Communications Engineering (Including Year Abroad) - BEng (Hons)

University of Essex

**The BEng (Hons) Communications Engineering is a three-year degree, extendable to four with an optional year in placement or abroad.**You’ll build a strong foundation in core engineering and computer science theory, as well as the skills and tools to resolve existing problems and create new communications systems.**WHY THIS COURSE**The BEng (Hons) Communications Engineering gives you the theory and practical knowledge to understand – and create – communication systems that make a real impact on the world, including signal processing, circuit design, processors and software.You’ll learn from active computer scientists and engineers whose work and teaching are driven by creativity and imagination as well as technical excellence. Discover which areas you’re interested in exploring further such as assistive technologies, computer games, artificial intelligence, evolutionary computation, Big Data or robotics.You’ll also be able to undertake a project or product development specified by a member of academic staff or a partner company.Add a placement year or study abroad to put your learning into practice, expand your perspective and build confidence in professional or international settings.You’ll graduate as a creative, experimental and focused engineer, in high demand from the IT and engineering sectors, ready to explore further how electronics can impact the world around you.

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering