Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Faculty Coordinator | Semester |
| 500 | Theory of Linear Systems | Dr. Fierro | Fall |
| 506 | Optimization Theory | Dr. Pattichis | Fall Even Years |
| 510 | Medical Imaging | Dr. Pattichis | Fall |
| 514 | Nonlinear Control | Dr. Oishi | Spring |
| 516 | Computer Vision | Dr. Pattichis | Fall Odd Years |
| 517 | Machine Learning | Dr. Martinez-Ramon | Fall |
| 520 | VLSI Design | Dr. Zarkesh-Ha | Spring |
| 522 | Hardware/Software Codesign with FPGAs | Dr. Plusquellic | Fall |
| 523 | Analog Electronics | Dr. Zarkesh-Ha | Fall |
| 524 | Network Economics | Dr. Tsiropoulou | Spring |
| 525 | Hardward Oriented Security & Trust | Dr. Plusquellic | Spring |
| 533 | Digital Image Processing | Dr. Pattichis | Spring |
| 534 | Plasma Physics I | Dr. Gilmore | Fall |
| 537 | Foundations of Computing | Dr. Palacios | Fall |
| 538 | Advanced Computer Architecture | Dr. Plusquellic | Fall |
| 539 | Digital Signal Processing | Dr. Santhanam | Spring |
| 540 | Advanced Networking Topics | Dr. Jordan | Fall |
| 541 | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | Dr. Santhanam | Fall |
| 542 | Digital Communications Theory | Dr. Santhanam | Spring |
| 549 | Information Theory and Coding | Dr. Jayaweera | Spring |
| 560 | Introduction to Microwave Engineering | Dr. Gilmore | Fall |
| 561 | Electrodynamics | Dr. Shamiloglu | Spring |
| 563 | Computational Methods for Electromagnetics | Dr. Christodoulou | Fall |
| 569 | Antennas for Wireless Communications | Dr. Christodoulou | Spring |
| 570 | Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices | Dr. Feezell | Fall |
| 572 | Physics of Semiconductors | Dr. Balakrishnan | Spring |
| 576 | Modern VLSI Devices | Dr. Balakrishnan | Spring |
| 583 | Power Electronics | Dr. Bidram | Spring |
| 584 | Photovoltaics | Dr. Bidram | Spring |
| 588 | Smart Grid Technologies | Dr. Bidram | Fall |
| 595 | Advanced Machine Learning | Dr. Martinez-Ramon | Spring |
| 633 | Advanced Topics in Image Processing | Dr. Pattichis | Fall Even Years |
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Major Core Courses |
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Computer Engineering |
Bioengineering with CompE |
List A: Select at-least two core courses from: ECE 520, ECE 524, ECE 525, ECE 533, ECE 537, ECE 538, ECE 540, ECE 549. List B: Select at-most one core course from: ECE 506, ECE 510, ECE 516, ECE 517, ECE 522, ECE 539, ECE 541, ECE 542, ECE 633. On the Qualifying exam, students will be tested on the 3 major core courses. Additionally, students can select any ECE core course as the 4th minor core course, including courses on Lists A or B above.
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Computer Architecture & VLSI Design |
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Computer Systems and Networks |
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Computer Vision and Image Processing |
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Information Systems |
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Internet of Things |
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Quantum Information Systems |
Required: ECE 537, 545, 547, and at least one from: CHEM 587, PHYC 566, 571, 572, 581 |
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Electrical Engineering |
Applied Electromagnetics |
ECE560 Intro. to Microwave Engineering (Fall), ECE561 Electrodynamics (Spring), Either: 1) ECE534 Plasma Physics I (Fall, Plasma Science track), OR 2) ECE569 Antennas (Spring, Antennas track). 4th course required for Ph.D.: ECE 563 Computational Methods for Electromagnetics |
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Bioengineering with EE |
ECE510 Medical Imaging (Fall), ECE533 Digital Image Processing (Spring) And one of: ECE561 Electrodynamics (Spring, Applied EM track) ECE539 Digital Signal Processing (Spring, Signal Processing track) ECE500 Theory of Linear Systems (Fall, Systems & Controls track) |
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Communications |
ECE500 Theory of Linear Systems (Fall), ECE541 Probability Theory & Stochastic Processes (Fall), ECE542 Digital Communications Theory (Spring) |
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Image Processing |
ECE533 Digital Image Processing (Spring), ECE541 Probability Theory & Stochastic Processes (Fall), ECE539 Digital Signal Processing (Spring) |
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Microelectronics |
ECE520 VLSI Design (Spring), ECE523 Analog Electronics (Fall), ECE576 Modern VLSI Devices (Spring) |
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Optoelectronics |
ECE561 Electrodynamics (Spring), ECE570 Optoelectronic Semiconductor Materials & Devices, ECE572 Physics of Semiconductors (Spring) |
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Power and Energy |
ECE583 Power Electronics (Fall), ECE584 Photovoltaics (Spring), ECE588 Smart Grid Technologies (Spring) |
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Signal Processing |
ECE500 Theory of Linear Systems (Fall), ECE541 Probability Theory & Stochastic Processes (Fall), ECE539 Digital Signal Processing (Spring) |
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Systems & Controls |
ECE500 Theory of Linear Systems (Fall), ECE 514 Nonlinear Control (Spring), ECE541 Probability Theory & Stochastic Processes (Fall) |