ObjectivesMobile radio encompasses a diversity of communications requirements and technical solutions including personal mobile radio, cordless telephones and cellular mobile radio systems (GSM, for instance), as well as various indoor radio systems such as wireless indoor networks or local area networks. In view of the huge size of the projected market for these enhanced systems which provide flexible personal communications, it is important that industry equips itself to meet this challenge. This MSc course provides graduates with a thorough knowledge of actual modern radio systems and of the fundamental principles and design constraints embodied in those systems.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements: Applicants will normally hold an Honours degree in Electronic Engineering (or an equivalent), but less well qualified applicants with relevant industrial experience may be considered. International applicants should have an IELTS score of 6.0 or a TOEFL score 550 (or equivalent).
Academic titleMSc Radio Systems Engineering
Course descriptionCOURSE CONTENT
The programme provides an essential knowledge of electromagnetic propagation through indoor and outdoor environments and the operating principles of typical radio systems from Bluetooth through to radar systems, the design, operation and verification of radio frequency (RF) electronics and the principles of modulation and coding; practical experience in the design and construction of RF electronics; practical skills in the use of sophisticated tools such as vector network and spectrum analysers, anechoic chambers and so on; the skills and confidence to develop new radio systems from concept to prototype; research methods, with an emphasis on their application in the field of radio systems engineering; experience of undertaking a significant and relevant research project; and an ideal pathway for progression from a Bachelors degree to a PhD.
MODULE INFORMATION
Key subjects covered in the programme include antenna systems for fixed and mobile communications; the design of RF systems; digital signal processing for radio communications; active RF and microwave circuits; mobile radio systems and propagation; radio frequency and microwave measurements; and spectrum management and utilization.
In addition, you carry out a major project from Easter to September, (after the teaching block) which relates to a real industrial problem. Some projects are carried out on-site with our local and national industrial partners.
ASSESSMENT
The taught modules are assessed by coursework and written examinations taken in January and May. The project is finished in September and examined by dissertation and project viva.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The University has an international reputation for radio systems research and our expertise supports this MSc. The programme is based in the Centre for Communications Systems and Technology within the Department of Engineering and the Logistics Institute