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Course is offered via <a href="https://fitech.io/en/">FITech</a>. Get your study right by filling in an application in FITech’s application system. Click the Start here button on each <a href="https://fitech.io/en/studies/communication-theory/">course page</a> to be directed to the right application form. Once your application has been accepted, you will get instructions on how to activate your IT-credentials and start your studies.&nbsp;

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Communication Theory (FITech) 

Course is offered via <a href="https://fitech.io/en/studies/communication-theory/">FITech</a> free of charge.The course includes a project work and an exam. For FITech students, the exact completion methods and requirements can be agreed on an individual basis.More information in the Tampere University&nbsp;<a href="https://opiskelijanopas.tuni.fi/en/tampere-university/curriculum/course-units/tut-cu-g-48056?year=2026">study guide</a>.You can get a&nbsp;<a href="https://fitech.io/en/studying-at-fitech/study-credits-and-digital-badges/">digital badge</a>&nbsp;after completing this course.

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Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences

Technology and Natural Sciences

Data Processing and Information Technology

English

Online studies

The course can be passed with grade 1, without taking the exam, by actively participating to the contact teaching (lectures, exercises) and completing the mandatory project work. For grades higher than 1, also the exam or two mid-term exams (välikokeet) must be completed. In general, the exam and the project work should be completed during the same academic year. More details at the course Moodle-site.For obtaining grade 3, student must present and demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of the course core contents.

This course focuses on the most fundamental elements, processing methods and laws and boundaries stemming from the nature that are encountered in all electrical and electromagnetic communication systems (Internet, mobile radio networks, WLANs/WiFi, etc.). These include the concepts of filtering and modulation and phenomena like noise, distortion and interference. Also fundamental information theoretic bounds applicable to all communication systems are covered, and how they are related to concepts like bandwidth, energy and noise power.

Basic math, basics of signals and systems&nbsp;

Lecture recordings and other materials are available on the course platform.

The course contains scheduled lectures and/or other learning events, however, the course can also be studied in self-studying manner.

Communication Theory (FITech)

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Communication Theory, 5 cr

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