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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
AND ELECTRONICS
The University of Liverpool
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Introduction to Electrical
Engineering and Electronics 01
Research in context 04
An investment in your future 06
Programme details 08
Applications and admissions 37
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Contents
RESOURCES
The award-winning Sir Robin Saxby
Laboratories provide state-of-the-art facilities
for digital systems, with over 200 up-to-date
networked PCs for undergraduate use
as well as all the equipment necessary for
fundamental and modern electronics.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
(IET) offer Ambition Scholarships worth
up to 3,000 per year. Selection for the
Ambition Scholarship depends on A level
achievement (from three Bs) and personal
financial need. More details can be found at
www.theiet.org/awards The Department will
offer an additional scholarship for students
who hold an IET scholarship. The admission
tutor can give advice on how to apply for any
of these scholarships.
STUDY ABROAD
Electrical Engineering students at the
University of Liverpool have the exciting
and distinctive opportunity of studying abroad
at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)
our joint venture in Suzhou China. Studying
abroad has huge personal and academic
benefits, as well as giving you a head start in
the graduate job market. For more information
visit www.liverpool.ac.uk/goabroad
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Researchincontext
Academic staff within Electrical Engineering and
Electronics are leading researchers in their fields.
One current area of activity is Dr Dmitry Samsonovs
work on Dusty plasmas.
The word dusty isnt one you would usually
associate with the highly sophisticated,
technologically-advanced world of engineering
research but the study of dusty plasmas at the
University of Liverpool could help NASA design
the spacesuits and spacecraft of the future.
WHAT IS PLASMA?
Plasma is a mixture of positive ions and free
electrons which generates and interacts with
electric, magnetic and gravitational forces to
produce phenomena such as stars, solar flares
and supernovae. On Earth, the ionosphere,
the aurora borealis and lightning are examples
of naturally occurring plasmas.
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RECENT EMPLOYERS
ARM Holdings Ltd
British Nuclear Group
Deva Electronic Controls
Energetix Group PLC
Ericsson Ltd
Heap and Partners Ltd
Logica CMG
Marconi
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
(Clinical Engineering)
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Daresbury Laboratory
Scottish Power
The Highways Agency
United Utilities PLC
Siemens UK
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Analytical Thinking
Presentation Skills
Numeracy
Flexibility
Team Work
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Profile
Aninvestment
inyourfuture
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Prog ammedetails
Degrees at a Glance
UCAS Code
Length (Years)
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H430
H432
H431
H490
H492
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4
4
3
4
10
10
11
12
12
H491
HH66
4
3
14
15
HG6L
15
GHK6
17
H620
H624
3
4
18
18
H603
H605
3
4
19
19
H606
H607
4
5
21
21
H621
22
H622
22
H646
24
H610
H613
H602
HH67
HHP7
3
4
4
3
4
25
25
26
27
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HH76
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Degrees at a Glance
UCAS Code
Length (Years)
Page
HHR6
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H673
H675
H109
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4
4
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Entrance Requirements
See www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses for current entrance requirements.
Foundation programmes have flexible entry requirements. For further information, download
the Foundation course brochure from the website below or contact Carmen Nuez at Carmel
College: E: degree@carmel.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1744 452 224 www.carmel.ac.uk
WHICH DEGREE
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The programme starts by giving you a basic
grounding in all of the necessary technical
subjects in Year One, with modules in Electrical
Circuits and Systems, Digital Electronics,
Mathematics and an Introduction to Aerospace
Engineering (which covers the principles of flight
and terminology of aerospace engineering).
In Year Two, Avionics is introduced through
a dedicated module which covers everything
from radar cross-sections of stealth aircraft to
airborne navigation using the Global Positioning
System. Year Two also includes modules in
Instrumentation (covering the electrical devices
that are used to monitor and control the flight
of aircraft) and other relevant subjects.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The first two years of this programme are the
same as the BEng programme. In the third
year, there is some commonality, but there is
more emphasis on longer term project work.
This gives you more time to develop your
interests and knowledge of the subject. There
is also a group project which interfaces with
other disciplines within Aerospace Engineering
to provide specialist Avionics expertise on
large scale airframe design examples from
previous years have included the design of
UAVs (Uninhabited Air Vehicles) and their
associated control systems and sensor suites.
The fourth year offers you more depth in
your speciality (eg radar systems or navigation
systems and flight control) and further handson project work. This year also includes flight
simulator work with Flight Handling Qualities,
and Advanced Guidance Systems and Avionic
Systems Design modules.
Year Three
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Year Four
You complete an individual project and study
modules including (ii, iv, v, vi, xi) from the list on
page 36, (l, p) from the Year Three module list,
Flight Handling Qualities, Management of
Design and GPS and Navigation Systems.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The programme starts by giving you a basic
grounding in all of the necessary basic technical
subjects in Year One, with the same range of
modules as covered in the Avionic Systems
degree programmes, H430 and H431. In
addition, Year One has a Pilot Studies module
that supports the flying activities and the pilot
ground school course for the private pilots
licence (including meteorology, air navigation
and air law) and time is factored into the
Year One timetable to enable you to acquire
the flying time required by the with Pilot
Studies programmes.
In Year Two, the course introduces Avionics
through a dedicated module, which covers
everything from radar cross-sections of
stealth aircraft to airborne navigation using
the Global Positioning System. Year Two
includes modules in Instrumentation (covering
the electrical devices that are used to monitor
and control the flight of aircraft) and more
Pilot Studies modules to support the more
advanced pilot ground school requirements.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Year Four
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Year Three
You undertake an extended group project
examples from previous years have included
the design of UAVs (Uninhabited Air Vehicles)
and their associated control systems and
sensor suites. Also you study modules
including (a, c, u, v), Aerodynamics, Flight
Dynamics and Control, Project Management,
and Avionic Systems Design. See page 36
for details.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
Key Contact: Dr Harm van Zalinge
E: admis.ug.eee@liv.ac.uk
The 20th century witnessed great technological
leaps due to the possibilities created by
the fusion of Electronics with Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering. The marriage of the
21st century has been that of electronics and
computers, to the level where you are unlikely
to come across any modern device without
at least one microprocessor inside, giving
birth to a new generation of smart devices
that will shape the way we live in the future.
The rapid pace of technological change
and the diversity of modern applications
require a broad educational background
and a lifelong commitment to learning new
and specialised skills.
Year Three
You study both compulsory modules and
options chosen from a list of advanced topics.
In addition, an extended group project is
undertaken, linked to the needs of an industrial
partner. The compulsory modules are Project
Management and Total Quality Management.
The optional modules for Electronic Engineering
are chosen from (a-j, l, n-q) in the list on page 36.
In addition three modules are chosen from the
Computer Science option:
Biocomputation
Software Engineering
Multi-Agent Systems
Formal Methods
Technologies for e-Commerce
Semantics of Programming Languages
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Year Four
PROGRAMME CONTENT
In your third and fourth years you will
study a greater range of subjects including
Management of Design and Total Quality
Management, important areas for the
engineering leaders of the future, and you will
have the opportunity to study more advanced
topics such as Computational Intelligence,
Telecommunications, Advanced System
Modelling and Control, and Multi-Agent
Systems. The final year includes a 20-week
individual project. This MEng (Hons) programme
is the best preparation for either graduate level
employment in either the Computer or the
Electronics industry, or a research degree
in one of the many strong research groups
in the Department of Electrical Engineering
and Electronics. It is also a quicker route
to Chartered Engineer status.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The programme blends the fundamentals
of Electrical Engineering and Electronic
Engineering in the first years with the more
specialist knowledge that makes up the
programme in the final year. The subjects range
from digital electronics to power electronics,
from power generation to computer systems
and integrated circuits. This blending of
subjects provides graduates with a mix
of skills that can be applied in demanding,
complex and dynamic environments.
These skills are much sought after by a broad
range of industries with many employers
actively encouraging and supporting career
progression through training and membership
of professional bodies and many also expect
graduates to work towards Chartered
Engineer status.
Final year projects provide additional speciality
with many projects having an industrial input
and in some cases these projects require the
student to liaise with an industrial supervisor.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
Lecture modules also reflect the broad based
nature of this degree. In the first year, subjects
covered range from Digital Electronics and
Electronics Circuits through to Electromagnetism
and Electromechanics. A similar range of
modules are covered in the second year. In
the final year you choose lecture modules from
an extensive list of about 25 options including
subjects as diverse as Power Generation and
Transmission, Antennas and Digital Systems
Design with Verilog.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The first two years of the MEng and BEng
programmes are identical and there is
some flexibility to allow switching between
programmes, although a higher academic
performance is expected for the MEng. In the
third year you study core subjects including
Analogue and Digital Communications,
Embedded Computer Architecture and Total
Quality Management. In the final year the core
subjects are Advanced Signal Processing,
Information Theory and Coding, Management
of Design and Management of Product
Development.
In both years you also choose additional
lectures from a list of about 30 module options.
Practical project work is very important and
you will do a group project in Year Three
followed by a major individual project in
the final year. Previous group projects have
included the design of an inexpensive heart
monitor for use on horses in an outdoor
situation. A previous individual project was
the production of automation software for
system on chip design for a major silicon
chip design company.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
In the first year, you study the fundamentals
of Experimental and Computer Skills, Digital
Electronics, Electrical and Electronic Circuits,
and Integrated Circuit Engineering. Second
year modules include: Signals and Systems,
Communication Systems, Electronics for
Instrumentation, Microprocessor Systems,
and Applied Electromagnetics. In the final year
you will study: Data Communications, Signal
Processing, Antennas and Analogue and Digital
Communications, as well as optional modules.
All students undertake an extended individual
project. The project would be in the area of
Electronic and Communication Engineering;
for example antenna design for ultra wide
band communications.
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Year Three
You study both compulsory modules and
options chosen from a list of advanced topics.
In addition, an extended group project is
undertaken, linked to the needs of an industrial
partner. The compulsory modules are
(b, c, d, e, f, u, v) from the list on page 36,
Project Management and Total Quality
Management. You can choose the optional
modules from (g-j, n-p) on the same list.
Year Four
During this year, students continue compulsory
modules, choose further options and undertake
an extended individual project. Projects previously
undertaken include the use of fractals in
antenna design. Each project has an advanced
technical element linked to a research group
programme that is also supported by industry.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The first year of the programme gives you
a firm foundation in the fundamentals of
electronics with lecture modules in the
core subjects of Electronic Circuits, Digital
Electronics and Integrated Circuit Electronics
and Design. In addition you will take modules
such as Mathematics and Computer
Programming and one day a week is spent
in the laboratory doing practical work; that gives
you excellent numerical and transferable skills
that you can use in subsequent years of the
programme and for life. The second year builds
on the first year with core modules in Electronic
Circuits and Systems, Digital Electronics,
Microprocessor Systems and CMOS
Integrated Circuits. More time is spent in the
electronics laboratory doing practical work
to support the theory learnt in lectures and
partaking in an extended team project.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The first two years of this programme are
identical to the BEng (Hons) in Electronics
giving you the flexibility to choose between
programmes if you are uncertain about which
one would be your first choice. In the third year
you will study core subjects such as Integrated
Circuits and Antennas, in addition to doing the
group project and choosing additional modules
from a range of optional subjects. The final year
includes the individual project along with the
compulsory core modules and further options
from the extensive list.
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Year Three
You study both compulsory modules and
options chosen from a list of advanced topics.
In addition, an extended group project is
undertaken, linked to the needs of an industrial
partner. The project would normally be in the
area of Electronics. The compulsory modules
are (e, i, u, v) from the list on page 36, Project
Management and Total Quality Management
and the optional modules are (b, f-h, j, n-p)
from the same list.
Year Four
During this year, students continue
compulsory modules, choose further options
and undertake an extended individual project.
A recent example is the design and simulation
of Silicon on Insulator SOI circuits for CMOS
technology each project with an advanced
technical element is linked to a research group
programme that is also supported by industry.
The compulsory modules are (iii-v) from the
list on page 36, Management of Design and
Advanced Modern Management. You can
choose options from (i, ii, vi-xi) from the same
list and from (b, f-h, j, n-p) from the list on page
36 if not previously taken.
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
The first year of the programme gives you
a firm foundation in the fundamentals of
Electronics with lecture modules such as
Electronic Circuits and Electromagnetism.
In the Physiology and Anatomy lecture course
you will learn how medical devices interact
with the immune system, blood circulation
and the nervous system.
Also in Year One you will take modules such
as Mathematics and Computer Programming,
as well as spending one day a week in the
laboratory doing practical work. This gives
you excellent numerical and transferable skills
that you can use in subsequent years of the
programme. The second year builds on
the foundation with modules in Physiology,
Biomedical Sensors and Physiological
Measurement. You also study more electronicsbased modules such as Electronic Circuits and
Systems and Digital Electronics. In the final year
you take compulsory subjects such as Medical
Imaging, Haemodynamics, Electromagnetic
Compatibility and Medical Instrumentation.
In addition you choose a number of optional
modules and do an individual project.
Recent projects have included advanced
electrocardiography (ECG).
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Year Three
You study both compulsory Medical Electronics
and Instrumentation modules and optional
modules. Also you must undertake
an extended individual project eg design of a
heartbeat monitor, the computer simulation
of blood flow or the investigation of respiration
using an electronic nose. The compulsory
modules are Project Management and
(e, g, h, l, u, w) from the list on page 36,
and Radiation Therapy Applications. The
optional modules are (c, f, j, k, m, n, p, q, t).
PROGRAMME CONTENT
The first two years of the programme are
identical to the BEng (Hons) programme
in Medical Electronics and Instrumentation.
In the third year you will study Advanced
Modern Management and Total Quality
Management alongside your core modules
in medical electronics.
A group project is an important component
of the third year and a recent group project
involved the development of a cardiac
pacemaker with bluetooth telemetry. Lecture
modules in Management of Design and
Product Development are part of the final
year together with more advanced modules in
electronics building on the third year modules.
Haemodynamics and Medical Instrumentation
are studied in the final year along with an
individual project.
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Year Three
You study both compulsory Medical
Electronics and Instrumentation modules
and optional modules. The compulsory
modules are (a, e, g, h, l) from the list on page
36, Radiation Therapy Applications, Project
Management and Total Quality Management.
A group project is an important component
of the third year and a recent group project
involved the development of a cardiac
pacemaker with bluetooth telemetry.
Year Four
During this year, students continue compulsory
modules, choose further options and undertake
an extended individual project. A recent final
year project involved the development of
techniques to measure blood flow in fingers
using electrical impedence and chamber
pleltysmography. This project is being
conducted in collaboration with a consultant
Transplant and Vascular surgeon at the Royal
Liverpool University Trust. The compulsory
modules are (i, iii, v) from the list on page
36, RF Engineering, Data Communications,
Management of Design and Advanced
Modern Management.
Programmewith
aFoundationYear
Engineering Foundation
BEng (Hons) (4 year route
including a Foundation
Year at Carmel College)
UCAS code: H109
Programme length: 4 years
Key contact: Carmen Nuez
E: degree@carmel.ac.uk
Module listings
Our programme structures are kept under constant review and are frequently updated
so that the table can only give an indication of the present programme structures.
H430
H431
H432
H490
H491
H492
HH66
GHK6
HG6L
HH67
HH76
HHP7
HHR6
H673
H675
All other
programmes
Mathematics
Experimental Skills / Engineering Skills
Electronic Circuits
C Programming
Electromechanics and Electromagnetism
Aerospace Engineering
Pilot Studies
PROGRAMME CONTENT
First year (Year Zero) is based at Carmel
College, St Helens, about nine miles from
the main University precinct. The College
offers small class sizes and high standards
of academic achievement. The programme,
which is moderated by University staff,
comprises introductory modules in Physics
and Mathematics with students choosing
a third optional module from Chemistry or
Information Technology. Second, third and
fourth years: students follow their chosen
course from a number of available Electrical
Engineering and Electronics programmes.
Java Programming
Data Structures
Solids and Structures
Medical Physics
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Key modules
H430
H431
H432
H490
H491
H492
HH66
GHK6
HG6L
HH67
HH76
HHP7
HHR6
H673
H675
All other
programmes
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Applications
and admissions
We welcome applications from all over
the world, and its our aim to make the
process of applying as smooth as possible.
The information that follows is a brief guide
to applying for programmes of study at the
University of Liverpool. For full details of our
applications and admissions policy, please
visit our website at www.liverpool.ac.uk/
ug-admissions
MAKING AN APPLICATION
THROUGH UCAS
Applications for full-time undergraduate
study are made via UCAS, the Universities and
Colleges Admissions Service, using UCASs
online application system at www.ucas.com
The University of Liverpool institution code
is LVRPL L41.
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MATURE STUDENTS
We welcome applications from candidates
who are not applying directly from school
or college, or who have non-standard
qualifications, or who wish work or life
experience to be taken into account as part
of their application. For further information
see www.liverpool.ac.uk/maturestudents
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
DISCLAIMER
Every effort has been made to ensure that
information contained within this brochure
is accurate at the time of going to press.
However, the matters covered are subject
to change from time to time, both before
and after a candidates admission.