入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： A first- or second-class undergraduate honours degree in engineering, mathematics or an applied science. The undergraduate honours degree should normally be in the fields of electronics, communications or computing.
英语要求：IELTS 6.0, with not less than 6.0 in each section. Internet TOEFL with 80 overall including 22 in Speaking and 24 in Writing.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £13,900
课程特征 Course Features：
Embedded digital systems have a vital role to play in any internationally successful modern economy and are pervasive in both the technologically advanced and developing nations of the world. Applications are ubiquitous and occur in all electronic products in many different fields, such as commercial communications, multimedia, internet technologies, space and marine exploration, manufacturing processes, surgery, medical screening, tele-medicine, prosthetics, agriculture, biotechnology, household appliances, digital assistants, security and surveillance, anti-terrorist operations, toys, nuclear power, materials handling in the supply chain and research.
The aim of this programme is to develop academic and professional excellence both for newly qualified and practising engineers who wish to extend their knowledge and skills in the field of embedded digital systems.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Autumn term: Digital Signal Processing (Advanced) ▪ Real-Time Embedded Systems. You also choose two options from Advanced Network Technologies ▪ Mobile and Satellite Communication Technologies ▪ RF Electronic Design.
Spring term: Advanced Microprocessor Systems ▪ High-Level IC Design. You also choose two options from Advanced Digital Communications ▪ Advanced Space Systems ▪ Fibre Optic Communications ▪ Robotic Sensory Systems ▪ Strategic Management.
Summer term and vacation: the MSc project runs through the spring and summer terms and is concluded at the end of August.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
MSc programmes are made up of a total of 180 credits from a combination of taught courses and a dissertation. The taught courses are assessed by a range of methods, including laboratory reports, essays and unseen examinations. The project dissertation comprises approximately one-third of the programme and is assessed on the final report of about 12,000 words.
职业机会Career opportunities:
The aim of the Embedded Digital Systems programme is to develop academic and professional excellence both for newly qualified and practising engineers who wish to extend their knowledge and skills in the field of embedded digital systems.