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Advances in computing technology and the increasing bandwidth
of communications systems are currently revolutionising all
aspects of our lives both in home and industry. Graduates
in Audio and Video Engineering have the combination of skills
in hardware and software, which will allow them to drive this
revolution forward.
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At the heart of the revolution in Internet technology, mobile
communications, and modern consumer audio-video equipment,
are advances in the capture, manipulation and efficient transmission
of digitised audio and video signals. In addition to the core
skills needed by any electronic engineer, this degree also
provides specialist knowledge in areas such as video compression,
digital communications, graphics processors and multimedia
systems – including insights into the physiology of human
senses, as the observer is an integral part of any multimedia
system.
Students will initially gain a sound working knowledge of
basic analogue and digital circuit theory and practice, along
with the foundations of the hardware and software design of
real-time digital systems. In later years specialised topics
include digital signal processing (including audio, video
and image processing), mobile communications, networking and
the Internet. In addition to these technical skills, the degree
provides expertise in professional aspects including economics,
project organisation and management; and considers environmental
issue.
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Note that not all the courses shown in
these lists will necessarily be available in each year;
the choice of a curriculum will be subject to this limitation
and also to that imposed by timetable constraints. The
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