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MSc in Multimedia Systems Technology
| Introduction to MST | Programme Structure | Programme Content | Entry Requirements | How to Apply | Further Information |
Introduction
Multimedia is the convergence and integration of various types of digital media, including images, sound, video, text, graphics and animations. The MSc in Multimedia Systems Technology responds to a growing skills shortage in industry for engineers with a high level of training in multimedia technologies, and in particular to support broadcast, entertainment, surveillance, gaming, internet, communications and consumer industries.
The MSc in Multimedia Systems Technology focuses on digital signal processing and multimedia communications, and includes courses on Image & Video Processing, Music & Speech processing, Digital Broadcasting and Multimedia Data Retrieval. An emphasis in placed on a learn-by-doing approach which gives the students the opportunity to put in practice what they learn in the classroom.
Students learn from experienced MST professionals through guest lectures and seminars that complement the taught modules. Furthermore, students are given the opportunity to apply the knowledge they learn in the classroom with a practical project in connection with the industry.
Applications are invited from students who wish to enhance and specialise their skills in the Multimedia Systems Technology areas, and also for industrialists with some experience of working with signal processing in the IT sector, who wish to obtain a formal qualification.
This Programme is specifically intended to respond to a growing skills shortage in industry for engineers with a high level of training in multimedia technologies, and in particular to support broadcast, entertainment, surveillance, gaming, internet, communications and consumer industries.
Programme Structure
The MSc in Multimedia Systems Technology runs full-time over a 12-month period commencing typically in the second half of September. Eight taught module units are divided into two 12-week semesters.
The eight module units involve lectures, problem solving coursework, and practical sessions. Lectures are used to introduce principles and methods and also to illustrate how they can be applied in practice. Coursework allows students to develop their skills in problem solving and to gain practical experience. Practical sessions provide students with guidance and help while solving a problem. These lessons take the form of exercise classes and programming laboratories that allow the students to learn-by-doing in order to complement what they learn in the lectures.
In May, each student selects and commences a final project which will be submitted in the form of a dissertation at the end of August.
The assessment of the taught module units takes place through a written examination and practical coursework. The final project is examined on the basis of a written report, a formal oral presentation, and a demonstration of the piece of software or hardware developed by the student, which takes place at the beginning of September.
For more information on structure, teaching and modes of study please see: http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/study/msc/structure.html
Programme Content
| Mode of study |  |
Duration | |
Course code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Full time | |
12 months | |
H6T3 |
Entry Requirements
First or upper-second class degree or equiv ale nt (e.g. GPA 3.2/75% +) in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline. Applicants with unrelated degrees will be considered if there is evidence of significant relevant industrial experience. Good knowledge of programming (preferred languages are C, C++ or Java). If you are an international student, you will need to have English Language skills to a recognised standard. The minimum requirement is: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL (CBT) 242 or TOEFL (written test) 580.
For more information on entry requirements please see: http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/study/msc/entry.htm
(we recommend that you read this page before applying)
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How to apply for the MSc in Multimedia Systems Technology?
Please follow the instructions that you will find at:
http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/study/msc/msc-stud.htm
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Further information
The aim of the programme is to provide students with a core knowledge of multimedia theory and its implementation, in particular
- To give students and understanding of digital signal processing and multimedia communications
- To give students an understanding of current digital multimedia technologies
- To give students an understanding of the convergence of different media, computer and communications and the social significance of this convergence
- To equip students for a career in multimedia-related fields
Upon completion of the MSc in Multimedia Systems Technology, you will have gained advanced skills in order to:
- Construct software to process and deliver multimedia information through a number of different channels
- Construct software to analyse, process, and retrieve multimedia information
- Appreciate the social significance of multimedia information provision
- Appreciate the commercial significance of multimedia communication
- Understand a variety of multimedia systems
