Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering
University of Malta
Information last verified July 2026
Program Overview
The Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering aims to equip you with knowledge and technological skills to analyse, design, maintain and develop modern telecommunications systems and networks. It enhances the skills acquired during undergraduate studies to an advanced level, essential for a career in today’s communications industry. The M.Sc. seeks to provide you an understanding of the theory, practice and the current research trends in the field of telecommunications. Through core topics and a selection of advanced elective topics, you will be able to select the areas of greatest interest leading to the M. Sc. Dissertation. The course also serves as an introduction if you are interested in pursuing a career in research.
Career Opportunities
As an M.Sc. graduate specialising in Telecommunications Engineering, you will find employment in the broad areas of telecommunications, ICT infrastructure, multimedia signal processing and transmission, regulation, and software development for telecommunications and data processing applications. Furthermore, the knowledge and skills attained during this course open doors for you to seek employment with large research groups in industry, research institutes, and universities abroad. Moreover, together with an undergraduate programme in an engineering or computer science related field and two years working experience under a professional engineer, this programme makes you eligible to the Maltese Engineering Warrant. This degree enables also further studies leading to a doctorate degree.
Program Curriculum
Year 1 Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) CCE5309 Digital Communications and Coding 5 ECTS CCE5312 Telecoms Industry, Standards and Regulations 5 ECTS CCE5502 Fundamentals of AI and ML 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) CCE5105 Broadband Communications Systems 5 ECTS CCE5405 Multimedia Networks and Systems 10 ECTS Year 2 Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) CCE5310 Wireless Communications 10 ECTS CCE5404 Network Softwarization 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) CCE5311 AI & ML in Telecommunication Systems 5 ECTS CCE5403 Network Security and Privacy 5 ECTS ICT5902 Research Methods 5 ECTS Year 3 Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) CCE5901 Dissertation 30 ECTS The Board of Studies may, from time to time, offer additional study-units that may replace some of the above compulsory study-units as per the requirements of specific cohorts of students. The University shall make every effort to ensure that the published Course Plans, Programmes of Study and study-units catalogues are complete and up-to-date, but reserves the right to make changes on the recommendation of the relevant Board. This programme of study is governed by General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.
Admission Requirements
Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the following qualifications: a Bachelor degree pegged at Level 6 on the Malta Qualifications Framework and obtained with at least Second Class (Honours) or Category II in ICT or an area with a strong ICT component, or in Engineering, provided that for the areas of Signal Processing and Machine Learning, or Data Science, applicants may be allowed to present a degree in an area of study deemed suitable by the Board or a Bachelor degree pegged at Level 6 on the Malta Qualifications Framework classified with Third Class Honours or Category III in the areas outlined in paragraph (a) above, provided that such applicants shall satisfy the Board of Studies that they are in possession of other qualifications, or relevant work experience, obtained following their first cycle degree. The Board of Studies may recommend to the Faculty Admissions Committee that the admission of such applicants may be made conditional on the results of an interview conducted for the purpose or any other Honours degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours, provided that applicants would have successfully completed at least three individual study-units as directed by the Board, prior to being admitted to the Course. Interviews, when necessary, shall be conducted by a board composed of at least three members. Eligible applicants may register as visiting students for individual study-units and obtain credit for them. Subject to approval by the Board, credits awarded for any such study-units may be transferred to the Course, provided that not more than seven years have elapsed from the successful completion of the study-unit. When credit for more than one study-unit is being transferred to the Course, then the seven years shall commence from the date of the last credit awarded. You are viewing the entry requirements for International applicants. Switch to Local qualifications. You
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
€13,400 (Non-EU)
About University of Malta
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
TheUniversity of Malta(Maltese:L-Università ta' Malta;UM; formerlyUOM) is apublic research universityin the towns ofMsidaandValletta, Malta. It serves as theflagshipandnational universityof...
University Profile- Start Date October
- Language English
- Duration 3 years
- Credits 90
