MSc 5G and Future Generation Communication Systems
University of Surrey
Key Information
Campus location
Guildford, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 5 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 24,400 / per year *
Application deadline
01 Jul 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* full-time Overseas; full-time UK students: £10,900 | part-time UK students: £1,200; overseas students: £2,700
Introduction
Why Choose This Course
5G, 6G, and future-generation recognized communication systems will connect almost anything in the world around us. Like the invention of air travel and the internet, it will become difficult to imagine life without it.
This MSc will put you at the forefront of this evolving and exciting sector. At Surrey, we’re internationally recognized in future connectivity – our pioneering 5G/6G Innovation Centre (5G/6GIC) is home to the world’s largest academic research group specializing in 5G and 6G communications.
Using software simulators and a unique testbed on campus, our research generates new concepts in the field, transforming ideas into forward-thinking solutions for tomorrow's world.
What You Will Study
Our MSc will enable you to understand the engineering aspects of this rapidly developing field, as well as emerging systems for the support of broadband mobile internet.
We& square is home to the world’s largest academic research group in 5G and 6G communications. Its founding members include the UK’s major mobile operators, so you’ll be exposed to advanced communications and study modules.
Research
Our School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering is home to the Institute for Communication Systems. This houses more than 100 researchers working across many communication technologies, including the ‘ internet of things’, satellite, security, and radio, as well as its core research hub – the 5G/6G Innovation Centre (5G/6GIC).
Admissions
Curriculum
Academic Year Structure
If you’re studying this course full-time, you’ll study eight modules across the year – four in each semester. You will work on your project full-time during the summer period for approximately two and a half months, whilst prior to that during semester time you will work on the initial stages of the project part-time and complete an interim report. This means that if you begin your course in February, you will complete your project in between the two semesters, while if you begin your course in September, you will complete your project after the two semesters.
You can also study this MSc part-time, taking between two and five years. The length depends on how many modules you study each year. You can study between two and six modules each year. We recommend part-time students work on their project in their final year of study when all eight modules have either been completed or are near completion.
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand, and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programs based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75, or 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
The structure of our programs follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each program. These are all outlined in the program specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:
Year 1
Full-time
- Applied Mathematics for Communication Systems
- Digital communications
- Fundamentals of Mobile Communications
- Internet of Things
- Rf Systems and Circuit Design
- Advanced 5g Wireless Technologies
- Advanced Mobile Communications Systems
- Antennas and Propagation
- Data & Internet Networking
- Network and Service Management and Control
- 60 Credit Standard Project
Optional Modules for Year 1 - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
A full-time student must choose:
- Two in Semester 1
- Two in Semester 2
3-5 Years Part-time
- Applied Mathematics for Communication Systems
- Digital communications
- Fundamentals of Mobile Communications
- Internet of Things
- Rf Systems and Circuit Design
- Advanced 5g Wireless Technologies
- Advanced Mobile Communications Systems
- Antennas and Propagation
- Data & Internet Networking
- Network and Service Management and Control
- 60 Credit Standard Project
Scholarships and Funding
About the Discounts for Surrey Graduates 2023 entry
If you are a fully self-funded Home or International student who has studied for an undergraduate degree at the University of Surrey campus in Guildford, you may be eligible for a 20 percent discount on our taught postgraduate masters program fees.
The discount applies to:
- September/October 2023 entrants
- February 2024 entrants
- February 2024 entrants. Note: if applicable and Masters's programs are running with a February intake for the 2023/24 academic year.
- This scheme is only open to 2023 postgraduate taught entry students who are not in receipt of any external sponsorship.
Postgraduate Master's Loans
A Postgraduate Master’s Loan can help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate taught course.
What you'll get
You can get up to:
- £12,167 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2023
- £11,836 if your course started between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023
- £11,570 if your course started between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022
- £11,222 if your course started between 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021
- £10,906 if your course started between 1 August 2019 and 31 July 2020
- £10,609 if your course started between 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019
This loan is non-means tested, i.e. the amount you can request is not dependent on your or your family's income. Your loan can be used towards the cost of your course fees and living expenses.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you will need to meet a number of eligibility criteria set by the Government including residency, age and course. See the full eligibility criteria.
Not all courses at the University of Surrey are eligible for postgraduate loan funding, for example, unstructured, part-time or distance learning courses where the maximum period of registration is five years are not eligible.
Repayment
You’ll repay your postgraduate loan using a percentage of your income. Once you are earning more than £21,000 a year (or £1,750 a month), you’ll pay six per cent of the amount you earn above the £21,000 threshold.
You’ll be charged interest from the day you get the first payment.
Get more information on repaying your postgraduate loan.
How to apply
The quickest and easiest way to apply is through the Government's Postgraduate Master's Loans website.
Receiving your loan
To receive the first payment of your loan, you’ll need to have fully completed registration with the University (which includes part payment of tuition fees).
You get the first payment after your course start date, once your university or college confirms that you’ve registered.
There are specific rules around students who transfer or repeat study and how this affects eligibility. For further information, please contact the Student Records team.
If you have been accepted for the Postgraduate Master's Loan, and are having difficulties in paying your fees before your first instalment is due, please contact our Student Finance team once you’ve received a tuition fee invoice.
Please be aware this page is a summary correct as of January 2023.
Career Opportunities
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and events bookings, jobs, placements and interactive development tools.
Our graduates are in demand within the telecommunications sector and have progressed to working in large mobile and satellite companies. These include:
- 3
- British Telecom
- EE
- Huawei
- O2
- Samsung
- Telefonica
- Vodafone.
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