A modern passenger car will typically contain 50 such computer chips, while a modern aircraft will contain 200 or more. The use of embedded computers in applications such as cars and aircraft is helping to make both forms of transport safer and more comfortable. Such computers are also very widely used in other applications, including toys, microwave ovens, medical equipment, video recorders and mobile telephones. Already, there is a huge demand for graduates with skills in this area, and this demand is growing every year. Following the study of fundamental mathematical and computational techniques, the wide breadth of courses on offer provides an insight into the techniques of computer engineering.
Engineering is a practical subject, and many of the modules include practical elements.
You will also get involved in various group projects, and gain valuable project management experience. The MEng project worked well. I was responsible for making sure that the separate elements of the project fitted together. I had to keep everybody involved on track at regular project management meetings as the work elements progressed. This was quite different to the sort of work I've done before, where I've worked with other people with equal knowledge of the same engineering discipline as myself.