Comments about Course in Information Technology Systems - At the institution - Glasgow - Scotland
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Objectives
This course is designed to provide a graduate educational conversion path for suitably qualified professional people to gain knowledge and understanding of the technical aspects of Information Technology Systems including Digital Multimedia, Communications, Signal Processing and Photonics. The Graduate Diploma will allow students with a first degree or equivalent in a different discipline to change direction and obtain a Masters degree over two years. After successfully completing the Graduate Diploma a student could be considered for one of the taught Masters degree programs offered by the department. Each student can select a group of modules to gain a specialised understanding or a group of modules to obtain a broad knowledge of the subject area. The Graduate Diploma will utilise mainly level 3, 4 and 5 modules from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Successful students will be awarded a Graduate Diploma after one academic year. The aim of the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Systems is to provide a graduate educational conversion path for suitably qualified professional people to gain knowledge and understanding of the management and technical aspects of multimedia, communications, signal processing and photonics industries. The course is organised and managed by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. The Graduate Diploma is delivered over two semesters (each semester spans twelve calendar weeks). Lectures, tutorials and practical sessions for a given module are presented within the first semester (September – January) or during the second semester (January – May) normally at the rate of three hours of timetabled contact per week. Students are expected to spend a similar amount of their own time (self-study) on each module. At the beginning of the course, students are required to select a group of modules which reflects their particular interest. The Graduate Diploma is designed to be as flexible as possible so that students can study subjects which are of interest to them. The possibility of attending individual modules also exists for students who may not want to obtain a degree but who wish to update/upgrade their knowledge in a particular area.
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Entry requirements
Entry Requirements A good degree or equivalent qualification. Candidates whose first language is not English and who have not obtained their qualifications in an English-speaking establishment must achieve the following English language standards: TOEFL 250 (600) or IELTS 6.5 for admission.
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Academic title
Course in Information Technology Systems
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Course description
General Course Details
The Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Systems will operate within the General University Regulation for Postgraduate Awards by Instruction.
For the award of a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Systems a student must study and pass a minimum of 120 credits. At least 90 of these credits must be at level 3 or above.
The Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Systems will utilise existing level 3, 4 and 5 modules mainly from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Students will be admitted to a program of study which will have a minimum period of study of 8 months and maximum period of study of 48 months. It is envisaged that for the majority of students the study period within the university will be between 9 months for full-time and 18 months for part-time.
Semester 1
A limited selection of the possible modules on offer is listed below. The actual list of modules is very extensive and is limited only by your own background and timetable constraints.
-Analogue Electronics
-Electronic Processing Systems
-Statistics for Engineers
-Sales Purchasing and Marketing
-Signals and Systems
-Photonics
-Information Transmission and Security
Semester 2
A limited selection of the possible modules on offer is listed below. The actual list of modules is very extensive and is limited only by your own background and timetable constraints.
-Digital Electronics
-Digital Signal Processing
-Managing People
-Communications
-Mobile Communication Systems
-Microcontroller Applications
-Analogue Systems
-VHDL
