Electrical and electronic systems are central to everyday life: this generates a national and international demand for specialist electrical and electronic engineers educated to a high level. The MPhil in Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been designed to enable students to acquire advanced and specialist skills in the broad spectrum of areas in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Electrical and electronic engineering is a fast-moving field with several sub-specialisms such as digital electronics, micro-nano fabrication and nanotechnology, RF electronics, space electronics, communication systems such as wireless and optical, VLSI design, power electronics, quantum computing and communications, sensors, embedded and control systems.
The educational aims of the MPhil in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) are:
Students on the course will become experts in electrical and electronic engineering by gaining industry-relevant skills, hands-on laboratory experience, systems leadership skills and technological expertise. Students will be exposed to Cambridge's innovation culture, encouraged to undertake interdisciplinary collaborations and will develop self-direction and originality in problem solving by planning and implementing research.
The course comprises a 'taught' component, and a 'research' component.
The taught component consists of of eight taught modules. Of these, six will cover material in core areas of electrical and electronic engineering. The remaining two will be chosen from a list of modules which will include both additional modules in electrical and electronic engineering, as well as some modules related to other engineering disciplines.
The research component consists of a 'Researcher Development Course' (providing training in researcher skills), a 'Research Seminar Course', and an independent research project leading to a dissertation.
Learning and teaching methods will include lectures, practical sessions associated with some lecture courses, student- and tutor-led seminars, group discussions, small group supervisions/meetings with research supervisor/advisor, research seminars, and the opportunity to give presentations and receive feedback on them.
Students can expect to receive termly reports from their course director, via an online system, and will be able to submit an online self evaluation report in the first term. Students will receive comments on items of coursework and will have access to a University supervisor for their dissertation. All students will also have personal access to the course director and the other staff delivering the course.
All students write a research dissertation with a word limit of 15,000 words. Ten percent of the marks for the research component will be assigned through the pre-submission presentation.
Applicants for this course should have achieved a First class Honours Degree .
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
Students with a Bachelor's and/or Master's background in engineering or any other related discipline such as physics, chemistry, computer science or mathematics would be suitable to apply for this course.
University Minimum Academic Requirements
Score : Grade A & B (overall score of 193, with no element lower than 185 plus a Language Centre assessment)
Score : Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 with no element lower than 185).