Electronic and Information Engineering
Combine the advanced technical knowledge and practical skills of both electronic engineering and computing in this integrated Master’s degree.
Electronic and Information Engineering with a Year Abroad
Combine the advanced technical knowledge and practical skills of both electronic engineering and computing in this integrated Master’s degree.
Design your own degree programme to fit your developing skills and interests, from a broad range of specialist modules
Benefit from a teaching programme inspired by our internationally-leading research
Get practical experience in the field with a six-month placement, or create innovative solutions to a client-proposed consultancy challenge
Course key facts
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Qualification
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MEng
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Duration
4 years
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Start date
October 2024
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UCAS course code
GH56
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Study mode
Full-time
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Fees
Not set Home
Not set Overseas
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Delivered by
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Location
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South Kensington
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Applications: places
10 : 1 (2022)
Minimum entry standard
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A*A*A or A*AAA (A-level)
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40 points (International Baccalaureate)
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Qualification
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MEng
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Duration
4 years
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Start date
October 2024
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UCAS course code
Apply to GH56
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Study mode
Full-time
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Fees
Not set Home
Not set Overseas
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Delivered by
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Location
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South Kensington
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Applications: places
10 : 1 (2022)
Minimum entry standard
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A*A*A or A*AAA (A-level)
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40 points (International Baccalaureate)
Course overview
Electronic and information engineers are at the forefront of the challenges to connect our world, to design more efficient and affordable technology, and to help us live healthily and sustainably.
This unique course combines electronics with computer science and information engineering, with specialist modules from the Department of Computing, and projects and coursework drawn from our latest research, focused on inspiring and supporting tomorrow’s industry-ready, creative engineers.
A common first year lets you explore the breadth of the subject before making your choice of stream. Labs and problem-solving classes will equip you with a solid theoretical base and practical hardware and software skills.
Year two follows a core programme, completing the fundamentals in analogue and digital electronics, communications and control, alongside a strong focus on mathematics and computing, networks and high-level programming. You’ll learn to program in C++ and become familiar with software design, programming concepts and tool use – skills that are transferable to any programming language and environment.
In third year, you’ll select from a number of focused modules, so you can choose to take a wide-ranging programme of study, or concentrate your expertise in a particular field.
You’ll also have the option to take a six-month industrial placement and experience engineering in action, or to be part of a team acting as consultants on a design challenge proposed by an industrial client.
The final year offers an extensive range of advanced specialist modules inspired by the very latest research.
You’ll apply your knowledge and skills to increasingly ambitious project work throughout the course, ultimately showcasing your imagination, originality and independent engineering expertise in a substantial final year project.
For an extra international perspective, students can choose to spend their fourth year at one of our partner universities overseas.
Electronic and information engineers are at the forefront of the challenges to connect our world, to design more efficient and affordable technology, and to help us live healthily and sustainably.
This unique course combines electronics with computer science and information engineering, with specialist modules from the Department of Computing, and projects and coursework drawn from our latest research, focused on inspiring and supporting tomorrow’s industry-ready, creative engineers.
A common first year lets you explore the breadth of the subject before making your choice of stream. Labs and problem-solving classes will equip you with a solid theoretical base and practical hardware and software skills.
Year two follows a core programme, completing the fundamentals in analogue and digital electronics, communications and control, alongside a strong focus on mathematics and computing, networks and high-level programming. You’ll learn to program in C++ and become familiar with software design, programming concepts and tool use – skills that are transferable to any programming language and environment.
In third year, you’ll select from a number of focused modules, so you can choose to take a wide-ranging programme of study, or concentrate your expertise in a particular field.
You’ll also have the option to take a six-month industrial placement and experience engineering in action, or to be part of a team acting as consultants on a design challenge proposed by an industrial client.
The final year offers an extensive range of advanced specialist modules inspired by the very latest research.
You’ll apply your knowledge and skills to increasingly ambitious project work throughout the course, ultimately showcasing your imagination, originality and independent engineering expertise in a substantial final year project.
For an extra international perspective, students can choose to spend their fourth year at one of our partner universities overseas.
Structure
This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.
Find out more about potential course changes.
You’ll study the following core modules.
Core modules
Understand why mathematics is the foundation of all engineering practice and build the robust mathematics skills needed to proceed to more complex modules.
Build on your learning from Mathematics 1A and appreciate fundamental mathematical principles in an engineering context.
Familiarise yourself with the interdisciplinary nature of electrical engineering and analyse the generation, transport and management of electrical power systems.
Become familiar with programming using C++ and learn standard imperative programming skills such as control-flow, variables, and data structures.
Build a foundation in the analysis and design of electronic circuits, and explore key concepts that are essential for higher level study of electronics.
Develop your understanding of digital design and low-level computer operation to understand system design across the hardware - software boundary.
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.
You’ll study the following core modules.
Core modules
Discover how information is transmitted from one point to another in the presence of noise and build your awareness of information theory.
Apply your knowledge in a major group design project which considers the full design process from the client brief to the demonstration of a prototype.
The second year project is a five-day IBM computer architecture workshop, run by staff from Imperial and IBM.
Become acquainted with basic elements of the theory of dynamic systems and the techniques used to design automatic control systems.
Understand how to bridge the analogue/digital divide in computing by using techniques from discrete and continuous maths.
Explore how to take data and transform it or analyse it, and learn how to classify real-world data into different types of signals.
Build on your knowledge of computer architecture by learning the theory and design of language processors and compiliers.
Build on your first year studies to cover more advanced topics in mathematics that are relevant to both electrical and information engineering.
Build on your existing software knowledge and apply it in more complex systems.
You’ll study one core I-Explore module and complete either an industrial placement or a project during your third year.
You'll also choose four modules from the Optional modules list.
Modules available from the Department of Computing include:
- Advanced Computer Architecture
- Computer Vision
- Graphics
- Network and Web Security
- Simulation and Modelling
Core modules
Experience design engineering in an industrially relevant context and gain valuable insights into the commercial and project management facets of product development.
Your I-Explore module offers you choices from a range of subjects hosted outside of the department. You will be taught alongside students from other courses with options including business, management and many more.
Gain hands-on experience on an industrial placement, typically undertaken from April to September.
The placement will be supervised and is assessed by a written and oral report.
Examples of previous placement partners include Bang & Olufsen, Goldman Sachs and IBM.
Optional modules
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.
Develop a conceptual framework for analysing different communication networks and build your awareness of industry standards.
Analyse how communications systems perform in the presence of noise and compare the performance of various systems.
Build your knowledge of advanced modern control methodologies and explore topics including Kalman filtering and tracking, fault detection and isolation, and linear matrix inequalities.
Assess fundamental concepts and advanced methodologies of deep learning and relate them to real-world problems.
Appreciate the fundamental principles and applications of digital signal processing, including sampling theory, z-transforms and system functions.
Design digital systems of medium complexity, and learn how to implement the design with FPGA/CPLD devices, memory devices and microprocessors.
Engage with the theory and practice of computing in the world of ubiquitous smart devices.
Appreciate the role of modern static type systems, sum and product data structures, immutable code, and higher order functions in program design and analysis.
Build your knowledge of the basic theory of machine learning (ML) and explore the workings of neural networks (NN).
Understand the linear algebra needed for advanced topics in signals, signal proccessing and control.
Explore the fundamentals of classical long-range radar and the new frontiers of short-range radar for many anticipated applications.
Bring together theory and understanding from other lecture courses and apply your knowledge to solve a problem which might be encountered by a DSP engineer in industry.
Design, model and control robotic arms and grippers.
Understand the fundamentals of statistical signal processing, and develop practical experience of using statistical signal processing on your own speech.
You'll carry out an individual research project and complete a professional portfolio.
You will choose seven elective modules. At least two of these must be from the Department of Electrical Engineering, and at least two from the Department of Computing, and one form group C.
The lists here show a selection of the 35+ modules offered.
Modules available from the Department of Computing include:
- Advanced Databases
- Mathematics for Inference and Machine Learning
- Privacy Engineering
- Introduction to Machine learning
- Cryptography Engineering
Core modules
Choose a project from an extensive list proposed by members of academic staff.
Due to the variety of staff expertise, the list covers a wide range of engineering topics.
Proposing your own project is encouraged, and is done in collaboration with a member of staff who is an expert in the proposed field.
Develop your professional portfolio using the engineering skills you've acquired over the four years of study.
If you have taken the Group Project option in your third year, you must do a summer internship or placement between your third and fourth year and report on this in your professional portfolio.
Industrial placement students must submit a professional portfolio towards achieving the learning outcomes of the course.
Optional modules
Develop your knowledge of computer vision and pattern recognition tasks and consider how these technologies can impact the practical design of intelligent signal analysis.
Examine the fundamental digital image processing methods that stem from a signal processing approach.
Examine the techniques used to verify software and hardware and build your appreciation of how an automated software verification tool works.
Design and build an interactive robot focussing on the 3R concept: real robots, real environments, interacting with real people.
Learn from a computational perspective how systems of autonomous components interact in the context of conventional rules.
You’ll study the following core modules.
Core modules
Understand why mathematics is the foundation of all engineering practice and build the robust mathematics skills needed to proceed to more complex modules.
Build on your learning from Mathematics 1A and appreciate fundamental mathematical principles in an engineering context.
Familiarise yourself with the interdisciplinary nature of electrical engineering and analyse the generation, transport and management of electrical power systems.
Become familiar with programming using C++ and learn standard imperative programming skills such as control-flow, variables, and data structures.
Build a foundation in the analysis and design of electronic circuits, and explore key concepts that are essential for higher level study of electronics.
Develop your understanding of digital design and low-level computer operation to understand system design across the hardware - software boundary.
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.
You’ll study the following core modules.
Core modules
Build on your first year studies to cover more advanced topics in mathematics that are relevant to both electrical and information engineering.
Study the discrete mathematics that underpin formal aspects of computation and develop your understanding of proof methods.
Learn how high-level programs are executed through the sequencing of instructions and further your knowledge of computer architecture.
Build on your existing software knowledge and apply it in more complex systems.
Explore how to take data and transform it or analyse it, and learn how to classify real-world data into different types of signals.
Discover how information is transmitted from one point to another in the presence of noise and build your awareness of information theory.
Become acquainted with basic elements of the theory of dynamic systems and the techniques used to design automatic control systems.
Apply your knowledge in a major group design project which considers the full design process from the client brief to the demonstration of a prototype.
The second year project is a five-day IBM computer architecture workshop, run by staff from Imperial and IBM.
You’ll study one core I-Explore module and complete either an industrial placement or a project during your third year.
You'll also choose four modules from the Optional modules list.
Modules available from the Department of Computing include:
- Advanced Computer Architecture
- Computer Vision
- Graphics
- Network and Web Security
- Simulation and Modelling
Core modules
Experience design engineering in an industrially relevant context and gain valuable insights into the commercial and project management facets of product development.
Your I-Explore module offers you choices from a range of subjects hosted outside of the department. You will be taught alongside students from other courses with options including business, management and many more.
Gain hands-on experience on an industrial placement, typically undertaken from April to September.
The placement will be supervised and is assessed by a written and oral report.
Examples of previous placement partners include Bang & Olufsen, Goldman Sachs and IBM.
Optional modules
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.
Analyse how communications systems perform in the presence of noise and compare the performance of various systems.
Develop a conceptual framework for analysing different communication networks and build your awareness of industry standards.
Become familiar with model based control system design and learn how to choose the most appropriate analysis and design techniques.
Assess fundamental concepts and advanced methodologies of deep learning and relate them to real-world problems.
Appreciate the fundamental principles and applications of digital signal processing, including sampling theory, z-transforms and system functions.
Design digital systems of medium complexity, and learn how to implement the design with FPGA/CPLD devices, memory devices and microprocessors.
Engage with the theory and practice of computing in the world of ubiquitous smart devices.
Appreciate the role of modern static type systems, sum and product data structures, immutable code, and higher order functions in program design and analysis.
Build your knowledge of the basic theory of machine learning (ML) and explore the workings of neural networks (NN).
Understand the linear algebra needed for advanced topics in signals, signal proccessing and control.
Explore the fundamentals of classical long-range radar and the new frontiers of short-range radar for many anticipated applications.
Bring together theory and understanding from other lecture courses and apply your knowledge to solve a problem which might be encountered by a DSP engineer in industry.
Examine the design, modelling and control of robotic arms and grippers.
Understand the fundamentals of statistical signal processing, and develop practical experience of using statistical signal processing on your own speech.
During your year abroad, you'll study at an approved university in either Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland or the USA.
We currently have exchange agreements with:
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- Ecole Polytechnique, France
- Telecom, Paris Tech, France
- RWTH Aachen, Germany
- University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
- National University of Singapore, Singapore
- KTH Stockholm, Sweden
- ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- University of California, USA
This is an integrated year abroad so the grades you achieve will count directly towards your Imperial degree.
Placements are subject to availability, and you will need to have acceptable proficiency in French or German to study in either country.
Professional accreditation
This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council.
With this integrated Master’s degree, you’ll fully meet the academic requirements for professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
With a professionally accredited degree, you’ll be able to demonstrate to employers that you have achieved an industry-recognised standard of competency. Professional accreditation also provides international recognition of your qualifications, which you can use to launch a career abroad.
Becoming a Chartered Engineer can further enhance your career prospects and earning potential. It demonstrates your competencies and commitment to lifelong learning – providing you with recognition in your field and greater influence and opportunities.
Our accreditation agreement with IET is renewed every five years. The current accreditation agreement is due to be renewed for students starting their studies in the 2023–24 academic year.
Associateship
In addition to your degree, you’ll receive the Associateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute (ACGI) upon completion of this course. This associateship is awarded by one of our historic constituent Colleges.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching and learning methods
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Lectures
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Design and build projects
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Flipped classroom
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Group projects
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Laboratory work (software, hardware and embedded systems)
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Individual projects
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Industrial placement
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Problem-solving classes
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Software laboratory
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Workshops
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Video recordings
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Tutorials
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Virtual learning environment
Balance of assessment
Key
- Written tests (online)
- Practical (lab)
- Examinations
Years 1 and 2
- 20% Written tests (online)
- 30% Practical (lab)
- 50% Examinations
Assessment methods
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Coursework
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Oral presentations
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Poster presentations
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Reports
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Written examinations
Teaching and learning methods
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Lectures
-
Design and build projects
-
Flipped classroom
-
Group projects
-
Laboratory work (software, hardware and embedded systems)
-
Individual projects
-
Industrial placement
-
Problem-solving classes
-
Software laboratory
-
Workshops
-
Video recordings
-
Tutorials
-
Virtual learning environment
Balance of assessment
Key
- Written tests (online)
- Practical (lab)
- Examinations
Years 1 and 2
- 20% Written tests (online)
- 30% Practical (lab)
- 50% Examinations
Assessment methods
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Coursework
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Oral presentations
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Poster presentations
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Reports
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Written examinations
Entry requirements
We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from all over the world.
How to apply
Apply via UCAS
When applications open, you will be able to start your application via UCAS Hub. There you can add this course as one of your choices and track your application.
Applications open on 16 May 2023
Application deadlines – 31 January 2024 at 18.00 (UK time)
Applications open on 16 May 2023
Application deadlines – 31 January 2024 at 18.00 (UK time)
Assessing your application
Admissions Tutors consider all the evidence available during our rigorous selection process and the College flags key information providing assessors with a more complete picture of the educational and social circumstances relevant to the applicant. Some applicants may be set lower offers and some more challenging ones.
If your application passes initial screening, you'll be invited to take a 60-minute, online mathematics aptitude test.
The test is designed to assess your understanding of core mathematical concepts.
The next test date will be posted here as soon as confirmed.
You'll have the chance to take a readiness test a few days before, which we'll send to you by email, to familiarise yourself with the platform and test format.
We encourage applications from all who want to learn what it takes to create our future. You should have the potential to succeed in a challenging course, as demonstrated by meeting our entry grades. But we are looking beyond your raw marks for a passion in developing your knowledge and understanding of this broadest form of engineering.
In addition to your academic ability, we will look at your personal statement and reference to understand your personal motivation, your commitment to your chosen area of study, and your broader interests.
If your UCAS application indicates that you are likely to satisfy our requirements you may be invited for an online interview.
Here you will be interviewed by a member of academic staff on general engineering topics and your aspirations for the future. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you have about our courses and life at Imperial.
An ATAS certificate is not required for students applying for this course.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering students and Electronic and Information Engineering students share a common first year. This gives you a solid theoretical base and lets you understand and explore the two subjects before making your choice.
At the end of your first year, you choose whether to study on the Electrical and Electronic Engineering stream, or the Electronic and Information Engineering stream.
Within the Electronic and Information Engineering degree, you have further options for your studies:
- You can decide whether to study the BEng (3 years) or the MEng (4 years) at the end of your second year.
- You can transfer from to the MEng with a Year Abroad during your third year. The placements are competitive and the final selection is made following an interview. You must normally be achieving marks of 65% and above at the time of selection to be eligible for the Year Abroad course.
There is no benefit in applying to more than one course in this Department so you should only apply to one.
If you are an international student, transferring to a different course could have an impact on your student visa.
Please visit our International Student Support webpage for further information.
Year abroad
Language requirement
Teaching is in the language of your host country in France and Germany, so you will need to reach an acceptable proficiency in the relevant language before you go. Free language classes are available at the College to help you prepare.
Availability
There are limited places available on the Year Abroad programme, which means that competition for selection is strong and a placement cannot be guaranteed.
Normally, only students with marks of 60% or above will be eligible for placements in France and Germany. Only students with marks of 70% or above will be eligible for placements in the USA.
Please note the list of universities located abroad that the Department currently has partnerships with is illustrative.
Partnerships with universities are subject to continuous review and individual partnerships may or may not be renewed.
Tuition fees
Home fee
2024 entry
Not set
As a guide, the Home fee for 2023-24 was £9,250.
Year abroad
2024 entry
Not set
For the 2023-24 year abroad, the fee was £1,385 for that year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the College, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a Home student, you can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the UK government to cover the entire cost of tuition for every year of your course.
You can also apply for a means-tested Maintenance Loan to help towards your living costs.
Overseas fee
2024 entry
Not set
As a guide, the Overseas fee for 2023-24 was £37,900.
Year abroad
2024 entry
Not set
For the 2023-24 year abroad, the fee was 100% of the relevant fee for that year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the College, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
Your future career
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With specialised tech knowledge and transferable skills, you'll be highly sought after in a range of sectors.
Become a creative, practical engineer through placements and projects that reflect real-world engineering.
Understand engineering challenges from multiple perspectives in diverse and international teams.
Leading technology companies, sustainable energy, and computer gaming are just some of your career options.
Other potential sectors could include healthcare, automotive engineering, and finance.
Further links
Contact the department
- Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 6198
- Email: admit.eee@imperial.ac.uk
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