Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

at University of Southampton - Highfield Campus United Kingdom

Our MSc Environmental Monitoring and Assessment master’s degree develops the professional skills required for a rewarding career as an environmental scientist in a fast-growing and rapidly-changing industry.

Highly skilled environmental scientists are critical for the safe and responsible governance of our environment. This environmental management degree will give you the ability to carry out environmental assessments and audits, handle environmental information and work with geospatial data.

On completing the course, you’ll be able to show your knowledge and understanding of:

• The importance of environmental concepts, terms, principles and methods
• The value of using techniques and ideas in different subject disciplines
• The socio-economic context of environmental issues and the legal framework for environmental regulation
• The contribution of science, engineering or communication to the identification and resolution of environmental issues
• The human causes and consequences of environmental impacts
• General environmental concerns, including biodiversity, environmental limits to economic or population growth

You’ll also have opportunities to work with environmental organisations and visit leading environmental and sustainability initiatives such as infrastructure projects.

On this MMath Mathematics degree, you’ll work with leading researchers who’ll introduce you to pure and applied maths. Learn advanced mathematical and statistical concepts, covering topics from cryptography to black holes. You’ll graduate with the technical skills sought after by employers in finance, commerce, industry and research.

The first 3 years of this integrated master's degree are similar to both the Mathematics and the Mathematics with Statistics courses, covering:

• Algebra
• Calculus
• Number theory
• Statistics
• Mathematical modelling

In the fourth year, you’ll study advanced concepts such as representation theory, harmonic analysis, advanced general relativity or Lie groups.

There is also an MMath Mathematics with Statistics pathway available as part of this programme. Following the Statistics pathway you could study topics such as machine learning, survival analysis and other modern applications of statistics.

As part of this course you’ll:

• Study advanced research methods in algebra, analysis, geometry and topology
• Have the option to specialise in statistics
• Undertake an individual research project in a field of your choice
• Use our student centre, a dedicated learning and social space for maths students
• Use mathematical and computational packages such as Python and the statistics package 'R'

You’ll be taught through a combination of lectures and workshops, by leading researchers in fields, such as group theory, the mathematics of nature and experimental design.

Discover how social, economic, political and cultural processes shape our world. On this BA Geography degree, you'll explore human-environment relations and the challenges of living across our interconnected planet. You'll develop the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to global issues like inequality, migration and climate change. You'll graduate prepared for work across a wide range of fields, including research, consultancy and public policy.

Explore a diverse range of international societies, economies and landscapes. You'll learn how to collect and analyse data using a range of methods and implement your ideas via practical fieldwork.

You'll have the chance to:

• study specialist computing and geographical information systems
• undertake fieldwork, including trips to Europe or South East Asia to study urban landscapes
• use specialist facilities including a purpose-built teaching lab and remote sensing equipment
• enhance your degree by studying a minor subject in an unrelated academic area
• discover a new culture by studying abroad for a semester at one of our partner institutions
• boost your employability by spending a year in employment

We use the latest research to underpin our teaching and our small-group approach means you'll spend plenty of time with academics and fellow students.

You can study modules designed to develop your understanding of global challenges such as:

• environment and health
• adapting to climate change and weather hazards
• water, people and the environment

You'll shape the course to your personal interests or career plans by studying topics such as:

• social justice, welfare and rights
• migration
• economic geography
• politics and urban space

This full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the University of Southampton will give you the confidence to stand out in the fast-moving business world. You'll learn to think strategically and gain essential management skills. You'll graduate with the knowledge to lead people and organisations to face the challenges of sustainability, innovation and change in today’s volatile business environment.

You'll learn from experts whose research directly informs the course content. Our academics will show you how to apply the latest thinking to real business problems through:

• Business research
• Live’ client consultancy
• Company visits
• International study trips
• Exposure to senior business leaders

Highlights of the course include:

• A study trip to the Netherlands and Belgium
• A 'live' consultancy project in Brazil
• A business project with industry clients
• A leadership development programme (learn more in the careers section)

The programme includes 2 international trips: a study trip to Netherlands and Belgium, and a consultancy project in Brazil. These are another chance to apply your learning to practical business situations.

You’ll graduate with a wide range of business skills, the confidence to tackle problems and lead organisational change, and experience of working in an international, cross-cultural team. Our students come from a variety of professional backgrounds and many return to their sector with a view to taking on roles with greater managerial, strategic or leadership responsibilities.

Study our full-time 2 year audiology master’s with clinical placement and combine scientific learning with practical training. Our 3 year course offers a part-time clinical placement over 2 years. Gain the skills to work in clinical audiology. UK applicants who complete the course are eligible to register with The Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) and to work in the NHS as an audiologist. Our graduates from this degree have become leaders in the field both in the UK and abroad.

If you’re new to audiology or are a qualified health professional who wants to take their career further, this master’s degree offers a great way to develop your skills. Through a mixture of theory and practical work – including clinical placements in the UK, Ireland and Jersey – you'll gain insight and expertise to specialise in the field of audiology.  
 
All placement centres are approved and accredited by the University of Southampton and include a mixture of NHS and private clinics.   

When you graduate, you'll be eligible to apply for our stand-alone Hearing Aid Aptitude Test as a route towards registering as a Hearing Aid Dispenser. EU and international applicants should refer to the HCPC guidance for international applicants.

Combine biology and medicine with engineering on our MSc Biomedical Engineering degree. Study human biology in your chosen specialist area and learn the skills to  develop new engineering solutions. Prepare to take on a leading role in helping healthcare practitioners and providers to improve and maintain people's health.

This UK master’s degree is ideal if you're an engineering, mathematics or physical science graduate who wants to specialise in Biomedical Engineering or support your continued professional development.

Biomedical engineers work in the fields of engineering, biology and medicine to solve medical and healthcare challenges facing society. This work helps to create medical procedures, imaging systems, and devices for observing and controlling body functions.

A range of optional modules are available, from materials engineering to biological-inspired robotics. We also offer 5 pathways for those who wish to specialise:

• Musculoskeletal
• Cardiovascular
• Imaging
• Diagnostic systems
• Audiology

You'll study with teams of physicians, scientists, engineers, business people and other professionals. In this environment you’ll learn to monitor, restore and enhance normal body function, abilities and outcomes. You’ll also develop and evaluate products such as artificial organs, prostheses and instruments.

Throughout your studies you’ll improve your understanding of the ethical, safety and societal implications of developing medical technologies.

This course draws on expertise from leading departments within the University of Southampton, brought together through the:

• Institute for Life Sciences
• Engineering and the Environment
• Medicine
• Health Sciences
• Natural and Environmental Sciences
• Electronics and Computer Science

If you want to pursue a career in marketing, this accredited course will give you an edge in the job market. With plenty of hands-on learning, you'll cover recent developments such as big data and digital marketing, and learn how to integrate them with more traditional techniques. You'll have many opportunities to interact directly with inspirational marketing leaders and use cutting-edge software tools.

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.

With this marketing course, you can:

• Get hands-on experience by running real digital campaigns for organisations
• Benefit from the knowledge of guest speakers who are marketing leaders in small, medium and large UK companies
• Learn how to use consumer data to make effective marketing decisions - a skill that recruiters consider important
• Develop an understanding of how to measure the success of marketing efforts in different types of companies
• Get skills in related topics such as accounting, analytics and strategy
• Learn how to use the latest marketing software and tools

Graduates have gone on to work for Sony Pictures, Publicis, Kantar and Ogilvy.

This course is accredited by the Institute of Data and Marketing (IDM).

Study the mathematical techniques that are driving advances in modern chemistry. You'll explore topics ranging from the use of artificial intelligence to predict chemical reactions, to the discovery of new drugs through quantum mechanical modelling.

On this three-year degree you’ll combine your passion for chemistry with your talent for maths. This subject has important applications in fields such as:

• Analytical chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Drug discovery
• Nanotechnology
• Programming and computational chemistry

You'll gain advanced analytical and statistical skills, with the chance to apply these to practical problems. By choosing from complementary chemistry and maths options you can also tailor your studies to suit your interests.  

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Develop knowledge that is highly valued in the chemical industries
• Learn from academics at the forefront of chemistry research
• Study in modern, spacious teaching laboratories, using state-of-the-art equipment.  

Our MMus Musicology degree gives you the opportunity to specialise in various elements of musicology. On this course, you’ll study:

• Current trends in musicological method and critical practice
• Key research skills in musicology
• Methodologies of advanced musical analysis

Our academic staff are internationally noted performers with active solo and ensemble careers, and established composers of contemporary art music, electronic music, media music (for example, in film, TV and videogames), and jazz. These world-leading experts can offer you intensive one-to-one tuition in music history, culture and performance.

We offer a broad-based MMus programme with 4 specialist pathways:

• Musicology
• Performance
• Music Education
• Composition

On the Musicology pathway, you’ll work towards the final goal of a professional research project and dissertation. We’ll work with you to create a portfolio of work that’s relevant to your career aspirations. On completion of the course, you’ll be ready to:

• Continue your research at a doctoral level
• Work in the music industry or wider cultural sector
• Become a teacher
• Work as a freelance musician

Learn the knowledge and skills to develop and manage new products, services and business models on this Business Strategy and Innovation Management master’s course. You’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the latest concepts in strategy and innovation, with a focus on business growth and sustainability issues.

With this master’s in strategic management you can go into any organisation that is interested in developing new products or business models.

On this UK master’s course at the University of Southampton, you’ll explore how different aspects of strategy and innovation can be used to:

• Help companies become more competitive
• Drive change in industries
• Create new business opportunities

You'll also learn about the strategic and management challenges of developing, implementing and marketing new products and services.

Among the latest topics that you’ll cover are:

• The sharing economy
• Disruptive technologies
• Service innovation concepts
• Social, environmental and economic sustainability
• Growth, innovation and technology transfer

You can fit this master’s in strategy and innovation to your own interests or career plans by choosing optional modules on subjects such as marketing, retailing in the digital age, or entrepreneurship and new business venturing.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Strong links with businesses such as Sainsbury’s and Rolls-Royce
• Visits to businesses to find out how they innovate
• Guest lectures by industry partners

The course content is directly informed by the work of academics who are carrying out research into digital innovation, new business models and sustainability through our Centre for Inclusive and Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation.