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School
School of Computing and Engineering
Course Length
1 year full-time
Number of Places
20
Contact
The Departmental Office
Tel: 01484 472150
E-mail: engtech@hud.ac.uk
Entry Requirements
This advanced course of study will offer an academic progression route for graduates in electrical and electronic engineering, control systems, computer science or related disciplines. The focal point of the course will be the fast-growing and challenging area of embedded systems. This is a rapidly expanding area of modern technology, and its impact and potential are increasingly evident in devices used in commerce and industry. There are expanding applications with enhanced features for end users in industry, instrumentation, health care, services, entertainment, science and robotics. The course will offer a range of skills and knowledge of immediate relevance to industry.
Although the primary focus of the curriculum is on the needs of recent graduates, the course is also suitable for more experienced engineers, who require a postgraduate programme to enhance their technical and managerial education. The industrial relevance of the course curriculum is of prime importance. The course offers some flexibility in the subjects studied whilst retaining coherence.
You are able to select options in technical and management subjects and may also select Master's level modules from other postgraduate schemes within the School of Computing and Engineering, provided that the module outcomes are relevant to the course.
You may complete the course in one year by full-time attendance. In exceptional circumstances we can extend it over a period of part-time study to suit students and their employers.
The postgraduate diploma (PgDip) and MSc both require the satisfactory completion of 105 credits, forming the taught part of the course. In addition, the MSc requires the satisfactory completion of a major project worth 75 credits.
All modules are worth 15 credits each unless noted otherwise and include:
Core modules:
Option modules:
You will be taught through structured lectures, tutorials and practical laboratory-based sessions. For the practical sessions, you will work in the our modern embedded systems laboratory which is equipped with the latest development tools and software design packages and an electronics lab for manufacturing boards with surface mount components.
The student centred delivery of the course allows you to take greater control of your learning through on-line learning material and exercises, the Internet and by interactive demonstrations. You will be assessed through a mix of examinations, reports on laboratory experiments, laboratory-based assignments and projects.
Career opportunities for embedded systems engineers are numerous and are rapidly expanding into a variety of large and small organisations. Master's graduates are equipped with theoretical knowledge and practical design skills to open up new career opportunities and be valuable assets to their employers.
You can also request a printed prospectus by filling in our web form, and have it delivered to your address.
24 Hour Prospectus Enquiry Telephone Line:
+44(0)870 901 5555
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