In today?s Information Age there is an ever-growing use of mobile phones, internet resources, computers, entertainment systems, satellite imaging, optical fibres, and automation. Electronic components and circuits are the cornerstone technology used to monitor or detect, store, process and transmit the information generated by each of these systems. Electronic engineers provide the vital skills and innovation needed to design and develop these remarkable components and systems.
Graduate skills and career opportunities
The careers open to graduates in electronic engineering range from circuit design in semiconductor companies, through network design and management in telecommunications companies, to opportunities in business and financial management, where the analytic and problem-solving skills of electronic engineers have long been appreciated.