Military Electronic Systems Engineering MSc

This postgraduate course is delivered by Cranfield University on behalf of the Defence College for Military Capability Integration, Defence Academy.

Why this course?

This course is particularly suitable for those who will be involved with the specification, analysis, development, technical management or operation of military radar, electro-optics, communications, sonar or information systems, where the emphasis will be on an electronic warfare environment.

Successful completion of the MSc should provide you with a high level of understanding and detailed knowledge of military communications and sensor systems with particular regard to electronic warfare. In addition, the course should enable you to carry out an in-depth investigation into an area of electronic warfare to further enhance your analytical capability and prepare you for roles in defence intelligence, systems development and acquisition, involving the specification and analysis of such systems, working individually or as part of a team.

Course Delivery

The PgCert will comprise six core modules accumulating 60 credits; after successful completion the award of PgCert Military Electronic Systems Engineering: Foundations is available. The PgDip taught phase comprises 10 compulsory modules and a choice of either Information Networks and Advanced Radar, or Aeronautical Engineering Parts 1 and 2.

MSc students must complete a taught phase consisting of 12 modules, followed by an individual dissertation on a relevant topic.

Modules

Cranfield’s requirement to keep their courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules they offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of their staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.

The module list detailed below. Modules are indicative only and may be subject to change for your year of entry:

Compulsory modules

All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course:

Communications Principles

Communications Systems

Electromagnetic Propagation and Devices

Electro-optics and Infrared Systems 1

Signal Processing, Statistics and Analysis

Radar Principles

Dissertation Project

Elective modules

A selection of modules from the following list need to be taken as part of this course:

Advanced Radar

Advanced Sensor Data Processing

Communications Electronic Warfare

Electro-optics and Infrared Systems 2

Information Networks

Modelling and Simulation: Foundations

Radar Electronic Warfare

Taking a standalone modules as a short course

You may also elect to undertake a number of standalone modules as opposed to an MSc, PgDip or PgCert, with or without the associated assessment, less for Electromagnetic Propagation and Devices which needs to taken with assessment, and theDissertation Project.  Applications for standalone modules can be made direct to Cranfield via the web page linked above.

When successfully graduating from this course ,you should be fully equipped for roles in defence intelligence, systems development and acquisition, involving the specification and analysis of such systems, working individually or as part of a team either in the military or in the defence industry.