Note: for postgraduate options, see further details under Postgraduate Studies, below those for the BAppSc degree.

BAppSc Major Subject Requirements for Telecommunications:

The tables below set out the normal structure for the major and minor subject requirements for the BAppSc in Telecommunications (click on the paper code to view the details of the paper). Note that the for the Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours (BAppSc(Hons)), the following requirements must be met:

• The third and fourth stages must each be completed in a single year, and the fourth stage course must be completed in a time not more than one year in excess of the minimum for completing the degree after admission to the Honours programme.
• Any practical work report or dissertation prescribed for a fourth stage Honours course must be submitted no later than 1 November of that year as determined by the Programme Director concerned.

For further details you should contact the Programme Director, Professor Martin Purvis.

BAppSc Minor Subject Requirements for Telecommunications:

Note that no paper may count for both a Major and a Minor Subject Requirement or for more than one Minor Subject Requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both Requirements.

Postgraduate Studies

You can gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) or Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad) with a major in Telecommunications, and study from an suite of papers on offer. A postgraduate degree in Telecommunications can lead to further study if desired: MAppSci, DipBusAdmin, MBus, MEntr, MBA, PhD. The 400-level Tele papers are suitable for students and existing telecommunications professionals wanting to up-skill and develop the necessary background to equip them in the evolving telecommunications industry.

For the PGDipSci you will need at least 126 points according to the following prescription:
Either

• TELE 480 and at least 90 further points from 400-level TELE, ELEC 401, 403, INFO 404, PHSI 461, and approved 400-level COSC, ELEC, INFO, or PHSI papers;
• or at least 126 points from 400-level TELE, ELEC 401, 403, INFO 404, PHSI 461, and approved 400-level COSC, ELELC, INFO, or PHSI Papers.

TELE papers of interest:
TELE 402 - Internetworking
TELE 403 - Optical Communication
TELE 404 - Wireless Networking
TELE 411 - NGN Convergence New
TELE 413 - Multimedia Networking
TELE 414 - Identity Management and Privacy
TELE 415 - Telecommunications Marketing
TELE 416 - Telecommunications and Technology Management
TELE 470 - Special Topic
TELE 480 - Dissertation Project