Communication Systems and Electronics (with Industrial Experience) MEng Hons H648

Communication Systems and Electronics (with Industrial Experience) MEng Hons H648

The Communication Systems and Electronics degree combines a thorough understanding of communications theory and applications, together with the necessary electronic engineering content required to understand the design of components, and design and implementation of communication systems. This is an excellent preparation for a versatile career, in which graduates may wish to change direction during their working life because of the changing requirements of the communications industry, advances in technology or their own advancement and promotion.

Recognising the great breadth of careers in the communications industry, all our degrees at Lancaster are based on a firm grounding of fundamental principles, before beginning to concentrate more closely on the specialist area of the student's choice.

Accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.

Course Structure

First year

  • Mathematics
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Electronic Engineering

Second year

  • Electromagnetism
  • Digital Communications
  • Mobile Communications
  • Signals and Systems
  • Linear System Design
  • C++ Programming
  • Personal Skills and Project Management
  • Software Design and Specification
  • Real Time Systems
  • RF Circuits and Systems
  • RF Design Project
  • Real Time System Design

Third year

  • Information Theory
  • Error Control Coding
  • Space Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Speech and Image Processing
  • Business Enterprise
  • Individual Project

Fourth year

Six modules from:

  • Communication Fundamentals
  • Error Protection Fundamentals
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Real Time Systems
  • Speech/Audio and Image/Video Coding
  • Adaptive Filters and Self-Learning Classifiers
  • IT Software Production
  • Video Production
  • Production Management
  • Internet Distribution
  • Networking and Security
  • Information Management
  • IT Applications
  • Multimedia Applications
  • RF Circuit Design and Propagation
  • Data Communications and Broadband Access
  • Advanced Communication Techniques from 3G Systems
  • Solar Terrestrial Environment
  • Satellite Systems and Orbit Analysis

Entry requirements 2013

  • A/AS-level: AAB including Maths and a Physical Science (i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Design Technology, Electronics etc).
    • We normally expect three A-levels.
    • General Studies is accepted as one of the best three grades if four A-levels are presented.
    • Applied A-levels: accepted for a maximum of 12 units plus an A-level.
    • Key Skills: Not included in the offer.
  • GCSE: Maths and English Language minimum grade C.
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: DDD grades overall including distinctions in Maths modules
  • HNC/D: Distinctions in all relevant units with merits in remaining units considered for direct entry to Part II.
  • Scottish Highers: ABBBB
  • Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 HL subjects
  • IB Diploma: 34 points overall with 16 points from best three HL including Maths
  • IELTS: 6.0

Mature students: Applications welcome. Evidence is required of formal study, including Access to Higher Education courses, within the past three years. We always interview mature students.

For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.

Fees (for 2012 entry)

Area of origin Fees
UK £9,000
EU £9,000
Overseas £15,350

Note that fees are reviewed annually.

Lancaster University has set tuition fees at £9,000 per year for UK full time Undergraduate students commencing study from 2012. It is important to remember that access to university will be free at the point of entry, and these fees do not have to be paid up-front, so it's very much a study first - pay later approach.

University Financial Support for new UK students from 2012

Please ensure you check the University Funding Pages for the most up to date information on bursaries, scholarships and funding for UK students.

The University offers information and advice on government grants and loans, along with generous university bursaries for eligible students. Lancaster University also offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds.

For full details of the University’s financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Open Days

The School holds regular Open Days for prospective students and their families. These provide the opportunity to tour the campus and our facilities, to attend talks and demonstrations and chat one-on-one with members of the School. All prospective students are welcome and we strongly encourage you, especially if you have received a UCAS offer from us, to attend. The University also offers visit days that provide a chance to see the full range of degree courses offered at Lancaster and are designed for students who have not yet made their initial selection of University. For more details on these Visit Days please see the University's visit day pages.

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Applications should ideally be made between 1st September and 15th January each year.

Overseas students have more flexibility in when they can choose to apply.

Contact Admissions

  • email: scc-ug-enquiries@lancaster.ac.uk
  • phone: +44 (0)1524 510311
  • mail: The Admissions Secretary, Computing Department, InfoLab21, South Drive, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK
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