Master Telecommunications in the Business Environment (Applications Pathway)
Entry requirementsYou should have a first or upper-second class degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline. Have good Java programming skills gained at Undergraduate degree level. Applicants with unrelated degrees will be considered if there is evidence of significant industrial experience. Applicants with lower-second class degrees may be considered if the undergraduate degree specialised in relevant subjects.
Academic titleMsc Telecommunications in the Business Environment (Applications Pathway)
Course descriptionMSc
Programme description
One year full-time
This programme is aimed at graduates with an entrepreneurial approach, who see themselves working in e-Commerce applications in small businesses or start-up companies, where a knowledge of both the applications software, infrastructure and business issues is necessary. The programme combines in-depth coverage of the applications and software technologies for e-Commerce as well as advanced business modules relevant to the sector.
By the end of the programme, you should be able to demonstrate that you can construct e-Commerce applications that are relevant to business needs, particularly those in the small business and start-up sector.
Programme outline
There are no optional modules. Enrolment onto a specific degree programme constitutes the specialisation and module choice.
Semester 1
* Advanced Software Technologies
* Network Computing and Internet Technologies
* Internet Infrastructure
* Total Quality Management
Semester 2
* Intelligent Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
* Entrepreneurship Protocols for the Electronic Marketplace
* Business Technology Strategy.
May-September
* Project
Assessment
All students are required to take written examinations in May/June. To obtain an MSc, students must gain passes in six of the eight modules taken with an overall average of 50 per cent.
In addition to the above, the MSc requires that a satisfactory individual project should be completed. MSc students who do not pass the written examinations are only allowed to attempt the project after passing resit examinations the following May.