Postgraduate - Glasgow Caledonian University

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MSc/PgD Applied Instrumentation and Control
Contact: Admissions & Marketing Co-ordinator
E: seccourses@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44(0)141 331 3277
W: www.caledonian.ac.uk/sec
New developments in sensor technologies, instrument communication, networking and
information processing offer many opportunities to enhance business performance through
improved production, systems’ optimisation and asset management. This programme covers
such recent developments and provides a secure underpinning to enable future technological
change to be readily accommodated.
A postgraduate qualification in instrumentation has been offered at Glasgow Caledonian University
since 1995, supported by staff who have a strong track record in research and consultancy. This new
programme, designed in consultation with industry, provides a structured approach to the implementation of
recent developments whilst maintaining a secure underpinning identified through many years of experience.
Using case studies throughout, the programme will provide graduates with knowledge that is instantly
applicable to industry, thus ensuring efficient and relevant knowledge transfer. The programme will include
core modules and an industrially-based project. Flexible access to this programme is provided through:
• Full-time over one year, with each module being presented sequentially as a ‘one-week’ short course
followed by structured assimilation in the form of directed learning, tutorial and laboratory work
• Part-time over a minimum of two years, with delegates accumulating module credits at their own pace
• Distance Learning for delegates employed in a relevant industry
• Attendance at short courses only (with or without assessment) provides Continuing Professional
Development to a wide range of staff and is an ideal vehicle for technology transfer to industry.
The MSc Applied Instrumentation & Control is accredited by the Institute of Measurement & Control as
meeting the ECUK further learning requirement for Chartered Engineering registration.
The programme caters for the extremely wide range of industries and services for which the
measurement of process and environmental factors are vital to their business performance. It will also be
of interest to companies that manufacture and supply such measurement systems. The range of industrial
sectors includes: petrochemical, agrochemical, the food industry, pharmaceutical, environmental, optics and
optoelectronics, medical instrumentation, power generation and the water industry. The employment areas
within these sectors include: computer controlled instrumentation systems, process instrumentation,
technical management and sales, process control and automation, sensor development and manufacture,
instrument networking and also instrument development.
The entry requirements are, either: (i) an Honours degree from a UK university or equivalent in a
relevant science or engineering subject, or (ii) a Graduate Diploma from a UK university in a relevant science
or engineering subject. For mature candidates, equivalence to an Honours degree may be demonstrated
through the university’s procedures for the Recognition of Prior Informal Learning (RPL).
Mode of Study & Duration:
Full-time (PgD): Nine months
Full-time (MSc): One year
Part-time (MSc): Two years
Distance Learning
Number of Places:
10
UK/EU Fees & Funding:
SAAS funding may be available.
Please contact the programme administator
for further details. £3,315 (2008/09 fees)
Application:
Download a form from our website on
www.caledonian.ac.uk/postgrad
For further information, see page 124 or use
the paper form at the back of this prospectus
Assessment:
Either 100% coursework or a combination
of coursework and written examination,
depending on module content
Programme Structure:
Measurement Theory & Devices; Data
Acquisition & Analysis; Control Systems;
Project Planning & Management; Instrument
Communication & Networking; Safety &
Safety Management; Measurement Systems;
Industrial Case Studies; Project
International Students:
International students whose first language
is not English shall be required to
demonstrate evidence of satisfactory
competence by completing an IELTS test
with a score of at least 6.0 (with no single
element below 5.5) or by holding another
recognised qualification. See page 12 for
details
Overseas Fees:
£11,000 (2009 fees)
Scholarships:
Partial scholarships are available and
applicants will be advised of these
arrangements upon receipt of an offer