Master of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

at City, University of London United Kingdom

Develop the knowledge and skills to plan and evaluate public health programs on our master’s degree in Public Health. You will develop robust research and analytical skills and gain a critical understanding of the factors that drive public health theory and practice.

Drawing on international case studies, evidence, and practice, you will explore how public health programs and policies are planned, measured and evaluated and the socio-economic and political forces that affect them.

You will gain a clear understanding of the social determinants of health and how effective public health programs can help identify and address inequalities within societies.

To underpin your studies, you will learn thorough research, evaluation and analytical skills that you can apply in a wide range of settings.

Explore the events, forces, and ideas that have shaped modern and international history with this fascinating three-year degree.

You will develop a strong understanding of major political, cultural, social and economic forces that have shaped the world, and will learn about a wide array of societies and cultures.

• Study topics ranging from Conflict in world history to the United States in the twentieth century, and Digital storytelling to Women in popular music
• Gain experience in the tools and techniques of historical research and engage in independent research projects of your own choosing
• Learn from research-active academic experts in British, European, Asian, American, Russian, transnational and global history
• Broaden your expertise with elective modules from City’s respected courses in international politics, sociology, English, journalism, psychology, and creative and cultural industries
• Prepare you for a wide range of postgraduate study and career options in areas such as publishing, the cultural sector, museums and heritage, consultancy, and public policy
• Develop vital skills such as independent research, teamwork, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, leadership, time-management, and written and oral communication.

Studying alongside our research-active academics, you’ll learn about crime, policing, victims, media representations of crime, youth crime and more. You’ll also understand how criminality, victimisation and crime control relate to social issues such as class, gender, ethnicity, politics and the economy.

Our London location puts you at the heart of UK justice, with access to key criminal justice institutions such as the Central Criminal Court (the ‘old Bailey’), three police forces and numerous prisons.

• Develop methodological expertise to analyse crime and justice data, and engage with key criminal justice policy debates
• Build your studies around your interests, with our wide choice of elective modules
• Learn from academics who are internationally acknowledged as leading researchers in their field
• Boost your employability with an optional work placement year
• Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to our strong links with City’s Q-Step Centre
• Opt onto a Q-Step quantitative methods pathway: benefit from a heightened focus on data skills, a workplace Data Placement in Year 2, and an optional international work placement.

Our finance courses are for students who want to progress with the knowledge and skills required for a successful career in the increasingly competitive world of global finance and banking.

The BSc Finance is for someone who knows they are interested in finance, and at this point would like to keep their eventual finance career options open. The skills you gain during your studies will equip you both for a career in finance or further, postgraduate study.

Our three degrees in finance (Finance, Banking and International Finance, and Investment and Financial Risk Management) provide detailed knowledge of how financial markets work, how companies make investment, financing and acquisition decisions and how modern banks operate. If you are looking for a career in finance and weighing up which aspects of the field excite you the most, this course if for you.

This course will sharpen your understanding of the broad disciplines involved, from corporate finance to asset pricing, international finance to corporate governance. Throughout your studies, you’ll focus on quantitative methods, enabling you to understand the cutting-edge techniques in use today. In the second half of the finance degree, core modules allow you to create a bespoke degree that matches your own interests. As a result, you will gain a good understanding of financial markets, its activities, and its products.

The jobs in this field are both exciting and well paid. They demand intellectual rigour and commercial acumen, and by selecting this course, you too can prepare yourself with the skills and competencies these jobs require.

This degree provides the first stage of professional training for aspiring barristers and solicitors, laying the foundations for a rewarding legal career.

It is also suitable for anyone who wants to develop in-demand transferable skills such as critical thinking, commercial awareness, reasoning and research.

You’ll be trained to deal with challenging situations, excel under pressure, and demonstrate professionalism in your work environment.

• Access 250,000 books and 25,000 online journals with City’s library service, including our brand-new dedicated Law Library (opening 2020)
• Choose to specialise in Commercial Law, International Law, Human Rights and Law with Professional Practice
• Develop your commercial awareness and professional network with an intensive five-week micro-placement with a legal employer
• Practise your skills with our popular Pro Bono Unit, which provides legal advice to real clients
• Volunteer for the Start Ed Commercial Law Clinic - a free walk-in centre offering assistance for small businesses and start-ups
• Master important legal skills, such as research and analysis, public speaking and argument with regular mooting.

Get quick and easy access to the latest research materials and legislative updates with Lawbore, our acclaimed legal resource portal.

Our International Political Economy BSc is designed to meet increasing demand for an interdisciplinary course that prepares students for both the public and private job markets.

This bespoke programme – the first degree in IPE in the UK – provides training in a range of conceptual and analytical skills. These will help you analyse the challenges facing decision-makers in business and politics in the global age.

You will be able to analyse complex dynamics of the global markets, financial systems and national political structures. You’ll have the skills and knowledge to draw connections between economic, political and social processes driving major changes on the global scene.

• Study politics, the economy and society as a whole, developing a fully integrated understanding of the world’s changing economic and political topography
• Receive interdisciplinary training from the largest concentration of world-renowned experts in IPE and related fields
• Benefit from our close links to business, the financial sector, policy-makers and think tanks

Develop data literacy, analytical skills and in-depth understanding of micro- and macro-economic theory that are sought-after a wide range of careers.

This integrated master’s provides expert knowledge of electronics, power engineering, communications, programming and engineering management.

You’ll spend your fourth year developing advanced, in-demand expertise at the cutting edge of the discipline, and completing a design project that helps you transition from study to professional practice.

We have been educating electrical and electronic engineers for almost 90 years.

Our degrees are dual-accredited by professional bodies, meaning your qualification will be recognised for its quality and relevance. In addition, you will:

• Learn from research-active academics working at the cutting-edge of their field
• Develop highly relevant, in-demand skills thanks to industry involvement in our curriculum
• Put your in-depth engineering knowledge into practice and apply your expertise to real-world problems with design projects at every stage of your studies
• Gain hands-on experience with high-tech equipment in modern undergraduate and research labs, including chip production facilities and electrical power equipment
• Take an optional work placement to boost your grades, employability and professional expertise
• Fast track your progress to Chartered Engineer status, with a degree that meets all academic requirements for professional registration.

This degree encompasses the disciplines of material sciences, thermodynamics, solid and fluid mechanics and robotics. Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it is your quickest way to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

You’ll develop the skills and expertise to design and build advanced machines, such as:

• Driverless cars
• High-speed trains
• Robotic manufacturing systems
• Tidal power stations
• Solar-powered generators.

A fourth year at master’s level prepares you for professional practice through an in-depth individual design project and a focus on business and management.

• Apply your interest in science and mathematics to solve engineering challenges and develop innovative solutions
• Learn from academic staff from our active Research Centres, supported by specialist professionals from industry
• Study in specialist facilities including our flight deck, motion simulators, wind tunnels, optical compressors, formula car simulator and more
• Boost your employability with a work placement – past hosts have included TfL, Nissan, Interserve, AECOM and Network Rail
• Benefit from our industry connections and outstanding reputation from 120 years of engineering teaching.

The Energy and Sustainability Engineering course equips you with the expertise to take a multidisciplinary approach in tackling the challenges faced in sustainable development and access to clean and affordable energy.

Over three years, you will develop the professional engineering skills required, with a focus on innovative and sustainable solutions to current and future problems in energy systems.

Individual and group engineering design projects demonstrate your expertise to future employers.

• Benefit from exceptional industry involvement in the degree programme, taking advantage of the London location of City, including undertaking projects set by industry and guest lectures from practising engineers
• Study in world leading research facilities where different engineering systems are designed, developed, and implemented for industry today
• Take an optional placement year or placement over two summer periods to boost your employability, building on the strengths in research and industrial collaborations across the Department of Engineering.

This degree offers a broad understanding of these two complementary subjects, with a special focus on how the local and the global relate to each other.

You’ll study topics such as culture, identity, class, international political theory, and the global political economy.

You’ll learn about how specific actors and institutions emerge, how ideas shape global politics, and how social dynamics affect us all. You’ll explore the organisation of contemporary societies and the structures that define our everyday lives.

• Develop transferable skills in the analysis, interpretation and production of social data, including sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills
• Gain knowledge and expertise for a future career in politics, policy making, the civil service or government
• Become a critical thinker with an in-depth understanding of the complex interplay of local and global forces
• Benefit from our central location in a global city, close to national political institutions and organisations, and with access to a wide range of internship opportunities
• Boost your employability with an optional placement year.