都柏林大學

Why is this course for me?

Electrical and Electronic Engineers have revolutionised the way we live today. As an electronic or electrical engineer, you can lead the way in designing technologies that will shape our world. Such engineers use creative ways to generate and handle electricity and information. They have developed the technologies we use to listen to music and communicate with one another, including smartphones and the Internet. Electrical and electronic engineers are also developing new ways to solve the world’s energy problems by harnessing renewable energy sources like wind and ocean energy.

What Will I Study

First Year

Engineering students follow a common first year. Modules include:

• Chemistry
• Creativity in Design
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering Computing
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Physics

Second to Fifth Year

Students on this degree follow the same pathway until their third year, when they specialise in either Electrical or Electronic Engineering. Modules include:

• Electrical & Electronic Circuits
• Electromagnetics
• Digital Electronics
• Electrical Energy Systems
• Communication Systems
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Signal Processing
• Analogue Electronics
• Power System Engineering
• Radio Frequency Electronics
• Neural Engineering
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Power System Operation

A student’s week includes attending lectures and tutorials as well as participating in laboratory-based assignments and undertaking independent study.

International Study Opportunities

Opportunities to date have included:

• McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• National University, Singapore
• University of California, USA
• University of Queensland

Professional Work Experience

Professional Work Experience (PWE) is incorporated into the ME programmes. Six- to eight-month internships (the majority of which are paid) have included the following employers: Accenture, Analog Devices, Eiratech Robotics, EirGrid, ESB, Intel, Mainstream Renewable Power, Workday, and Xilinx.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

You could be involved in projects that make a di?erence to the world, e.g. harnessing new sources of energy or developing advanced digital technologies. Exciting opportunities exist in areas such as designing new means of communication or the next generation of multimedia devices, studying the human brain, working with electrical energy systems or developing new imaging techniques.

You can also pursue graduate study internationally or as part of a UCD Master’s degree, e.g. ME in Biomedical Engineering, ME in Electronic & Computer Engineering, ME in Electrical Energy Engineering, ME in Engineering with Business or ME in Optical Engineering.