Electronic & Electrical Engineering Postgraduate

This full time course is specially designed for students who wish to pursue advanced studies across the broad range of subjects relevant to electronic and electrical engineering. Its unique flexible structure allows students to select classes from the range of postgraduate courses taught within the Department, to meet their own academic interests and career aspirations.

The MSc degree is an accredited programme of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), designed to equip students with engineering expertise in their chosen specialist area and gain professional Chartered Engineer status.

Classes available to study include power systems development, communications networks, signal and image processing, control theory and renewable energy technologies, offering a wide range of career opportunities, both in the UK and overseas, for graduates of this course. Prospects exist within the electrical supply industries, telecommunications and defence, consulting, design and manufacturing companies, healthcare, IT and aerospace. 

COURSE STRUCTURE

Semester 1 & 2

Technical classes in Semester 1 and 2 cover theoretical and practical aspects of the main disciplines. A Case Study Assignment in Semester 2 involves the completion of a technical project and introduces students to research and/or experimental techniques. Classes may be chosen from an extensive list which includes:

• Advanced Power System Analysis and Design
• Communications Theory
• Computer Technology and Modern Programming Concepts
• Instrumentation and Condition Monitoring
• Multimedia Signal and Image Processing
• Adaptive Digital Signal Processing
• Control of Industrial Processes
• DSP Implementation
• Communications Networks
• Power Electronics and Control of Electrical Machines
• Fundamental Control Theory
• Regulation in Network Industries
• Computer Control System Methods
• Wind Power Technology
• Protection Systems
• Technology & Market Interaction

Semester 3 (June – September)

MSc candidates undertake a technical project in their chosen specialisation. Arrangements exist to conduct these within a number of EU universities or with one of the Department’s industrial partners.
 
MSc: 12 months full-time.
PgDip: 9 months full-time.
PgCert: 6 months full time.

Entry requirements

• A good second-class Honours degree in electronic and electrical engineering or a related subject. Candidates with other qualifications may also be considered.
• Candidates whose first language is not English and who have not obtained their qualifications in an English-speaking institution must achieve the following English language standards: TOEFL 100 (Internet-based), 250 (computer-based), 600 (written) or IELTS 6.5.

Further Details
Elaine Black, Postgraduate Admissions Secretary