This MEng degree programme will give students an insight into the railway industry and knowledge of the technical disciplines that are involved, ensuring that all students will be very employable within the industry. However, graduates will also have a solid grounding in Electrical Engineering and will be able to find employment in organizations across the Electrical Engineering industry. The railway sector is extremely buoyant, with a wide range of significant projects underway or planned. Electronic, electrical and systems engineers are involved in the design and development of technology that has become vital to all aspects of modern living from the telecommunications networks that keep us connected 24/7 to the computer and digital networks that send billions of bits of data streaming around the globe. The learning and teaching methods adopted in the Electrical and Railway Engineering programme will include large group lectures, tutorial classes, small group tutorials, laboratory classes, design classes and supervised self-study for design and research projects. In the fourth year of the programme, many of the lectures will be delivered by engineers working within the railway industry. The railway industry around the world is growing with more journeys than ever before being made, meaning new and improved railway lines, systems and services introduced. As a Birmingham student you are part of academic elite and will learn from world-leading experts. At Birmingham we advocate an enquiry based learning approach, from the outset you will be encouraged to become an independent and self-motivated learner, qualities that are highly sought after by employers. We want you to be challenged and will encourage you to think for yourself.