入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： A second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as network technology, computer science, communications electronics, numerate science.
英语要求：English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 or equivalent.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £11,000
课程特征 Course Features：
The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering has a long tradition of providing industrially relevant education. We have a distinguished record of running very successful degree courses and pride ourselves on working at the leading edge of technology and learning methods. Our academic staff maintain close links with the world of work, both in Portsmouth and further afield, ensuring that our courses reflect the current and future needs of commerce and industry.
Our emphasis is on understanding system-level principles and on the design and implementation of systems to meet customer requirements, rather than the detailed design of how the individual building blocks of a communication system work.
课程内容 Course Content ：
You will study eight units on this course, followed by an individual project. Currently, the units are:
•Network Configuration
•System Administration
•Communication Systems Analysis
•Data Communications and Networking
•Network Design and Management
•Mobile and Satellite Systems
•Communications Security
•Project Research and Planning
The course ends with a four-month individual project in which you apply your knowledge to a significant communications system or network planning problem. Projects are tailored to your individual interests and may take place in our own laboratories or, by agreement, in industry.
MSc by Extended Project offers an alternative study mode, based on an extended project, and is available to applicants who already have a specialist background in the field of study.
This involves two units from the above plus the following:
•Project Management
•Research Methods
•Extended Individual Project
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
You will be taught using a mixture of lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and project work. Each unit typically has about 30 hours scheduled for lectures and supervised activities. In addition, you will need to spend significant time in our electronic, communications and computer laboratories, as well as in private study as directed by lecturers.
Lecturers generally spend part of the scheduled time in tutorial sessions to help you with any technical aspects of the course of which you are unsure. You will also have a personal tutor who can help with any other personal or academic problems should they arise.
Assessment is geared towards the subject matter in a way that encourages a deeper understanding and allows you to develop your skills. It includes examinations, assessed coursework, laboratory work and a dissertation that can often be linked with industry.
职业机会 Career Opportunities:
This course is designed to allow you to work in this fast-changing environment and will prepare you to design, install and manage new communication networks where existing ones are no longer able to meet the demand or where there is no existing communications infrastructure. Such networks include global, national, regional, local and company-based systems, and may integrate data, audio, video, multimedia and broadcast information. The growing worldwide demand for technologists who can translate a client's communication needs and aspirations into a secure and reliable communication network, will open up a range of opportunities.