Electronic Engineering BEng

From your very first semester, you’ll be deeply engaged in hands-on, project-based learning—designing, prototyping, and problem-solving in real time. The course blends theory with practice using industry-standard tools, real-world scenarios, and thoughtfully structured modules that reflect modern engineering demands.

From projects in mechatronics and robotics to professional practice and major final-year self-directed work, you’ll develop practical experience, teamwork skills, and confidence right from the lab. This prepares you for industry and builds a solid foundation for your engineering career.

Here’s how it works in action:

• Advanced, practice-based labs: You'll learn in the Ritterman Building using industry-standard mechatronics, robotics, electronics, and networking setups. The robotics and haptics lab alone includes over 100 workstations with tools like LabVIEW, Multisim, NI-ELVIS, CAD/CAM equipment, and CompactRIO systems.

• Cross-industry collaboration & equipment partners: Middlesex has strong ties with industry leaders—National Instruments, Siemens, Festo, and Altium—bringing real automation, design, and simulation tools into your learning.

• Embedded projects each year: Every academic year includes a project that mirrors industrial practice—helping you build simulation, testing, and prototyping skills that matter for employability.

• Capstone Final Project & Professional Practice: In your final year, you’ll undertake the Major Project and Professional Practice module—a self-directed venture that integrates your learning. You’ll manage your own engineering project, supported by staff, and aligned with your career goals.

• Collaborative teaching techniques: Learning is interactive—seminars, group tutorials, and workshops keep things active. You’ll tackle real-world challenges with sustainability and SDGs in mind.

• Prototyping and simulation tools: Across your degree, you’ll use design tools to prototype on industry-level hardware, test systems, model solutions, and present findings like an engineer. All this is part of your hands-on learning journey.

• Strong employability support: With the MDXworks employability service, you gain access to placements, projects, networking, and start-up support—setting you up for career success even before graduation.

Graduates of Middlesex University's BEng Electronic Engineering are highly employable, moving into roles such as electronics design engineer, embedded systems developer, telecommunications specialist, control systems engineer and IoT solutions architect. Many alumni also pursue further study in robotics, artificial intelligence or related fields, or work in sectors including consumer electronics, aerospace, automotive and smart technologies.

Here's how Middlesex specifically supports your future:

Career Services & Experiential Learning:
The programme offers a professional placement year with London-based technology firms, giving you hands-on experience in cutting-edge electronic engineering. You'll develop your skills through practical laboratory sessions, industry-standard design tools and real-world engineering projects, with strong emphasis on circuit design, digital systems and embedded programming. The university's Employability Service provides tailored support including CV workshops, mock interviews and exclusive employer events for engineering students.

Industry Partnerships & Research:
The Department of Design, Engineering and Mathematics collaborates closely with companies like ARM, Intel and BT. Students engage with pioneering research in areas including IoT applications, wireless communications and smart sensor technologies. The university's £23m engineering facilities feature advanced electronics labs, robotics workstations and clean room spaces. Employers particularly value graduates' expertise in PCB design, FPGA development and signal processing applications.

Graduate Outcomes:
Students complete their studies with professional competencies in electronic system design, microcontroller programming, digital signal processing and engineering project management—skills highly sought after by employers in London's thriving technology sector.

Further Academic Progression:
After your BEng degree, you can progress to MSc programmes in Electronic Engineering or related disciplines, or enter professional roles in electronics manufacturing, embedded systems or telecommunications, supported by the programme's strong industry connections and London location advantage.