Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering

Small, lightweight, portable devices like smartphones and tablets combine wireless technology with processing power to provide internet, communications and leisure functionality while on the move. They are now driving how we live, work and play. Combining low power consumption with microchip design, telecommunication and control circuitry (hardware) and the operating system software, they are the ultimate electronic system. MTU’s MT 746 programme is designed to equip engineers to work at this level.

Electronic systems are used for the collection, processing and transmission of information. From the most sophisticated machines in industry, to cars, household appliances and personal items, all have the same thing in common: they are “intelligent”. On a printed circuit board (PCB), surrounded by analogue and digital circuitry, there is a microprocessor, or maybe several, which has a clock (heartbeat). On every cycle the microprocessor executes an instruction from whatever programming it is running (software) – this ability is what makes the system intelligent. Intelligence, control and communications, theory and practice form the core material of this course.

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

score the necessary CAO points and

meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in five subjects i.e. O6/H7 in five subjects. The five subjects must include Mathematics and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

Note: Typically 40 class places are allocated between MT 846 and MT 746.