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Electronic Engineering  (NEC1)

Academic Year 2025/2026
School
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Attendance
Full Time
Level
Graduate Taught
NFQ Level
Award
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Programme Director
Dr Kevin Roche
Overall Programme Credits:
Programme Credits:
N/A
Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
N/A

Curricular information is subject to change.

For more information on this programme, see: ME Engineering with Business.

Stage 1

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICAL OPTIONS: Students must select their modules in accordance with the information given under the various headings below. A minimum of 30 credits to be taken from within this stream to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester along with the Core/Option Modules required under T166 ME (Engineering with Business) Stage 1. Selection will be subject to academic, timetabling and prerequisite constraints and must be made in conjunction with the Programme Director.

Stage 4

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICAL OPTIONS: Students must select their modules in accordance with the information given under the various headings below. A minimum of 30 credits to be taken from within this stream to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester along with the Core/Option Modules required under NDS1 Engineering with Business Stream (Engineering Science Stage 4). Selection will be subject to academic, timetabling and prerequisite constraints and must be made in conjunction with the Programme Director.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING CORE: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream must take the following CORE MODULE:
 EEEN40010 Control Theory Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 COMP41670 Software Engineering Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40050 Wireless Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40060 Digital Communications Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40130 Advanced Signal Processing Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40150 Radio-Frequency Electronics Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40310 Power Electronics Technology Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 COMP47670 Data Science in Python (MD) Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 COMP40660 Advances in Wireless Networking Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 EEEN40070 Neural Engineering Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 EEEN40280 Digital & Embedded Systems Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 MEEN41440 Robotic Applications Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - A)1 of:
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING CORE: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream must take the following CORE MODULE:
 EEEN40010 Control Theory Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 COMP41670 Software Engineering Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40050 Wireless Systems Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40060 Digital Communications Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40130 Advanced Signal Processing Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B)2 of:
AUTUMN ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students on the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING stream must select TWO Autumn Options from the following:
 EEEN40310 Power Electronics Technology Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 COMP47670 Data Science in Python (MD) Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 COMP40660 Advances in Wireless Networking Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 EEEN40070 Neural Engineering Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 EEEN40280 Digital & Embedded Systems Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 2 of:
SPRING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS: Students taking the ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Stream, and who are taking MEEN30140 Professional Eng. (Finance) as a BUSINESS CORE, must select at least TWO Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES. Students who have already taken MEEN30140 MUST select THREE Spring Trimester ELECTRONIC OPTION MODULES.
 MEEN41440 Robotic Applications Spring  5

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