MSc Computer Engineering is the first in the UK and provides a balanced perspective of both hardware and software elements of computing systems, and their relative design trade-offs and applications. It will build on your knowledge in mathematics, science, and engineering to ensure you have a sound foundation in the areas needed for a career in this field.
Laboratory experiences enable you to understand experimental design and simulation techniques. We are internationally leading in this, and you will have access to unique computer engineering platforms including our:

Intelligent Flat (iSpace)
Robotics Arena
Advanced networking and multimedia labs

Advances in technology are yielding smaller and higher-performance computer systems permeating into a wide range of applications, from communication systems to consumer products and common household appliances. Computer engineering encompasses the principles, methods, and modern tools for the design and implementation of computing systems.
Our School is a community of scholars leading the way in technological research and development. Today’s computer scientists are creative people who are focused and committed, yet restless and experimental. We are home to many of the world’s top scientists, and our work is driven by creativity and imagination as well as technical excellence.
Your future
Upon graduation, you can look for employment in:

Heavy industries, designing advanced computer systems and control
Hardware companies, designing and developing microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers
Communication and mobile phone companies, designing advanced computer systems for communications systems
Large computer and microelectronics companies, writing software and firmware for embedded microcontrollers, and designing VLSI chips, analog sensors, mixed signal circuit boards, and operating systems
Embedded system companies, developing advanced computer systems, and mobile applications and phones
Banks and businesses, designing intelligent distributed systems to serve their operations
Computer games companies, designing advanced computer games

Our recent graduates have progressed to a variety of senior positions in industry and academia.