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School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Overview
Commercial products today combine many technologies, and industry is increasingly interdisciplinary. As a result there is a demand from employers for engineers with a broad knowledge but also with a deep understanding of several subjects. This course meets this demand and has been developed to provide engineers with an interdisciplinary knowledge base in modern electronics, including power, communications, control and embedded processors.
This course is designed to give engineers a broad grasp of a range of inter-locking disciplines. It will appeal to people with a wide range of interests in electronics and communications, people who are generalists as well as specialists. It will suit those who are interested in modern communications techniques, radio propagation, cellular mobile systems, control systems, power and drives, and modern system-on-a-chip technology. This course also has an associated laboratory module with a wide range of relevant and illustrative experiments.
Duration: Full-time, 12 months
Start date: September
2012 course fees: UK/EU: £10,000; International: £16,200
Scholarships: £16,200 and £5,000 scholarships available to international students. £5,000 scholarships available to UK/EU students.
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Accreditation: This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council.
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Modules
The tables below show the modules that you will study if you commence your studies in September 2012. This information is taken from the University Programme Catalogue, which is a tool designed for current students to select modules. If you are looking to start your studies in September 2013 this is still a useful guide as it gives you an idea of what you might study.
| Compulsory modules |
| Electronics Industry Dissertation |
| Main Project |
| Mini Projects and Laboratory |
| Pilot Study |
This is an indicative list and actual content may vary as we regularly review the content or our courses in light of new experiences and developments in the field.
Entry requirements
A degree equivalent to a UK upper second class honours (2.1) degree or higher in an appropriate numerate discipline usually electronic engineering, but others may be considered.
Applicants with a good lower second class (2.2) honours degree and who have relevant work experience may also be considered.
English language requirement: A pass at GCSE level in English language (grade C or above). If English is not your first language, you are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English. You will need to meet our minimum requirements for one of the following recognised English language tests: the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Pearson Test of English Academic.
Career options
Graduates of this course can expect to find jobs where industry needs a breadth of knowledge matched by a depth in certain areas. Such people will be well equipped to integrate and co-ordinate the stands of a cross-disciplinary project and manage the interfaces between specialities. Such engineers would expect to progress to project management in companies working at the cutting edge of modern multi-faceted systems.
How to apply
The easiest and quickest way to apply for a masters course is to apply online. This way you can track your application at each stage of the process. However, if you prefer you can download an application form. Once complete, please return this, along with the correct documents to our Engineering Admissions Hub either via email or post: Engineering PGT Admissions Hub, Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
If you require any further information please contact the Postgraduate Admissions team, e: electronics@leeds.ac.uk, t: +44 (0)113 343 2035.