Communications and Information Engineering (MSc)

Communications and Information Engineering MSc will equip you for jobs within this field, including logistics and software. Warwick's School of Engineering, ranked 5th in the UK, will provide you with comprehensive training in the essential elements of modern communication and information engineering.

Course Overview

Providing comprehensive training in essential elements of modern communication and information engineering, this degree delivers information-theoretic underpinnings alongside physical-layer aspects of optical and radio transmission. You’ll also explore developments in radio network architectures and deployment and have opportunities to study communications technologies, data analytics and data mining, in terms of algorithms and goals in real-world problems. When you graduate, you’ll be well equipped for employment opportunities in modern information and communication engineering, which is currently undergoing a revolution.

Teaching

The degree comprises eight taught modules and a project. The individual research project is an in-depth experimental, theoretical or computational investigation of a topic chosen by you in conjunction with your academic supervisor. Recent project titles include: Network coding for underwater communications; Nanoscale communication networks; Design of radio devices using metamaterials.

Assessment

A combination of coursework and written examinations.

Careers

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including: AECOM, BAE Systems, BT, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald, Proto Labs, TSP Projects and Volvo Cars Corporation. They have pursued roles such as: business, research and administrative professionals; civil engineers; design and development engineers; mechanical engineers; quality control and planning engineers.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Options in Engineering
• Meet and Engineer
• Engineering, Science and Technology Fair
• Considering a PhD in the STEM Subjects
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

Minimum requirements 2:ii undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant branch of engineering or science