Telecommunications and Networks
BEng (Hons)
COURSE FACTS
Faculty Technology, Engineering and the Environment
School Computing, Telecommunications and Networks
Application Apply through UCAS. Institution code B25, Course code H643
Location City Centre Campus, Millennium Point
Duration Full-time: three years
Key Facts
• Produces adaptable, technically proficient engineers with practical design skills and business awareness relevant
to the modern telecoms industry.
• Opportunity to take CISCO qualifications alongside your course to gain an industry-standard qualification that
employers recognise and value.
• Make cutting edge connections - course accredited by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) meeting
educational requirements for IEng status.
Why Choose Us?
• School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks is internationally recognised for teaching quality, research
and extensive industry partnerships.
• It’s established as one of the leading academies for Apple, Microsoft and Cisco Systems.
• Strong links with companies like SAS, SAP, Xbox, Samsung, Intel and NEC keep your course relevant, real-life and
respected by employers.
Course Overview
This course provides you with a firm foundation of theoretical principles and is reinforced by practical work involving the
design, testing and implementation of actual systems. The course aims provide you with the knowledge to become an
engineer who is versatile, adaptable and possess technical knowledge and analytical capability together with some of the
practical design skills relevant to the modern telecommunications industry.
www.bcu.ac.uk/tee/ctn
Business Communications Telecommunications Networking Signals and
Theme Theme Theme Theme Systems Theme
YEAR 1
Mathematics Electrical Principles Electronics Systems Computer Measurement
Analysis Networking Basics and Analysis
YEAR 2
Management in Communications Telecomms Switched Signal and Systems
Engineering Systems Technology LANS and WANS
Innovation
YEAR 3
Individual Project Advanced Digital Advanced Digital Signal
Communications Networking Processing
Technologies
Course Structure
The course is based on a themed approach: communications engineering needed to develop a
• Business: This theme provides you with an communications system.
understanding of market-led innovation planning and • Telecommunications: This is the core of the course
management, enabling you to commence production and aims to provide students with an understanding
of marketing plans, relating resources and enterprise of actual system technologies that are used in modern
development to the needs of markets and wealth telecommunication industries.
creation. It also further develops your teamwork skills • Networking: This theme consists of technologies
in evaluating and effectively communicating information employed in Local and Wide Area Networks. It follows
in both written and oral form. The project module itself the Cisco CCNA curriculum and introduces protocols,
allows you to research and report on a topic of study LAN/WAN terminology, TCP/IP, addressing, switching,
that relates to your programme, and is further routing protocols and management of networks.
supported by the measurement and analysis module.
• Signals and Systems: This theme underpins signal
• Communications: The theme provides knowledge processing for circuits and systems, focusing on the
and understanding of the electrical principles in analysis, design, and practical implementation of
systems in communications engineering or industrial
Assessment application.
A range of assessment methods is used throughout the course including continuous assessment, in-class tests,
examinations, laboratory exercises and project work.
Entry Requirements
• 280 points. min of two 6-unit or one 12-unit A-Level • Advanced Diplomas with Mathematics.
(GCE or VCE) inc Maths at AS level. Pass • Irish: BBCCCC Highers inc Maths, Scot: BBBCCC
• National Diploma with Distinction Merit Merit Highers inc Maths, AB Adv. Highers inc Maths,
• A DISTINCTION in Maths for Technicians UNIT or a IB: 30pts (inc 8 Highers inc Maths).
Merit in Further Maths for Technicians UNIT
Further Study
The University has a range of either taught (MSc) or research (MPhil and PhD) postgraduate programmes. Details can be
found on the postgraduate section of the website.
EMPLOYABILITY
Recent graduates from the school have gone on to work for Hewlett Packard, Bell Micro, Birmingham City Council, BT,
Cisco, Deloitte, Ericsson, Fujitsu, IBM, Intel Corporation, NHS, Motorola, National Express, NEC, Royal Mail, Shell IT, JP
Morgan Chase and Co, Carillion, Siemens and Nokia.
Birmingham City University, For enquiries:
Faculty of Technology, Engineering T: +44 (0)121 331 5595
and the Environment, Curzon Street, F: +44 (0)121 331 7994
Millennium Point, Birmingham, B4 7XG W: www.bcu.ac.uk/enquiries
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