Electronic and Electrical Engineering Y-VEI, Bachelor's Programme Y-VEI

Study programme code INGELEKT-Y

ECTS credits 180

Admission requirements Certificate of completed apprenticeship in Electricity and Electronics.

General description and profile of the programme

Modern society is totally dependent on an efficient exchange and handling of information. The need for transfer of data, text, speech and pictures, i.e. multimedia information, has experienced an explosive growth. At the same time the new telecommunication and data communication solutions such as ISDN and Internet have revolutionised this field. In the information and communication society, we must expect tremendous changes with the introduction of telecommunication solutions in the work place as well as at home. The telecommunication engineers take an active part in this development.

Students who do not pass a compulsory test in MA-142 Mathematics and Statistics in the autumn semester the first year of study, will be offered transfer to the preliminary course Science and technology.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning (formal, non-formal and informal) Arrangements for the recognition of prior learning are described in the information on the institution under "General arrangements for the recognition of prior learning (formal, informal and non-formal)".

Examination regulations and grading For a description of the examination regulations, see the Examination Regulations of the University of Agder.

For information about the Norwegian grading system, see ECTS credits and grades. Specific information on grading for each course is found in the individual course descriptions.

Graduation requirements The Examination Regulations of the University of Agder regulate the graduation requirements for each programme of study.

Learning outcomes On successful completion of the study programme, the student should be able to actively participate in development and production of products and systems based on modern electronics, communication technology and mechatronics within a wide spectrum of applications. The students should be able to work independently and in teams, and to disseminate approaches to problems and solutions both orally and in writing.

Teaching methods

The engineering education in Norway is regulated and supervised by the Ministry of Education and Research. The engineering education programme consists of general, technical and optional subjects including social-economic subjects. Social-economic subjects is a general term for subjects like economics, marketing, languages, communication, administration, leadership, management, law, ethics and environmental issues in a wide perspective. The content of the general subjects is prescribed by the former National Council for Engineering Education, while the technical, optional and social-economic subjects are designed by the faculty itself.

Ordinary lectures are optional, but many of the subjects taught entail compulsory exercises, field work and laboratory exercises. These have to be carried out satisfactorily before the candidate is allowed to sit the final exam. The schedule includes exercises and laboratory work in order to give all the students access to the equipment and/or assistance to complete the exercises. The students must expect to work more than the scheduled hours to complete the exercises to satisfaction. Assistant lecturers/student assistants may not be present during all the scheduled periods.

Estimated work-load for a full-time student one semester is 900 hours.

Assessment methods The grades are based on written exams, project work, compulsory exercises and/or an oral examination. The assessment or evaluation may show the grade pass or fail, or marks from A to F, where A is the top grade, the lowest pass grade is E. The grading scale conforms to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). For more information, please refer to the course descriptions and the current exam regulations. During the last semester of the three-year engineering programme the students undertake a research project. Most of these final projects are carried out in co-operation with local industry and businesses. The students present their results in a written report and give a presentation to an audience of academic staff and fellow students.

Student exchange The faculty collaborates with a number of universities abroad. In addition to the Socrates Programme (see partner institutions below) the faculty has entered into agreements to collaborate with University of Newcastle (UN), Newcastle, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. In the USA the faculty collaborates with Michigan Technological University (MTU) and Kansas University. Socrates partners: Germany: Technische Universität München, Technische Universität Dresden, Fachhochschule Stralsund, Fachhochschule Kiel and Fachhochschule Schmalkalden. Great Britain: University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, and University of Central England (UCE), Birmingham. Ireland: Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford. Spain: Universidad de Navarra, San Sebastian. Denmark: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Copenhagen and Ingeniørhøjskolen Københavns Teknikum, Copenhagen and Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg.

Requirements for continuing in the study programme

Compulsory test in MA-142 Mathematics and Statistics must be assessed to Pass as a requirement for the students to continue the study program in the second semester.

Students must have passed at least 120 ECTS at the start of the 6th semester in order to carry out the final research project.

Occupational profiles of graduates and access to further studies

Engineers are employed in private enterprises and organisations as well as in public services and institutions that often are a mixture of technical and non-technical assignments. Engineers may be engaged in planning, development, maintenance, services, sales, work management, administration, marketing, financial management, teaching, and information technology. After completion of a three-year undergraduate engineering programme, a Bachelor degree is granted. A Bachelor degree in engineering (including MA-209 Mathematics 3") qualifies to proceed to a Master programme at universities and colleges, including the University of Agder.

Qualification awarded Bachelor i ingeniørfag (Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Electrical Engineering)

Other information The main project is an independent project on a current subject. Usually the projects are done by groups. Most of these main projects are based on current problem thesis from the industry. A supervisor from the university or the industry is appointed.

Contact person Study Coordinator Arild Haglund