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Sensors Electronic Warfare PgCert at Cranfield University

Cranfield University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This PgCert covers a selection of Electronic Warfare topics relevant to military systems, covering the specification, analysis, development, procurement, and technical management of military radar, electro-optics and infrared sensor systems.

Faculty: Defence  |  Duration: Two years  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: Lectures, laboratory demonstrations, tutorials and visits to outside organisations. Compulsory modules: Electromagnetic Propagation and Devices, Signal Processing, Statistics and Analysis, Radar Principles, Radar Electronic Warfare, Electro-Optics and Infrared Systems 1, Electro-Optics and Infrared Systems 2.

Career pathways

Successful graduates of this course should be fully equipped for roles in defence intelligence, systems development and acquisition, involving the specification and analysis of such systems; and working individually or as part of a team either in the military or in the defence industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK first or second class undergraduate degree with honours, as a minimum, or equivalent international qualification. Ideally applicants will have studied in electronics, electrical engineering or physics subjects. English language: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall and 6.0 in all skill components. Security clearance requirements apply for study at Shrivenham.

Domestic applicants: GBP 17,700 for the whole programme (2027/28). PgCert Part-time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,400 for the whole programme (2027/28). PgCert Part-time Source

Intake: September

Duration: Two years

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