ObjectivesWe use a wide variety of teaching and assessment methods to deliver a broad learning experience and equip you with transferable skills. There are also opportunities to study another language, and take part in group and individual projects.
Entry requirements-GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB* -BTEC National Diploma - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit* -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - Typically BB+BB* -Scottish Highers - AABB* -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB* -International Baccalaureate - 32 points* -Core Requirements - GCE A Level including Maths and Science or Technology. Applicants offering the above plus two VCE A Levels or a Double Award VCE A Level in Science or Engineering will be considered. -This represents the typical range. Each application will be judged on its own merit.
Academic titleComputer Systems Engineering MEng
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Laboratory and Professional Skills 2
-Systems Engineering Mathematics
-Basic Java Programming and Problem-Solving
-Digital Systems
-Introduction to Electric Circuits
-Object Oriented Design and Programming with Java
-Principles of Software Development
-Systems Dynamics
-Systems Modelling
-Systems and Control
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Discrete Systems
-Modelling, Simulation and Control
-Communication Systems
-Computer Network Technologies
-Computer Systems Group Design Project
-Electronic Devices in Circuits
-Formal Modelling of Software Systems
-Mathematics III (Control)
-Signals and Systems
-Systems Development Methods and Reliability
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Group Project
-Data Structures and Algorithms
-Database Technology
-Distributed Real-Time Control Systems
-Embedded Control Systems
-Engineering Management
-Human Computer Interaction and Graphical Interfaces
-System Identification
-Digital Signal Processing
-Innovation Management
-Intelligent Systems
-Renewable Energy
-Robot Technology
-Space Systems Engineering
-State-Space Control Design
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Advanced Project
-Computer Architecture
-Controller Design: Advanced Methods
-Distributed Systems
-Environmental Protection
-Flight Dynamics and Control
-Innovation Management
-Java E-Commerce
-Marketing Management
-Network Performance Analysis
-Neural Networks
-Non-Linear Systems
-Renewable Energy
-Robot Technology
-Systems Analysis and Design