MEngCommunication Engineering

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	MEng
Course code	H642

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00409&subgroup=3

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Professional Development
Mathematics for Electronics and Telecommunications
Introduction to Programming
Network Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Digital Systems
Digital Electronic Systems
Foundations of Electronics I
Foundations of Electronics II

Year 2

Electronics and Telecommunications Project and Industrial Practice
Engineering Mathematics
Analogue Circuit Design
Digital Systems Design
Telecommunication Principles
Engineering Electromagnetics
Computer and Data Networks
C Programming and Embedded Systems

Final year

Individual Project
Network Engineering
Telecommunication Networks and Systems
Digital Signal Processing
Mobile Robotics (optional)
Computer Vision (optional)

Year 4

Theory of Signals and Systems
Digital Communications
Networking Principles
Group Project with Industrial Practice
Mathematical Research Techniques Using Matlab
Professional Practice and Research Methodology
Mobile Communications (optional)

Career opportunities

The profession offers a range of careers from design and development to marketing, management, production engineering and applications engineering. Graduates also find employment in other disciplines because of the highly numerate nature of the subject.

Our department has a large pool of external contacts, ranging from companies providing robots for the media industry, through vehicle diagnostics, to electronic system design and circuit design and manufacture, who work with us and our students to provide advice, placements and eventually graduate opportunities.

Many of our graduates have gone on to work with BT, whose research centre is located just 30 minutes from the Colchester campus. Other recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

National Instruments
Circad Design Ltd
The McClaren Formula One Team
B&W Group
IBM
Visa
Google