Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng

Students in this programme engage in rigorous, hands-on engineering learning from Day 1, progressing from circuits and CAD design to embedded systems and field-grade prototypes in Sheffield’s new Diamond building. You’ll have access to modern labs, guidance from embedded electronics faculty and technicians, and an optional year‑in‑industry placement to help elevate you into a professional engineer role. Learning here is practical, team-driven, and aligned with actual engineering workflows.

Your path through the course unfolds with clear practical milestones:

Experiential Learning Highlights:

• State-of-the-Art Labs (The Diamond):
  Large, modern engineering labs equipped with test benches, embedded hardware suites, instrumentation, and 1,000+ study spaces—where lecture theory is immediately applied to hardware and software builds.

• Multi-Year Embedded & Systems Projects:
  From early years you'll join modules that require microcontroller builds, FPGA programming, signal system testing and joint electronics-software integration—reflecting real-world design workflows.

• Sheffield Industrial Project Scheme (Year 2+):
  Students collaborate on real industrial briefs under academic supervision—tackling authentic electronics challenges in areas such as power systems, communications, or aerospace.

• Individual Honours Project (Year 4):
  Undertake a substantial research or design project—often aligned with research groups on devices, circuits, telecoms or renewables—supervised by academic staff and showcased in university-wide exhibitions like GradEX.

• Optional Industrial Placement Year:
  Take a fully supported year in industry between Years 3 and 4—working in roles at companies like ARM, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Nissan, Bosch and Siemens—with placement assistance from Sheffield’s Careers team.

• Dedicated Technical Support & Maker Spaces:
  The labs are staffed by technical and academic teams focused on practical training—empowering you to build, debug and innovate using EDA tools, power electronics platforms and test rigs.

• Software & Simulation Infrastructure:
  You’ll regularly use MATLAB/Simulink, CAD tools, circuit simulators, embedded C/C++, FPGA environments and measurement platforms as part of your embedded, electronics and systems coursework.

• Library & Study Support Facilities:
  In addition to department labs, you benefit from Sheffield’s Information Commons—a sprawling 24‑hour facility with 500+ computers, 1,300+ study spaces, campus-wide access to journals and group workrooms.

This isn't education by lectures alone. From live labs and system prototyping to attending society-run hackathons and year‑long placements, Sheffield builds your skills through real engineering workflows, project ownership, and industry-standard tools—all helping you emerge career-ready with confidence, technical depth and a portfolio of real prototypes.

Graduates of the University of Sheffield's MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering are highly employable, moving into roles such as senior design engineer, systems architect, power electronics specialist, automation engineer, and technical project manager. Many alumni also pursue PhD research or work in advanced sectors including renewable energy, smart infrastructure, robotics, and emerging technologies.

Here's how Sheffield specifically supports your future:

Career Services & Experiential Learning: 
The four-year integrated master's program offers opportunities for an industrial placement year with global engineering leaders. Students undertake increasingly complex design projects in state-of-the-art facilities, including a substantial final-year group project tackling real industry challenges. The university's Engineering Careers Service provides exclusive employer events, professional skills workshops, and personalized career planning for MEng students.

Industry Partnerships & Research: 
Sheffield's Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering maintains strong collaborations with industry giants like Siemens Energy, ARM, and National Grid, alongside research partnerships with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Energy Innovation Centre. Students access world-class facilities including the £81m Diamond engineering building, high-voltage laboratories, and the Sheffield Solar Farm. The curriculum integrates cutting-edge research in areas such as sustainable power systems, industrial digitalization, electric transportation, and advanced control engineering.

Graduate Outcomes: 
Students develop expert-level competencies in power systems engineering, embedded systems design, industrial automation, and engineering project management - skills that command leadership positions across multiple technology sectors.

Further Academic Progression: 
After completing the MEng, graduates can progress directly to PhD research in specialist engineering fields or move into senior technical roles with major engineering corporations - supported by the program's excellent industry reputation and research-led approach to solving complex engineering challenges.