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MSc Communications Engineering

MSc Communications Engineering

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Engineering Studies Communication Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Communications is one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding subjects in engineering, with the internet and mobile phones revolutionising life for many people over the last few decades.

Increasingly, the internet and mobile telephone networks are converging, and an understanding of both systems, and the diverse information they carry, is required to fully appreciate the issues in modern digital communications.

Develop your ability to fully appreciate these complex communications systems. It is taught by internationally leading experts from our well-established Communication Technologies research group who draw on their wealth of experience to ensure you gain the skills you need to be an effective engineer.

You'll become an attractive candidate for employers throughout the field of modern communications. You will leave with experience in designing and building industry-standard tools, managing projects and teams, and conducting innovative research working at the cutting edge of communications.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.

Careers and skills

Typical career paths might include mobile communications industry (research and development, RF system design, coding, software radio, multiple access and networking, test and evaluation procedures, test-bed development, analogue and digital component design), information technology (signal processing, protocols, security, coding, hardware design), and in many industries applying communication technologies.

Career opportunities

  • Communication engineer at mobile company
  • Auditor at one of the big four accounting companies
  • Senior frequency management engineer
  • Data analyst
  • Hardware engineer
  • IT engineer

Modules

This module introduces the fundamental concepts of different Internet and LAN protocols developed for computer networks.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,770

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£27,200

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree: 2:1 or equivalent in Electronics, or other engineering or computing courses with a significant mathematics and signal processing content. We are willing to consider applications from students with lower qualifications, particularly when the student has high marks in relevant modules or appropriate industrial experience. Other qualifications and experience: As a minimum, students are expected to be familiar with concepts such as complex numbers, calculus, Fourier analysis, decibels, and statistics. Offer holders without sufficient background knowledge of electronic communication systems will be given access to some online preliminary reading before starting the course. The preliminary reading is intended to give a detailed summary of the knowledge we will expect you to have before you come to York, as well as introducing some of the subjects that you'll be studying here. Some background reading before you arrive will enable you to make the best use of your time at York.