Communications Engineering (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Communications Engineering (Including Placement Year) (BEng (Hon), HPK1) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 68%, no formal qualifications 22%, other higher education 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- HPK1
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
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 yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 83%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%86%
Learning opportunities82%83%
Assessment and feedback85%78%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management87%79%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice78%79%
40 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
telecommunications engineering engineering and technology
electronic engineering engineering and technology
electronic engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Electrical and electronic engineering at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| University of Bath | Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| Aberystwyth University | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| ASU London | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Electrical and Electronic Engineering HNC | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Cyber Security and Networking (BSc) (Level 6 Top-up) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon) | — | 144–159 |
| University of Essex | Communications Engineering (Including Placement Year) this course | — | under 96 |
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