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Opleiding: Telecommunication Engineering, MSc

Learning purpose

With the sector experiencing major technological advancements in recent years, the Telecommunication Engineering Masters is directly relevant to the current needs of industry. You will develop and extend professional practice through group work and individual projects.

 

Telecommunications is one of the most rapidly developing industry sectors globally. The practical, hands-on learning techniques used in this course are designed to steer graduates into careers as telecom engineers in programming, mobile communications, telecoms security and IP telephony. The Telecommunication Engineering Master's provides a sound theoretical and practical knowledge in main sectors of telecommunication engineering, to include internet, mobile and wireless communications, data networks and programming and security for telecommunications.

 

Programme

The course introduces many new modules, responsive to the needs of the relevant industries. There are five taught modules, two of these optional, which are followed by an independent project.

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework, presentations, a project and unseen examinations.

Modules

Year 1

 

Data Networks and Internet Communications (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Communication technology enables a vast range of significant activity: business competitiveness, national security, personal communications to name but a few. This module will establish an understanding of the operation, capabilities, business use of communication networks and the various ways in which these factors interact with each other. On successful completion of this module, you will come to appreciate the operation of a variety of types of current communication networks and a single framework will be used to analyse design and construction of networks capable of providing the right connectivity and performance needed by specific applications. In particular, you will understand the principal technical aspects of underlying communication network operation and their capabilities. You will be able to analyse and evaluate specific communication networks for a range of applications and are provided the opportunity for developing commercially viable network applications.

Digital Transmission Systems (30 Credits) - Compulsory
The students will be introduced to the analysis and design of digital communication systems. With the discussion of modern technological advances, you will be provided with detailed coverage of digital modulation and demodulation techniques, channel coding and decoding source coding, spread spectrum signals, channel equalization, multiuser communications, and modulation and coding for fading mulipath channels. You will explore fibre optic communications and finally, you will have a review of important topics in probability and stochastic processes.

Mobile and Wireless Communications (30 Credits) - Compulsory
The aim of this module is to provide the students with a comprehensive knowledge of all your technical aspects, design, operations and applications of wireless networks and cellular mobile systems. Part I of the course deals with the concept of cellular systems and the basic design of analogue cellular systems. Part III is concerned with systems and application aspects of second generation GSM and GPRS , third generation cellular mobile system UMTS and beyond. Legal and ethical issues in communication security.

Programming for Telecommunications (30 Credits) - Optional
First part of this module explores the concepts of channel modelling and programming for performance evaluation of telecommunication networks through simulation and examines the techniques facilitating such work. It provides students with an understanding of the design and development of channel simulation software as well as analytical models as appropriate models to evaluate the performance of transmission systems. The second part covers approaches to programming mobile terminals.

Telecommunication Security (30 Credits) - Optional
This module covers various issues relating to the security of communications, vulnerabilities, threats and risk, and counter measures. Network security is discussed in the context of network management. Standards, protocols, frameworks and techniques for secure communications are examined.

 

 

Entry Requirements

We welcome applications from graduates with a good honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject. We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years' work experience. Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

 

English language requirements

You must have competence in English language and we normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL (paper based) 575 or TOEFL (internet based) 90 with specified minimum scores for each component.

 

Professional perspective and employment market

The career opportunities and progression prospects are quite significant for graduates with telecommunication expertise. Those graduating with this qualification are expected to be in demand in both large corporate businesses and small and medium companies.

 

 

Where do our graduates go?

Based on data from the respondents of the 2007 Destination of Leavers in Higher Education survey, six months after graduating

* 66% of Middlesex computer networks graduates were in employment
* 2% went on to do further study
* 25% were assumed unemployed
* 7% were doing something else, such as travelling

 

Middlesex graduates from this group have been successful at gaining employment in the following roles

 

Engineer, Siemens
Network Analyst, Microsoft
Engineer, Hays
ICT Officer, Hounslow Council
IT Manager, Bank of Cyprus

 

 

Graduate Roles

Graduates of the MSc Telecommunication Engineering degree should secure employment in varying sectors of the telecommunications industry, such as mobile communications sector, IP telephony and telecom security industries.

 

Network Administrator-Network (Systems) Engineer
A network engineer is responsible for installing, maintaining and supporting computer communication networks within an organisation or between organisations. Their goal is to ensure the smooth operation of communication networks in order to provide maximum performance and availability for their users (staff, clients, customers, suppliers, etc).

Starting salaries for network engineers are between £15,000 and £22,000 a year. With experience, earnings can rise to between £23,000 and £35,000. Senior network engineers can earn over £40,000 a year.

 

Applications Engineer
An applications engineer coordinates the planning, design, and installation of machinery and equipment in an industrial environment, using knowledge of engineering and programming as well as sophisticated instruments and computers.

 

Technical Communications Engineer
A Technical communications engineer can work in a range of positions. Roles are available within a variety of sectors, including internet and computing technologies, networking and telecommunications, and radio. A Technical communications engineer uses their specialist knowledge to design and deliver solutions, as well as provide technical guidance to others within their organisation.

 

 

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