- UCAS course code
- H606
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience
*This course is now closed for applications for 2025 entry.
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H606 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Industrial experience
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
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).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and our Department funding pages .
Course unit details:
Digital Mobile Communications
| Unit code | EEEN30161 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
(1) Background and trends on digital mobile communication systems
Modern development of digital & mobile systems and spectrum allocation
Revision on fundamentals: BER, SNR, capacity etc
(2) Baseband digital communication
Pulse shaping and matched filtering
Channel coding for reliable transmission
Nyquist criterion for distortion-less transmission
Intersymbol interference and principles of equalisation
(3) Bandpass digital communication
Basic modulation schemes: PSK, FSK and QAM, and error rate performance
Advanced modulation schemes: Offset QPSK, p/4-DQPSK, MSK, GMSK
OFDM
(4) Mobile radio propagation and Diversity
Path loss & shadowing
Link budget & noise figure calculation
Multipath fading effect
Diversity and combining techniques
(5) Multiple access techniques
FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, and OFDMA
(6) Cellular network design
Frequency reuse planning & signal-to-interference calculation
Channel assignment schemes & handoff strategies
Traffic calculation & capacity enhancement techniques
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analogue and Digital Communications | EEEN20262 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The unit aims to: Provide a fundamental knowledge on digital & mobile communication systems in the physical layer, medium access control layer and network layer, with more emphasis on the physical and MAC layer. Develop a good understanding on the fundamentals of digital communication Introduce the fundamentals about channel coding and error control mechanisms Understand the nature of wireless communication channel, especially channel fading Introduce the cellular system design methodology.
Learning outcomes
ILO 1 - Apply baseband processing techniques and error control mechanisms.
ILO 2 - Design cellular networks based on multiple quality of service, such as network capacity, sustainability, and security.
ILO 3 - Apply appropriate wireless channel models and calculate the channel parameters.
ILO 4 - Describe and select various types of modulation techniques
ILO 5 - Describe different types of multiple access techniques
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures with worked examples.
Blackboard quizzes for formative feedback
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Other | 20% |
| Written exam | 80% |
Coursework:
Two marked tutorial questions.
Duration: 5 hours each
The coursework forms 20% of the overall unit assessment
Six blackboard quizzes - 15 Minutes each
Feedback methods
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Recommended reading
Wireless communications by Goldsmith, Andrea. Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN: 1601197640
Wireless communications: principles and practice by Rappaport, Theodore S. Prentice Hall PTR, 2002. ISBN: 0130422320
Wireless communications by Molisch, Andreas F. IEEE, 2011. ISBN: 9781119992806
Digital communications by Proakis, John G. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008. ISBN: 9780071263788
Error control coding: fundamentals and applications by Lin, Shu. Prentice-Hall, 1983. ISBN: 013283796
Digital communication systems by Haykin, Simon S. Wiley, 2014. ISBN: 9780471647355
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 80 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Zhipeng Wu | Unit coordinator |
| Laith Danoon | Unit coordinator |