Electronics and Computer Engineering

About this course

Electronics and computer engineering sits at the intersection of hardware and software, concerned with the design and implementation of the embedded systems, firmware, and electronic components that underpin the devices and infrastructure of the modern digital world. From the chips in smartphones and medical equipment to the control systems in industrial machinery and autonomous vehicles, electronics and computer engineers design the physical and logical foundations on which software runs and through which the digital and physical worlds connect. The rise of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems makes the field more expansive and more consequential than ever. At the University of Northampton you will follow this three-year full-time programme, developing skills in circuit design, embedded systems programming, digital electronics, firmware developmen

Where its graduates go

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