Electronic Engineering or Electrical Engineering (NES1)

First Year

Engineering students follow a common first year. Modules include:

• Chemistry
• Creativity in Design
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering Computing
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Physics

Second to Fifth Year

Students on this degree follow the same pathway until their third year, when they specialise in either Electrical or Electronic Engineering. Modules include:

• Electrical & Electronic Circuits
• Electromagnetics
• Digital Electronics
• Electrical Energy Systems
• Communication Systems
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Signal Processing
• Analogue Electronics
• Power System Engineering
• Radiofrequency Electronics
• Neural Engineering
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Power System Operation

A student’s week includes attending lectures and tutorials, as well as participating in laboratory-based assignments and undertaking independent study.

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.

Students have the opportunity in their third year to spend either one or two trimesters studying abroad in a partner University. There are options to study in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland and USA. 

Opportunities to date have included:

• Virginia Tech University, USA
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
• EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
• University of California, Davis, USA

See our UCD Global exchanges page for more information

You could be involved in projects that make a difference to the world, e.g. harnessing new sources of energy or developing advanced digital technologies. Exciting opportunities exist in areas such as designing new means of communication or the next generation of multimedia devices, studying the human brain, working with electrical power systems or developing new imaging techniques. You can also pursue graduate study internationally or as part of a UCD Master’s degree, e.g. ME in Electronic & Computer Engineering, ME in Electrical Power Engineering, ME in Biomedical Engineering, ME in Engineering with Business or ME in Optical Engineering. Professional Work Experience (PWE) is incorporated in the ME programmes. Six- to eight-month internships (the majority of which are paid) have included the following employers: Accenture, Analog Devices, Eiratech Robotics, EirGrid, ESB, Intel, Mainstream Renewable Power, Workday, and Xilinx.

Also check out the UCD Career Networks career guide for the College of Engineering & Architecture for details on the career supports available to UCD students.

By joining the UCD College of Engineering and Architecture, you will be part of a vibrant community of students and faculty who are committed to creating a more sustainable and equitable future. The mission of the College of Engineering and Architecture is to affect a just transition to a more sustainable and equitable future through our education of professionals in engineering, architecture, planning and policy, and our research in technology, design, and policy.  The College, in our engineers and architects, brings together the technical expertise to deliver and create infrastructure and technologies that can create a more sustainable future and, uniquely, the College, in our planners and environmental policy researchers, also brings together the research and professions required to create the policies and the regulatory environment that supports technological and infrastructure development, and that can also scrutinise and investigate the behavioural changes affected by our technologies.

The programmes at UCD are designed to equip students with the best education in their chosen field, while at the same time embedding the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDG’s) in their education where most relevant.

Engineering: 

The college offers a wide range of engineering disciplines, ensuring that our students are educated in the fundamental principles of engineering, while also embedding sustainable practices and principles. The goal is to educate engineering professionals who can play an active role in developing innovative, engineering-based solutions to the challenges of sustainability and equity.

• Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6):


• Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7): 


• Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (SDG 9): 


• Climate Action (SDG 13):