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Applications for admission to full-time undergraduate courses at Queen’s should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained from the UCAS website at: www.ucas.com/...

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Applications for admission to full-time undergraduate courses at Queen’s should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained from the UCAS website at: www.ucas.com/apply.

When to Apply

UCAS will start processing applications for entry in Autumn 2017 from 1 September 2016.

The normal closing date for the receipt of applications is 15 January 2017.

Applicants are advised to apply as early as is consistent with having made a careful and considered choice of institutions and courses.

Earlier applicants normally receive decisions more quickly, however, UCAS accepts that some applicants, especially those from outside the UK, may find this difficult. Late applications are, in practice, accepted by UCAS throughout the remainder of the application cycle, but you should understand that they are considered by institutions at their discretion, and there can be no guarantee that they will be given the same full level of consideration as applications received by the advisory closing date.

Take care to enter the details of the institutions and courses clearly and correctly on the application. For Queen's, the institution code name is QBELF and the institution code is Q75. These should be entered in the Choices section of your UCAS application. A Campus Code is not required.

Queen’s University Belfast Terms and Conditions 2017 Entry
The terms and conditions that apply when you accept an offer of a place at the University on a taught programme of study.

http://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/TermsandConditions/

Expand+Selection Criteria
In addition to the entrance requirements below, it is essential that you read the How We Choose Our Students pdf prior to submitting your UCAS application.

Entrance Requirements
BEng
A-level: BBB including Mathematics and at ...

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In addition to the entrance requirements below, it is essential that you read the How We Choose Our Students pdf prior to submitting your UCAS application.

Entrance Requirements
BEng
A-level: BBB including Mathematics and at least one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Geography, ICT [not Applied], Physics or Software Systems Development, Technology and Design or Double Award Applied Science.

BTEC Extended Diploma: a relevant BTEC Extended Diploma with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 credits at Merit. Distinctions will be required in stipulated relevant units.

Higher National Diploma: those with good grades in a relevant Higher National Diploma will be considered on their individual merits for entry to Stage 2.

Irish Leaving Certificate: H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Mathematics and a Science subject (see list under A-level requirements)

MEng
A-level: AAB including Mathematics and and at least one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Geography, ICT [not Applied], Physics or Software Systems Development or Technology and Design.

BTEC Extended Diploma: a relevant BTEC Extended Diploma with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 credits at Merit. Distinctions will be required in stipulated relevant units.

Irish Leaving Certificate: H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 and H3 in any order in Mathematics and a Science subject (see list under A-level requirements)

Note: applicants for the MEng degree will automatically be considered for admission to the BEng degree if they are not eligible for entry to the MEng degree both at initial offer making stage and when results are received.

Option to Transfer: transfer between BEng and MEng may be possible at the end of Stage 2.

International Students
For information on international qualification equivalents, please click on Your Country in the International Students website.

If you are an international student and you do not meet the entrance requirements, you should consider a preparation course at INTO Queen's University Belfast, which will prepare you for successful study on these degree courses. INTO at Queen's is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses including the International Foundation in Engineering and Science.

For students whose first language is not English
An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this course, our partner INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability to entry to this degree. Please click the links below for more information:
•English for University Study - an intensive English language and study skills course for successful university study at degree level
•Pre-sessional English - a short intensive academic English course for students starting a degree programme at Queen's University Belfast and who need to improve their English

Expand+Overview



Much of modern life is based on devices and systems that are built on the interaction between software and electronics. This has fuelled advances in both the everyday, such as games consoles and smartphones, and the specialist, suc...

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Much of modern life is based on devices and systems that are built on the interaction between software and electronics. This has fuelled advances in both the everyday, such as games consoles and smartphones, and the specialist, such as surveillance systems, smart vehicles and life-saving medical implants. This is the only computing degree at Queen's which includes the design of computing hardware as well as software.

We are one of the few research-led UK university departments that can offer a truly integrated degree at the fast-moving interface between software and electronics disciplines. Using the example of a mobile phone, normally you need an electronics engineer to design the hardware (physical components of the phone) and a software engineer to write the programs to make it work. Someone with this degree, however, could design the whole mobile phone.

To get a feel for what it’s like to study for this degree at Queen's, why not watch this short video:
•Follow a student for a day – Software and Electronic Systems Engineering

Why Queen's?

Facilities: the School has a world-class reputation for research and provides excellent facilities, including access to major new research centres in Secure Information Technologies, Electronics, Communications and Information Technology and Sonic Arts.

Scholarships: students may be eligible for scholarships, for example the Schrader Electronics Scholarship, which supports at least one Software and Electronic Systems Engineering student per year, and the Asidua Scholarship which supports at least one student per year from across a range of the School's subject areas. Both scholarships are worth up to £25k each (see www.qub.ac.uk/schools/eeecs/SESE/Scholarships for further information).

Choice of career paths: graduates of this degree may apply for jobs in software, electronics or those combining both.

Expand+Course Content (including module information)

BEng

This degree requires three years of full-time study plus an optional sandwich year in industry, which is usually taken after Stage 2, and students may gain a Licentiateship of the City & Guilds...

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BEng

This degree requires three years of full-time study plus an optional sandwich year in industry, which is usually taken after Stage 2, and students may gain a Licentiateship of the City & Guilds from this period of work. Transfer from the BEng degree to the MEng is possible subject to satisfactory performance.

Stage 1
•Circuits and Communications
•Design Projects
•Electronics
•Embedded Systems
•Mathematics
•Object-oriented Programming

Stage 2

A choice of modules is offered, including:
•Circuits and Control
•Computation Theory
•Database Systems
•Data Structures and Algorithms
•Design Projects
•Electronics
•Embedded Systems
•Mathematics
•Networks and Communications
•Professional Practice
•Signals and Communications
•Software Engineering and Group Project

Stage 3

A choice of modules is offered, including:
•Agile and Component Based Development using .NET
•Concurrent Programming
•Connected Health
•Control Systems Engineering
•Digital Systems Architecture and Design
•Individual Project
•Industrial Project (MEng only)
•Information System Security
•Networks and Communications Protocols
•Professional Studies
•Signal Processing and Communications
•Software Engineering
•Software Testing and Verification

MEng (Stage 4)

This four-year extended degree is designed to provide a supply of well-qualified graduates who will become future industry and business leaders. The first three years are common with the BEng degree and there is an optional sandwich year in industry.

A choice of modules is offered, including:
•Advanced Software Engineering
•Algorithms Analysis and Application
•Applied Cryptography
•Computer Architecture & Organisation
•Design Project
•High Performance Computing
•Intelligent Systems and Control
•Media Security
•Network Security and Monitoring
•Project
•Real-Time DSP
•System & Computer Security
•Wireless Communications Systems
•Wireless Sensor Systems

Expand+Assessment & Feedback

Assessment (general): The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the learning objectives of each module. Details of how each module is assessed are shown in the Student Handbook which is provided to all s...

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Assessment (general): The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the learning objectives of each module. Details of how each module is assessed are shown in the Student Handbook which is provided to all students during their first year induction. Accounting modules are typically assessed by a combination of continuous assessment and a final written unseen examination. Continuous assessment consists of:

1.Student Tutorial Portfolio – this involves the completion and submission of workshop exercises on a weekly and individual student basis. These are collected in the workshops from students each week and assessed, with the mark awarded contributing to the continuous assessment element of the module mark. The mark awarded reflects timeliness, presentation, accuracy and completeness of the required work. Consistent with employer feedback, students are also required to prepare and make a small group presentation on a pre-assigned case study type or discussion-based topic. In addition students are required to submit a 100 word summary on the accounting significance of each of the presentation tutorial topics. The group tutorial presentation and summaries are assessed, with the mark awarded contributing to the continuous assessment element of the module mark.

2.Small Group Project / Presentations – this involves the completion of a small group project / Presentation (three/four students per group) which is assessed and contributes to the continuous assessment element of the module mark.

Feedback (general): As students progress through their course at Queen’s they will receive general and specific feedback about their work from a variety of sources including lecturers, module co-ordinators, placement supervisors, personal tutors, advisers of study and peers. University students are expected to engage with reflective practice and to use this approach to improve the quality of their work. Feedback may be provided in a variety of forms including:

•Feedback provided via formal written comments and marks relating to work that you, as an individual or as part of a group, have submitted.

•Face to face comment. This may include occasions when you make use of the lecturers’ advertised “office hours” to help you to address a specific query.

•Placement employer comments or references.

•Online or emailed comment.

•General comments or question and answer opportunities at the end of a lecture, seminar or tutorial.

•Pre-submission advice regarding the standards you should aim for and common pitfalls to avoid. In some instances, this may be provided in the form of model answers or exemplars which you can review in your own time.

•Feedback and outcomes from practical classes.

•Comment and guidance provided by staff from specialist support services such as, Careers, Employability and Skills or the Learning Development Service.

Once you have reviewed your feedback, you will be encouraged to identify and implement further improvements to the quality of your work.