BEng Telecommunication Engineering
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
3 Years
About the course
It’s hard to imagine a world without mobile networks, the internet, radio, or audio-visual appliances
Bringing together knowledge from both electrical engineering and computer science, telecommunications engineers drive these communications systems which are so fundamental to the modern world; we can now easily make international calls, Skype our friends, and even communicate with satellites orbiting the planet
How could you influence what happens next?
You study a wide range of topics in communications, including:
Radio frequency circuits and systems
The transmission of digital signals over analogue links
The transfer of audio-visual information
Our School is a community of scholars leading the way in technological research and development
Today’s telecommunications engineers are creative people who are focused and committed, yet restless and experimental
We are home to many of the world’s top engineers, and our work is driven by creativity and imagination as well as technical excellence
You also cover traditional topics in electronics, including signal processing, circuit design, processors and software
We were ranked 8th in the UK in the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with more than two-thirds of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” (REF 2014)
And our students enjoy learning from our expert researchers – we achieved 92% student satisfaction (NSS 2016)
You graduate prepared to move into relevant roles across almost every industry
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Subjects
- Systems
- Engineering
- Design
- Telecommunication
- Telecommunications
- Networks
- Signal processing
- Programming
- Communications
- Project
- Radio
- Network
- Network Training
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Industry
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
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
Group Project & 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
Signal Processing
Telecommunication Networks and Systems
Digital Signal Processing
Mobile Robotics (optional)
Computer Vision (optional)
Large Scale Software Systems and Extreme Programming (optional)
Advanced Embedded Systems Design (optional)
Network Security and Cryptographic Principles (optional)
Audio Electronic Systems and Design (optional)
High Level Digital Design (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Courses are taught by a combination of lectures, laboratory work, assignments, and individual and group project activities
Group work
A significant amount of practical lab work will need to be undertaken for written assignments and as part of your learning
Assessment
You are assessed through a combination of written examinations and coursework
All our modules include a significant coursework element
You receive regular feedback on your progress through in-term tests
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BEng Telecommunication Engineering