Electronic Engineering with Project Management MSc

Our Electronic Engineering MSc is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Our block delivery course structure gives you year-round entry points and intermediate qualifications so you can tailor your learning to fit around your life. Enhance your future job prospects with dedicated project management units.

About the course

This two-year MSc is aimed at graduates with a background in electronics who wish to follow a specialist career in digital electronics or communications it also adds to your skill set through units focused on building your project management capabilities. Designed in collaboration with professionals at the forefront of the industry, the course advances your technical knowledge and practical expertise while allowing you to explore cutting-edge technologies in a rapidly developing field and apply what you learn to real-world projects.

This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) at the level of partial chartered engineer (further learning). Professional registration with IET testifies that you work at an internationally recognised standard of competency and opens up additional career opportunities, from higher salaries to more challenging work.

How will you be assessed?

You are assessed in a variety of ways. The majority of units are assessed through coursework group and individual projects portfolios essays presentations or exams. Presentations are usually given and assessed in the context of a group seminar. You will also produce software artefacts in the area of your specialism. Constant feedback and advice from a supervisory or unit team will be provided to support you in your work. You will progress from well-defined briefs to more open-ended and challenging assessments which culminate in your major project - the MSc Project - Electronic Engineering where you will be given freedom to choose your area of work. The feedback on your submitted assessments will be provided within 15 working days. The lecturers are expected to take every effort to provide you the feedback as early as possible before the next assessment if any. If you fail an assessment and need to retake or resit the assessment you can do so in the next available opportunity which is normally in the assessment week of the next block. If you fail a unit and need to retake this unit you can do so when the unit is run again.

Careers

The most common career destination will be in industries related to electronic systems such as designing novel solutions for wireless communications avionics or cars with a focus on electronic engineering tasks such as microcontrollers sensors or actuators for final products. You may also work in companies providing solutions for signal processing problems - for example manufacturing medical imaging tools healthcare monitoring or for seismology analysis.

As a graduate of this course you will also have the opportunity for further study at PhD level which can lead to a career in higher education.

Students need 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in a related subject area.