MSc Embedded Systems Engineering

An applicant for the course will normally be expected to possess at least one of the following:

• A minimum of a second-class honour’s degree in a relevant subject such as electronic engineering or physics.
• A lower qualification plus appropriate and relevant experience at a professional level.
• Satisfactory independent evidence of working for several years in a position that would normally be occupied by an honour’s graduate in a relevant area (such as the engineering sector), which would lead to gaining benefit from the course.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Embedded systems are now ever-present in all aspects of technological life – in industries as diverse as automotive, biotechnology, fixed and mobile communications, information technology, industrial electronics process control, security and computer technology.

There is a high demand for highly trained professionals to develop such systems or work in the vast number of industries that employ these technologies.

• Wireless Intelligent Systems – 15 credits
• Digital Signal and Image Processing – 15 credits
• Robotics – Kinematics, Dynamics and Applications – 15 credits
• Embedded Hardware Engineering – 15 credits
• Embedded System Programming – 15 credits
• Digital Communication Systems – 10 credits
• Embedded Operating Systems – 10 credits
• Field Programmable Gate Arrays Based Digital System Design – 15 credits
• Entrepreneurial Practice – 10 credits
• Individual Project – 60 credits

With work placement pathway

The ‘With Work Placement’ opportunity² enables you to apply in semester 1 for an optional work placement of up to 12 months, extending the duration of your master’s to 24 months. The placement provides an opportunity for you to develop expertise and experience in your chosen field with the aim of enhancing your employability upon graduation. The placement would take place in semesters 3, 4 and 5.