Communications technology is a crucial part of the world economy, advances in electronics and communications have had immeasurable impact on the modern world, and it is still a growing industry. With lots of opportunities for people who are qualified and skilled in the subject, to improve the world we live in, this one-year top-up course could help you take your place in this exciting profession.

Electronic and Communication Engineering (Top-up) is designed for people who have already spent two years studying a related subject at university or higher education level. For instance, you might already have an HND in Electronic and Communication Engineering. If you’re not only interested in just technology, but also in how technology is managed and applied, then this course could be for you. Unlike our other Electronic and Electrical Engineering courses, the Top Up route is not directly accredited by the IET, although graduates may subsequently apply for professional registration with the IET.

The course covers a broad range of topics, including a mix of advanced technology and technology management modules. We’ll also encourage you to look at technology within the wider business, commercial and legal context. You’ll explore:

• Digital and analogue system integration
• Digital signal processing
• AM and FM detectors
• Aerials and satellite communications
• Digital radio and TV.

The course also covers Internet of Things, the interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data. It is a technology of the future for electronics and communications engineers.

There are plenty of opportunities for you to engage in practical work on the course and you also have the chance to undertake a project on a suitable topic of your choice.

This course is aimed to prepare you to find a job in this dynamic and exciting industry. So we focus on the practical aspects, and give you lots of opportunities to experience the working environment.

Previous graduates from courses in this subject area have gone on to work in a variety of roles such as systems engineer, electronic design engineer, a senior electronic engineer and senior metrology engineer in organisations including BAE Systems, Siemens, Dyson and Bentley Motors Ltd.**

Additionally, you may gain skills that are transferable to other industries and may be able to pursue a career that requires a good honours degree. You could go on to further study and the University has many options available for postgraduate study and research which may interest you.

* Percentage of undergraduate graduates from the School of Computing and Engineering who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).