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Electronic and electrical
engineering is integral
to nearly every aspect
of 21st century life.
It ensures you have a constant
power supply to your home,
using renewable electricity, the
latest intelligent technology
on your smart phone, the
fastest fibre optic broadband,
or that you experience amazing
surround sound at the cinema.
It makes cars more efficient
and environmentally friendly,
and enables aircraft and space
craft to fly more efficiently
and more safely than
ever before.
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It's a dynamic subject,
concerned with finding
innovative ways
to solve today's
global challenges.
A degree in electronic
and electrical engineering
from the University of
Strathclyde prepares you
for an exciting technology
driven career,
offering you the chance
to shape the future.
The department of Electronic
and Electrical Engineering has
an international reputation
for its teaching and research,
and we are consistently rated
in the top ten such
departments in the UK.
We offer undergraduate degrees
at both Bachelor and Master
of Engineering levels, all of
which have full accreditation
from the relevant
professional bodies.
We offer five undergraduate
degree programmes
that span the entire subject
area and scale, from photonics
through telecommunications,
to control of the smart grid,
which delivers electricity
to homes and offices.
Years one to three follow
a common curriculum,
with specialised classes
taken in years four and five.
Any student that joins
our department has a range
of different support
mechanisms that allows them
to easily transfer from the mode
of operation they had at school,
to university education.
We have strong pastoral
care, support tutorials,
and a range of different
activities that allows them
to easily embed themselves
into university,
and to get the full value of
all the opportunities we offer.
At school initially I was,
sort of, interested in maths
and science, but I
didn't want to do a degree
where it was maybe, not as
practical, or it didn't have
as many real world, sort of,
visible applications,
as engineering does.
So that's what drew me
to engineering initially,
was the sort of interest that I
had in those subjects at school,
and then speaking
to careers advisors,
and coming to open days and
fairs here at Strathclyde.
Our degrees not only develop
engineering expertise,
but equally importantly,
communication,
project management,
and leadership skills.
Students can tailor their degree
to match individual
career aspirations,
by choosing specialist
classes, or studying abroad.
I chose to go to California
State Polytechnic Pomona
in California, and it was
fantastic seeing another
university, it really helped, it
put you out your comfort zone,
and really gave you a lot
of extra life experience,
as well as, you know, learning
some new things as well.
I chose to do the pure
EEE, because I wanted
to keep it general,
and it allowed me
to specialise if I wanted to.
The CES Degree has
been quite good
because there is quite a
strong software backdrop,
and you can use that regardless
of what job you go into,
but you've also got quite
a technical grounding,
and a lot of the, kind of,
engineering disciplines.
One of the things I really enjoy
about the course is the breadth
of knowledge, and
experience that you get,
especially on the EME Degree,
because you have both electrical
and mechanical aspects.
It gives you enough knowledge,
but it doesn't tie you
down to specifically to
one area straight away,
you get to cover a
breadth of knowledge.
And also, that is a challenge,
but if you're not afraid
of a challenge, and
you're interested
in engineering then it's
a fantastic opportunity,
and it's a great experience.
I would recommend it to anyone.
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Our courses are very
flexible, students are able
to choose a range of subjects
and topics that they want
to study, that are focused
on the different careers
that they want to take
up when they leave.
And through those studies
they also have the opportunity
to take part in our very
extensive scholarship programme,
where a large range
of industrial companies offer
them financial support during
their studies, and also,
summer employment during
their degree programme.
With support from industry
partners, we offer one
of the UK's largest department
scholarship programmes,
and are particularly proud
of our IET Power
Academy membership,
as we are the only department
in Scotland to be included.
The programme, which is
open to all undergraduates,
provides annual bursaries, as
well as help with course costs,
work placements with
company sponsors,
and graduate recruitment
opportunities.
Many employers choose the
Department of Electronic
and Electrical Engineering at
Strathclyde as a first point
of call for the graduates
that they want to employ,
to take into key industries
that underpin today's society.
I think the one thing I learned
being at Strathclyde was,
although you were
doing electronic
and electrical engineering,
there are actually
so many disciplines
that make it up.
Everything from optics to
signal processing, to even the,
the sort of, high power end,
and everything in between,
so I think it gave a good,
sort of, breadth of knowledge,
and I think particularly
where I am at the moment,
working with a small company, we
do lots of varied types of work,
so you can still now even, sort
of, seven years on, sort of pick
in to the various different
individual courses you did back
then, and use that, kind of,
as a basis of moving forward.
The department also
offers a broad range
of postgraduate options,
such as taught MSC,
and PHD research degrees.
Many are fully funded
through industrial support,
or scholarship opportunities.
Well we offer scholarships
through Scottish Power,
through the Iberdrola
Foundation, our parent company,
and they're offered once a year.
There's fifteen thousand
pounds available,
that's just over twelve
hundred pounds a month,
and we put that on our website
and offer them out
every January.
This year we've had six students
from Strathclyde University,
who've looked to do postgraduate
qualifications with us,
and have been funded
through our programme.
Last year we had around five,
who all went on to get jobs
as graduates, within
our graduate programme
at Scottish Power.
Those that wish to pursue a
career with Scottish Power
on our Graduate Training
Programme,
we've a two year
programme, which allows them
to see a number of
departments within the business,
and during that period they
will have the opportunity
of having a bias towards what
they feel would be a good
career choice.
And that could be
from asset management,
operational engineering
works, our design side,
our customer connections
as well.
A diverse range of exciting
career options awaits all our
graduates as they have
the technical expertise,
problem solving, and
analytical skills vital
for today's competitive
job market.
I think if you have an
interest in engineering,
then I think Strathclyde is
a brilliant place to do it.
I'm definitely wanting to go
into electronic engineering,
and without the degree I
wouldn't have been able
to do that.
I think they key message is,
there's real opportunities
in this industry to have
a job for the future.
Our students will benefit
from a very flexible degree,
which is highly valued
by industry,
and that will lead them into
excellent careers in the future.
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