Communications is one of the most exciting and rapidly-expanding subjects in all of engineering, with the Internet and mobile phones revolutionising life for many people over the last few decades. Increasingly, the Internet and mobile telephone networks are converging, and an understanding of both systems and the increasingly diverse information they carry is required to fully appreciate the issues in modern digital communications. The programme covers the latest techniques and issues in modern communications systems, along with a thorough grounding in the required technical and mathematical background, with an emphasis on wireless communications, signal processing, and cutting-edge technologies. You will be provided with a balanced picture of modern communications technology and networks to obtain a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of radio communication techniques, signal processing and network protocols. You will be able to design and optimize communication networks and be aware of new techniques and technologies as they are developed.