Bachelor Electrical Engineering

Study overview of Electrical Engineering

Modules Electrical Engineering

During this three-year Bachelor's in Electric Engineering, you will follow twelve modules: four modules per year. Each module covers a theme and brings together all the main aspects of your studies: theory and practice, research and solution design, self-study, and teamwork.

Overview modules

Year 1

• Module 1 | Electronics, Sensors & Actuators: This introduction module gives you a general overview of the field of electrical engineering. It teaches you the basics, from electronics, electrical networks, signal theory, electronic instrumentation, system design, and programming to electronic hardware, as well as providing you with the corresponding mathematical foundation. You will learn to develop sensors to find out more about the parameters you are dealing with. Your team project will involve electrical measurements on humans, for example in sports or healthcare. This could mean measuring match endurance, or quantifying responses to certain materials for early detection of illnesses. In this module, you will follow courses like Circuit Analysis 1, and Calculus 1 and do a project about Sensors & Actuators.
• Module 2 | Electric Circuits: Your aim in this module is to learn various ways to analyze, design, and apply electrical networks comprised of sources, resistors, capacitors, inductors, and much more. You will also learn about the mathematics (calculus) necessary to perform these analyses. Your project will focus on designing a circuit to feed the (energy) output of a solar cell into the power grid, addressing the question of how to use a solar cell efficiently. In this module, you will follow courses like Circuit Analysis 2 Calculus 2, and Programming in C, and you will complete a project about Power electronics.
• Module 3 | Electronics: Let's talk electronics! Building on the knowledge you gained in the first two modules, you will learn everything you need to build an audio amplifier. Next to this, you will also get acquainted with low-frequency electronics, electrostatics, and magnetostatics. This module’s mathematical component teaches you about vector calculus, which you will need for the electronics project in this module.
• Module 4 | Wireless Transmission: In this module, you will learn to design analog circuits and extend them to systems with feedback to create stable circuits and oscillators. Next to this, you will learn all about high-frequency electronics. In the final project of the module, you will design and test a wireless transmitter system together with an electromagnetic antenna. This will allow you to send and receive radio frequency signals. The best system wins a fun prize! The mathematics in this module is linear algebra, which is very important throughout your entire studies.

Year 2

• Module 5 | Computer Systems: This module presents you with the basics for the analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic, like representation of numbers, operations on binary numbers, basic gates, combinatorial and sequential circuits, state machines, and programmable logic. You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to tackle a real-world problem together with students from Technical Computer Science, among others. You will discover how programming (computer science) and interfacing (electrical engineering) are combined in the embedded system. You will study the basic principles of the components of a processor system and how they interconnect. The mathematical section of the module, differential and difference equations, will prepare you for module 6. In this module, you will follow courses like Computer Architecture and Organisation, Digital Hardware, and Continuous Linear Systems.
• Module 6 | Systems & Control: This module offers an introduction to linear dynamic systems and signals, and introduces you to methods including differential and difference equations, state description, convolution, and integral transformations. The descriptions it provides extend to systems functioning in other domains, such as mechanical or thermal systems. In your team project, you and your teammates will design and develop a mechatronic system: a mini Segway that has to navigate a prefixed track. This module will equip you with the basics of signal theory, which you will look at more closely in module 8. In this module, you will follow courses like Engineering System Dynamics, and Control Engineering and do a project about Systems & Control.
• Module 7 | Elective: Device Physics and Network Systems
• Module 8 | Signal Processing & Communications: Have you ever wondered about the technology behind a phone call? In this module, you will learn how to represent information as a signal to allow transmission, reception, and processing. You will be taught how to describe signal properties and how the choice of a suitable signal is influenced by: 1) the type of information, 2) properties of the transmission medium, 3) required performance, 4) hardware considerations, such as complexity and power consumption, and 5) possible coexistence with other systems. In this module, you will follow courses like Communication Systems, Digital Signal Processing, and Probability Theory.

Year 3

• Modules 9&10 | Electives: Research: Research, Pre-masters, Free electives, Go abroad, and Get your second-degree teaching qualification
• Module 11 | Electronic System Design: In this module, you will apply the knowledge you acquired in previous modules as you engage in a major design project. Working on this assignment together with a large group of fellow students, you will break the problem down into sub-functions and sub-problems. Naturally, you will have to discuss the preconditions with each other, so that all of the different partial solutions can be merged into a single, total design at the end. In this module, we will also consider the non-technical conditions related to your design, such as user-friendliness and social or ethical aspects.
• Module 12 | Bachelor's Assignment: You carry out your final bachelor's assignment under the supervision of one of the chairs within the departments of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science: microsystems, semiconductor physics, robotics, telecom, Artificial Intelligence, integrated circuit design/architecture, nano-electronics or biomedical applications. You can gear your choice of topic towards preparing for a master’s specialization or program. You work together with researchers from the chosen field as you research and develop technical applications – for example, a new connection, a new sensor/sensor system, or a control system for a surgical robot.

Future jobs

As a student Electrical Engineering, you will have plenty of interesting job opportunities ahead of you - whether you would like to start your own company or find a job right after graduation. To give you an idea, we list some of the positions you could end up in as a graduate below.

• Design and Process Engineer
• Microchip Architect
• Control Systems Engineer
• Data Analyst
• Biomedical Engineer
• Research and Development (R&D) Scientist
• Network Consultant
• Product Manager