MSc Communications and Signal Processing with Extended Research

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2026, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MSc (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £14,700 year 1, £7,350 year 2 (22,050.00 on offer letter)
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £38,400 year 1, £19,200 year 2 (£57,600.00 on offer letter)

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and awards to outstanding UK and international students each year.

The University of Manchester is committed to widening participation in master's study, and allocates £300,000 in funding each year. Our Manchester Master's Bursaries are aimed at widening access to master's courses by removing barriers to postgraduate education for students from underrepresented groups.

We also welcome the best and brightest international students each year and reward excellence with a number of merit-based scholarships. See our range of master’s scholarships for international students .

And, if you have completed an undergraduate degree at The University of Manchester, or are currently in your final year of an undergraduate degree with us, you may be eligible for a discount of 10% on tuition fees if you choose to study on a taught postgraduate course here. Find out if you're eligible and how to apply .

For more information on master's tuition fees and studying costs, visit the University of Manchester funding for master's courses website to help you plan your finances.

The student will carry out a programme of work in line with a project area which is set in advance, and will write and submit a dissertation report on the subject of this project. 

To educate students in reseach and state of the art approaches, with intense training in research methods, advanced simulation tools and experimental techniques. Graduates will be prepared for PhD study or a career in reseach and development to address current and future needs which require research input. 

ILO1 - Use software tools as appropriate to record and analyse data.

ILO2 - Describe and evaluate the solution and its theoretical and practical significance.

ILO3 - Design an appropriate solution.

ILO4 - Appraise critically the project, indicating the rationale for the proposed solution, lessons learned during the course of the project, and evaluation of the solution and methodology used.

ILO5 - Use hardware as necessary to construct and integrate the system.

ILO6 - Analyse a problem and the relevant literature or practical context.

ILO7 - Describe and evaluate the methodology used.

ILO8 - Demonstrate creativity and problem solving skills.

ILO9 - Use programming and software tools relevant to the system operation.

ILO10 - Demonstrate the application of the appropriate disciplinary skills.

ILO11 - Use software, simulation and CAD tools as appropriate in the construction of the problem solution.

ILO12 - Use appropriate test and measurement equipment to acquire data related to the problem.

ILO13 - Demonstrate academic writing (including use of references), project management, risk analysis, project documentation.

Dissertation report (75%)

Academic paper and presentation (15%)

Research poster (5%)

Extended abstract (5%)

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A concise guide to communocation in science and engineering, Foster, David H, Oxford University Press, 2017