From 2018/19 students enter First Year Engineering and complete a common programme of study. In Second Year students enter seperate programmes leading to degrees in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Process and Chemical Engineering.

NOTE: Students who entered Third Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic) prior to 2017/18 will continue to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic). Students entering Third Year from 2017/18 may at the end of Third Year register for the BE (Hons) / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway. Students who choose not/are not eligible to register for the BE (Hons) / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway will continue to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic).

No student may register for Second Year until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Engineering. In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to passing the First University Examination in Engineering, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

AM2032 Numerical Methods and Programming (5 credits)
CE2001 Solid and Structural Mechanics I (5 credits)
EE2012 Linear Circuit Analysis (5 credits)
EE2013 Non-Linear Circuit Analysis (5 credits)
EE2014 Signals and Systems 1 (5 credits)
EE2015 Signals and Systems 2 (5 credits)
EE2016 Electrical Power Engineering I (5 credits)
EE2017 Electrical Power Engineering II (5 credits)
MA2013 Mathematics for Engineering (5 credits)
ME2002 Engineering Thermodynamics (5 credits)
PE2003 Heat Transfer (5 credits)
UE2003 Semiconductor Materials and Devices (5 credits)

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

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Second University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering within three academic years from the date of first registration for Second Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

Year Abroad
On the recommendation of the Head of the School of Engineering and subject to the approval of the College, a student may be permitted to undertake the Third Year of his/her BE studies at an approved institution abroad following a study programme equivalent to 60 credits. Where a language other than English is the language of instruction at the approved host institution, up to 20 credits of the programme may be dedicated to formal study of the language of instruction. The detailed programme of study shall be proposed by the student in consultation with the approved host institution and the Director of the BE (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Programme, and shall require the approval of the Head of the School of Engineering.

The student will be examined by the approved host institution. A student who achieves a pass standard, as defined by the approved host institution, will be deemed to have passed the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. A student who fails to achieve a pass standard, as defined by the approved host institution, will be deemed to have failed the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and will be eligible to undertake the Third Year programme at UCC in a Repeat Year. The detailed transcript of results will be communicated by the host institution to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC, and will form part of the student's formal academic record.

Registered Second Year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students may apply to undertake the Third Year of their BE studies abroad. An application to study abroad must be made to the Head of the School of Engineering by 31st January. Permission to undertake the Third Year of study abroad will be conditional on the student passing the Second University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Summer Examination.

The number of students who may be permitted to undertake the Third Year of study abroad will be limited by the number of places available in any given year at approved host institutions.

Entry to the ME in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Entry to the ME in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is determined based on student performance during Third Year. Students who pass the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and meet the relevant academic requirements will be eligible to register for Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway. Students who are eligible to register for the BE (Hons) / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway, but choose not to, will continue to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic). Students passing the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering who are ineligible to register for the BE (Hons) / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway will continue to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic).

Programme Requirements
No student may register for Third Year until he/she has passed the Second University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to passing the Second University Examination in Electricaland Electronic Engineering, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

EE3011 Introduction to Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
EE3012 Introduction to Electric Drives (5 credits)
EE3013 Electromagnetic Fields for Engineers (5 credits)
EE3014 Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE3015 Telecommunications I (5 credits)
EE3016 Control Engineering I (5 credits)
EE3021 Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Commercial World and Work Placement (5 credits)
EE3022 Electronic Circuit Design (5 credits)
EE3023 Electronic Embedded Systems (5 credits)
ME3003 Mechanical Systems (5 credits)
UE3007 Digital Integrated Circuits (5 credits)
UE3008 Analogue Integrated Circuits (5 credits)

Note: The Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering shall be held in Spring to allow students to participate in the module Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Commercial World (EE3021).

Most of the workload and formal assessment associated with EE3021 takes place in third year. However, the elements of assessment associated with the work placement (which is carried out principally during the third semester of third year, i.e. before the commencement of Fourth Year) are examined at the start of Fourth year. Therefore, the performance in EE3021 is formally reported at the Fourth Year Examination Board. A pass in EE3021 is a requirement for the award of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Degree. Students who have registered for the BE (Hons) / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway and fail EE3021 at the first attempt will be ineligible to continue on the ME programme and will be re-registered on Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic).

Students Repeating Third Year in 2018/19
A student who repeats the third year of the programme must pass and progress in the current prescribed programme which may differ from the programme in an earlier attempt year. Where a student has been granted exemptions due to having passed module(s) in an earlier attempt year, an exemption in any particular module is relevant to the repeat year only where that module is included in the current prescribed programme. For students repeating third year modules in 2018/19 EE3017 (5 credits) will be replaced by EE3022 (5 credits).

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

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

In Fourth Year students complete either the BE (Hons) or the ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway as follows

No student may register for Fourth Year until he/she has passed the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In order to be admitted to the BE (Hons) Degree / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway Examination, a student must have satisfactorily pursued, subsequent to passing the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

BE (Hons)

Core Modules:
EE4016 Transmission Lines (5 credits)
EE4050 BE Project (10 credits)
MG4034 Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5 credits)

AND students must choose a further eight elective modules to the value of 40 credits, from the Group A and Group B lists below. Students must take five or six Group A modules, with the remaining modules chosen from Group B.

Group A Modules:
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
EE4002 Control Engineering II (5 credits)
EE4008 Digital Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE4012 BioMedical Design (5 credits)
EE4014 Industrial Automation and Control (5 credits)
EE4015 Robotics (5 Credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)
UE4001 Digital IC Design (5 credits)
UE4002 Analogue IC Design (5 credits)

Group B Modules:
EE4004 Telecommunications II (5 credits)
EE4007 Optical Electronics (5 credits)
EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
EE4011 Radio Frequency IC Design (5 credits)
UE4008 Processing of Integrated Circuits (5 credits)

Note that elective modules are offered subject to sufficient teaching resources being available, and to a sufficient number of students taking a particular module.

Students Repeating Fourth Year BE (Hons) in 2018/19
A student who repeats the fourth year of the programme must pass and progress in the current prescribed programme which may differ from the programme in an earlier attempt year. Where a student has been granted exemptions due to having passed module(s) in an earlier attempt year, an exemption in any particular module is relevant to the repeat year only where that module is included in the current prescribed programme. For students repeating fourth year BE (Hons) modules in 2018/19, EE4020 (15 credits) will be replaced by EE4050 (10 credits) and MG4034 (5 credits).

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

ME Pathway
Students take modules to the value of 60 credits, consisting of 30 credits of lecture modules specified in Part A and a Placement Module in Part B to the value of 30 credits as follows:

Part A:
Students must choose 25 credits as listed in Group I and 5 credits from the modules listed in Group II.

Group I Modules
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
EE4002 Control Engineering II (5 credits)
EE4014 Industrial Automation and Control (5 credits)
EE4016 Transmission Lines (5 Credits)
UE4002 Analogue IC Design (5 credits)

Group II Modules
EE4008 Digital Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE4012 BioMedical Design (5 credits)
EE4015 Robotics (5 credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)
UE4001 Digital IC Design (5 credits)

Part B:
EE6060 ME Work Placement (30 credits)

Change of Registration to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic)
A student may elect to change registration to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) provided formal notification is received by the Student Records and Examinations Office (sreo@ucc.ie) before the end of Week 8 of Semester 1 of Fourth Year.

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

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BE (Hons) Degree / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

In Fourth Year students complete either the BE (Hons) or the ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway as follows

No student may register for Fourth Year until he/she has passed the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In order to be admitted to the BE (Hons) Degree / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway Examination, a student must have satisfactorily pursued, subsequent to passing the Third University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

BE (Hons)

Core Modules:
EE4016 Transmission Lines (5 credits)
EE4019 Photonic Signals and Systems Application (5 credits)
EE4050 BE Project (10 credits)
MG4034 Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5 credits)

AND students must choose a further seven lecture modules to the value of 35 credits, from the Group A and Group B lists below. Students must take four or five Group A modules, with the remaining modules chosen from Group B.

Group A Modules:
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
EE4002 Control Engineering II (5 credits)
EE4008 Digital Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE4012 BioMedical Design (5 credits)
EE4014 Industrial Automation and Control (5 Credits)
EE4015 Robotics (5 Credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)
UE4001 Digital IC Design (5 credits)
UE4002 Analogue IC Design (5 credits)

Group B Modules:
EE4004 Telecommunications II (5 credits)
EE4007 Optical Electronics (5 credits)
EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
EE4011 Radio Frequency IC Design (5 credits)
UE4008 Processing of Integrated Circuits (5 credits)

Note that elective modules are offered subject to sufficient teaching resources being available, and to a sufficient number of students taking a particular module.

Students Repeating Fourth Year BE (Hons) in 2019/20
A student who repeats the fourth year of the programme must pass and progress in the current prescribed programme which may differ from the programme in an earlier attempt year. Where a student has been granted exemptions due to having passed module(s) in an earlier attempt year, an exemption in any particular module is relevant to the repeat year only where that module is included in the current prescribed programme. Students repeating fourth year BE (Hons) in 2019/20 may be required to take new modules as prescribed by the School.

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

ME Pathway
Students take modules to the value of 60 credits, consisting of 30 credits of lecture modules specified in Part A and a Placement Module in Part B to the value of 30 credits as follows:

Part A:
Students must choose 25 credits as listed in Group I and 5 credits from the modules listed in Group II.

Group I Modules
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
EE4002 Control Engineering II (5 credits)
EE4014 Industrial Automation and Control (5 credits)
EE4016 Transmission Lines (5 Credits)
UE4002 Analogue IC Design (5 credits)

Group II Modules
EE4008 Digital Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE4012 BioMedical Design (5 credits)
EE4015 Robotics (5 credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)
UE4001 Digital IC Design (5 credits)

Part B:
EE6060 ME Work Placement (30 credits)

Change of Registration to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic)
A student may elect to change registration to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) provided formal notification is received by the Student Records and Examinations Office (sreo@ucc.ie) before the end of Week 8 of Semester 1 of Fourth Year.

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

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BE (Hons) Degree / ME (Electrical and Electronic) Pathway Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

No student may register for Fifth Year of the ME until he/she has passed the Fourth ME Pathway University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In order to be admitted to the Final ME (Electrical and Electronic) Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to passing the Fourth ME Pathway University Examination in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules:
EE6050 ME Research Project (20 credits)
MG6315 Project Management (5 credits)
MG6327 Entrepreneurship Practice and Opportunity Recognition (5 credits)

plus
Students must choose a maximum of 10 credits from Group I if not taken in Year 4) and a minimum of a 20 credits from Group II.
The sum of units taken from Groups I and II must equal 30 credits. A student may not study more than 15 credits from Groups I and II in Semester 1. A student may not study more than 25 credits from Groups I and II in Semester 2. The choice of electives is subject to timetabling and other constraints and should be chosen in consultation with the programme director.

Group I Modules
EE4004 Telecommunications II (5 credits)
EE4008 Digital Signal Processing (5 credits)
EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
EE4012 BioMedical Design (5 credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)

Group II Modules
EE6034 Optoelectronic Devices and Applications (5 credits)
EE6035 Electrical Power System Design (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)
ME6012 Advanced Robotics (5 credits)
NE6013 Sustainable Energy (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)
UE6035 Semiconductor IC Processing (5 credits)

NOTE: Modules in Groups I and II are offered subject to timetabling and other constraints and should be chosen in consultation with the programme director.

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

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the ME (Electrical and Electronic) Degree Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fifth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

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

• Systematically apply advanced knowledge from mathematics, science and engineering to solve complex and/or unbounded problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering;
• Apply information technology and software development techniques to visualise, analyse and solve a broad range of problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering to an advanced level.;
• Demonstrate the ability to adjust, self-evaluate and critically alter practice in response to evolving project requirements;
• Design components and systems to the standard required of a professional engineer demonstrating logical thinking and imaginative skills to provide the most appropriate solution;
• Critically evaluate the engineering, economic, environmental and societal impacts of proposed solutions;
• Critically evaluate published work at the forefront of the field in the context of a particular engineering solution;
• Work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary settings with the ability to appropriately plan and meet the role responsibilities, including leadership qualities;
• Communicate effectively engineering-related information and the results of one's own work (in both oral and written form) while demonstrating appreciation of the expertise of the target audience;
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the need for high ethical standards in their professional practice of engineering to the standards expected of a Chartered Engineer.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BE (Electrical and Electronic) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Apply principles from mathematics, science and engineering science to problems in electrical and electronic engineering and in the related disciplines of microelectronic and mechanical engineering;
• 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 problems relating to the above mentioned engineering disciplines;
• Design components and systems to the standard required by the electronics and electrical engineering industries;
• Evaluate critically the engineering, economic, environmental and societal impacts of proposed design solutions;
• Critically evaluate published work in the technical literature;
• Work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary settings;
• Effectively communicate engineering-related information and the results of one's own work (in both oral and written form);
• Understand the need for high ethical standards in the practice of engineering.