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Communication Systems Engineering – (M.Sc.)
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Technology
| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | February, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Portsmouth
The course durations available for study are 12 months or 16 months full-time, or 3 years part-time.
This course is fully accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Communication systems are vital to modern society. From land and mobile phones, radio and TV broadcasting to the internet and satellite-based services, they allow us to communicate speech, video and data signals for business, personal life, entertainment and leisure.
This degree will enable you to develop your career in one of the fastest growing global activities, by giving you a deeper understanding of the principles of communication systems and networks. It covers the design and analysis of modern telecommunications and data communication systems whether mobile, fixed-terrestrial or satellite based. The emphasis of the course is on practical application and design rather than intensive analytical detail.
Successful graduates have been sought after by a wide variety of employers in telecommunications, data communications, broadcasting and the internet, with interests ranging from overall system design to the more detailed development of RF and data subsystems. The range of careers is ever widening and includes data network design, wireless networks, mobile, terrestrial and satellite systems and their applications in broadcasting, telephoning, business communications and the internet. As well as design, many graduates from the course will develop their careers in technical management and engineering project management.
Contents
You will study eight units on this course plus an individual project. Currently, the units are:
* Communication system principles
* Analysis of communication systems
* Data network principles
* Data network operation
* Microwave and wireless technology
* Mobile and satellite systems
* Communications security
* Project preparation
The course concludes with a four-month individual project in which you apply your knowledge to a significant in-depth piece of analysis or design. Your projects will be tailored to your individual interests and may take place in our own laboratories or, by agreement, in industry.
Teaching and Assessment
You will be taught using a mixture of lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and project work. Each unit typically has about 30 hours scheduled for lectures and supervised activities and, in addition, requires significant time to be spent in communications and computer laboratories as well as in private study as directed by lecturers. Lecturers generally spend part of the scheduled time in tutorial sessions to help you with any technical aspects of the course of which you are unsure. You will also have a personal tutor who can help with any other personal or academic problems should they arise.
Assessment is geared towards the subject matter in a way that encourages a deeper understanding and allows you to develop your skills. It includes examinations, dissertations and assessed coursework and laboratory work
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Requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Network Technology, Computer Science, Communications Electronics, Numerate Science.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum entry requirements but have extensive relative work experience may also be considered for a place on the course.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 or equivalent.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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