Electronic Engineering (Top-Up) (Degree Apprenticeship) BEng (Hons)
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Electronic Engineering (Top-Up) (Degree Apprenticeship) BEng (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

Overview

If you're working in electronic engineering, and you want to expand your career opportunities by topping up your HND or Foundation degree to a full BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering, this degree apprenticeship programme is ideal. 

This Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer programme is a degree apprenticeship course, so you'll spend 1 day of your working week on your studies, with the other 4 in your current job. You'll get to put the skills you learn to work instantly in your job, contributing to the success of your company. And your fees are covered by your employer, or the Government, so you won’t face any tuition costs. 

Course Highlights

  • Get a full honours degree, while earning a salary
  • Apply your practical electronic engineering study to problems from your own workplace
  • Develop knowledge and skills in advanced electronic systems, digital signal processing and embedded systems
  • Use industry-standard experimental and computational hardware and software, including FPGA target hardware, conveyor belts and Matlab, in our labs
  • Have access to the University's student support services and community including the Library, study support, sports and recreation facilities, and the Students’ Union
  • Build a network of professional peers and fellow students from other electronic and engineering disciplines
  • Study alongside your job, with support from a personal University tutor and a workplace mentor

Careers and opportunities

The specialist skills and knowledge you develop on this apprenticeship will help you advance your career and boost your promotion prospects.

With a degree, you could also study at Master's level after the course.

BEng (Hons) Award
September Start
Part-time Study Mode
1 years Duration

Entry Requirements For This Course

Relevant HE study leading to a Level 5 qualification, for example an appropriate HND, foundation degree or Advanced Diploma, or 240 credits from year 1 and year 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc), in a relevant subject.

All applicants will be required to complete a Skills Gap Analysis before completing an application form.

All applicants will be invited to attend an academic interview and may be asked to submit a portfolio of work or undertake additional assessment.

All applicants to the Degree Apprenticeship courses must have an acceptable Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics. Acceptable qualifications include GCSE with grade C/4 or above and Functional Skills with Pass - please note that we are not able to accept all kinds of Level 2 qualifications, so if you are unsure whether you have a suitable qualification please get in touch. If you do not have an acceptable qualification you will be required to take an additional assessment during the application process.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

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