Electronic Engineering (Top-Up) (Degree Apprenticeship) University of Portsmouth

Overview

If you're working in electronic engineering, and you want to expand your career opportunities by topping up your HND in Electronic Engineering to a full BEng (Hons) (16 months). Alternatively, this degree apprenticeship programme is ideal for studying an HNC in Electronic Engineering (3 years).

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

You'll typically go to university 1 day a week to attend lectures, seminars and workshops, but there may be occasional additional days you'll spend at the University. On any weeks you don't go to University, you'll still spend 20% of your time studying or training away from your normal working environment.

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.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Portsmouth to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.