Pursuant to Act 261 of March 18, 2015 on Universities (the University Act) with subsequent changes, the following curriculum for the Master's programme in the Master's programme in Wireless Communication Systems is stipulated. The programme also follows the Joint Programme Regulations and the Examination Policies and Procedures for The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
The Master’s programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Order no. 1328 of November 15, 2016 on Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Universities (the Ministerial Order of the Study Programmes) and Ministerial Order no. 1062 of June 30, 2016 on University Examinations (the Examination Order). Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 111 of January 30, 2017 (the Admission Order) and Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order) with subsequent changes.
The programme is offered in Aalborg.
The Master’s programme falls under the Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Aalborg University.
The Master’s programme falls under the Board of Studies for Electronics and IT.
The Master’s programme is associated with the external examiners for engineering educations: electro (In Danish: Censorkorps for Ingeniøruddannelsernes landsdækkende censorkorps; elektro).
Applicants with a legal claim to admission (retskrav):
Applicants with one of the following degrees are entitled to admission:
Applicants without legal claim to admission:
Bachelor’s programmes qualifying students for admission:
The Master’s programme entitles the graduate to the designation civilingeniør, cand.polyt. (candidatus/candidata polytechnices) i trådløse kommunikationssystemer. The English designation is: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Wireless Communication Systems).
The Master’s programme is a 2-year, research-based, full-time study programme. The programme is set to 120 ECTS credits.
The Study Board can approve that passed programme elements from other educational programmes at the same level replaces programme elements within this programme (credit transfer).
Furthermore, the Study Board can, upon application, approve that parts of this programme is completed at another university or a further education institution in Denmark or abroad (pre-approval of credit transfer).
The Study Board’s decisions regarding credit transfer are based on an academic assessment.
The Study Board’s possibilities to grant exemption, including exemption to further examination attempts and special examination conditions, are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published at this website: https://www.studieservice.aau.dk/regler-vejledninger
The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published at this website: https://www.studieservice.aau.dk/regler-vejledninger
In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.
The Study Board can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).
The Master’s Thesis must include an English summary. If the project is written in English, the summary can be in Danish. The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.
It is assumed that the student can read academic texts inhis or her native language as well as in English and use reference works etc.
The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:
A Candidatus graduate has the following competency profile:
A Candidatus graduate has competencies that have been acquired via a course of study that has taken place in a research environment.
A Candidatus graduate is qualified for employment on the labour market based on his or her academic discipline as well as for further research (PhD programmes). A Candidatus graduate has, compared to a Bachelor, developed his or her academic knowledge and independence so as to be able to apply scientific theory and method on an independent basis within both an academic and a professional context.
Knowledge:
Skills:
Competences:
The programme is structured in modules and organised as a problem-based study. A module is a programme element or a group of programme elements, which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. Examinations are defined in the curriculum.
The programme is based on a combination of academic, problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organised based on the following work and evaluation methods that combine skills and reflection:
Offered as:
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Study programme: MSc Wireless Communication Systems | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method | Language |
1 Semester
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Wireless Radio Transmission | Project | 20 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Stochastic Processes | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Wireless PHY/MAC Fundamentals | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
2 Semester
Option A
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Wireless Communication in Dynamic Settings with focus on Antenna System | Project | 25 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Wireless Systems Performance | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
2 Semester
Option B
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Wireless Communication in Dynamic Settings with focus on Radio System | Project | 25 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Wireless Systems Performance | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
3 Semester
Option A
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Multi Agent Wireless Systems | Project | 20 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Multi Agent Wireless Systems | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Antennas and Propagation | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
3 Semester
Option B1
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Academic Internship | Project | 20 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Multi Agent Wireless Systems | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Antennas and Propagation | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
3 Semester
Option B2
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Academic Internship | Project | 25 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
3rd Semester Elective courses
Choose 1 course
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3 Semester
Option B3
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Academic Internship | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
3-4 Semester
Long Master's Thesis
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Master's Thesis | Project | 50 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Multi Agent Wireless Systems | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Antennas and Propagation | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
4 Semester
Master's Thesis
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Master's Thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
3rd Semester Elective courses Choose 1 course | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method | Language |
Multi Agent Wireless Systems | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Antennas and Propagation | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
All students who have not participated in Aalborg University’s PBL introductory course during their Bachelor’s degree must attend the introductory course “Problem-based Learning and Project Management”. The introductory course must be approved before the student can participate in the project exam.
The number of ECTS for the project unit has to be reflected in the scope of the project (e.g. by the theories, methods, and experiments addressed).
The curriculum is approved by the Dean of The Technical Faculty of IT and Design and enters into force as of 01.09.2018.
Students who wish to complete their studies under the previous curriculum from 2017 must conclude their education by the summer examination period 2019 at the latest, since examinations under the previous curriculum are not offered after this time.
Minor editorial changes have been made in connection with the digitisation of the study curriculum.