MSc in Communications Systems & Signal Processing

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

University of Bristol

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has a number of scholarships available to support students on this exciting course. These are available to UK and EU students and provide financial support to cover fees and/or living expenses. Further scholarships for Overseas students from certain non-EU countries may also be also available to support students on the course.

The MSc in Communication Systems & Signal Processing is a challenging one year taught Masters degree programme with specialisation either in Mobile Communications, Signal Processing or Optical Communications. It provides an excellent opportunity for graduates in physics, engineering, mathematical and other numerate disciplines to acquire the necessary skills to enter careers in some of the most dynamic fields in communications.

The course is usually taken on a full-time basis (twelve months) but may be taken over an extended period (two twelve week blocks plus a separate project). The latter may be attractive to industrially sponsored students. Research projects may be undertaken at the University, in collaboration with one of the course's many industrial supporters or with a student's existing employer.

Your studies will be based in a department recognised for its high quality contributions in both teaching and research. Most of the lecturers you will meet are affiliated with the University of Bristol's Centre for Communications Research. This comprises approximately 120 people working on fundamental and applied research, principally in the areas of wireless communications, image and video coding, optical communications and broadband networks. The Centre attracts considerable investment from both industry and government and has won numerous awards for its work on mobile radio, satellite navigation systems, and DSP.