Telecommunication Engineering BEng (Hons)

Below is a list of modules that you will study in order to obtain this Award, each module is linked to the module descriptor.
Level 4 Modules
ELEC40221 Electrical and Electronic Principles (30 credits)
MECH40736 Engineering Applications (15 credits)
MECH40451 Instrumentation and Measurement (15 credits)
ELEC40325 Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry (15 credits)
MATH40312 Mathematical Foundations for Engineers (15 credits)
ELEC40237 Communication Principles (15 credits)
ELEC40223 Professional Engineering Skills (15 credits)
Level 5 Modules
ELEC50218 Digital Design and Embedded Software 1 (30 credits)
MATH50293 Engineering Maths with Applications (30 credits)
ELEC50224 Signals, Systems and Communications (30 credits)
ELEC50410 Wireless Communications Engineering Apps 1 (15 credits)
MECH50699 Business, Innovation and Enterprise in Engineering (15 credits)
Level 6 Modules
ELEC60220 Digital Communications: Processing and Applications
MECH60714 Engineering Project (30 credits)
ELEC60315 Wireless Communications Engineering Applications 2 (30 credits)
ELEC60318 Machine-to-Machine, M2M (15 credits)
Option
MECH60559 Work placement module (Returning placement students only)
ELEC60228 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
ELEC60307 Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
ELEC60274 Analogue Electronics and RF
ELEC60313 Electronics, Design, and Testing
Level 4 (Certificate of Higher Education) will provide you with a sound knowledge of the basic concepts of general engineering and to learn how to take different approaches to solving problems. You will be able to communicate accurately and will have the qualities needed for employment requiring the exercise of some personal responsibility.
Level 5 (Diploma of Higher Education) will allow you to develop a sound understanding of the principles in Telecommunication Engineering, and to apply these more widely. Through this, you will have learnt to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems. At this level will have the qualities necessary for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making.
Level 6 (Bachelor’s degree with Honours) will provide you with an understanding of a complex body of knowledge, some of it at the current boundaries of Telecommunication Engineering. Through this, you will have developed analytical techniques and problem-solving skills that can be applied in many types of employment. You will be able to evaluate evidence, arguments and assumptions, to reach sound judgements and to communicate them effectively. Finally, you will have the qualities needed for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making in complex and unpredictable circumstances.

You will experience a wide range of teaching and learning methods. This will include lectures, smaller group tutorials, laboratory sessions, problem based or design tasks, and individual and team activities. In the laboratory sessions you will learn about radio theory by using TIMs telecommunication and signal processing equipment. The work place often utilises software for analysis and it is therefore vital that you are both comfortable and able to work with suitable packages. We will introduce you to specialist software, such as MATLAB, LABVIEW, MULTISIM, QUALNET and MENTUM PLANET.
You will analyse the results of your practical and simulation experiments and therefore understand and develop solutions to problems which are either too time consuming or too complicated to attempt by hand. We will help you to develop transferable skills, such as giving presentations, writing reports, working in groups and time management. Group work provides you with the opportunity to interact with others, organise and manage meetings, understand team roles and work effectively within a team environment. These skills will enable you to present yourself with confidence and communicate effectively. These are essential attributes that will make you ready for the workplace. An important aspect of the teaching, learning and assessment experience is who you will be taught by. The Telecommunication staff here are very friendly, experienced, and approachable.