Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Department offers the following graduate programs, all leading to the Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ME in ECE) degree: ECE Thesis Program, ECE Non-Thesis Program, and Information and Communications Technology Program. All programs must satisfy either the thesis program requirements or the non-thesis program requirements. The program is indicated on the student’s transcript.

Requirements

All relevant requirements and regulations of the University and the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture for the master’s degree shall apply to the ME in ECE programs. In order to be eligible for admission, a student must have a bachelor degree from an accredited university. Students whose undergraduate degree is in an area other than electrical and computer engineering, and students whose undergraduate degree is a three-year degree, are considered as prospective graduate students. Applicants to the graduate programs must sit for the GRE general test. Students applying to the thesis programs are normally interviewed by members of the ECE Graduate Committee, and are asked to provide a statement of research describing their experience and research interests.

ECE Thesis Program

Thirty (30) credit hours: 24 course credit hours and 6 thesis credit hours

• A minimum of 21 credits in graduate courses
• A minimum of 18 credits in ECE courses
• A minimum of 9 graduate credits in the major area
• A minimum of 6 graduate credits in the minor area
• Seminar course

ECE Non-Thesis Program

Thirty-three (33) credit hours in graduate courses

• A minimum of 12 graduate credits in the major area
• A minimum of 6 graduate credits in the minor area
• A minimum of 24 credits in ECE courses
• Seminar course

Information and Communications Technology Program

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Program is consistent with the requirements for the ME in ECE thesis program, and consists of 30 credits distributed as follows:

• 15 credits in core courses
• 9 credits in elective courses
• An internship (no credit) with a minimum duration of 10 weeks and a maximum duration of 6 months
• 6 credits master thesis
• Seminar course

The courses are divided into three areas: Software Systems, Telecommunications, and Business/Management. The 15-credit core courses should satisfy the following conditions:

• 6 credits in Software Systems selected from a set of core courses
• 6 credits in Telecommunications selected from a set of core courses
• 3 credits in Business/Management selected from a set of core courses

The 9-credit elective courses should satisfy the following conditions:

• One regular 3-credit course from either the Software Systems elective pool or the Telecommunications elective pool
• The remaining 6 credits should include a minimum of one graduate level lab course, one technical special course, and one business/management special course

All elective courses should be taken from the three defined pools of elective courses (Software Systems pool, Telecommunications pool, and Business/Management pool).

Core Courses

Software Systems: EECE 625, EECE 630, EECE 635, EECE 654

Telecommunications: EECE 640, EECE 643, EECE 651, EECE 653

Business/Management: DCSN 315, INFO 300, INFO 330

Elective Courses

Software Systems: EECE 625, EECE 630, EECE 631, EECE 632, EECE 634, EECE 635, EECE 650, EECE 652, EECE 654

Telecommunications: EECE 640, EECE 641, EECE 642, EECE 643, EECE 644, EECE 645, EECE 646, EECE 647, EECE 651, EECE 653

Business/Management: BUSS 310, DCSN 315, INFO 300, INFO 330, MNGT 306, MNGT 319, MKTG 306, MNGT 348, ENMG 654, ENMG 656, ENMG 657

Master's Degree Major and Minor Areas

The major and minor areas for the ME in ECE programs are shown below, with their corresponding courses.

Biomedical Engineering
EECE 601, EECE 602, EECE 603, EECE 604, EECE 605, EECE 693

Integrated Circuits and Computer Systems
EECE 611, EECE 612, EECE 614, EECE 620, EECE 621, EECE 622, EECE 623, EECE 624, EECE 625, EECE 626

Software Systems and Networks
EECE 625, EECE 630, EECE 631, EECE 632, EECE 634, EECE 650, EECE 651, EECE 652, EECE 653, EECE 654

Control and Intelligent Systems
EECE 660, EECE 661, EECE 662, EECE 663, EECE 664, EECE 665, EECE 693

Communications
EECE 604, EECE 640, EECE 641, EECE 642, EECE 643, EECE 644, EECE 645, EECE 646, EECE 647, EECE 651, EECE 691, EECE 695

Signal and Image Processing
EECE 603, EECE 622, EECE 644, EECE 663, EECE 691, EECE 693, EECE 694, EECE 695

Energy and Power Systems
EECE 670, EECE 671, EECE 672, EECE 673, EECE 675, EECE 676, EECE 677 

Applied Electromagnetics and RF Systems
EECE 611, EECE 613, EECE 643, EECE 680, EECE 681, EECE 682, EECE 683