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MSC Semiconductor Photonics and Electronics (EEET26)     FT

2023 - 2024

 
 

Year 1


units (90 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
EEE6213  Principles of Semiconductor Device Technology AUT SEM 15 credits
EEE6216  Energy Efficient Semiconductor Devices AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
EEE6212  Semiconductor Materials SPR SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
EEE6013  Engineering Research and Design Project ACAD YR 15 credits
EEE6395  Compound Semiconductor Device Manufacture ACAD YR 30 credits

units (60 credits)
1B
A student will take

Any Semester
EEE6602  MSc Investigative Research Project GRAD YR 60 credits

units (30 credits)
1C
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
EEE6206  Power Semiconductor Devices AUT SEM 15 credits
EEE6215  Nanoscale Electronic Devices AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
EEE6208  Advanced Integrated Electronics SPR SEM 15 credits
EEE6214  Packaging and Reliability of Microsystems SPR SEM 15 credits
EEE6217  Optical Communication Devices and Systems SPR SEM 15 credits

2

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Semiconductor Photonics and Electronics.


3

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1C above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Semiconductor Photonics and Electronics.


4

In the event of failure in EEE6602 (MSc Individual Project) at the first attempt, any resubmission is subject to the approval of the Board of Examiners.


5

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2023:

A student who failed to pass one or more of the modules from the list below may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules: EEE6013.

 


6

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2023:

Where a student has met the requirements for the award of a degree under the General Regulations for Higher Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates but not the requirements for the award of a degree accredited under Engineering Council rules, they may be recommended for the award of MSc Semiconductor Photonics and Electronics Technology.




 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2023/24 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.