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Mobile Communications MSc

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Our Mobile Communications MSc offers graduates the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles of modern telecommunications systems, covering everything from mobile wireless networks to signal processing. The course is an ideal study pathway for graduates who wish to work in telecommunications or continue with further academic study. Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to fully meet the CEng registration educational requirements. Period of accreditation: 2025-2028

Key benefits

  • You will gain a thorough knowledge of the fundamental elements of today’s modern telecommunications systems.
  • Located in central London, giving you access to major libraries and leading scientific societies, including the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
  • Access to speakers of international repute through seminars and external lectures, enabling you to keep abreast of emerging knowledge in the telecommunications field.
  • Flexible study pathway that covers a broad range of telecommunication subject areas.
  • Research-focused teaching will allow you to explore a large range of specialist modules and carry out your own independent research project.
  • The Department of Engineering has a reputation for delivering research-led teaching and project supervision from leading experts in their field.
Carafino

I’m enjoying the variation that my course is giving me, as I am able to get a taste of the many facets in Robotics and its overlapping technologies.

Carafino, Robotics MSc, Department of Engineering

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Employability

Our graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers in industry and commerce or have gone on to academic research and further study.

Destinations

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:

  • Software Engineer, Thomson Reuters
  • Senior Advisor, ViaSat Inc
  • Lead Data Engineer, Mobkoi
  • Quality Assurance Analyst, SMS Plc
  • Consulting System Engineer, World Wide Technology
  • PhD, Imperial

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Employability

Our graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers in industry and commerce or have gone on to academic research and further study.

Destinations

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:

  • Software Engineer, Thomson Reuters
  • Senior Advisor, ViaSat Inc
  • Lead Data Engineer, Mobkoi
  • Quality Assurance Analyst, SMS Plc
  • Consulting System Engineer, World Wide Technology
  • PhD, Imperial

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.

King's College London is committed to the recruitment of students with the greatest academic ability and to maintain a diverse student population. In order to ensure a balanced international student population for our most competitive programmes, we have implemented the following deadlines:

For applicants who are currently residing in mainland China, the first application deadline is 10 January 2025 (23:59 UK time).

  • We highly encourage you to apply by this deadline due to high demand, but applications will continue to be reviewed thereafter until the final application deadline on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time).
  • If you reside in mainland China and apply for this programme after the above final deadline, your application may be automatically withdrawn and you will not be eligible for an application fee refund.

For all other applicants, our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

  • Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)
  • Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

  • if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
  • if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

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