Visiting students - Engineering
As a visiting student at York you'll be fully integrated into academic life at a world-class, research-led university.
Undergraduate and postgraduate modules include topics such as:
- system design
- modelling
- signal processing and analysis
- microprocessor interfacing
- measurement instrumentation
- feedback and computer control
Choosing your modules
The list below is indicative of the type of modules which may be available during your study period. Not all modules offered in the module catalogue are available to exchange and visiting students. We will contact you after you enrol to discuss your module choices.
Undergraduate and postgraduate English language requirements
IELTS: 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (language requirements are partway down the page. The other requirements are not relevant).
For more information see our undergraduate English language requirements or our postgraduate English language requirements.
Teaching schedule
You can study in our department for the following periods:
- Full academic year
- Semester 1 only
- Semester 2 only
Examination and assessment
Assessment is mainly by examination during the examination periods at the end of each semester. Alternate assessments may be available. Please contact us to discuss this.
Contact us
Dr Kanapathippillai Cumanan
International officer and undergraduate contact
kanapathippillai.cumanan@york.ac.uk
Postgraduate contact
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Undergraduate and postgraduate modules
| Module Code | Module Description | Year / Stage | Semester | Assessment Type | Credits | ECTS | Pre-requisites or experience required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELE00045C | Introduction to Engineering | 1 | 1 | Reflective Report, Continuous Assement and Timed MCQ Test | 20 | 10 | Mathematics |
| ELE00038C | Mathematics | 1 | 1 | Multiple Choice Quizes & Written Examination | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00042C | Programming and Digital Interfacing | 1 | 1 | Coding and interfacing project and brief report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00044C | Analogue Electronics | 1 | 2 | Continuous Assesment and Timed MCQ Test | 20 | 10 | 11a Introduction to Engineering, 11c Maths |
| ELE00043C | Digital Electronics | 1 | 2 | Exam and Coursework | 20 | 10 | Programming and digital interfacing, Introduction to Engineering |
| ELE00041C | Materials and Mechanics | 1 | 2 | Online Quiz and Closed Book Exam | 20 | 10 | Introduction to Engineering |
| ELE00062I | Acoustics and Studio Recording | 2 | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | |
| ELE00058I | Circuit Design | 2 | 1 | Coursework and Exam | 20 | 10 | Digital Electronics, Analogue Electronics |
| ELE00031I | Mathematics, signals and systems | 2 | 1 | 3 hr written examnation | 20 | 10 | Mathematics (Stage 1 core) |
| ELE00063I | Audio Technology & Psychoacoustics | 2 | 2 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | |
| ELE00056I | Control, Sensors and Instrumentation | 2 | 2 | Closed Book Exam | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00053I | Data Analysis and Numerical Methods | 2 | 2 | Continuous Assessment and Written Exam | 20 | 10 | Mathematics |
| ELE00054I | Acoustics & Psychoacoustics | 2 | 2 | Individual Report and Closed-Book Examination | 20 | 10 | Analogue Electronics (Stage 1); Digital Electronics (Stage 1); Maths, signals and systems (Stage 2); Circuit design (Stage 2) |
| ELE00057I | Electromagnetism | 2 | 2 | Lab Assessment, Closed Exam and Continous Assessment | 20 | 10 | Mathematics; Analogue Electronics;Maths, signals and systems |
| ELE00045I | Manufacturing and fabrication | 2 | 2 | Continuous assesment and closed-book exam | 20 | 10 | Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Mechanics |
| ELE00051I | Semiconductor physics and devices | 2 | 2 | Individual Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00055I | Software Design | 2 | 2 | Individual Report and Project Code | 20 | 10 | Programming and Digital Interfacing |
| ELE00046I | Thermodynamics and fluid dynamics | 2 | 2 | Coursework and Closed Book Examination | 20 | 10 | Introduction to Engineering |
| ELE00072H | Audio app development and marketing/entrepreneurship | 3 | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00082H | Biomedical Engineering | 3 | 1 | Presentation and Report | 20 | 10 | Engineering Y2 |
| ELE00078H | Communication Systems and Digital Communications | 3 | 1 | Closed Book Exam | 20 | 10 | Maths and Signals and Systems |
| ELE00071H | Principles of Microengineering | 3 | 1 | Tutorial questions and Final Report | 20 | 10 | Engineering Y2 |
| ELE00074H | Renewable power generation | 3 | 1 | Continuous Assessments and Closed Book Exam | 20 | 10 | Electrical Circuits and Systems (Stage 2) |
| ELE00098H | Robotics Design and Construction | 3 | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | Engineering Year 2 |
| ELE00073H | Cloud and distributed computing | 3 | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | Software Design |
| ELE00075H | Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation | 3 | 2 | Individual Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00081H | Applications of Electromagnetics | 3 | 2 | Exam and Practical | 20 | 10 | Electromagnetism |
| ELE00080H | BEng Individual Final Project | 3 | 2 | Initial Report, Project Dissertation, Presentation and Project Viva | 60 | 30 | Not listed |
| ELE00083H | Electric powertrain design | 3 | 2 | Individual Report and Closed-Book Examination | 20 | 10 | Electrical Circuits & Systems (Stage 2) |
| ELE00096H | Mechanical Design and Kinematics | 3 | 2 | Coursework and Presentation | 20 | 10 | Robotics Design and Construction |
| ELE00084H | Micro-electromechanical and microfluidic devices and systems | 3 | 2 | Technical Report | 20 | 10 | Engineering Y2 |
| ELE00077H | Mobile Communications and Internet Protocols | 3 | 2 | Closed-Book Examination | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00054H | Multimedia sound design | 3 | 2 | Soundtrack Project | 20 | 10 | Stage 2: Acoustics and Studio Recording |
| ELE00086H | Operations Management | 3 | 2 | Multiple choice test and Individual Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00076H | Photonics and nanoelectronics | 3 | 2 | Continuous Assessments and Closed Book Exam | 20 | 10 | none but nano-stream modules recommended |
| ELE00095H | Photovoltaics and solar thermal technology | 3 | 2 | Assginment and Closed-Book Examination | 20 | 10 | Electrical circuits and systems (Y2, Level 5) |
| ELE00094H | Digital Engineering | 3 (MEng only) | 2 | Lab Reports | 20 | 10 | Circuit Design |
| ELE00155M | Control and Instrumentation for Robotics | 4 | 1 | Online Exam | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00137M | Emerging trends in microengineering | 4 | 1 | Presentation and Literature Review | 20 | 10 | Stage 3: Priniciples of micro-engineering |
| ELE00162M | Machine learning and computational intelligence | 4 | 1 | Individual Mini-project and report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00142M | Machine vision and Human Machine Interaction | 4 | 1 | Essay/coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00165M | Research topics in nanotechnology | 4 | 1 | Individual Report | 20 | 10 | nano-stream modules recommended |
| ELE00138M | Systems programming for ARM | 4 | 1 | Programming project and report | 20 | 10 | Programming and Digital Interfacing (Stage 1); Software Design (Stage 2) |
| ELE00156M | Advanced Control | 4 | 2 | Essay/Coursework and Online Exam | 20 | 10 | Control and Instrumentation |
| ELE00151M | Critical Evaluation of Intelligent Robots | 4 | 2 | Essay/Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00163M | MEng individual final project | 4 | 2 | Initial Report, Final Report, Presentation and Viva | 60 | 30 | None |
| ELE00141M | Emerging technologies | MSc | 1 | Presenation and Short Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00152M | Practical Robotics | MSc | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00164M | Audio Signals and Psychoacoustics | MSc | 1 | Report and Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00147M | Digital design | MSc | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00146M | Embedded Systems Design and Programming | MSc | 1 | Lab Reports | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00160M | Information theory, wireless and optical transmission | MSc | 1 | Closed Book Exam and Open Book Exam | 20 | 10 | Communication system and digital communications (Yr3), Application of EM, |
| ELE00158M | Innovation management | MSc | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00154M | Introduction to Signal Processing with MATLAB | MSc | 1 | Closed-book exam and Indivdual Assignment | 20 | 10 | Mathematics at a BEng level; Basics of Programming |
| ELE00134M | Music signal analysis | MSc | 1 | Presenation, Labs and MIR implementation with Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00172M | Research methods, theory and data analysis | MSc | 1 | Closed Book Exam and Open Book Exam | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00135M | Sound models and systems | MSc | 1 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | Stages 1-3 for this Degree programme or equivalent prior experience for those on the MSc programme who will be sharing this module. |
| ELE00153M | Advanced Wireless System Design and Simulation | MSc | 2 | Lab Assessment x 5, Guided Design Exercise and Report on Design and Evaluation | 20 | 10 | Semester 1 modules for Communications Engineering MSc (Information Theory, Wireless and Optical, Signal Processing and Matlab) |
| ELE00178M | Sound Interactions in the Metaverse | MSc | 2 | Coursework and Presentation | 20 | 10 | |
| ELE00169M | Digital engineering | MSc | 2 | Lab Reports | 20 | 10 | Digital Design |
| ELE00136M | Immersive and interactive audio | MSc | 2 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00081M | International business | MSc | 2 | Individual Presentation and Individual Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00150M | Robot Kinematics and Dynamics | MSc | 2 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | Practical Robotics |
| ELE00175M | Mobile Communications and Internet Protocols | MSc | 2 | Closed-Book Examination | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00174M | Operations Management | MSc | 2 | Multiple choice test and Individual Report | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00140M | Project development | MSc | 2 | Coursework | 20 | 10 | None |
| ELE00159M | Signal Processing for Communications | MSc | 2 | Closed-Book Examination | 20 | 10 | Introduction to Signal Processing with MATLAB |
| ELE00149M | Strategic leadership | MSc | 2 | Closed Book Exam | 20 | 10 | None |
Contact us
Dr Kanapathippillai Cumanan
International officer and undergraduate contact
kanapathippillai.cumanan@york.ac.uk
Postgraduate contact