IT Concentration in the Master of Science of Electrical Engineering

Thesis Option w/ IT Concentration

Minimum Requirements:

  • Satisfy the minimum requirements for the MS Thesis option in EE
  • 15 of the 30 hours of required credit should come from the IT Concentration approved course list using at least three of the four course groups, with a minimum of 3 credits from each of the three selected groups.
  • Thesis topic must be related to information technology.

Non-Thesis Option w/ IT Concentration

Minimum Requirements:

  • Satisfy the minimum requirements for the MS Non-Thesis option in EE
  • 21 of the 36 hours of required credit should come from the IT Concentration approved course list using at least three of the four course groups, with a minimum of 3 credits from each of the three selected groups.
  • EE709X Independent Research can be used to satisfy no more than 3 hours and only if the topic is related to Information Technology and approved by the GSC.

Overseeing of the Concentration

The Graduate Studies Committee, a standing committee in the department, is charged with overseeing all matters related to the graduate program, including approval of plans of study. The GSC will monitor the, award of the concentration and decide on such issues as focus of thesis, content of EE709x, suitability of special topic courses, and other special situations that may arise, to ensure that the concentration is awarded in an equitable and consistent manner.

Approved Course List

Algorithms and Software

  • EE 7795 Models and Methods for Parallel Computation
  • EE 7790 Structure of Computers and Computations II
  • EE 7780 Software Design Principles
  • EE 7785 Program Parallelization
  • EE 7745 Neural Networks and Iterative Maps
  • EE 7740 Image Analysis II
  • EE 7730 Image Analysis I
  • EE 4790 Structure of Computers and Computations I
  • EE 4785 Introduction to Expert Systems
  • EE 4780 Introduction to Computer Vision
  • EE 4760 Introduction to Compiler optimization
  • EE 4745 Neural Computing

+ any related graduate level courses as approved by the department's Graduate Studies Committee.

Communications and Networking

  • EE 7770 Internetworking Principles
  • EE 7674 Wireless Communication Networks
  • EE 7672 Switching and Broadband Networks
  • EE 7670 Communication Networks
  • EE 7640 Information Theory, Coding, and Cryptography
  • EE 7630 Detection and Estimation Theory
  • EE 7620 Digital Communication
  • EE 7610 Analog Communication
  • EE 7150 Theory and Application of DSP
  • EE 4710 Communications in Computing
  • EE 4625 Digital Communications and Networking
  • EE 4610 Analog Communications
  • EE 4150 Digital Signal Processing

+ any related graduate level courses approved by the department's Graduate Studies Committee.

Computing Systems

  • EE 7715 Computer Arithmetic
  • EE 7720 Advanced Computer Architecture
  • EE 7725 Interconnection Networks
  • EE 7760 Logic Testing and Testable Design
  • EE 7765 Distributed Computing System Reliability
  • EE 4770 Real Time Computing Systems

+ any related graduate level courses approved by the department's Graduate Studies Committee.

Enabling Technologies

  • EE 7540 Optimization of Stochastic Dynamic Systems
  • EE 7246 Integrated Sensors and Actuators
  • EE 7244 Advanced Lithography and Metrology
  • EE 7242 VLSI Systems
  • EE 7240 Integrated Circuit Engineering
  • EE 7232 Small-Geometry and High-Speed Devices
  • EE 4270 Optical Electronics
  • EE 4250 Digital Integrated Circuits
  • EE 4242 VLSI Design
  • EE 4240 Linear Circuit Design

+ any related graduate level courses approved by the department's Graduate Studies Committee.

 

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