The MEngSc (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) offers two separate streams within a full-time programme running for 12 months or within a part-time programme running for 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Candidates must have a BE (Hons) Degree in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent engineering qualification, with a minimum grade 2H1 or equivalent minimum 3.0 GPA. Decisions on eligibility will be taken by the Head of the School of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, subject to the approval of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science.

Candidates from Grandes Écoles Colleges are also eligible to apply if they are studying a cognate discipline in an ENSEA or EFREI Graduate School and are eligible to enter the final year (M2) of their programme.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Full-time
Two optional Streams are possible:

Stream 1: Coursework with Research Project (subject to performance)
In Part I students take a minimum of 50 credits of core modules from Group One, including EE6019 Research Report, and additional modules from Groups One and Two to the value of 10 credits. No more than 10 credits may be selected from Group One C. Students should take no more than 30 taught credits (not including EE6019) in any one Semester. Part II consists of a Research Project (EE6022) to the value of 30 credits, completed over the summer months.

Stream 2: Coursework and Industry Placement (subject to availability and performance)
In Part I students take a minimum of 50 credits of modules from Group One, including EE6019 Research Report, and additional modules from Groups One and Two to the value of 10 credits. No more than 10 credits may be selected from Group One C. Students should take no more than 30 taught credits (not including EE6019) in any one Semester. Part II consists of an Industry Placement (EE6021) to the value of 30 credits, completed over the summer months. Where the number of available industry placements is less than the number of applicants for such placements, unsuccessful applicants for industry projects must transfer to Stream 1.

The choice of modules in both Streams is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

A student is required to select either Stream 1 or Stream 2 when applying to enter the programme. As the number of industry places will be limited, a student in Stream 2 who satisfies the performance criteria to proceed to Part II is not guaranteed an industry placement. A student in Stream 2 who does not secure an industry placement by the end of Semester 2 will be transferred to Stream 1.

Part-time
The programme of study for part-time students must be approved in advance by the Head of the School of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Part I

Group One (choice of core modules)

Students take 10 credits from Group One A and a minimum of 40 additional credits from Group One A and Group One B:

Group One A
Students must select 10 credits as follows:

EE6019 Research Report (10 credits)

Group One B
Students must select at least 30 credits from the following:

CS6322 Optimization (5 credits)
EE6034 Optoelectronic Devices and Applications (5 credits)
EE6036 Design of RF Integrated Circuits (5 credits)
EE6038 Advanced VLSI Design (5 credits)
EE6040 Mobile and Cellular Communications (5 credits)
ME6008 Robotics (5 credits)
ME6009 Industrial Automation and Control (5 credits)
ME6012 Advanced Robotics (5 credits)
UE6005 Nanoelectronics (5 credits)
UE6006 Advanced Analogue IC Design (5 credits)
UE6009 Data Converter IC Design (5 credits)
UE6011 Frequency Synthesizer Design (5 credits)
UE6033 Design of Digital Integrated Circuits (5 credits)
UE6034 Design of Analogue Integrated Circuits (5 credits)
UE6035 Semiconductor IC Processing (5 credits)

Group One C
Students must select up to 10 credits from the following:

EE3017 Photonic Signals and Systems (5 credits)
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
EE4002 Control Engineering II (5 credits)
EE4004 Telecommunications II (5 credits)
EE4008 Digital Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)

Group Two (choice of elective modules)
Students may select up to 10 credits of modules from across the university, subject to timetabling constraints, including the following:

Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship
AC6301 Innovation Finance (5 credits)
AC6302 Early Stage Capital (5 credits)
IS6306 Technology Business Planning (5 credits)
IS6307 Creativity and Opportunity Recognition (5 credits)
LW6104 Principles of Intellectual Property Law(5 credits)
MG6704 Internationalisation and Sales (5 credits)
MG6705 Marketing for Technology Entrepreneurs (5 credits)
MG6706 Entrepreneurial Strategy and Leadership (5 credits)
MG6707 Building the new Venture Team (5 credits)

Part II

Students choose one of the following depending on their stream:
EE6021 Industry Placement (30 credits)
or
EE6022 Research Project (30 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2017/2018.

Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Candidates who pass individual modules to the value of 60 credits in Part I but fail to achieve the requisite average grade of 50% at the first attempt across all modules in Part 1 will be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Candidates passing Part I of the programme who do not wish to proceed to Part II may opt to be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MEngSc (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), NFQ Level 9, Major Award
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Apply principles from mathematics, science and engineering to solve problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering at an advanced level;
• Apply information technology to visualise and analyse problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering at an advanced level;
• Identify, formulate, analyse and solve engineering problems;
• Design components and systems to the standard required of a professional engineer, demonstrating logical and lateral thinking to provide the most appropriate solution;
• Critically evaluate the engineering, economic, environmental and societal impacts of proposed design solutions using the technical literature to inform their opinions;
• Work effectively as an individual and in teams with the ability to appropriately plan;
• Undertake a substantive individual engineering project and produce a detailed dissertation objectively describing and discussing the outcomes, and critically evaluating published work in that context;
• Communicate effectively engineering-related information and the results of one's own work (in both oral and written form), demonstrating appreciation of the expertise of the target audience;
• Maintain high ethical standards in their professional practice of engineering to a standard consistent with that of a Chartered Engineer.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Apply principles from mathematics, science and engineering to solve problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering at an advanced level;
• Apply information technology to visualise and analyse problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering;
• Identify, formulate, analyse and solve engineering problems;
• Design components and systems to a high standard, demonstrating logical thinking to provide an appropriate solution;
• Critically evaluate the engineering, economic, environmental and societal impacts of proposed design solutions including the use of the technical literature;
• Work as an individual and in teams in an engineering environment;
• Communicate engineering-related information effectively;
• Maintain high ethical standards in their practice of engineering.