This course is designed to give you the up-to-date knowledge and skills needed in modern digital technologies. It’s for newly qualified or practising engineers who’d like to extend their knowledge and practical skills in the growth areas of mobile communications and intelligent embedded systems. This MSc offers you the opportunity, and the support, to go on an industrial placement at a UK company. This means you’ll gain industry experience, ready for your future career.5G mobile communications and intelligent embedded systems lie at the heart of many emerging applications. These include:the internet-of-thingsconnected and driverless carssmart citieseHealthvirtual realityroboticssmart manufacturing.To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. This can be a fantastic opportunity to gain real-life insight into industry as well as skills valued by employers. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can help you:find an employerdraft an applicationprepare for interviews.Don’t worry if you’re not successful, you’ll simply transfer to a non-placement version of your course.