Swansea University
Institute of Advanced Telecommunications (IAT)

Address: IAT Admissions, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, UK SA2 8PP.

Web: www.swansea.ac.uk/iat

IAT was developed in 2005 by academics in Swansea University's 5* rated School of Engineering as a university-wide strategy to meet the international demand for research into telecommunications and for the highly skilled professional engineers in the field.

Always at the forefront of research collaboration and innovative product development, IAT have achieved many prestigious accolades, including a recent proud partnership in the Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence (www.mobilevce.com). With world-class academics and the best equipped laboratories in the UK, students at IAT will be in an excellent study environment.

IAT is staffed by international experts in optical communications, wireless communications (including RF) and communications networks. Building on Swansea University's enviable multidisciplinary research strengths in Engineering, Computing, Physics and Mathematics,

IAT is a world class centre of excellence for telecommunications research. We aim to provide a unique teaching and research environment with international recognition for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge our areas of expertise. We have a unique research-led environment that attracts talented individuals and provides industrially relevant learning opportunities.

Postgraduate Study Options

• MRes/MSc Communication Systems
• MRes/MSc Communication Systems (Photonics)
• MSc Communication Systems (Wireless)
• MSc Communication Systems (Networks) (subject to validation)
• MSc Communication Systems (E-Health & Bio-applications)

The MRes is gained by a combination of taught modules and an extended research project. The taught element of these courses is fully modular and offers 70 of the 180 credits required for the degree. The research component comprises of at least 50% of the working year. This involves research carried out solely by the student. The student has the opportunity to progress a research project linked to an industrially relevant problem under joint supervision of an academic and a participating industrial researcher.

MSc courses are modular in structure. Students must obtain 180 credits to qualify for the degree. This is made up of twelve taught modules giving a total of 120 credits in part I. On successful completion of part I, students can then move to part II which requires a 60 credit written dissertation. The taught component is carried from the beginning of October, through to May, after which the project starts and concludes with a written dissertation in September. The scheme is organized on a two- week modular basis.

MRes/MSc courses for full time students take one year from October to October. For part time students the courses take two years.

Some of the taught modules in MSc/MRes schemes are:

• Digital Signal Processing for Communications
• Mobile Communication Systems
• Optical Networks
• Photonic components and their applications
• Optical sources in bio-medicine
• RF and Microwaves

In addition the MRes project includes a series of lectures that deal with research techniques including research methodologies, philosophy and principles, ethics, experimental design, managing research project progress, literature search and information retrieval, data analysis and presentation, technical and scientific writing.

PhD:

3 -4 year full time with the last year to be used as write-up.
6-8 years part-time.

Career Prospects

At the forefront of the rapidly evolving field of telecommunications research, IAT has attracted pioneering academics and technologists who are leaders in their respective fields. IAT's research-led and product focused environment and its close links with industry, ensures that graduates of this Institute are well equipped with the relevant knowledge to gain employment in the telecommunications industry worldwide

Enquiries to: iatadmissions@swansea.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1792 602572
Apply online by going to www.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline

Project part funded by the European Union through Welsh Assembly Government