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MSc - Master of Science
College Lane - Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
18 Month
About the course This course enables students to understand the fundamentals of information theory and apply appropriate performance and quality measures to engineer enhanced data communication systems. Students design state-of-the-art networks using legacy as well as emerging optical and wireless technologies, developing the students’ ability to define and apply appropriate analytic, algorithmic and a mix of simulation and hardware tools for reliable data transfer. Students will cover subject specific subjects such as Digital Mobile Communication Systems and Optical Communication Technologies alongside cohort taught subjects to develop their management skills and their employability. The successful postgraduates of the course will acquire the knowledge and understanding, intellectual, practical and transferable skills necessary for the analysis and synthesis of problems in engineering and manufacturing through a combination of experimental, simulation, research methods and case studies. They can expect to gain work in a range of disciplines within a variety of industries from specialist technical roles to positions of management responsibility.
This module presents the architecture of the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and introduces applications that are efficient for implementation on reconfigurable platforms. As part of a group, individuals have the responsibility for workstreams towards designing and applying digital signal processing algorithms for specific applications, and evaluates the performance of the system, and of the team. Specialist software and hardware tools are used to simulate and evaluate applications of FPGA-based systems.
This module is designed to enable students to gain advanced understanding of the core concepts of biometrics and the principles of biometric information processing. Learning is supported through lectures and experimental work in key biometric topics.
This module enables students to gain advanced knowledge and understanding of digital modulation and error control techniques. Propagation topics such as fading models and multipath effects with an emphasis on mobile communications, transmission and communications protocols such as 5G cellular radio systems and MIMO transmission are also studied.
This module enables students to gain an advanced understanding of microwave engineering, including the behaviour of microwave signals, transmission lines, and passive components. Students learn about microwave devices and circuits and their applications. The module also covers RF theory. Lab sessions focus on design and analysis of microwave circuits and transmission lines.
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