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Likely Career Areas

Aeronautical Engineering† Students are strongly encouraged to seek placements after their second year through the industrial placement officer. The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate level responsibilities and, in some cases, work as part of a multinational work force. Students will receive a salary and many go on to be employed by their placement company when they graduate. Available to international students.

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Aeronautical engineering graduates work in all areas of the aircraft and airline industries. They also work in other high-tech industries such as motor manufacturing and offshore oil and gas extraction. Careers in aeronautical engineering in the UK are provided, not only by the larger companies such as BAE Systems, QinetiQ, Rolls Royce and Westland Helicopters, but also by many successful small companies that supply components and services. A number of graduates move on to a career in flying.

Air Transport Engineering† Royal Aeronautical Society Graduates can expect to progress to careers in many areas of the air transport industry, including: licensed engineer, flight crew, maintenance planning, air traffic control, flight operations and ground handling.

Air Transport Operations & Management

None A likely career path for a typical graduate would be to enter airline management or an operations department. Recent graduates are working in flight planning, flight operations, safety management, air worthiness records and charter broking.

Air transport operations with ATPL

Year two is spent at a CAA recognised flight training school and can lead to successful candidates being awarded a ‘frozen’ ATPL. In addition, you may undertake flight training up to passing the Commercial Pilot’s Licence with Instrument Rating. Alternatively, you can elect to take the flight training after completing the degree.

A likely career path for a typical graduate would be to enter airline management or an operations department. Recent graduates are working in flight planning, flight operations, safety management, airworthiness records, charter brokering and aviation law.

Automotive & Motorsport Engineering†

Students are strongly encouraged to seek placements after their second year through the industrial placement officer.The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate level responsibilities and, in some cases, work as part of a multinational work force. Students will receive a salary and many go on to be employed by their placement company when they graduate. Available to international students.

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Automotive and motorsport engineering graduates work predominantly in the automotive industry. They are typically involved in automotive component research, product and process design and manufacturing, with a growing emphasis on engineering sustainability.

Biomedical Engineering Professional placement and study abroad. Placement year after year 2

All students can opt to spend a year on an industrial placement at the end of their second year. The industrial liaison tutor is in regular contact with companies and will assist students in finding a suitable work placement. Students are paid for their placement year. They are visited by their personal tutor whilst on the placement to ensure that they are undertaking properly supervised work that will contribute towards experience required for chartered engineer status. A year spent in industry on a placement is a valuable opportunity to find out how industry works and can often lead to sponsorship and future employment.

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Biomedical engineering is an area that is growing exponentially and the demand for biomedical engineers is increasing rapidly. The biomedical engineering field is very wide and graduates can find employment in areas such as the medical technology industry, pharmaceutical industry, Government (Ministry of Health and other healthrelated departments) and biomedical research (academia or other research institutions).

Civil Engineering*† (Joint Board of Moderators)

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Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers

Recent graduates have joined many of the major contractors and consultants operating in London and the South East.

Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics at City University LondonPractical and relevant courses to help you start your professional career

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Civil Engineering with Architecture*†

Professional placement and study abroad. Placement year after year 2

All students can opt to spend a year on an industrial placement at the end of their second year. The industrial liaison tutor is in regular contact with companies and will assist students in finding a suitable work placement. Students are paid for their placement year. They are visited by their personal tutor whilst on the placement to ensure that they are undertaking properly supervised work that will contribute towards experience required for chartered engineer status. A year spent in industry on a placement is a valuable opportunity to find out how industry works and can often lead to sponsorship and future employment.

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The aim is to produce civil engineers who have the creative flair to generate innovative designs to solve increasingly complex problems. This has proved to be a very popular course both with students and employers.

Civil Engineering with Surveying*†

Recent graduates have joined many of the major contractors and consultants operating in London and the South East.

Computer Systems Engineering

Placement year (optional)

Students are strongly encouraged to seek placements after their second year through the industrial placement officer. The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate-level responsibilities and in some cases work as part of a multinational work force. As this forms an integral part of the course, overseas students are eligible for placements. Students will receive a salary and many go on to be re-employed by their placement company when they graduate.

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The degree will open many doors, enabling graduates to pursue a diverse range of careers in electronic engineering, computer science and multimedia communications. The solid basis in engineering and maths provided by this course, will enable graduates to pursue other career paths, notably in the finance and business sectors.

Electrical and Electrical Engineering

Placement year (optional)

Students are strongly encouraged to seek placements after their second year through the industrial placement officer. The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate level responsibilities and in some cases work as part of a multinational work force. Students will receive a salary and many go on to be re-employed by their placement company when they graduate.

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• Research and development

• IT

• Consultancy

• Software engineering

• Design

• Instrumentation and control

• Power systems

• Electronics

Energy Engineering† Students are strongly encouraged to seek placements after their second year through the industrial placement officer. The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate level responsibilities and, in some cases, work as part of a multinational work force. Students will receive a salary and many go on to be employed by their placement company when they graduate. Available to international students.

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Provides pathway to gaining chartered status.

Energy engineering graduates work in many industries, most obviously transport, power and fuel. They are involved in research, energy management, auditing, power plant design, maintenance, decommissioning, sustainability assessment, process design and management.

Mechanical Engineering† Mechanical engineering graduates work in most industries, most obviously transport, power, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and fuel. They are involved in research, product and process design, manufacturing, maintenance, decommissioning, sustainability.

Engineering with Management and Entrepreneurship

You are strongly encouraged to seek a placement after your second year through the industrial placement officer.

This is a new course which will be seeking accreditation by the Institute of Electrical Technology with whom we maintain close professional links

After graduation, students will have varied and exciting career and employment opportunities available as:

•Engineering managers

•Financial and business analysts

•Design engineers

•System engineers

•Energy engineers

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Degree Work Placement Opportunities Accrediting Organisation(s)/ Exemptions available

Likely Career Areas

Telecommunications All students enrolled on the course are strongly encouraged to undertake a one year, industrial training placement immediately prior to the final year of academic study. You will be paid a salary while on your placement, and as this forms an integral part of the course, overseas students are eligible for placements.

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City’s graduates are highly sought after in industry. Graduates might follow careers in telecommunications, laser engineering, research and development, IT, design, consultancy or further education.

Multimedia Students are strongly encouraged to seek placements after their second year, through the industrial placement officer. The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate level responsibilities, and in some cases, work as part of a multinational work force. Students will receive a salary and many go on to be employed by their placement company when they graduate.

New programme, accreditation not yet sought.

Graduates from this course have secured jobs in AIB, Lloyds TSB, Carphone Warehouse, Sky, Fujitsu, Halifax, RBS, Peter Jones and the BBC. Scope for employment varies from IT technical consultants, web designers, video editors, network consultants, internet and network security consultants to management consultants and games programmers.

Mathematical Science Placement Year (optional)

A year on an industrial placement – a sandwich year – may be available. The placement will give students the opportunity to learn more about industry, take on graduate level responsibilities and in some cases work as part of a multinational work force. Students may receive a salary and many go on to be re-employed by their placement company when they graduate.

Good performance in certain modules (particularly those in the mathematics and finance degree) can lead to exemptions from some professional exams.

The courses equip students with a wide range of mathematical skills, and our students have gone on to a wide range of careers in business, finance, the civil service, teaching and accountancy.

Mathematical Science with Computer Science

Mathematical Science with Finance & Economics

Mathematical Science with Stats

Mathematics and Finance

Business Computing Systems**

Work placements are permitted and available for international students. Possible one year placements available, and also the option of working with placement team to join the professional pathway where students will study 1 day per week 45 weeks a year whilst working 4 days per week. The high standard of City University London placements is recognised through a professional development scheme approved by the British Computer Society. For people taking work placements, on graduation, you are able to apply for professional British Computer Society membership.

British Computer Society Offers exemptions from their professional examinations and provides pathway to gaining chartered status.

Careers include designing business critical computer systems, providing consultancy on computer development, or managerial roles with responsibility for an organisation’s computing resources.

Computer Science** Careers include programming and software development, as well as research-based careers in the IT industry, and higher degrees, such as a PhD.

Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence**

Careers include working as a technical specialist in either business or industrial research laboratories or for research degrees, such as a PhD.

Computer Science with Games Technology**

Careers include working as a key technical specialist in the computer games industry, whilst your broad knowledge of computer science and sophisticated programming skills will make you attractive to employers in other industries too.

Information Systems** Careers include designing, building and managing information systems, whether it is a technical role, leading teams on large software projects, or a managerial role with responsibility for computerised,information services.

Software Engineering** Careers include implementing dependable computer systems as part of a software development team. Your transferable skills, expertise and experience in software development will be highly prized in the IT industry.

† Strong performers in the first two years of their degree programme can opt to continue onto the MEng degree studies of the same programme.

* Industrial input into courses is excellent and is seen as one of the major advantages at City University London.

** A common syllabus applied to many of the programmes in similar subject areas enables you to make your final degree choice after successful completion of your first year.