CMPE/ENEE Graduate Program Requirements

ECE (ENEE and CMPE) Graduate Program Requirements

Group A Courses (offered every year):

All students (both PhD and Masters) should take at least two courses from this list:

ENEE 620 Probability and Random Processes
ENEE 621 Detection and Estimation Theory
ENEE 630 Solid-state Electronics
ENEE 680 Electromagnetic Theory
CMPE 640 Custom VLSI Design
CMPE 611 Computer Architecture

Group B Courses (offered at least every-other year)

All students (both PhD and Masters) should take at least three courses from this list:

ENEE 610 Digital Signal Processing (Cross-listed with CMPE 422)
ENEE 612 Digital Image Processing
ENEE 622 Information Theory
ENEE 631 Semiconductor Devices
ENEE 683 Lasers
ENEE 684 Introduction to Photonics
ENEE 691 Advanced Mathematics for Engineering
CMPE 647 Analog IC Design*
CMPE 615 Digital Signal Processing Hardware Implementation*
CMPE 670 Biomedical Microsystems*
CMPE 684 Wireless Sensor Networks
CMPE 645 Computer Arithmetic Algorithms & Implementations

Students should consult with their assigned advisors prior to registration and finalize their course selection with their advisors. All courses need to be approved by the student’s advisor.

A star next to the course name denotes that new course application is in progress for the given course.

Masters: Within five (5) years of admission, the student must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours for the thesis option (6 of which are MS thesis research credits ENEE/CMPE 799) or 33 credit hours (3 of which is the graduate project research ENEE/CMPE 698) for the non-thesis (w/project) option. All M.S. students must choose either the thesis or non-thesis (w/project) option: there is no course-only option. Students must satisfy the grade and course requirements for their field of specialty and option.

At least six of these courses (for both Masters options) should be graduate ENEE or CMPE courses, i.e., ENEE/CMPE courses at the 600 or 700 level. A maximum of two 400 level courses (only in MATH/STAT) and a maximum of one Independent Study (ENEE/CMPE 699) are allowed.

Ph.D.: Students should take a minimum of 11 courses beyond the bachelor’s degree. At least seven of these courses should be graduate ENEE or CMPE courses, i.e., ENEE/CMPE courses at the 600 or 700 level, and at least one course should be at the 700 level. Only one Independent Study (ENEE/CMPE 699) can count toward the total course requirement. The doctoral dissertation must be an original and substantive contribution to knowledge in the student’s major field. It must demonstrate the student’s ability to carry out a program of research and to report the results in accordance with standards observed in the recognized scientific journals related to that field.

Doctoral students must: (a) submit their PhD Comprehensive Portfolio and receive a pass grade (P) within four (4) semesters of entrance to the program (six (6) semesters for part-time students); (b) develop and defend a doctoral dissertation proposal and be admitted to doctoral candidacy within four (4) years of entrance to the program; and (c) complete all Ph.D. requirements for their field of specialty within four (4) years of admission to doctoral candidacy.

Important Note:
For students who are already in the program (admitted prior to Fall 2012):

* ENEE 601, ENEE 623, CMPE 650, and CMPE 691 (Embedded Systems
and FPGAs) can each count as a Group B elective.

* The core course requirement, i.e., the courses a student should take
from Groups A and B is four rather than five (at least two of these
courses should be from Group A). This is true for the PhD portfolio course
requirements as well, i.e., students should satisfy the GPA requirement
for four core courses rather than five.

* The requirement for one 700 level course is waived for all CMPE
Graduate students admitted prior to Fall 2012. Also, the minimum
number of ENEE/CMPE course requirement for these students is four.

ECE (ENEE and CMPE) PhD Comprehensive Portfolio