Electronic Engineering
Master
Blended learning in Edinburgh
Description
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Type
Master
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Methodology
Blended
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Location
Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Duration
4 Years
Suitable for: New graduates, and working engineers with experience who are seeking a new challenge
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Course programme
EngD Centre
The Engineering Doctorate (EngD) is the flagship doctoral qualification of the government-funded Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
EngD is a four-year programme, placing emphasis on research within an industrial context. Students (known as Research Engineers) combine a research project, based with a UK sponsoring company, with accredited technical and business training. It is designed to appeal to ambitious and able graduates who aspire to managerial positions in industry.
EngD graduationiSLI's EngD in System Level Integration is a collaboration of the UK electronics industry and the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde. Successful students graduate with a joint degree of the four universities.
The EngD Centres at iSLI and Heriot-Watt University are committed to sharing best practice and working in partnership to support their Research Engineers by offering selected joint access to training and research resources.
Programme Structure
EngD studentThe full-time EngD lasts four years and part-time study is not available. Three years are spent on research while one year (spread over four years) is devoted to a taught training programme.
The EngD normally commences in October, however candidates may join at any time during the academic year.
Research Project (3 years)
EngD REs complete a research project based on a real problem faced by their sponsor. Work is normally completed at the sponsor's premises.
Projects must be in the mainstream, demonstrating innovation in the application of knowledge to the electronics industry and making significant contribution to the performance of the sponsoring company. It must include a thorough analysis of opinions, based on best practice elsewhere, and demonstrate skills such as project planning and financial control.
Taught Technical Modules (9 months)
Technical modules are centred around iSLI's MSc in System Level Integration. Students must achieve 120 technical credits, which are normally completed in the first two years of the programme. Modules are typically taught at iSLI in Livingston, although distance learning is also available.
Taught Business Modules (3 months)
Business modules are taken from MBA programmes at iSLI's partner universities. Modules are normally taken in the second and third years of the programme, and students must achieve 60 credits. Modules can be taught on site at a partner university, or delivered via distance learning.
Supervision & Assessment
Each student has two academic supervisors and an industry supervisor. Academic supervisors ensure that the project is of academic equivalence to a PhD; industry supervisors drive the project to guarantee that the research makes a significant contribution to the performance of the company and has a commercial outcome.
The RE and the supervisors meet quarterly to ensure that the project remains on target. A formal annual assessment of research work is required for academic progression, with reports completed by the RE and supervisors.
In order to graduate, REs must gain all taught technical and business credits, passing all examinations with an average B+ grade, and successfully defend their thesis in an academic viva.
Electronic Engineering