THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
To enter Year 2 of the programme normally requires passes in at least 80 credit points worth of courses in Year 1.

In addition, entry to Year 2 is normally only permitted if the following pre-requisite courses are passed:

- INFR08025: Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computing
- INFR08029: Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming
- MATH08074: Engineering Mathematics 1a, or MATH08057: Introduction to Linear Algebra
- MATH08075: Engineering Mathematics 1b, or MATH08058: Calculus and its Applications.

The School has a 40% Rule for 1st and 2nd year courses, i.e. you must achieve a minimum of 40% in coursework and 40% in written exam components, as well as an overall mark of 40% to pass a course. If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
For Progression to Year 2, please see the requirements listed in the Year 1 notes.

To enter Year 3 of the programme normally requires passes in at least 100 credit points worth of courses in Year 2. The 100 credit points passed must be from the list of courses given in Year 2 of the Degree Programme Table (DPT) of the student's chosen degree programme.

In addition, entry to Year 3 is normally only permitted if the following pre-requisite courses are passed:

- ELEE08016: Analogue Circuits 2.

The School has a 40% Rule for 1st and 2nd year courses, i.e. you must achieve a minimum of 40% in coursework and 40% in written exam components, as well as an overall mark of 40% to pass a course. If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 3 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
For progression to Year 3, please see the requirements listed in the Year 2 notes.

To enter Year 4 of the programme requires, in addition to passing the 3rd year, a total of 240 credits of passed courses or recognised prior learning for years 1 and 2 of the Degree Programme Table. [This rule applies to those entering the degree programme from September 2022 onwards]

- The Engineering Council Progression and Graduation Rules -
No more than 30 credits may be compensated for in the degree programme. The following are our rules to enable this condition to be met:

In Year 3 in order to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council, progression require accumulated full passes in 350 credits of courses, with the remaining credits having marks in the range 30 to 39%.

- Resits for Professional Purposes -
Students NOT achieving full passes in 350 credits AND/OR whose remaining credits have results less than 30% will be required to take 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs). Compensation of any course or group of courses containing unique AHEP learning outcomes is not permitted.

For any failed courses not qualifying for compensation, students must carry out 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs).

Progression will then only be permitted once they have achieved the equivalent of full passes in at least 350 credits of courses plus a result of 30% or above in the remaining 10 credits, including passing all courses for which compensation is not permitted. However the mark obtained at the first attempt will be used to calculate the final year average and degree award.

Once Credits on Aggregate have been awarded for any course, Resits for Professional Purposes will no longer be available for that course.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 40 and 80 credits in this group.

Electronics and Computer Science Year 3 options

Select between 30 and 50 credits of the following courses
AND

Electronics and Computer Science Year 3 options

Select between 10 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you have chosen ELEE09024 above, due to common content, you cannot take ELEE09035.
AND

Group B

Select between 40 and 80 credits in this group.

Electronics and Computer Science Year 3 options

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Electronics and Computer Science Year 3 options

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
For progression to Year 4, please see the requirements listed in the Year 3 notes.

- Transfer to MEng -
Students on a BEng programme who achieve an average of 55% or more in Year 3 will be given the option to transfer to Year 4 of the MEng programme. This decision should be made prior to the start of the new academic year.

- University Progression and Graduation Rules -
In Years 3 and 4 the University progression and graduation rules normally require full passes in 80 credits of courses with an overall average of 40% or more for the 120 credits of study taken in the relevant honours year.

- The Engineering Council Progression and Graduation Rules -
No more than 30 credits may be compensated for in the degree programme. The following are our rules to enable this condition to be met:

In Year 4 in order to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council, graduation requires accumulated full passes in 450 credits of courses, with the remaining credits having marks in the range 30 to 39%.

- Resits for Professional Purposes -
Students NOT achieving full passes in 450 credits AND/OR whose remaining credits have results less than 30% will be required to take 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs). Compensation of any course or group of courses containing unique AHEP learning outcomes is not permitted.

For any failed courses not qualifying for compensation, students must carry out 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs).

Graduation will then only be permitted once they have achieved the equivalent of full passes in at least 450 credits of courses plus a result of 30% or above in the remaining 30 credits, including passing all courses for which compensation is not permitted. However the mark obtained at the first attempt will be used to calculate the final year average and degree award.

Once Credits on Aggregate have been awarded for any course, Resits for Professional Purposes will no longer be available for that course.

Students who meet the University requirements for graduation, but who fail to meet The Engineering Council requirements will be eligible for the award of the unaccredited BEng Honours in Engineering Technology (Electronics and Computing).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 110 credits in this group.

BEng Electronics and Electrical Engineering Project 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Electronics and Computer Science (BEng Hons) Year 4 options

Select between 20 and 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Electronics and Computer Science (BEng Hons) Year 4 options

Select between 40 and 50 credits of the following courses
OR

Group B

Select exactly 110 credits in this group.

Honours Project (Informatics)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Electronics and Computer Science (BEng Hons) Year 4 options

Select between 40 and 50 credits of the following courses
AND

Electronics and Computer Science (BEng Hons) Year 4 options

Select between 20 and 30 credits of the following courses

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