Level 7 Core

Level 7

Programme Structure

Graduate or corporate membership of one an appropriate professional body, such as the Institution of Engineers (Sri Lanka), The Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), The Institute of Measurement and Control (UK), The Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), The Institute of Physics (UK) or similar.
Other qualifications or experience deemed to be equivalent to the above. In particular, mature students must provide evidence of adequate educational and/or industrial experience to assure a reasonable chance of success on the award programme.
All applicants must provide evidence of competence in English. The level of English language required should be equivalent to 6.5 for IELTS with at least 5 in individual components, within the previous 24 months.
Applicants who have studied and successfully achieved a UK Degree within the previous 24 months are exempt from the requirements to produce evidence of competence in English.


Graduate or corporate membership of one an appropriate professional body, such as the Institution of Engineers (Sri Lanka), The Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), The Institute of Measurement and Control (UK), The Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), The Institute of Physics (UK) or similar.
Other qualifications or experience deemed to be equivalent to the above. In particular, mature students must provide evidence of adequate educational and/or industrial experience to assure a reasonable chance of success on the award programme.
All applicants must provide evidence of competence in English. The level of English language required should be equivalent to 6.5 for IELTS with at least 5 in individual components, within the previous 24 months.
Applicants who have studied and successfully achieved a UK Degree within the previous 24 months are exempt from the requirements to produce evidence of competence in English.
 Offerings: All

A Class 2.2 honours degree or above in Electrical/Electronic/Communication Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
A class 2.2 honours degree in Mathematics or a physical science, together with experience in a relevant engineering field.
An unclassified degree in a relevant computing or technology-based discipline, supported by appropriate industrial and/or postgraduate experience in lieu of either of above, would be acceptable.


A Class 2.2 honours degree or above in Electrical/Electronic/Communication Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
A class 2.2 honours degree in Mathematics or a physical science, together with experience in a relevant engineering field.
An unclassified degree in a relevant computing or technology-based discipline, supported by appropriate industrial and/or postgraduate experience in lieu of either of above, would be acceptable.
 Offerings: All

Conduct a research study to critically evaluate state-of-the-art from literature in a field related to the study and make suggestions for improving some of the issues encountered in the methods for specific applications.

Prepare and present technical/business reports and presentations to a professional level and to speak with authority on their engineering discipline.


Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the principles of management and engineering business practice techniques for evaluation of technical and business risks and their limitations and potential pitfalls.


Display and evidence enhanced self-learning skills appropriate to the attainment of an FHEQ level 7 qualification.

Apply appropriate analytical and modelling techniques to a range of engineering problems and demonstrate the ability to apply the appropriate strategies to the application of analysis tools to solve practical engineering problems.


Instigate, plan and manage engineering/technical projects, taking into account the commercial, industrial, and customer requirements.


Critically evaluate and select the most appropriate research methodologies for the solution of professional and commercial problems in a timely and robust manner.


Propose methodologies to extend existing projects to achieve improvement and extended learning.


Critically evaluate the limitations of current knowledge and the changing nature of technologies and society, and the need to gain new knowledge through further study and team-based project work in the field of nanoelectronics engineering.


Have an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles.

Work on an independent project that will add knowledge to the existing state-of-the-art in a research area related to the field of study.


Critically analyse results from experimentation in a related field and discuss the implications of those results.

Use fundamental knowledge to investigate new and emerging technologies and synthesise solutions to nanoelectronics engineering problems.


Apply mathematical and computer-based models for solving problems in engineering, and the ability to critically evaluate the limitations of particular cases.


Generate and synthesise evidence required in the solution of complex engineering problems.


Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mathematical and computer models relevant to nanoelectronics and related engineering disciplines, and an appreciation of their limitations.


Demonstrate a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the scientific principles of nanoelectronics engineering and related engineering disciplines.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and critical awareness of essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of nanoelectronic engineering, and its underpinning science and mathematics.

Appreciate the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise of their engineering judgement.

Critically evaluate designs, processes and products, and identify and make improvements by using
problem-solving skills and appropriate software /and hardware.

Work within time constraints and an ability to prioritise workloads in order to deliver to deadlines.

Communicate effectively in a professional manner by the means of written and spoken technical English.

Evaluate developing technologies related to nanoelectronics engineering.

Produce a design/system that satisfies a given specification.

Design experimentation/simulation to model new concepts/hypothesis in a related field of study

Course Catalogue

Embedded Systems and IC Design - 36595 - MSc