Overview
Career opportunities
This Communications and Signal Processing programme from University of Leeds will give you the edge to find the career you want. Your course will give you the experience and knowledge that employers are looking for to help you secure a graduate job.
University of Leeds students are among the top five most targeted by top employers according to The Graduate Market 2022, High Fliers Research.
On completing this masters course, you will have obtained the skills that will lead to employment in any area of the communications/signal processing industry including optical networking, DSP design and implementation, cellular mobile, RF planning, broadband systems and general communications research and development.
Examples of recent graduate destinations include:
National Grid
Apple
Ericsson Telecommunications
Arm
Imagination Technologies
Cisco Systems
AECOM
Deep Sea Electronics
Huawei
Intel Corporation
The Technology and Strategy Board
This masters degree course is also an excellent base from which to pursue a PhD and possibly an academic career.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Modern Industry Practice
- Wireless Communications Systems Design
- Digital Signal Processing for Communications
- Optical Communications Networks
- Data Communications and Network Security
- FPGA Design for System-on-Chip
- Embedded Microprocessor System Design
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , International
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Computer Sciences Digital Communication Machine Learning View 235 other Masters in Machine Learning in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in electronic/electrical engineering, communications engineering, computing or a related subject. Applicants should have high marks in relevant modules such as communications and digital signal processing.
- A bachelor degree with a first class (hons) in physics, physical sciences or mathematics.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Leeds
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.