TAUGHT PROGRAMMES

The MSCRC supports a number of postgraduate programmes that enable members of the Centre to disseminate the latest research initiatives and transfer knowledge. The following is a list of the programmes that are supported by the MSCRC:

MSc in Personal Mobile and Satellite Communications

The exciting new developments in the mobile communications sector are creating exceptional career opportunities for the graduate engineer with the necessary skills. Our MSc course in Personal, Mobile and Satellite Communications (PMSC) is designed for graduate engineers who are interested in joining this challenging and innovative sector of the telecommunications industry. PMSC is the University’s most popular applied sciences postgraduate degree progamme.

MSc in Wireless Sensor Networks

The information society has witnessed an enormous technological revolution over the past decade from computer networking leading to the proliferation of the Internet and culminating to wireless connectivity and sensing technologies. This has raised a whole new field of research in wireless sensor networks and applications. It is expected that wireless sensing technologies will be the dominant driving force behind ubiquitous communications and computing in the years to come. Our MSc in Wireless Sensor Networks is motivated by the technological development and advances in this area and addresses specifically the foreseeable demand for professionals in this exciting branch of the telecommunications and wireless/mobile computing industry.

This course is supported by the EPSRC. A number of studentships covering fees are available on a competitive basis for home and EU students.

MSc in Radio Frequency Communications Engineering

The primary objective of this course is to give a good grounding in the theory and techniques of design and implementation of radio frequency communication systems. Extensive hands-on experience in the design and implementation of communications systems is an attractive feature of this course.

MSc in Mobile Applications

As the technology for integrating computer and communication systems matures there will be greater emphasis on developing appropriate services and applications. The MSc in Mobile Applications seeks to strike a balance between advanced study of heterogeneous network infrastructure and computing systems and the study of the development of applications for new devices and technologies (mobile, ubiquitous, wearable).

MSc in Mobile Computing

The main goal of this unique course is to prepare professionally trained graduates for the mobile computing industry. They will be able to develop efficient protocols and exciting applications for the new generations of mobile systems and networks. The course comprises both the basics of mobile technologies and advances in computing, mobile telecommunications, and applications.

New Route PhD in Telecommunications Engineering

The New Route PhD is an exciting alternative to a traditional PhD. It has been designed specifically to meet the challenges of a changing world and is compatible with UK research councils' developing national policy on research student training. A proportion of the New Route PhD programme consists of taught subject-specific and interdisciplinary modules designed to enhance knowledge and skills. The engineering modules are largely shared with the popular MSc courses in Personal, Mobile and Satellite Communications and Radio Frequency Communications Engineering. The Graduate School provides two modules that have been developed specifically for the New Route PhD programme. The remainder of the programme is based on general and specific research training.