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Information for Applicants (Academic Year 11/12)
General Information
The Institute for Digital Communication in the School of
Engineering & Electronics is the leading research group in
signal processing in the UK with an international reputation for
the quality and industrial relevance of its research. The course
will appeal to graduates who wish to pursue a career in a range
of industries such as Communications, Radar and wherever Signal
Processing is Applied. It is suitable for young graduates who
wish to develop the specialist knowledge and skills relevant to
this industry. Also, it will be suitable as advanced study in
preparation for research work in an academic or industrial
environment or in a specialist consultancy organisation. The MSc
is eligible for funding from the University and a variety of
external bodies, details of which can be found under
Scholarships.
Course Objectives
The Diploma and MSc in Signal processing with
communications is designed to provide graduates and working
professionals with a broad training in signal processing and
communications.
Course Structure and Assessment
The M.Sc. is a twelve month modular programme,
split into three equal semesters. In each of the first two
semesters, students study taught modules worth 10 or 20 credits
each. The programme provides multidisciplinary training by
incorporating modules from all of the following areas. :
Discrete-Time Signal Analysis
(10 credits)
Digital Communication
Fundamentals (10 credits)
Statistical Signal Processing
(20 credits)
Image Processing (10 credits)
Signal Processing with MATLAB
(10 credits)
Adaptive Signal Processing (10
credits)
Advanced Digital
Communications (20 credits)
Array Processing Methods (10
credits)
Advanced Concepts in Signal
Processing (10 credits)
Image Processing with MATLAB (10 credits)
While studying these modules students will also undertake
preparatory work for their project. The majority of the project
work, worth a further 60 credits, is however conducted in the
summer semester, after completion of the taught modules. An MSc
project which leads to the dissertation will normally be based
upon a real world problem posed by academic staff.
Course Delivery
The course is full-time starting in
mid-September. [Exact semester dates can be found in the
Postgraduate Prospectus or from the main university web site.]
The MSc will last for 12 months. Staff-student discussion on
progress and problems will take place twice a semester.
Practising Engineers or other professionals may take the course
part time over a period of three years.
Application Deadlines
We will consider applications at any time. We will
process applications very quickly to ensure that offers can be made for the
nearest possible start date (each year in September).
English Language Requirements
MSc students must meet the standards shown
below:
IELTS
You must obtain an overall score of 6.5 or above,
with at least 6.0 in all four sections.
TOEFL
You must obtain an overall score of 630 (237 on the
Computer Based TOEFL) with a score of at least 60 in all three
sections (22 on CBT), and a score of at least 4.5 in the Test of
Written English (or writing section of the CBT).
English Courses
Students who require pre-sessional or additional English
courses, should read the following: English
Courses for Academic Purposes.
Scholarships
The MSc is eligible for funding from a variety
of external bodies and the University itself. A full list of
available scholarships and awards can be found on the
University's Scholarships
website but selected ones are shown below.
University of Edinburgh Master's
Scholarships
As a result of donations, primarily from the
University of Edinburgh Development Trust, the University has
offered for the first time in 2005 the following new Master's
awards:
UK/EU Master's Scholarships
Eight
scholarships will be available to UK/EU students who have been
accepted to study on a full-time Master's programme in any
discipline. Candidates will require a first-class honours degree
or overseas equivalent in order to be considered. The scholarship
will amount to £3,000 deducted from the tuition fee.
Further details can be found
at:
http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/uk/ukeu.htm
UK/EU Postgraduate Adult Returner Bursaries
Six bursaries with a maximum value of £3,000 will be
offered to mature postgraduate UK/EU students returning to higher
education. The bursary will be available to help towards the cost
of registered or formal childcare, particularly for single
parents. Further details can be found at:
http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/uk/returner_bursary.htm
International Master's Scholarships
The University will be offering 30 International Master's Scholarships for the 2010-2011 session.10 of these scholarships ("Homecoming Scotland" Scholarships) have a value of £5,000 while 20 fall under the Global Master's Scholarships Scheme and have a value of £3,000 each. The deadline for receipt of applications for both scholarships is 1 April 2010 and applicants should complete an online scholarship application in order to be considered for these awards. http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/homecoming_scotland.htm http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/internat/masters.htm
NON-EU:
Shell Scholarships
Country-Specific Master's Scholarships
The University is offering new Master's scholarships with a
value of £3,000 for students from selected overseas
countries. These include:
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