Queen's University of Belfast
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons)
Queen's University of Belfast

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 20 graduates of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) at Queen's University of Belfast for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Electrical And Electronic Engineering.

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Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of Electrical And Electronic Engineering

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £31771 £33148 £37621
25-75 percentile range £26991 - £36256 £24905 - £41342 £28645 - £47281

Course Description

There can be few modern enterprises and aspects of human life which remain untouched by electronics or electrical engineering. Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen's is concerned with solving practical problems using electrical/electronic science. It is an area of immense growth with a worldwide shortage of qualified engineers. The subject area is broad, ranging from micro-electronic chip design and manufacture to power generation and distribution. Rapid advances are occurring in fields such as telecommunications, computer software, hardware and networking, medical electronics, security, virtual and augmented reality, control and robotics and renewable energy systems.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) at Queen's University of Belfast

90% Welfare and housing associate professionals
10% Information Technology Professionals

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Qualification requirements

Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)

Including one in a relevant subject/science (80 UCAS tariff points)

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.

GCSE Mathematics at grade B or better.

Scottish National 5 Mathematics at grade B or better.

In all cases where Physics is not offered at A-level or at Scottish Higher/Advanced Higher, applicants must have a minimum of grade B in GCSE Physics/Double Award Science (not Applied), or in National 5 Physics.

For information on international qualification equivalents, please check the specific information for your country at: http://www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/Your-Country/
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry), MEng (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons)

England UK £9250 year 1
Scotland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £4710 year 1
Ireland £4710 year 1
EU £25300 year 1
International £25300 year 1

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

August 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)

UCAS application code:

H605

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FAQ about Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast

  • Tuition fees for this programme are 9250 per year for UK students. In addition to the tuition fees you should also take into consideration the average monthly cost of living for students in the UK.

  • Welfare and housing associate professionals (90%), Information Technology Professionals (10%),

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) is taught on campus and cannot be taken online at Queen's University of Belfast.

  • It is rather difficult to get accepted into this course. Accepted students had an average UCAS tariff score of 162 which is higher than 82.03% of all Electrical and Electronic Engineering courses in the UK.