Intelligent Telecommunications Engineering MSc

The telecommunications industry has revolutionised the way we live today, utilising technology in different application areas including medical, agriculture and logistics. It is one of the world's most rapidly developing industries and this course has been designed to meet the growing demand for skilled graduates.

Our MSc Intelligent Telecommunications Engineering degree provides you with a thorough understanding of modern and future advances of digital communication systems and infrastructure of the data networks. This programme offers you the opportunity to develop relevant skills necessary to be at the forefront of the ever-expanding and highly sought-after Telecommunications sector emerging with advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and intelligent environments.

Why study MSc Intelligent Telecommunications Engineering at Middlesex University?

Our specialised course blends practice with theory that will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and deploy the next generation wireless communication systems. We have strong links with industry and have developed a practically sound programme that is essential to the needs of the rapidly changing telecommunications industry.

Middlesex University is an official Cisco Academy and Huawei Academy, licensed to provide certification training and equipped with the latest industry-standard equipment. This programme is delivered by field experts who are research active and known for their work and contributions to the discipline. A number of students who join this programme contribute to the existing research of the programme team.

Our strong research profile ensures our courses remain innovative. We have recently opened the

Course highlights

• Our telecommunications laboratory is equipped with specialist hardware from National Instruments (NI), including the industry standard NI- USRP reconfigurable radio platform, software including MATLAB & Simulink, Cisco Packet Tracer, Riverbed Modeller and Cyber Physical System/Industry 4.0 from Siemens/Festo that will be used for laboratory work during the programme as well as appropriate major projects.
• As part of the project module, students can choose projects from a range of applicable fields like Artificial Intelligence, Software Defined Networking (SDN), Internet of Things (IoT), Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV’s), Blockchain Engineering, etc.
• The course is suitable for both recent graduates and IT/Engineering professionals who wish to further strengthen their knowledge in Telecommunications sector.
• Our recent MSc students research contributions are:

• Towards autonomous driving: a machine learning-based pedestrian detection system using 16-layer LiDAR, COMM 2020, Romania

  
  

• Security aspects of communications in VANETs, COMM 2020, Romania Implementation and Performance Evaluation of a MIMO-VLC System for Data Transmissions – IEEE BMSB 2019 Conference, South Korea

• We normally require a second class honours degree 2:2 or above in an engineering or a numerate discipline
• We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications who can demonstrate relevant work experience in an appropriate field
• Candidates without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

• The most commonly accepted evidence of English language ability is IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all components).

MSc Telecommunications Engineering graduates are in high demand and can pursue careers in designing and developing communication networks, maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure, and researching wireless communications and networking. They can also explore roles like Wireless Professional (5G/6G/Beyond), Smart Monitoring Graduate Engineer (IoT), Technology Analyst, Application Analyst, Technical Support Engineer/Consulting Engineer, or Software Engineer. Most graduates work in programming, telecommunications engineering, and network management, while others may pursue academic careers or research. Graduates have achieved success in various companies, including BT, iWireless Solutions, Amelco Ltd, Alcatel-Lucent, ZS Associates, Symphony Teleca, F5 Networks, Quantum Black, and FDM Group.