BEng Communications Engineering
Colchester, United Kingdom
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LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
BEng Communications Engineering
Itโs 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, communications 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. Todayโs communications engineers are creative people who are focused and committed, yet restless and experimental. We are home to many of the worldโs 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.
You graduate prepared to move into relevant roles across almost every industry.
Programming at Essex
Teaching someone to Program is about opening a door. In your first year at Essex you will study a module that introduces you to programming using Python. We assess your ability to think in a programmatic way in the very first week of term and if you require additional support, we offer classes which will boost your skills and confidence with programming.
Admissions
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Team Project Challenge
- Mathematics for Engineers
- Intro to Programming with C
- Network Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of Digital Systems
- Digital Electronic Systems
- Foundations of Electronics I
- Foundations of Electronics II
Year 2
- Team Project Challenge
- Engineering Mathematics
- Analogue Circuit Design
- Digital Systems Design
- Signal Processing
- Engineering Electromagnetics
- Computer and Data Networks
- C Programming and Embedded Systems
Final Year
- Individual Capstone Project Challenge
- Telecommunication Networks and Systems
- Digital Signal Processing
- Telecommunication Principles
- Network Engineering
Program Outcome
Professional accreditation
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
This course is currently being considered for Partial CEng/IEng accreditation by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Formal accreditation can only be granted after an accreditation visit and approval from the IETโs Academic Accreditation Committee. If accreditation is granted this may be backdated to the 2021-22 intake.
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Career Opportunities
Demand for electronics and communications engineers is high; the IT and engineering sectors are growing at a rate that outstrips the supply of fresh talent.
The profession offers a range of careers from design and development to marketing, management, production engineering and applications engineering. Graduates also find employment in other disciplines because of the highly numerate nature of the subject.
Our department has a large pool of external contacts, ranging from companies providing robots for the media industry, through vehicle diagnostics, to electronic system design and circuit design and manufacture, who work with us and our students to provide advice, placements and eventually graduate opportunities. Read more about computer science and electronic engineering career destinations here.
Many of our graduates have gone on to work with BT, whose research centre is located just 30 minutes from the Colchester campus. Other recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:
- National Instruments
- Circad Design Ltd
- McLaren Formula One Team
- B&W Group
- IBM
- Visa
We also work with our University's Student Development Team to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.
Program delivery
BEng Communications Engineering: 3 years
BEng Communications Engineering (Including Year Abroad): 4 years
BEng Communications Engineering (Including Placement Year): 4 years
- 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