Course summary

This course equips you with the theory and practice necessary to begin a career as a design or development engineer in communications and signal processing. You will also develop transferable skills in research and knowledge acquisition. Highlights of the course include: •unparalleled coverage of all major disciplines in communications engineering and signal analysis methodology •the comprehensive treatment of advanced communication systems from theoretical and practical approaches •innovative educational techniques designed to equip you with practical knowledge •design skills and research methodologies. On completing the course, many students progress into employment as design and development engineers in telecommunications and digital signal processing areas or onto a higher research degree. Our Communications and Signal Processing MSc derives its uniqueness from research strengths in communications and digital signal processing in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. All course lecturers have a world-wide reputation for high quality research at the leading edge of the subject. They have many years of experience with industrial projects and in running short courses for industry. Research projects cover a range of applications in areas of : •wireless networks •future generation communication technologies •error control coding •digital signal and image processing •biometrics identification and authentication. The Degree Programme Director is Dr Charalampos Tsimenidis. Find out from our staff and previous students about the benefits of studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Newcastle. Delivery: You take modules to a total value of 180 credits over three semesters. Taught modules, worth 120 credits, take place during the first and second semesters with exams held in January and May/June. An individual project, worth 60 credits, is undertaken over semesters two and three. Background reading and design work take place during the second semester. The majority of experimental work and preparation of your dissertation takes place during semester three. Employability: We collect information from our graduates six months after they leave University. This is part of the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey that every UK higher education institution takes part in. Accreditation: The course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Engineering Council, and therefore provides a good foundation for professional registration. Facilities: The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has a suite of world-class research and teaching laboratories. These have the latest electronic instruments and computer aided design software for Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) devices. The facilities are among the most advanced of their type. This enables us to join the global race to develop ambient intelligence systems involving tiny sensors and computing devices embedded in much of what we use.