Telecommunications Engineering

Entry requirements

We welcome your application regardless of your background or experience.

For this course, ideally, we are looking for these qualifications:

• A 2:2 honours degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field
• Graduate-level professional qualifications.

If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements. If you have a different degree, you're welcome to apply provided you can demonstrate appropriate levels of experience.

Months of entry

October

Course content

This specialist course blends theory with practice and will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and deploy the next generation of wireless communication systems. Our strong industry links have allowed us to develop a course that is focused on developing the practical needs which are essential to the requirements of the rapidly changing telecommunications industry.

The course is taught by experts in the field who are active researchers and known for their work and contributions to the discipline. Their teaching ensures that our courses remain innovative. Many students who join this course contribute their own research to the team.

Middlesex is an official Cisco Academy and Huawei Academy licensed to provide certification training and equipped with the latest industry-standard equipment.

We have also recently opened the London Digital Twin Centre. We have our own 5G & IoT research group. And we have undertaken notable research in areas such as MIMO, LTE-A, 5G, and Disaster Communication Networks.

What you will gain

The course is suitable for both recent graduates and IT/Engineering professionals who wish to further strengthen their knowledge in the telecommunications sector.

In addition to an in-depth understanding of this subject, you will gain the ability to use mathematical and statistical tools to evaluate networks and assess their performance. You will be equipped with knowledge about data networks and digital communication systems – in particular their design, development, testing and evaluation, management, scalability and usability. You will also be able to develop commercially viable network applications, understand threats to security, and implement protective measures.

You'll be able to deepen your theoretical knowledge and develop extensive analytical and problem-solving skills, with the opportunity to give presentations and take part in group work and discussions, which will help to prepare you to be part of a developing team.

The individual postgraduate project will bring out the best of your individual capabilities, thus boosting your employability. You'll be able to choose projects from a range of applicable fields like Digital Twin (DT) Modelling, Artificial Intelligence, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Internet of Things (IoT), Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV’s) and Blockchain Engineering.

Fees and funding