Manchester vs. Southampton in EEE

Hi guys, I got offers from both Manchester and southampton on EEE (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and I have a big problem choosing my firs choice in UCAS. Both of the unis are great. I've been to Southampton on a visit day and I was impressed with it. Is it the same in Manchester?

Also I'm looking for opinions about satisfaction from the course and how good the teaching is and general opinions about the unis (in EEE of course)

Please HELP!!!

Southampton is better than Manchester for EEE. It is basically top in the country, although different ranking systems say different things. Top 3 is often Southampton, Imperial and Surrey. I had offers to go to both Manchester and Southampton last year and chose Southampton, the course is harder to get onto and companies literally beg for So'ton EEE graduates!

What's the Southampton campus like during term time? It was so empty when I went there on a Year 12 Summer School so I couldn't really get a feel of what it's like.
Do people go in the city much or do they mostly stay on campus, and what's the nightlife like?

During term time it's really busy! People go to the city quite often to go to West Quay shopping centre, or to some of the clubs that are in central Southampton, but obviously that depends on your reason to go to the city... EEE students won't have any lectures off campus if that's what you're worried about. Nightlife is amazing here, although probably not as good as Manchester since they've apparently got the best nightlife in the country outside of London (which isn't surprising, it's a huge city with 3 universities!)

Hi guys, I got offers from both Manchester and southampton on EEE (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and I have a big problem choosing my firs choice in UCAS. Both of the unis are great. I've been to Southampton on a visit day and I was impressed with it. Is it the same in Manchester?

Also I'm looking for opinions about satisfaction from the course and how good the teaching is and general opinions about the unis (in EEE of course)

Please HELP!!!

Edit:
If not about EEE than maby about EE or something connected?

Thanks for your reply, how have you found the EEE course so far?

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to be honest I think Manchester is better than Southampton if you don't mind going to the north. I think it s important to consider the ranking of the university world wide and from that prospective I would surely say Manchester is better ,I have been to Southampton for a visit day , it was impressive although I think they have just started to get more serious whereas Manchester has been a recognised uni for long time, Also from their entry requirements you can realize that Manchester has higher than the other one

I've loved it!! We do loads of labs which is really effective in teaching us things, not to mention really interesting! Some of the theory I don't enjoy (what are the chances of loving everything though...). The bad thing is that I'd probably say it's the hardest course at the uni. My medic friends agree that we EEE students have more work than them! But if you enjoy it then it doesn't seem too bad. Still plenty of time to go out and play sports etc!



Southampton's ECS department is brilliant, the uni may not be as old as Manchester's but that's not nearly as important as the reputation of the department... Employers would obviously first look at the course rep, not the overall uni rep. Also Southampton's MEng Electronic Engineering programme, my course, required A*AA whereas the same course at Manchester requires AAA so I don't know what you're talking about regarding your last comment. Sources below:

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2015/08586/electronic-engineering-4-years-meng/

http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/programmes/h603-meng-electronic-engineering-4-yrs#entry

well surely they have made it harder than a year ago or two years ago ,as I remember that it used to be 3 As for Southampton , in regards to subject ranking I would refer you to the links below which is the worldwide ranking ,As you can see Manchester is among top 50 whereas the other one is not. BTw as I said earlier I didn't say Southampton is bad but "comparing" to Manchester I would say Manchester is better. anyway I m not studying at Manchester myself so my opinion is objective.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/subject-ranking/subject/engineering-and-IT
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/engineering-electrical-electronic#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=

Hi guys, I got offers from both Manchester and southampton on EEE (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and I have a big problem choosing my firs choice in UCAS. Both of the unis are great. I've been to Southampton on a visit day and I was impressed with it. Is it the same in Manchester?

Also I'm looking for opinions about satisfaction from the course and how good the teaching is and general opinions about the unis (in EEE of course)

Please HELP!!!

Edit:
If not about EEE than maby about EE or something connected?

I just came across this in an unrelated search. I studied Physics BSc at Southampton then stayed on to do a Microelectronics System Design MSc in the ECS Department. At the time (1997) it was the best department in the UK and 3rd best in the world after MIT and Stanford, but I'm not sure where it is now. It was also the oldest electronics department in the UK having formed in 1947. For the 50th anniversary we had some very esteemed guests presenting, including Maurice Wilkes and the guy who headed up the (at the time recent) Pentium project at Intel, who iirc was a previous graduate.We also had companies come to us to try to recruit us directly from the MSc, which at the time was unheard of in other subjects. Although the nightlife was rubbish at the time, it's likely to be different now. In summary if I had my time again, I'd study there, only would choose an AI related degree.