Undergraduate MEng

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Building a future with sustainable engineering strategies

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2025

Course overview

Electrical and electronic engineering touches on almost every aspect of modern life, and with sustainability so important for the world right now, there’s never been a better time to study this area. 

From renewable energy generation to smart power distribution and the development of low powered embedded devices, Kent will provide you with the specialist knowledge and broad skills in both disciplines; making you career ready for the future direction of engineering.

The fourth year of this MEng qualification brings your engineering skills up to an advanced level. You'll develop in areas like energy storage technology, advanced electronic systems and power network management.  

Why study Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Kent?

Placement opportunities

We have excellent industrial links, providing you with many placement opportunities.   

Further your ambition.

The MEng brings your engineering skills to an advanced level.

World-class facilities.

First-class facilities to support your development with access to computer and engineering labs, mechanical workshop, dedicated makerspaces and more.  

Demand for graduates.

With tech rapidly advancing, there's a higher global demand for professional electrical and electronic engineers more than ever before.  

Specialist knowledge

You’ll study exciting subjects like power electronics, renewable energy technology, robotics and systems programming.  

Everything you need to know about our Electrical and Electronic Engineering course

Entry requirements

Typical A level offer
BBB
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications. Click below to find out more.

Course structure

You'll gain specialist knowledge and broad skills, making you career-ready for the future direction of engineering.

How you'll study

You’ll gain the in-depth knowledge of sustainable power, green energy and associated technologies and applications, which will make you highly employable.

Encouraging innovation.

We have invested in cutting-edge equipment and facilities that will support you during your degree programme or research.

Your future

You'll develop into a well-rounded graduate, confident of your future opportunities as we support you to recognise and learn the essential skills and attributes needed by industries in the UK and overseas.

This course has been designed in discussion with industrial employers, our Industrial Panel, IET, our graduates, and students. This allows the latest real-world developments and latest academic research to be included in the curriculum. Lecturers and guest speakers include those with industry experience and experience working with industry on research and commercial innovation. We use this industrial knowledge and our networks to support your development.

Accreditation will be sought from the Institution of IET enabling students to satisfy the partial educational requirements of the IET for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration upon successful completion of the course.

Help finding a job

The Careers and Employability Service supports you when looking for graduate employment, placements, work experience, internships, and volunteering. They help you to identify career paths, and support you through applications, interviews and assessment centres. They also provide a programme of events, giving you industry insight and an opportunity to network. 

Electrical Engineer Salaries in England
Very high
£33k - £50k

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry

The 2025-26 annual tuition fees for UK undergraduate courses have not yet been set by the Department for Education.

Full-time

  • UK
    TBC
  • EU
    £23,500
  • International
    £23,500

For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.

For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.* 

Your fee status

The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.

Students will require regular access to a desktop computer/laptop with an internet connection to use the University of Kent’s online resources and systems. Please see information about the minimum computer requirements for study.  

Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.

University funding

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details. 

Government funding

You may be eligible for government finance to help pay for the costs of studying. See the Government's student finance website.

Scholarships

General scholarships

Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website.

Scholarships

We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.

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Next steps

Ready to apply?

If you are from the UK or Ireland, you must apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not from the UK or Ireland, you can apply through UCAS or directly on our website if you have never used UCAS and you do not intend to use UCAS in the future.

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