facilities
  Located in the newly opened Engineering Quad beneath King’s Strand Campus, these 3,000 m² spaces include interdisciplinary maker spaces, heavy‑duty fabrication labs and dedicated electronics/micromechanics laboratories. You’ll use power supplies, oscilloscopes, soldering benches and 3D printers as part of core classes in years 1 and 2.

• Year 1‑2 electronics and mechatronics labs
  Sessions at dedicated labs on Lambeth Wing (St Thomas’ Hospital campus) introduce you to circuits, sensors and embedded hardware using real equipment—integral to engineering fundamentals.

• Signature "Design: Empowerment" module
  A group project in Year 2 where you build and program working Mars rover prototypes to take part in “Demo Day”. Milestone‑based learning develops resilience, teamwork, CAD and sustainable fabrication skills using laser‑cut acrylic, 3D printed parts and embedded microcontrollers.

• Group & individual projects
  Over your degree, you’ll complete an individual final‑year project and join cohorts of four students to work on realistic engineering briefs (frequently industry‑sourced). These build your communication, design documentation, and presentation skills.

• Computation & simulation modules
  As part of modules like “Mathematics & Programming for Engineers”, you’ll use programming tools and CAD/CAE packages (with advice aligned to industry standards) to analyse and visualise circuits, systems and hardware before building.

• Professional exposure & employer engagement
  The Department and King’s Careers & Employability team organise termly skills sessions and visits from leading companies such as Vodafone, IBM, Motorola and BT. Electric engineering students also have access to global placement support via wider NMES faculty support.

• Access to world‑class research platforms
  The Strand Research Facility offers clean‑room fabrication, SEM, AFM and materials characterisation labs for student research and supervised design work. You can also engage with the Centre for Robotics Research, Centre for Telecommunications Research, and the London Centre for Nanotechnology through supported group projects and elective modules.

• Library, computing labs & study tools
  Across Strand Campus you’ll have access to the Maughan Library—even reserved quiet and collaborative rooms—as well as King’s PC labs and campus‑wide licences for tools like Microsoft 365 and Python environments for coursework and design practice.

This isn’t education by lectures alone—it’s project‑based, tool‑driven learning that builds your engineering DNA: from simulations and breadboards to industrial design, employer connections and future‑proof tech exposure.

Graduates of King’s Electronic Engineering BEng leave the programme with a robust set of technical and transferable skills. Alumni commonly secure roles such as software engineer (e.g. Motorola), advisory software lead (IBM), systems or network engineer (e.g. Centrica), R&D or design engineers in telecoms and hardware firms, or take up project and technology management roles at organizations including Bloomberg, the BBC, TFL, Credit Suisse, and Smartone Mobile Communications. Many also progress to postgraduate study in electronics engineering, robotics, mobile communications, or engineering management, supported by the programme’s fundamentals in both electronics and interdisciplinary systems thinking.

Career Services & Experiential Learning

Careers & Employability Programme: Delivered jointly by the Department of Engineering and King’s Careers Service (“King’s Futures”). Offers workshops on CVs, interviews, assessment centres, skills development, employer networking events, and access to the university-wide CareerConnect jobs and internship platform.

Employer engagement: Regular visits from top employers in banking, technology, healthcare, telecoms and consulting are organised within the syllabus. Graduates are routinely placed in major engineering firms, financial institutions, and government roles.

Global and academic placements: While the BEng does not include an integrated year in industry, students can independently transfer to degrees with placement years or compete for centrally administered internships (e.g. 120‑hour credit-bearing) across Faculty NMES. King’s provides dedicated placement preparation, peer mentoring, and on-placement support.

Industry Partnerships & Research
Electronic & signal processing expertise: The programme benefits from strong ties with companies in communications, semiconductors, software, and systems engineering—such as Orange, Vodafone, Nokia, BT, and Texas Instruments, via curriculum input and industry-led challenges.

Collaborative consortia: King’s participates in the Thomas Young Centre (multi-university materials theory alliance) and hosts faculty such as Professor Anatoly Zayats and Sir Bashir Al‑Hashimi, whose projects link engineering, photonics, embedded systems, and energy-efficient electronics.

Accreditation
The Electronic Engineering BEng is fully accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (on behalf of the Engineering Council UK) for the period 2020 to 2028, meaning the degree meets part of the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. Accreditation also covers industry-relevant competencies such as ethical design, sustainability, teamwork, and communication (aligned to UK‑SPEC outcomes).

Graduate Outcomes
Graduates complete the programme with advanced analytical, mathematical, computational, and engineering design skills, underpinned by experience in hardware prototyping, signal and systems design, embedded programming, and team-based capstone projects. These capabilities are highly valued in sectors such as electronics, telecoms, semiconductors, data-intensive infrastructure, consultancy, fintech, and innovation environments. Employers consistently praise King’s alumni for their adaptability, systems thinking, and multidisciplinary problem-solving—qualities nurtured throughout labs, team modules, and employer-led engagements in collaboration with the Careers team and academic faculty.

Further Academic Progression
Students can progress to a postgraduate pathway such as MSc or MRes degrees in Robotics, Mobile Communications, Engineering Management, or Research Engineering, all supported by the Department of Engineering and King’s graduate employment support teams.