The programme is offered only as a full-time course. Its normal
duration is five years and leads to the Scottish MEng (Hons)
degree at the end of year 5. Direct entry to year 2 or 3 is
possible for suitably qualified applicants. Alternative exit
points are available at the end of each year of the 5-year
programme, but it is primarily designed for the full 5-year
structure and not all its aims are met even partially by earlier
exit.
The programme is arranged into 5 x 2 semesters. Each semester
contains 60 credit points.
Students in years 1 and 2, with the consent of both Schools and
the advice of their personal tutor, can transfer to other
programmes in the College of Science and Engineering. The personal
tutor will advise on the best choice of courses to keep open the
option of transfer to any particular Science programme. Students
who complete year 3 may graduate with a BSc in Electronics and
Computer Science; or if an average of at least 55% is attained
across all Level 9 subjects, may proceed to MEng (Hons)
Electronics and Computer Science. Students failing to attain an
average of 55% may transfer to BEng (Hons) Computer Science and
Electronics programme.
For full information on the programme structure, including details
of compulsory and optional course choices, consult the Degree
Programme Table, and similarly consult the list of courses for
full information on each course.
Year 1-2 Progression Requirements
In order to proceed to Year 2 of Electronics and Computer Science,
a student must achieve: (i) the University requirement of 120
credit points and (ii) a pass in Electrical Engineering 1.
Year 2-3 Progression Requirements
In order to proceed to Year 3 of Electronics and Computer Science,
a student must achieve: (i) the University requirement of 240
credit points and (ii) passes in Analogue Circuits 2, Digital
System Design 2, Microelectronics 2, Power Engineering 2, Signals
and Communications Systems 2 and one of Informatics 2B or
Informatics 2C, together with passes in all other compulsory
courses.
Year 3-4 Progression Requirements
In order to proceed to Year 4 of Electronics and Computer Science
(MEng), a student must achieve (i) the University requirement of
360 credit points total for the programme, (ii) full passes
(>40%) in at least 100 credit points worth of courses from year
3 courses and (iii) an average of at least 55% across all 120
credit points of Year 3 courses. A student attaining at least 80
but less than 100 credit points from the year of study will be
eligible for a ???Resit for Professional Accreditation??? and will be
permitted to resit failed courses to achieve an assessment
equivalent to a pass in at least 100 credit points. These resit
attempts allow the student to satisfy the IET implementation of
permitted compensation for accreditation. Students attaining the
equivalent of 100 credit points or more following the ???Resit for
Professional Accreditation??? will be permitted to proceed to year
4, but the mark attained in the first attempt will be used in the
calculation of the overall degree classification. The number of
resit attempts permitted under ???Resit for Professional
Accreditation??? will be the same as that in the normal University
resit policy for non-honours examinations. Where a student has
attained less than 80 credit points from the year of study, resit
examinations are not allowed to improve marks or gain credit
points to achieve progression to year 4, except where there are
documented permissible special circumstances such as illness.
Students who fail to meet the above progression criteria are
permitted to progress to Year 4 of an appropriate BEng programme
if they have attained at least 100 credit points (including ???Resit
for Professional Accreditation???) in the current year of study and
attained an average of 40% across all 120 credit points of Year 3
courses.
Award of BSc Electronics and Computer Science after Year 3
In order to graduate with BSc Electronics and Computer Science, a
student must achieve: (i) the University requirement of 360 credit
points total for the programme, (ii) full passes (>40%) in at
least 100 credit points worth of year 3 courses and (iii) an
average of 40% across all 120 credit points of Year 3 courses.
Resit examinations are permitted to gain sufficient credit points,
but no compensation is applied where resits are taken and the full
120 points of year 3 courses must be passed, each with a mark
greater than 40%.
Year 4-5 Progression Requirements
In order to proceed to Year 5 of Electronics and Computer Science,
a student must achieve: (i) the University requirement of a total
of 480 credit points for the programme, (ii) full passes (>40%)
in at least 100 credit points worth of year 4 courses and (iii) an
average of at least 40% across all 120 credit points of Year 4
courses. A student attaining at least 80 but less than 100 credit
points from the year of study will be eligible for a ???Resit for
Professional Accreditation??? and will be permitted to resit failed
courses to achieve an assessment equivalent to a pass in at least
100 credit points. These resit attempts allow the student to
satisfy the IET implementation of permitted compensation for
accreditation. Students attaining the equivalent of 100 credit
points or more following the ???Resit for Professional
Accreditation??? will be permitted to proceed to year 5, but the
mark attained in the first attempt will be used in the calculation
of the overall degree classification. The number of resit attempts
permitted under ???Resit for Professional Accreditation??? will be the
same as that in the normal University resit policy for non-honours
examinations. Where a student has attained less than 80 credit
points from the year of study, resit examinations are not allowed
to improve marks or gain credit points to achieve progression to
year 5, except where there are documented permissible special
circumstances such as illness.
Award of Honours (MEng)
In order to graduate with MEng Electronics and Computer Science, a
student must achieve: (i) the University requirement of 600 credit
points total for the programme, (ii) full passes (>40%) in at
least 100 credit points worth of year 5 courses and (iii) an
average of at least 40% across all 120 credit points of fifth year
courses. A student attaining at least 80 but less than 100 credit
points from the year of study will be eligible for a ???Resit for
Professional Accreditation??? and will be permitted to resit failed
courses to achieve an assessment equivalent to a pass in at least
100 credit points. These resit attempts allow the student to
satisfy the IET implementation of permitted compensation for
accreditation. Students attaining the equivalent of 100 credit
points or more following the ???Resit for Professional
Accreditation??? will be permitted to graduate with MEng (honours),
but the mark attained in the first attempt will be used in the
calculation of the overall degree classification. The number of
resit attempts permitted under ???Resit for Professional
Accreditation??? will be the same as that in the normal University
resit policy for non-honours examinations. Where a student has
attained less than 80 credit points from the year of study, resit
examinations are not allowed to improve marks or gain credit
points to graduate with MEng (honours), except where there are
documented permissible special circumstances such as illness.
Degree classifications are based on the University common marking
scale. The final classification is based on a weighted mean mark,
20% of which is the mark carried forward from third year, 40% from
fourth year and 40% obtained from fifth year. |