Dr Dan Spencer, Director of Outreach
Dan is the programme leader and admissions tutor for our Biomedical Engineering (Electronics) degree, and leads the technical content of the Biomedical Engineering (Electronics) Taster Course.
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Electronics Engineering Taster Course
If you love maths, physics or science, this course will enable you to apply your skills to electronic engineering. You will work in groups, investigating and designing solutions.
On the Electronics Engineering Taster Course you will have the opportunity to live (a virtual!) life as a university student and enjoy a busy programme:
- Try your hand at experiments
- Learn about our teaching and research from our globally renowned lecturers
- Get to know our current students (virtually)
- Meet fellow students (virtually)
No previous experience of electronics is needed as you will have lots online mentoring. However, if you already have good skills in these subjects you will get the opportunity to extend these skills and apply them to new problems.
What is Electronic Engineering?
Electronics is the use of electricity to communicate, compute and control the world around us – from the processor in your phone, to the intelligent prosthetic arms that allow amputees to lead a normal life. Electronics is an engineering discipline and is underpinned by mathematics and physics. These are applied to designing and inventing cutting-edge products and systems.
Applications open soon
How to Apply
If you would like to apply to attend one of our Summer Taster Courses:
- Complete our online application form [now closed]
- We will acknowledge your application and notify you of our decision within 14 days
- If we offer you a place on the course, you will have a further seven days to pay.
Please note these courses are very popular and are usually over-subscribed. All applications are individually reviewed by our admissions team.
Eligibility
Typical requirements for our Summer Taster Courses are:*
- attained mostly grades of 7 or above at GCSE
- currently in year 12 and age 16+ on 24 July 2022
- currently studying in the UK, or are a British citizen studying abroad
- for the Electronics and Computer Science Taster Course: currently studying A-Level Maths and either Physics, Computing, Electronics, Biology, Chemistry or Further Maths
- for the Biomedical Engineering (Electronics) Taster Course: currently studying A-Level Maths and either Physics, Biology, Chemistry or Further Maths
* Equivalent qualifications apply if you have studied outside the UK
You are welcome:
- No prior experience or knowledge of computer science, electronics or programming is necessary.
- There is no obligation to apply to the University of Southampton following the course.
- You may just want to explore these subjects further and have no plans to study them at university.
- We are committed to providing opportunities for all, regardless of gender. 50 per cent of our initial allocation of places are reserved for students who identify as female.
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