Admissions Tutor: Dr Peter Wilson
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2630
Email: MSc-Admissions@ecs.soton.ac.uk
www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/admissions/pg/
Systems in mobile telephones, PDAs, cars and aircraft are shrinking, with the majority of design now required to be implemented as a single integrated circuit. This course is designed to prepare you for the rapidly changing skills required to support this. The programme shares many features with our more established MSc Microelectronics Systems Design, but the focus is on integrated systems approaches.
Programme structure
Semester 1: Digital integrated circuit design; Digital system design; Research methods; System on chip design techniques; System on chip EDA
Semester 2: Analogue and mixed-signal CMOS design; Cryptography and data compression; Digital system synthesis; Formal design of systems; Integrated radio frequency transceiver design; Radio communications networks and systems; VLSI design project
Semester 3: Three-month independent, individual research project, culminating in a dissertation
Please note: modules may change, as syllabus is updated every year.
Key facts
Entry requirements: First- or upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline (eg mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science); additional entry requirements for MSc Web Technology are given on our website
Duration: 1 year (full-time)
Assessment: Examinations, written full-time project (design, development or research), dissertation
Start date: October
Intake: 250 (across all programmes)
Applying: University application form with transcripts
Closing date: None, but early application advised
Fees: See programme fees page.
Careers: Further research; industry; management
Find out more: MSc programme prospectus, research group brochure and www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/admissions/pg/msc