Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University of Birmingham

Electronic and Electrical Engineering (MEng (Hon), H605) at University of Birmingham asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~144 points

High

around AAA

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 76% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.

35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 56%, other qualifications 22%, no formal qualifications 19%.

Course

Award: Master of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H605 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Foundation year: optional

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

75%

still studying

UK 83%

15%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

70 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%86%

Learning opportunities89%83%

Assessment and feedback80%78%

Academic support90%90%

Organisation and management97%79%

Learning resources87%90%

Student voice89%79%

30 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£33k3 years

£33k5 years

£42k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 145 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

45% working25% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

75%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

95%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

65%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Postcode: B15 2TT

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Subjects

electrical and electronic engineering engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: Edgbaston campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Electrical and electronic engineering at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Aberystwyth University	Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons)	136 - 144 points	112–127
Bangor University	Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	under 96
Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)	Engineering for England - Electrical Electronic HND	CCD - AAA	—
King's College London, University of London	Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	AAA	144–159
Kingston University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	96–111
Lancaster University	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Electrical and Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	192–207
University of Bath	Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons)	AAA - A*AB	160–175
University of Birmingham	Electronic and Electrical Engineering this course	144 points	112–127
University of Glasgow	Electronic and Software Engineering MEng (Hon)	144 points	160–175
University of Leeds	Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon)	AAA	144–159

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