Core modules
Advanced Power Electronic Converters and Devices
Practically all electronic equipment, whether domestic or industrial, requires power conditioning to deliver the energy for it to operate correctly. This is using electronics for power processing, not information processing. The applications vary widely from power supplies for laptops and mobile phone chargers, through industrial motor drives, hybrid and electric vehicle drives, electric rail transport, to solar and wind energy systems and power transmission and distribution systems. This module will give you a wide range, in-depth and advanced knowledge of Power Electronics and Devices.
Research Methods and Professional Skills
The module aims to equip you with the research skills necessary to support masters’ level learning in engineering and facilitate engagement with the individual project through equipping you with a broad research skill set. In addition, this module will provide you with the professional and team skills to support the course and your career in engineering.
Individual Project
This module gives you the opportunity to demonstrate that you have independently contributed primary data and/or a new analysis of secondary data, within your chosen advanced research topic.
Projects will be highly variable in nature to reflect the range of topics within the programmes of study but all will provide you with an opportunity to achieve the learning outcomes. Thus, projects may entail experimentation, modelling, analysis and literary survey skills to develop advanced skills in the discovery and occasionally creation of new knowledge. The module also offers the chance for you to pursue curiosity driven work guided by an academic supervisor.
Optional Core Modules
Students are required to study one of the following two modules:
Electrical Power Engineering Design Group Project
The Electrical Power Engineering design project is a group project aiming to give you experience of working within a team, and parallel the way engineers often work in industry. You will integrate your knowledge and understanding in order to specify and solve an Electrical Power Engineering problem (or user need), through the creation and development of a product, process or system.
The project also allows you to develop your understanding of project management, time management, ethics, sustainability, health and safety, risk management and intellectual property rights. You will develop effective communication and leadership skills, for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Communication and Information Design Group Project
The Communication and Information Engineering design project is a group project aiming to give you experience of working within a team, and parallel the way engineers often work in industry. You will integrate your knowledge and understanding in order to specify and solve a Communication and Information Engineering problem (or user need), through the creation and development of a product, process or system.
The project also allows you to develop their understanding of project management, time management, ethics, sustainability, health and safety, risk management and intellectual property rights. You will develop effective communication and leadership skills, for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Optional modules* (students are expected to select a total of 5 optional modules as follows)
Students are required to study at least two and no more than four of the following optional modules:
- Optical Communication Systems (ES4C4)
- Radiowave Propagation and Wireless Communications Theory (ES4F1)
- Advanced Wireless Systems and Networks (ES96T)
- Information Theory and Coding (ES4E7)
- ASICs, MEMs and Smart Devices (ES434)
- High Performance Embedded Systems Design (ES4F3)
Students are required to study at least one and no more than three of the following optional modules:
- Operation and Control of Power Systems (ES97A)
- Control of Electrical Drives (ES4F2)
- Advanced Control Systems (ES4F0)
- Power Electronic Converters and Devices (ES4D4)
*Optional module lists are subject to change each year to keep the student learning experience current and up to date. We recommend that you continue to check this webpage for the most up-to-date information.
