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BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. Studied full-time over three years in South Kensington, the degree carries professional accreditation, which matters if you're aiming towards chartered engineer status later in your career.
About this course
Focus on the design and application of large and small scale electronic systems in this professionally accredited degree. From the provider’s course page.
BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering is a Bachelor's degree (BEng (Hons)) at Imperial College London, based in South Kensington. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Electrical and electronic engineering graduates from this provider, 95% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 90% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £40,500. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Engineering, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 95% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 7 modules
- Mathematics 1ACore
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Understand why mathematics is the foundation of all engineering practice and build the robust mathematics skills needed to proceed to more complex modules.
- Mathematics 1BCore
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Build on your learning from Mathematics 1A and appreciate fundamental mathematical principles in an engineering context.
- Topics in Electrical EngineeringCore
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Familiarise yourself with the interdisciplinary nature of electrical engineering and analyse the generation, transport and management of electrical power systems.
- Analysis and Design of CircuitsCore
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Build a foundation in the analysis and design of electronic circuits, and explore key concepts that are essential for higher level study of electronics.
- Digital and Computer ArchitectureCore
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Develop your understanding of digital design and low-level computer operation to understand system design across the hardware - software boundary.
- Programming for EngineersCore
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Become familiar with programming using C++ and learn standard imperative programming skills such as control-flow, variables, and data structures.
- Electronics Design ProjectCore
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Apply your knowledge to a major group design project which considers the full design process, from the client brief to the demonstration of a prototype.
Year 2 8 modules
- Mathematics for EngineersCore
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Build on your first year studies to cover more advanced topics in mathematics that are relevant to both electrical and information engineering.
- Signal and SystemsCore
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Learn how to take data in one domain and transform it to another domain to help analysis, and understand fundamental principles such as sampling and transforms.
- ElectromagnetismCore
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Understand why electromagnetic systems are ubiquitous in electrical engineering and apply the techniques of Vector Calculus to obtain analytical solutions to problems.
- Circuits and SystemsCore
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Build on your first year learning to analyse and design electronic circuits with a system level perspective.
- Power Electronics and Power SystemsCore
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Explore the generation, transmission and applications of electrical power.
- CommunicationsCore
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Discover how information is transmitted from one point to another in the presence of noise and build your awareness of information theory.
- Control SystemsCore
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Become acquainted with basic elements of the theory of dynamic systems and the techniques used to design automatic control systems.
- Electronics Design Project 2Core
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Apply your knowledge to a major group design project which considers the full design process, from the client brief to the demonstration of a prototype.
Year 3 21 modules
- I-ExploreCore
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Through I-Explore, you'll have the chance to deepen your knowledge in a brand new subject area, chosen from a huge range of for-credit modules. All of our undergraduate courses include one module from I-Explore's wide selection. The module you choose will be fully integrated into your course's curriculum and count as credit towards your degree.
- Individual projectCore
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Choose a project from a wide range of engineering topics and work in collaboration with a member of staff who is an expert in the proposed field.
- Analogue Integrated Circuits and SystemsOptional
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Understand how analogue integrated circuits and systems are used in CMOS and Bipolar technologies.
- Biomedical ElectronicsOptional
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Familiarise yourself with how biomedical electronics can be used to create medical devices that interface with the human body.
- Communication NetworksOptional
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Develop a conceptual framework for analysing different communication networks and build your awareness of industry standards.
- Control EngineeringOptional
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Build your knowledge of advanced modern control methodologies and explore topics including Kalman filtering and tracking, fault detection and isolation, and linear matrix inequalities.
- Deep LearningOptional
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Assess fundamental concepts and advanced methodologies of deep learning and relate them to real-world problems.
- Digital Signal ProcessingOptional
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Appreciate the fundamental principles and applications of digital signal processing, including sampling theory, z-transforms and system functions.
- Digital Systems DesignOptional
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Design digital systems of medium complexity, and learn how to implement the design with FPGA/CPLD devices, memory devices and microprocessors.
- Electrical Energy SystemsOptional
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Explore the basic elements and concepts associated with the technical operation of power systems and their tools for analysis.
- Electric Vehicle TechnologyOptional
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Gain an overview of the technologies involved in making an electric vehicle (EV), as well as those required to enable wider adoption of EVs.
- Embedded SystemsOptional
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Engage with the theory and practice of computing in the world of ubiquitous smart devices.
- High Level ProgrammingOptional
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Appreciate the role of modern static type systems, sum and product data structures, immutable code, and higher order functions in program design and analysis.
- InstrumentationOptional
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Review electrical measurement theory and practice and understand measurement capabilities and limitations.
- Machine LearningOptional
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Build your knowledge of the basic theory of machine learning (ML) and explore the workings of neural networks (NN).
- Machine ReasoningOptional
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Understand the efficient formulation of a problem space, aspects of knowledge representation, and concepts of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems for the design of complex, distributed, embedded systems.
- Mathematics for Signals and SystemsOptional
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Understand the linear algebra needed for advanced topics in signals, signal processing and control.
- Microwave TechnologyOptional
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Analyse the fundamental principles and applications of microwave technology and appreciate electromagnetic wave propagation in various media.
- Power ElectronicsOptional
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Study the opportunities provided by power semiconductors to improve the efficiency and controllability of electrical energy conversion.
- Principles of Classical and Modern RadarOptional
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Explore the fundamentals of classical long-range radar and the new frontiers of short-range radar for many anticipated applications.
- Robotic ManipulationOptional
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Design, model and control robotic arms and grippers.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
Across the three years, the course is structured around a set of areas rather than a long list of standalone modules: core theory, research & methods, applied practice, specialist options, an independent project, and professional skills. Core theory builds the mathematical and scientific grounding that electrical and electronic engineering depends on, while research & methods introduces the techniques used to investigate and validate engineering problems. Applied practice is where that theory is put to use, likely through laboratory and design work on electronic systems of varying scale, echoing the university's own description of the course's focus. Specialist options allow some tailoring of the degree towards particular interests within the field, such as areas connected to electronics, power systems or communications, depending on what's offered in a given year. The independent project gives you the chance to work through a substantial engineering problem on your own initiative, drawing together what's been learned across the earlier years. Professional skills, meanwhile, reflects the accreditation context, engineering employers and professional bodies expect graduates to be able to communicate, work in teams and understand the wider responsibilities of the profession, not just solve technical problems.
Who it's for
This course suits someone who's genuinely curious about how electronic systems work, from the small components inside a device to the larger networks that connect them, and who wants to spend three years getting properly into the design side of that rather than just the physics behind it. You'll likely enjoy problem-solving that has a tangible, buildable outcome, and be comfortable with the maths and technical grounding that underpins electrical engineering, most students who join this kind of course have come through A-levels or equivalent, often with tariff scores in the 160–175 range, so a solid STEM background is typical preparation. Studying here will feel hands-on at times, particularly once applied practice and project work take over from purely theoretical study, and it rewards people who like working independently as well as those who can collaborate on shared technical problems. If you're drawn to the idea of eventually working towards chartered engineer recognition, or you simply want a degree that keeps one foot in theory and one in real design work, this is the kind of course that's built with that trajectory in mind.
Careers & job market
Nationally, across Engineering courses, 90% of graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating, and 80% of those in work are in roles classed as highly skilled, figures that reflect the sector as a whole rather than this course specifically, but they give a useful sense of the landscape electrical and electronic engineering graduates enter. National earnings data (Graduate Outcomes/LEO) shows starting salaries in the region of £29,000–£35,000 fifteen months after graduation, rising to roughly £26,775–£37,800 after three years and £33,150–£46,800 after five years, again, these are national figures across relevant graduate cohorts, not a promise of what any individual will earn. Continuation data also shows that 88% of students nationally carry on past their first year, either still enrolled or having completed, which is a reasonable proxy for how manageable and engaging students generally find courses in this field. For electrical and electronic engineering specifically, professional accreditation is often a factor employers look for, and the accredited status of this degree is worth bearing in mind when thinking about long-term career routes into chartered engineering roles.
University & format
The course is delivered full-time over three years at Imperial College London's South Kensington location, with teaching and assessment conducted in English. Imperial is a public university and a member of the Russell Group, meaning it's part of a group of research-intensive institutions in the UK; it was founded in 1907 and has a total student body of around 17,565. It's worth checking the university's own funding pages for details of any bursaries or scholarships that might apply, since these can vary and aren't fixed figures set out here. Entry data shows that the majority of accepted students, around 80%, arrive with A-levels or equivalent qualifications, and the most common UCAS tariff band among those accepted sits between 160 and 175 points, though this reflects typical entrant profiles rather than a stated minimum requirement.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
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Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 80% |
| Other | 15% |
| a Baccalaureate | 5% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. Check how your predicted grades compare and whether a contextual offer applies.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at Imperial College London →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
Named awards published by the university. Compare the eligibility and application route before budgeting for one.
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Careers & earnings
What Engineering graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £40,500 | £33,000 – £55,000 | 25 |
| 3 years after | £46,000 | £33,000 – £64,000 | 55 |
| 5 years after | £58,500 | £42,500 – £95,000 | 60 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in engineering · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
- 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Engineering nationally
National figures for Engineering graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Engineering courses at the same study level.
Compared with 2,256 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Engineering professionalsSOC 2020 212 · 40% of published destinations · ASHE median £50,325
- Information Technology ProfessionalsSOC 2020 213 · 35% of published destinations · ASHE median £55,357
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 60; response rate: 65%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Engineering graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine information gathering
- First-draft writing and summaries
- Standard analysis and admin
- Repetitive processing tasks
More human than ever
- Judgement and original thinking
- Working with and leading people
- Owning and sense-checking AI output
- Ethics and accountability
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Engineering graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Engineering & manufacturing firms
- Automotive & aerospace
- Energy & utilities
- Defence & consultancies
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Engineering graduates.
Is this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
95% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £40,500. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.7 out of 10: NSS 77.1% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Engineering and technology across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around South Kensington
3,468 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Engineering right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Imperial College London from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by Imperial College London; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Imperial College London offers the GREAT - Imperial College London Scholarship for international students, see Scholarships above.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Imperial College London and gov.uk before you apply.
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