General Information

Entrance Requirements

Course Requirements

Admissions/Transfer Credits

Study Plan

STUDY PLAN

Suggested Courses for MS in CompE while focused on Digital VLSI Design

Skills Learned:
CMOS circuit principles, VHDL, layout design and verification, SPICE/Spectre simulation, standard cell design, SKILL programming, computer architecture and microarchitecture

Job opportunities:
IC design companies, such as IBM, Intel, Freescale, AMD, etc.

*MS thesis:
Students are encouraged to take MS thesis (6 credits) to gain more practical experience.
The thesis can replace EL6413 and EL9953.
Students can start the MS thesis in the summer, after the first 2 semesters.

Suggested Courses for MS in CompE while focused on High Speed Networking

Skills Learned:
high-speed network technology, protocols, security, routers, Ethernet switches, optical access networks, quality of service control, hardware & software designs

Job Opportunities:
Network equipment companies, such as Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Force10...
Network providers, such as AT&T, Verizon'
Data center of fiance companies, such as JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch'
Any companies that need networking skills to plan or operate their networks.

*MS thesis:
Students are encouraged to take MS thesis (6 credits) to gain more practical experience.
The thesis can replace EL9313 and EL9953.
Students can start the MS thesis in the summer, after the first 2 semesters.