The EECS course at Aston aims to meet this challenge by expanding the breadth and depth of our students’ knowledge in electronics, internet technology, computing, digital systems and software design and by encouraging the development of essential professional skills.
You will gain a solid grounding in software engineering and computing systems which will be complemented by engineering expertise in digital electronics and telecommunications. The emphasis is on gaining a specialist and extremely valuable set of skills that form a bridge between the hardware and software specialist; to achieve this you will study computing and electronics with single honours students from the electronic engineering and computer science subject groups.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 - Optional placement year
See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.
Final Year
Specialist electives including:
You will benefit from a range of teaching methods and learning styles, including formal lectures; laboratory and design classes, and seminars; computing classes; small groups tutorials with a personal tutor; computer-aided learning and virtual learning environments. You can expect an exciting learning experience with practical work and taught material integrated throughout the degree course.
During the year you will find a sequence of formative assessments to re-enforce and enhance the taught material. The overall assessment is a collation of marks from examination, classroom and laboratory exercises, internet-based practical assessments and oral presentations.
As a student of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science you can choose to opt for a four year sandwich course and incorporate an integrated year of paid industrial placement with an electronics or computing company. The placement will allow you to gain invaluable professional experience, improve your attractiveness to employers and will help you make a more informed judgement about your future career.
Find out more about placement years at Aston.
Our courses have been developed in collaboration with the electronics
and telecommunications professions. All courses in the Electronic
Engineering Academic Group are accredited by the Institution of
Engineering and Technology (IET, formerly the IEE). In addition EECS is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS).
Our graduates have been in high demand from employers offering career opportunities in business, commerce or the public sector, in Britain and abroad.
Graduates have readily found employment in areas as diverse as:
- Hardware Engineer for ABB
- Graduate Trainee for MOD
- IT consultancy with Accenture
- Software Verification Engineer with TRW Lucas
- System Programming with IBM
- Systems Analysis with Reuters
- Systems Engineering with Schlumberger
- Management Consultancy with PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Stock Exchange Graduate for First Continental Trading
- Software Engineer with Smiths Aerospace
- PhD research
You will have access to an extensive network of computer facilities including high performance PCs for industrial standard ECAD, suites of PCs, Unix workstations and Multimedia capable Macs for day-to-day work and a large number of embedded processors for lab work. These resources are complemented by specialist electronics, telecommunications and networked laboratories and research facilities.
EAS Undergraduate Admissions Office
+44 (0)121 204 3400
engineering@aston.ac.uk
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