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Electronic EngineeringMSc/PG Dip/PG CertTECHNOLOGYKey informationDuration:One year full-time (with optionalone year placement available),three years part-timeLocation:Queens Building,De Montfort UniversityStart date:September 2013 or January 2014(please contact the AdmissionsTeam for further information)Entry requirements:You should have the equivalentof a British Honours degree(2:2 minimum) in a relevantsubject. If you don’t haveformal academic qualificationsbut have extensive industryexperience you will beconsidered individuallyEnglish language requirements:IELTS 6.0 with no componentbelow 5.5 or equivalentTuiTION feeS:Please visit dmu.ac.uk/pgfeesfor informationhow TO APPLY:Please visit dmu.ac.uk/pgapplyCONTACT DETAILS:Technology AdmissionsT: +44 (0)116 257 7456E: pgtech@dmu.ac.ukW: dmu.ac.uk/technologyCourse overviewOur msc in Electronic Engineeringoffers content that is different tomany other similarly-titled courses.It equips you with a skill set that isin demand by industry worldwide,allowing you to maximise youremployability by taking a coursethat is broad in scope butchallenging in detail.Electronic Engineering provides abroad master’s-level study of someof the most important aspectsof electronic engineering today.It builds on your undergraduateknowledge of core aspects ofelectronics, supported by a module inEngineering Business Environmentand Energy Policies, which providesyou with an understanding of thecontext of engineering in the early21st Century.The course embraces a number ofthemes in areas identified as beinggenerally under-represented inmany other courses, such as powerelectronics and electromagneticcompatibility, providing you withas wide a range of employmentopportunities as possible – whetherthis is in industry or continuing inresearch at university.The course has achievedaccreditation by the Institution ofEngineering and Technology (IET)to CEng level.Course modulesIf you choose to undertake aplacement, this will take placebefore the project in theThird semester.First semester(September to January)Second semester(February to May)Embedded SystemsResearch MethodsElectromagnetic Compatibilityand Signal Integrity (EMC/si)Power ElectronicsThird semester(June to September)This is a major research-basedindividual project.Optional placementWe offer a great opportunity to boostyour career prospects through anoptional one year placement aspart of your postgraduate studies.We have a dedicated PlacementUnit which will help you obtain this.Once on your placement, you will besupported by your visiting tutor toensure that you gain your maximumbenefit from the experience.Placements begin after the taughtcomponent of the course has beencompleted – usually around June– and last for one year. When youreturn from your work placement youwill begin your dissertation.Teaching and asseSSMentModules are delivered through amixture of lectures, tutorials andlaboratories. The methodologyensures a good balance betweentheory and practice so that realengineering problems are betterunderstood through an underpinningof strong theoretical and analyticalknowledge translated intopractical skills.Digital Signal ProcessingPhysics ofSemiconductor DevicesEngineering BusinessEnvironment and Energy PoliciesControl and InstrumentationSuitable for aPPlicants from:EUWorld250Please note: Course modules are correct at the time of going to print and are subject to review so may vary.