Undergraduate 

Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Information Engineering (dual degree with UESTC)

Electronics and Electrical Engineering touches all aspects of contemporary life, having spawned the electric power generation and transmission systems, the computer revolution, global telecommunications, the fields of robotics and automation, and the modern entertainment industries. It is also key to the design of systems to improve health care, to the creation of energy efficient systems that reduce our need for fossil fuel-based energy sources, and to regulate renewable power sources such as wind, wave and solar. Electronic and Electrical Engineers design optimal systems that sense, transmit and process information; generate, control and distribute power and energy, or even control the operation of safety critical features in a wide diversity of real-life applications such as air traffic control, navigation and manufacturing.

  • September start
  • Session dates
  • This programme can only be taken as joint honours

Programme structure

Our degree programmes equip graduates for a wide range of opportunities in industry, by concentrating on the following aims:

  • to develop in students a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles on which electronic and electrical devices, circuits and systems are based (including a thorough grounding in relevant mathematics in the early years of the degree)
  • to build experience in the analysis and solution of practical engineering problems, and the design and test of novel electronic and electrical devices, circuits and systems
  • to provide experience of engineering practice including the use of standard tools and software
  • to provide opportunities for the student to study specialist topics, chosen by students in their Honours year such as high frequency integrated circuits, telecommunication systems and transceivers, optimal coding algorithms, digital signal processing components, optoelectronic devices, and multi-antenna systems
  • to inculcate the skills and creativity required to perform both team and individual projects successfully
  • to build some appreciation of the non-technical aspects of the environment in which engineers are employed, ranging from communication skills to economic, management and ethical issues

The majority of these aims will be accomplished through lecture courses and associated laboratories, supported by a strand of creative project work that develops throughout the degree. Distinctive features of the degree include: a 3rd year project where small teams of students design and test a complex autonomous electronic system from scratch, working to an engineering design brief; and an individual project in 4th year which may be in industry where students rise to the challenge of working in an unfamiliar environment on a substantial and novel engineering problem.

An outline of the courses that you will study in each year of the programme is given below. In addition to these courses, all students enrolled in the Joint Educational Programme will study the various non-technical and training courses that are required by UESTC.

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Year 1

  • Calculus I
  • Introductory Programming
  • English for Engineering I
  • Microelectronic Systems
  • Calculus II
  • Physics I
  • Physical Experiments I
  • Linear Algebra and Space Analytic Geometry I
  • English for Engineering II

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Year 2

  • Circuit Analysis and Design
  • Physics II
  • Physical Experiments II
  • Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
  • English for Engineering III
  • Embedded Processors
  • Engineering Career Skills
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Fundamentals of Analog Circuits
  • Application and Design of Digital Logic

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Year 3

  • Team Design Project and Skills
  • Engineering Project Management & Finance
  • Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology
  • Engineering & the Law-New Product Creation & Business Plan
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Electronic System Design
  • Electronic Devices
  • Power Electronics
  • Power Engineering
  • Signals and Systems
  • Dynamics and Controls

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Year 4

  • Individual Project
  • Digital Communication
  • VLSI Design
  • Real Time Computing Systems and Architecture
  • Control

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Please note: The curriculum outlined may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a programme. For more information, please see: Student contract.

Entry requirements

for entry in 2026

Students will apply for admission to the '4+0' model where they will study at the Glasgow Colleges at University of Electronic Science and Technology throughout the whole process. In year 2, the college provides the opportunity to apply to study at the University of Glasgow for the last two years of their degree programme – the '2+2' programme. In year 3, the college provides the opportunity to apply to study at the University of Glasgow for the last year of their degree – the '3+1' programme.

Admissions guidance

English language

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Government, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

English language requirements

It is recommended that candidates have an English score of 120 points (out of 150 points) or above.


Career prospects

Electronics and Electrical Engineering graduates from the University of Glasgow are highly sought after by employers across the world. Graduates may choose from a broad range of employment options: for example, constructing nanoscale electronic circuits for future medical devices or hand-held computing equipment; planning wide area telecommunications networks using wireless, fibre optic and satellite links; or designing the electronics and electrical systems for energy harvesting or comfortable human transportation.

The Electronics and Electrical Engineering discipline at Glasgow has very strong links to UK, EU and international industry including companies such as:  AMD; Philips; Siemens; BAE systems; Jaguar Land Rover and QinetiQ.

According to the statistics updated on 20th May 2019, 74.9% of students at Glasgow College, UESTC will undertake further study abroad, and 14.3% of students will pursue a master’s degree in Mainland China. Currently, our first graduates have received offers from most world-famous universities, including MIT, Cornell University, Columbia University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, Imperial College London, University College London, Melbourne University and University of Glasgow. Graduates from Glasgow College, UESTC are highly sought after by employers in China. Those in employment have found jobs in HUAWEI, China Unicom, Air China and other institutions.

Accreditation

All current University of Glasgow single and joint honours degrees with Electronics are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. For the Glasgow College UESTC, BEng (Hons) Electronics and Electrical Engineering title is accredited, and all the other titles are pathways of this.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

How and when you pay tuition fees depends on where you’re from: see Tuition fees for details.

Scholarships

The University is committed to supporting students and rewarding academic excellence. That's why we've invested more than £1m in additional scholarship funding in recent years.

The scholarships above are relevant to this programme. For more funding opportunities search the scholarships database

How to apply

For more information on how to apply please contact the Admissions Office:

Admission Office of UESTC Qingshuihe Campus: No.2006, Xiyuan Ave., West Hi-Tech Zone Chengdu, Sichuan 611731 P. R. China

For general enquiries about the Joint Educational Programme, please contact:

International students are also welcome to apply for this programme and can find further information at: www.oice.uestc.edu.cn/en

For general enquiries about studying at the University of Glasgow as a student from China, please contact: Andrew.Zhao@glasgow.ac.uk

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