MSc Sound and Vibration Studies

Prof David Thompson

programme organiser
room 13/3077
contact via Jo Hazell, 13/3009
j@
djt@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Sue Brindle
programme secretary
room 13/2005
sjb@isvr.soton.ac.uk

MSc Sound and Vibration Studies

One programme, several degree titles:

MSc Sound and Vibration Studies

MSc Applied Digital Signal Processing
MSc Engineering Acoustics
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MSc Structural Dynamics
MSc Automotive Noise and Vibration
(suspended)

You can choose degree title when you submit

your project (depending on options chosen)

Your tutor
A personal tutor is allocated for
Semester 1
See them from time to time even if
things are going ok
Discuss your options with them
You will hopefully meet them today
(if not, arrange a time to meet them in the
next few days)
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Once you start your project, your project

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becomes yyour tutor
supervisor

Illness
If you are ill and have to miss lectures or
exams you must:
Tell Sue and you tutor
Complete a Personal Sickness
Certificate
If you are ill for more than 5 days you
g a doctor
should consider seeing

Information

Handbook
MSc Noticeboard on Level 4 Tizard
MS S&V Pigeonhole
MSc
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Levell 4 Ti
Tizard
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email (check regularly)
ISVR intranet
Blackboard
Blackboard
Student Resources Online

https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk
Course material available
available, e
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g lecture
notes, full module specifications
Announcements will be posted
Details of projects will be posted here

MSc Sound and Vibration Studies

12 month full time course
Semester 1: October January (exams)
Semester 2: February June (exams)
Project: June September

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6 modules

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June

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6 modules

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Semester 1

Exams
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Octobeer

(you do not normally need to stay in Southampton for this)

Project

Holidays
There is a 3-4
3 4 week break in teaching at
Christmas and at Easter
The Universityy is closed for p
part of that time
But you should expect to carry on working (on
assignments
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or p
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time
You need a break from time to time
BUT do not plan long holidays in the summer!

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Semester 1 Options
Select six of the following modules:
ISVR6030 Fundamentals of Acoustics
ISVR6031
S 6031 Fundamentals off Vibration
ISVR6032 Signal Processing
ISVR6035 Matlab computation
ISVR6033 Noise Control
ISVR6036 Human Response to Sound and Vibration
ISVR6037 Underwater Acoustics I
ISVR6045 Digital Signals and Systems
The following undergraduate module may also be taken
(consult your tutor):
ISVR3007 Musical Instrument Acoustics

Semester 2 Options
Select five modules
According to your project
Some are one-week intensive modules
Others are 12 week traditional modules
You can mix these ((but there will be a
timetable clash)
PLUS Project Development to make a total of
12 modules (120 CAT points)

Options
Semester 1 options should be finalised
by the end of week 3 (Oct 24)
You can attend more lectures if you
wish (before deciding; anyway for
interest)
BUT beware of the workload.
Semester 2 options should be finalised
by Christmas (along with project)

Research Project
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discuss it first with the supervisor
You may also propose your own project or project
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supervise it
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in a company
Your research project starts with Project
Project
Development in Semester 2
It continues with full time research in the summer
(June September)

Timetable
1 hour slots (50 mins plus time to move
rooms))
mostly double slots
note Seminars on Thursdayy afternoons general interest in acoustics, everyone should
attend
Semester 1 is quite heavy: 6 modules but
includes 6-8 labs
Note extra slots on intro to labs, library
Some modules common with undergraduates
Lab timetable separate first lab in week 2

Facilities
ISVR/Aero Library level 4 Tizard
Photocopier in Tizard foyer (need to buy
copy cards)

Prizes
Elsevier fund a p
prize for the best academic
performance (P E Doak Award): 1500 to be
split between best three.
E J Richards Prize for the best project.

Books
Each module has a recommended
reading list.
See the full versions of the module
specifications which are on Blackboard.
For Semester 1 the most useful book is:
F. Fahy and J. Walker, Fundamentals of
Noise and Vibration
Vibration, Spon 1998
1998.
This covers much of the material from the
Semester 1 modules.
modules