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Engineering Science  (NES4)

BSc (NFQ Level 8) · Academic Year 2025/2026
School
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Attendance
Full Time
Level
Undergraduate
NFQ Level
Award
Bachelor of Science
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Programme Director
Professor Mark Flanagan
Overall Programme Credits:
Programme Credits:
Stage 4
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
Stage 4: 60

Curricular information is subject to change.

Engineering Science Stage 4 Electronic and Computer Engineering Stream is a 60 Credit undergraduate Year of study. Following successful completion of Stage 4, students will progress into Year 2 of their Master of Engineering (ME) Programme, and modules from Stage 4 will be mapped forward in place of Year 1 of the ME. The normal workload is 30 credits per semester or 60 credits per Year. If you have been on Study Abroad for Stage 3, you may need to consult the Programme Coordinator about prerequisites or other special requirements.

Stage 4

Stage 4 of the BSc (Engineering Science) programme is optional, intended for students who want to progress to an ME degree programme. If you earn 60 credits in the Electronic and Computer Engineering stream, you can progress into Stage 2 of the Master of Engineering (ME) Programme in Electronic and Computer Engineering. The modules from Stage 4 will be mapped into the ME in place of Stage 1 of the ME, so you need to choose modules carefully - see the guidance document. If you have been on exchange for all or part of Stage 3, you may need to consult the Programme Director about prerequisites or other special requirements.

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 4 Core Modules
 COMP41670 Software Engineering Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 EEEN40050 Wireless Systems Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 EEEN40060 Digital Communications Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: Choose 3 modules from this list. Some of these modules are also available in Stage 2 of the ME - see the guidance document.
COMP30690 Information Theory Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: Choose 3 modules from this list. Some of these modules are also available in Stage 2 of the ME - see the guidance document.
EEEN40130 Advanced Signal Processing Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: Choose 3 modules from this list. Some of these modules are also available in Stage 2 of the ME - see the guidance document.
EEEN40150 Radio-Frequency Electronics Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: Choose 3 modules from this list. Some of these modules are also available in Stage 2 of the ME - see the guidance document.
EEEN40300 Entrepreneurship in Engineering Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: Choose 3 modules from this list. Some of these modules are also available in Stage 2 of the ME - see the guidance document.
EEEN40310 Power Electronics Technology Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: Choose 3 modules from this list. Some of these modules are also available in Stage 2 of the ME - see the guidance document.
EEEN40570 Analogue Integrated Circuits Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C)1 of:
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: You must select one Professional Work Experience module (work placement). The long work placement is recommended. You may need to take the short work placement if you have gaps in your prior learning or other special requirements.
EEEN40210 ME Prof. Work Exp. (Long) 2 Trimester duration (Spr-Sum)  30
Stage 4 Options - C)1 of:
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: You must select one Professional Work Experience module (work placement). The long work placement is recommended. You may need to take the short work placement if you have gaps in your prior learning or other special requirements.
EEEN40200 ME Prof. Work Exp. (Short) Summer  10
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 0 of:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: If you have chosen the short work placement (EEEN40200), you must choose 4 taught modules in the Spring Trimester.***Students wishing to take COMP47670 MUST select the Spring Trimester offering of this module.
 COMP47670 Data Science in Python (MD) Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 0 of:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: If you have chosen the short work placement (EEEN40200), you must choose 4 taught modules in the Spring Trimester.***Students wishing to take COMP47670 MUST select the Spring Trimester offering of this module.
 COMP40660 Advances in Wireless Networking Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 0 of:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: If you have chosen the short work placement (EEEN40200), you must choose 4 taught modules in the Spring Trimester.***Students wishing to take COMP47670 MUST select the Spring Trimester offering of this module.
 EEEN40070 Neural Engineering Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 0 of:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: If you have chosen the short work placement (EEEN40200), you must choose 4 taught modules in the Spring Trimester.***Students wishing to take COMP47670 MUST select the Spring Trimester offering of this module.
 EEEN40280 Digital & Embedded Systems Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 0 of:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: If you have chosen the short work placement (EEEN40200), you must choose 4 taught modules in the Spring Trimester.***Students wishing to take COMP47670 MUST select the Spring Trimester offering of this module.
 EEEN40600 Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 0 of:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: If you have chosen the short work placement (EEEN40200), you must choose 4 taught modules in the Spring Trimester.***Students wishing to take COMP47670 MUST select the Spring Trimester offering of this module.
 MEEN30140 Professional Engineering (Finance) Spring  5

See the UCD Assessment website for further details, including worked examples of how degree award GPAs are calculated

Module Weighting Info
 
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHENG004 Stage - %
 Standard Honours Award First Class Honours

3.68

4.20
Second Class Honours, Grade 1

3.08

3.67
Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07
Pass

2.00

2.47
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