Overview
We are currently accepting applications for Year 2 and 3 entry. If you wish to apply for Year 1 please consider our Electrical and Electronic Engineering course, which has a common first year and offers the ability to transfer across for Year 2.
Have you ever wondered how electricity from wind farms reaches your home? How cities of the future will be powered? Or how engineers are shaping a smarter, cleaner energy world? These are the challenges that Electrical Power Engineers solve every day.
The BEng (Hons) Electrical Power Engineering course at GCU prepares you to play a key role in the global move to sustainable energy. Using your creativity and problem-solving skills, you’ll learn how to design and operate modern power systems that integrate renewable energy and emerging technologies.
This course has been developed with industry experts. It features a mix of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering with specialist modules in power systems and power electronics. You’ll gain hands-on experience through:
- laboratory work
- simulation tools
- research
- real-world projects.
Why study Electrical Power Engineering at GCU?
- Part-time study option available for students in relevant employment.
- Offers an optional year placement opportunity, where you can do a one-year long paid placement in an industry.
- Excellent networking opportunities with industries through career fairs, industrial guest talks, events, and industrial site visits.
- Diverse group of students consisting of part time, full time and graduate apprentice students for a wider university experience.
Accreditations
What you will study
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The modules listed on this page and the Programme Specification are intended to give you an idea of what you may be able to study on this course. Please note that course content, modules, teaching and assessment may change each year and after you have accepted your offer to study at GCU. This might be because we are required to do so by law, by a governmental authority, regulator or accrediting body. We may also make changes for quality assurance reasons, or to enhance the course.
Understanding core and optional modules
The core modules shown are based on the standard full-time route for students entering Year 1 of the course. If you study full time from Year 1, you will normally study the outlined core modules for each year of the course.
Optional modules provide opportunities to tailor your studies. You will not normally study every optional module shown and will be asked to select from the available options during your studies. Information about available options and the module selection process will be provided after you enrol. Please note that the availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and is subject to factors including student demand, timetabling, staffing and academic requirements.
The module information shown is based on the standard full-time route through the course. If you study through an alternative entry or study route, including part-time study or Advanced Entry, the modules you take in each year and the order in which you study them may vary.
Careers
Graduates in Electrical Power Engineering are in high demand as the world moves towards cleaner energy systems. You’ll be ready for a wide range of careers in the power and renewable energy sectors in the UK and around the world.
Our graduates have gone on to work with leading employers including:
- National Grid
- Scottish Power
- Howden
- Doosan
- Babcock
- GEC
- H&MV Engineering
- Black and White Engineering
- the Weir Group.
Typical roles include:
- Power Systems Engineer
- Renewable Integration Specialist
- Grid Planning
- Protection Engineer.
You’ll gain valuable contacts in industry with projects and guest lectures involving our partners in the utilities sector.
The course also includes an optional year in industry placement at home or abroad for full-time students, which can be taken at any time during the course, on top of optional shorter summer industrial placements.
Previous students have had year-long placements at companies including
- Scottish Power
- GE
- CERN
- EDF Energy
- Drax.
You’ll get an academic supervisor from GCU during the 48-week placement to make sure everything is going well and to monitor your progress. These experiences will help you build connections and confidence for your future career.
This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC), providing a recognised pathway towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. It is a qualification that opens doors to exciting and well-paid roles across the global energy sector.
Course information
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In addition to the core modules that all students must undertake, some courses offer students a choice from a selection of optional modules to shape the focus their degree. Optional modules where available, form part of the overall credit structure of the course.
Download the programme specification for a detailed breakdown of the course structure, including modules, what you'll learn and other useful information.
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