Electronic Engineering (MSc) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Southampton |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Application Deadline

18 Aug, 2027Application Deadline

Scholarship

29Scholarships

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Electrical and Electronic

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Course summary
What happens when electronic systems become smaller, faster and more connected? And how could your expertise help shape the technologies people rely on every day? If you want to deepen your electronic engineering knowledge while choosing where to specialise, MSc Electronic Engineering is for you.
At Southampton, you’ll explore advanced electronic technologies across four broad areas: microelectronics systems design, semiconductor nanotechnology, mobile communications and control systems. The broad structure of the programme gives you the flexibility to build expertise around your own interests and career ambitions. Depending on your module choices, your learning may include advanced lectures, practical activities, design work and individual or group projects, combining technical theory with opportunities to apply your knowledge.
The programme offers a wide choice of specialist modules. Depending on your choices, you can explore areas including micro and nanosystems, wireless networks, digital and analogue electronics, signal processing, robotics, control, quantum devices, hardware acceleration and secure embedded systems. Your studies culminate in an individual research project. You’ll work with a supervisor to investigate a specialist topic in depth, developing the research and problem-solving skills to take on complex electronic engineering challenges.
You’ll also be joining a department where 97% of Engineering research is rated world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).
Find your place in a field where ideas can become the technologies of tomorrow, and shape a master’s that takes your electronic engineering expertise in the direction you want to go.
Key features • Choose where to specialise. Select 7 modules from a wide range of options, allowing you to tailor the programme around the areas of electronic engineering that interest you most. • Build expertise across four broad areas. Explore microelectronics systems design, semiconductor nanotechnology, mobile communications and control systems, with the flexibility to combine modules from different areas. • Turn theory into practical engineering. Depending on your module choices, take part in practical activities, design work, problem-solving exercises and individual or group projects. • Investigate emerging technologies. Depending on your module choices, you could explore areas including robotics, machine learning for wireless communications, quantum devices, green electronics, hardware acceleration and secure hardware. • Take on your own research challenge. Complete an individual summer research project in a specialist area, working with a supervisor to agree your project brief and develop your investigation. • Prepare for professional engineering practice. Study research methods alongside ethical and legal issues connected with professional engineering, strengthening both your technical and research capabilities.
Your future career • Electronic engineering needs people who can understand complex systems, adapt to new technologies and turn technical ideas into practical solutions. • You’ll graduate with specialist engineering knowledge alongside skills in research, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, teamwork and adaptability. • Careers directly related to the course include electronic engineer, design and development engineer, systems engineer, telecommunications engineer, controls engineer and research engineer. Depending on your chosen specialism, graduates may also move into areas such as semiconductor engineering, embedded systems, robotics, software development and technology consultancy. • Whether you specialise in communications, microelectronics, semiconductor technologies, control or another emerging area, you’ll leave Southampton with advanced knowledge and practical research experience to take your next step in technology and engineering.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Electrical and Electronic

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Course summary
What happens when electronic systems become smaller, faster and more connected? And how could your expertise help shape the technologies people rely on every day? If you want to deepen your electronic engineering knowledge while choosing where to specialise, MSc Electronic Engineering is for you.
At Southampton, you’ll explore advanced electronic technologies across four broad areas: microelectronics systems design, semiconductor nanotechnology, mobile communications and control systems. The broad structure of the programme gives you the flexibility to build expertise around your own interests and career ambitions. Depending on your module choices, your learning may include advanced lectures, practical activities, design work and individual or group projects, combining technical theory with opportunities to apply your knowledge.
The programme offers a wide choice of specialist modules. Depending on your choices, you can explore areas including micro and nanosystems, wireless networks, digital and analogue electronics, signal processing, robotics, control, quantum devices, hardware acceleration and secure embedded systems. Your studies culminate in an individual research project. You’ll work with a supervisor to investigate a specialist topic in depth, developing the research and problem-solving skills to take on complex electronic engineering challenges.
You’ll also be joining a department where 97% of Engineering research is rated world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).
Find your place in a field where ideas can become the technologies of tomorrow, and shape a master’s that takes your electronic engineering expertise in the direction you want to go.
Key features • Choose where to specialise. Select 7 modules from a wide range of options, allowing you to tailor the programme around the areas of electronic engineering that interest you most. • Build expertise across four broad areas. Explore microelectronics systems design, semiconductor nanotechnology, mobile communications and control systems, with the flexibility to combine modules from different areas. • Turn theory into practical engineering. Depending on your module choices, take part in practical activities, design work, problem-solving exercises and individual or group projects. • Investigate emerging technologies. Depending on your module choices, you could explore areas including robotics, machine learning for wireless communications, quantum devices, green electronics, hardware acceleration and secure hardware. • Take on your own research challenge. Complete an individual summer research project in a specialist area, working with a supervisor to agree your project brief and develop your investigation. • Prepare for professional engineering practice. Study research methods alongside ethical and legal issues connected with professional engineering, strengthening both your technical and research capabilities.
Your future career • Electronic engineering needs people who can understand complex systems, adapt to new technologies and turn technical ideas into practical solutions. • You’ll graduate with specialist engineering knowledge alongside skills in research, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, teamwork and adaptability. • Careers directly related to the course include electronic engineer, design and development engineer, systems engineer, telecommunications engineer, controls engineer and research engineer. Depending on your chosen specialism, graduates may also move into areas such as semiconductor engineering, embedded systems, robotics, software development and technology consultancy. • Whether you specialise in communications, microelectronics, semiconductor technologies, control or another emerging area, you’ll leave Southampton with advanced knowledge and practical research experience to take your next step in technology and engineering.

Admission Requirements

176+
120+
3.2+
92+
6.5+
67+
You;ll need a 2.1 degree in electronic engineering or a closely related subject. Specific module requirements also apply. Please see website.

18 Aug 2027
1 Year
Sep

Scholarships

GREAT Scholarship 2027 - USA

GREAT Scholarship 2027 - USA
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

GREAT Scholarship 2027 - Nigeria

GREAT Scholarship 2027 - Nigeria
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

GREAT Scholarship 2027 - Indonesia

GREAT Scholarship 2027 - Indonesia
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

FUNED Scholarships

FUNED Scholarships
Master's

Value

15% tuition fee waiver

Deadline

15 Oct 2027

FIDERH Scholarships

FIDERH Scholarships
Master's PhD

Value

20% tuition fee waiver

Deadline

4 Mar 2027

Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Global Talent Award - Law

Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Global Talent Award - Law
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Global Talent Award

Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Global Talent Award
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

Dean of Faculty of Medicine Global Talent Award

Dean of Faculty of Medicine Global Talent Award
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

Dean of Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences Global Talent Award

Dean of Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences Global Talent Award
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Global Talent Award

Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Global Talent Award
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

Dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities Global Talent Award

Dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities Global Talent Award
Master's

Value

$10000

Deadline

30 Apr 2027

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
Master's

Value

$24000

Deadline

8 Dec 2026

COLFUTURO Scholarships

COLFUTURO Scholarships
Master's PhD

Value

15% tuition fee waiver

Deadline

4 Mar 2027

75th Anniversary Vietnam Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Vietnam Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary USA Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary USA Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary UAE Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary UAE Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Thailand Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Thailand Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Pakistan Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Pakistan Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Nigeria Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Nigeria Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$9000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Nigeria Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships

75th Anniversary Nigeria Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Malaysia Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Malaysia Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary India Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary India Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$12000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary India Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships

75th Anniversary India Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Global Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Global Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$5000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Global Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships

75th Anniversary Global Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary Ghana Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Ghana Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$6000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

75th Anniversary China Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary China Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$9000

Deadline

15 Jan 2027

75th Anniversary China Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships

75th Anniversary China Postgraduate Excellence Scholarships
Master's

Value

$6000

Deadline

15 Jan 2027

75th Anniversary Bangladesh Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship

75th Anniversary Bangladesh Postgraduate University of Southampton Business School Excellence Scholarship
Master's

Value

$7000

Deadline

31 Jul 2027

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