The first year at York consists of four taught strands, each consisting of a 10 credit module in the autumn term followed by a 20 credit module in the spring and summer terms.  The four strands are:

• Electronics - IDD and DAD
• Theory - ICM and MCS
• Architectures - ICS and CAR
• Programming - POP and ADS

The first year is worth 1/16th of the overall MEng degree.