Overview

It’s for newly qualified or practising engineers who’d like to extend their knowledge and practical skills in the growth areas of mobile communications and intelligent embedded systems. This MSc offers you the opportunity, and the support, to go on an industrial placement at a UK company. This means you’ll gain industry experience, ready for your future career.

5G mobile communications and intelligent embedded systems lie at the heart of many emerging applications. These include:

the internet-of-things
connected and driverless cars
smart cities
eHealth
virtual reality
robotics
smart manufacturing.

You’ll study in a dedicated MSc laboratory with the latest hardware and software. And you’ll learn from experts in their fields. We host the 5G Research Centre, the Industrial Informatics and Signal Processing Research Group, the Centre of Advanced Communications, Mobile Technology and IoT and the Sensor Technology Research Centre.

Careers

As a 5G Mobile Communications and Intelligent Embedded Systems (with an industrial placement year) graduate at University of Sussex , you’ll have the skills for a career in areas such as:
mobile and satellite telecommunications (where large industry players include Samsung, Vodafone, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Cobham, British Telecom, Telefonica)

aerospace (where large industry players include Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GE)

automotive and transport (where large industry players include Jaguar, BMW, Continental, Network rail)

defence and security (where large industry players include BAE Systems, QinetiQ and Thales)

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Internet-of-Things
Mobile Communications
Real Time Embedded Systems
Reconfigurable System on Chip
Topics in Wireless Communications
Wearable Technologies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Electronics & Embedded Technology Communications Engineering View 119 other Masters in Electronics & Embedded Technology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should normally have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Subject-specific requirements
Your qualification should be in engineering, although other numerate subjects such as mathematics, physics or computing will also be considered. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

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Tuition Fees

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31500 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

15050 GBP / year

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Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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