Electrical
About Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering is one of the most vital engineering forms, it is required to advance a countries economy and infrastructure, private organisations, technology and much more. Electrical engineering will provide you the foundations to enter any industry, especially with the increased implementation of electrical systems in every process.
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements will vary from university to university, however, all will require BBB or higher with most asking for at least AAA. You will need to have maths as one of the A-level qualifications.
GCSEs that suit this Degree
Regardless of what GCSEs you do you can always go down various career paths, but certain GCSEs will give you an advantage and some will be required. Below is a list of GCSEs which will help you with electrical engineering:
- English Language and Literature *(required)
- Mathematics *(required)
- Double or Triple Science *(required)
- Electronics
- IT
A-levels that suit this Degree
Regardless of what A-levels you do you can always go down various career paths, but certain A-levels will give you an advantage and some will be required. Below is a list of A-levels which will help you with electrical engineering:
- Mathematics *(required)
- Physics
- IT / Computer Science
Duration of Degree
The duration of the degree is 3 years for a bachelors (BEng) and an additional year for a masters (MEng and MSc). You can also carry on and do a PhD which is usually 4 years.
Who This Degree Suits?
Every degree will be enjoyable and suit different personalities, below is a list of characteristics and personalities which will enjoy the electrical engineering degree:
- Enjoy mathematics
- Enjoy physics
- Interested in programming
- Interested in electrical systems
Module /Topics
Electrical engineering has many topics that need to be covered, below is a list of the topics that will be in all university curriculums:
- Electromagnetic fields
- Analysis of circuits
- Programming languages (python, C++, Java etc...)
- Digital elctronics
- Systems design and testing
- Motor controls
- Digital signal processing
- Analogue electronics
- Telecomunications
- Webpages
- Cloud systems and the internet
Industry Sectors
Electrical engineering allows you too apply to many different industries, below is a list of them:
- Automotive
- Aerospace (Military aircrafts, Missiles, Space, Commercial airliners and general aviation)
- Telecommunications
- Railway and Infrastructure
- Oil and Gas
- Pharmaceutical
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
- Finance (Investment Banking, Retail Banking, HMRC, Insurance)
- Energy
- Scientific research
- Sales
Types of Jobs
Electrical engineers can apply to a wide variety of roles, below is a list of them:
- Electrical engineer
- Manufacture engineer
- Aerospace engineer
- Production engineer
- Transport planner
- Supply chain management
- Data scientist
- Consultant
- HMRC Tax specialist
- Teacher
Work hours and Salary
As a electrical engineer graduate you will usually work 9-5 job, which is roughly 40 hours a week. Companies are more flexible now and would let you work from home for part of the week, which can help make work life balance more easy. The salary you will get will vary on your experience and which sector you go into, below is the average expected salaries:
- Graduate can expect £25,0000 - £30,000;
- With experience (3-5 years) salaries will rise to £30,000 - £45,000;
- Chartered or senior engineers (6-10 years) can expect £45,000 - £85,000
- Mathematics *(required)
- Physics
- IT / Computer Science
