CDS Defence & Security (CDS DS) would like to welcome you on this programme, we are delighted that you have chosen to continue your academic journey with us in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University. CDS DS takes great pride in providing direct support for its students as we strive to provide you with the best learning experience possible. We are committed to supporting you in achieving your goals and wish you every success towards your master’s degree. 

Mr Angus Cameron 
Training Delivery Manager & Course Director

Key dates

Your Course team will contact you with key dates for your course.

Course timetable

Your Course team will contact you over the summer about your timetable.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to CDS Defence & Security. Thank you for signing up to complete the Post Graduate Certificate in Wireless Communications. We look forward to supporting you during your time with us. 

Getting started

All students need to register with both CDS DS and Canterbury Christ Church University at the start of each new year of study. More about registering with Canterbury Christ Church University.

During your studies, you will receive most of your support from CDS Defence & Security. However, Canterbury Christ Church University provides with the following:

  • Access to Blackboard, your virtual learning environment, where all your course learning materials are held
  • Access to LibrarySearch, which gives you access to thousands of e-books, e-journals and databases to help you in your studies
  • Access to online modules on a wide range of study topics via our Learning Skills Hub
  • A Canterbury Christ Church University email address and computing account.
  • Access to MyRecord, Canterbury Christ Church University’s student portal, where you will:
    • register for each subsequent year of study
    • update contact details like your personal email & phone number
    • access your academic results.

Please ensure that both Canterbury Christ Church University and CDS Defence & Security have your most up-to-date contact details. Once you are a registered student you can change your contact details, including your address(es), at any time in MyRecord.

This is a research degree, and you will be with us for three weeks. For online students please leave your camera on at all times and interact with your lecturer to maximise your experience with us.

Week one - Radio Frequency Engineering

Week two - Design and Implementation of Cellular Networks

Week three – Advanced Wireless Techniques

You will have been provided with a CCCU email address and registration details for Blackboard.

For online students please ensure you have a Laptop with MS office, and a webcam and have stable Internet connection that can support video calls.

You will need to be in a suitable working environment, which is quiet and free from distraction.

For face-to-face teaching please ensure you have a laptop with MS office.

Pre-course reading

This is a research degree and everything you require will be provided to you during your first week with us. This includes a session on academic writing. 

Contact details

If you require further information, please email trainingdelivery@cdsds.uk

Or call the office on 01527 529750