MASTER OF SCIENCE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (MSEE)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
GROUP 1 : (9 credits)
Core Courses - Choose 3 out of the following
EL5373 Internet Architecture and Protocols
EL5473 Introduction to VLSI System Design
EL5613 Introduction to Electric Power Systems
EL6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms
EL6253 Linear System
EL6303 Probability Theory
EL6413 Analog and High Frequency Amplifier Design
EL6713 Electromagnetic Theory and Applications
The core courses cover fundamental material and should be taken as early as possible. An advanced course subsequent to a core course may be taken in lieu of the core course, upon approval by an ECE graduate adviser.
GROUP 2 : (6 - 12 credits)
Two sequences each containing two courses, one course in each sequence may be a core course in Group l. Both sequences must be in EL or CS courses and at least one must be an EL sequence. Approved course sequences are provided in the ECE Graduate Student Manual.
APPROVED TWO-COURSE SEQUENCES:
SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION SCIENCE:
EL5013 - EL5023 or EL6013 or EL6023 or EL6033 (Wireless Communications)
EL5023 - EL5033 (Wireless communications)
EL5123 - EL6123 (Image Processing)
EL5363 - EL5373 or EL6373 or EL6383 or EL7353 (Communication Networks)
EL5823 - EL5123 (Medical Image Processing)
EL5823 - EL6823 (Medical Imaging)
EL6013 - EL6023 or EL6033 or EL6063 or EL6333 (Communications)
EL6023 - EL6033 or EL5023 (Wireless Communications)
EL6063 - EL6073 (Information and Coding Theory)
EL6113 - EL7133 or EL6183 (Signals & Systems)
EL5253 - EL6233 (System Theory)
EL5223 - EL8223 (Controls and Robotics)
EL6253 - EL7253 or EL6233 (Linear Systems)
EL6303 - EL6313 (Probability & Stochastic Processes)
EL6313 - EL6333 (Stochastic Processes & Detection and Estimation)
EL6383 - EL7373 (High-Speed Networking/Switching)
EL7133 - EL7163 or EL6183 (Digital Signal Processing)
EL6233 - EL8233 (Optimal Controls)
EL7353 - EL7363 (Communication Networks)
COMPUTER SCIENCE:
CS6033 - CS6043 (Algorithms)
CS6133 - CS6143 or CS6183 (Architecture)
CS6233 - CS6243 (Operating Systems)
CS6413 - CS6423 (Compilers)
CS6613 - CS6623 (Artificial Intelligence)
FIELDS AND WAVES:
EL5733 - EL5463 (Microwave Engineering)
EL6713 - EL6723 (Electromagnetic Fields and Waves)
MATERIALS SCIENCE, ELECTRONICS AND POWER:
EL5473 - EL6443 (VLSI Systems)
EL5493 - EL6443 (Computer Engineering)
EL6413 - EL6423 or EL6433 (Electronic Circuits)
EL5673 - EL6603 (Power Electronics)
EL5613 - EL6623 or EL6633 or EL6643 or EL6653 (Power Systems)
EL5673 or EL5683 or EL6603 - EL6683 (Power Electronics and Drives)
EL6603 - EL6663 (Power Electronics and Distributed Generation)
EL6633 - EL6643 (Power Transients)
Other sequences require special approval of the Graduate Adviser. Overlapping sequences do not count for two sequences.
GROUP 3 : (9 - 15 credits)
Approved electives, which may include up to 6 credits of graduate courses offered by any science, engineering or management department.
Out - of - Department Courses:
At least 24 credits must be in EL prefixed courses. A 3-credit course in other science or engineering disciplines may be used to substitute an EL course upon approval by an ECE graduate adviser. Remaining credits can be from any graduate courses in science, engineering or management.
Thesis, Project and Reading:
A master’s thesis (EL997x, minimal 6 credits) or an MS project (EL9953 or EL9963, 3 credit each) or a reading course (EL9933 or EL9943, 3 credit each) may be included as part of the elective courses in group 3. Oral defense of the master’s thesis with at least three professors in attendance is required. The total credits for thesis, projects, and readings should not exceed 6 credits within the 30 credits required for the MS degree. At most 3 credits can be taken for reading.
GPA REQUIREMENTS :
An overall GPA of >=3.0 in all graduate courses taken at Polytechnic is required. In addition, a 3.0 average is required in the combination of the five to seven courses offered to satisfy groups 1 and 2.
IMAGE PROCESSING OPTION FOR THE MSEE :
This option allows a concentration in courses relating to digital image and video processing while fulfilling the requirements for the MS in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
GROUP 1: (21 credits)
Required Courses:
EL5123 Image Processing
EL6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms
EL6123 Video Processing
EL6253 Linear Systems
EL6303 Probability Theory
EL7133 Digital Signal Processing
CS6643 Computer Vision & Scene Analysis
The core courses for the MS in EE are satisfied by EL6303, EL6253 and EL6113.
GROUP 2:
The two required two-semester sequences are satisfied by EL5123 / EL6123 and EL6113 / EL7133.
GROUP 3: (9 credits)
Approved Electives:
Approved electives, which may include up to 6 credits of graduate courses offered by any science, engineering or management department. The recommended electives are:
EL5253 Applied Matrix Theory
EL5363 Principles of Communication Networks
EL5823 / BE6203 Medical Imaging I
EL6183 Digital signal processing lab
EL6233 System Optimization Method
EL6313 Stochastic Processes
EL6823 / BE6213 Medical Imaging II
EL7163 Multiresolution Signal Decomposition
EL9953 Advanced Project I
Students who complete the Image Processing Option will also satisfy the requirement for a Graduate Certificate in Image Processing.
For further information regarding Image Processing concentration, contact Prof. Yao Wang by e-mail at yao@poly.edu or by telephone at (718) 260-3469.
RF/MICROWAVES OPTION FOR THE MSEE :
The ECE Department offers a MSEE option in RF/Microwaves while fulfilling the requirements for the MS in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. The RF/Microwave option is designed to meet the growing needs of companies for highly trained professionals skilled in the area of RF and Microwave Engineering. Curriculum highlights for the RF/Microwave option include RF Engineering, Microwave Devices & Circuits, Radar, Antennas, Analog and Digital Communications, Spread Spectrum, Communications Lab and Electronic Design with a choice of Concentration in Radar/Antenna or Communications/RF Electronics.
GROUP 1: (18 credits)
Core Courses:
EL5463 Intro to RF/Microwave Integrated Circuits
EL5733 RF & Microwave Systems Engineering
EL6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms
EL6303 Probability
EL6713 Electromagnetic Theory and Applications
EL9313 Analog & Digital Communications
GROUP 2: (12 credits)
Choose one of the following concentrations
RADAR / ANTENNA CONCENTRATION
EL6723 Electromagnetic Radiation & Antennas
EL6333 Detection and Estimation Theory (with applications to Array Processing)
EL9333 Fundamentals of Radar
EL9343 Radar Tracking and ECM
OR
COMMUNICATIONS / RF ELECTRONICS CONCENTRATION
EL6413 Analog and High Frequency Amplifier Design
EL6423 RF Electronics for Wireless Applications
EL5023 Wireless Information Systems Lab I
EL9323 Spread Spectrum Techniques
For further information regarding RF/Microwave area, contact Prof. Frank Cassara by e-mail at cassara@rama.poly.edu or by telephone at (631) 755-4360.
CONCENTRATION IN CONTROLS AND ROBOTICS :
The following courses are recommended for the graduate students interested in the Control Systems and/or Robotics areas:
- EL5223 Sensor Based Robotics
- EL5253 Applied Matrix Theory
- EL6243 System Theory and Feedback Control
- EL6223 Nonlinear and sampled-Data Control Systems
- EL6233 System Optimization Methods
- EL6253 Linear Systems
- EL7253 State Space Design for Linear Control Systems
- EL8223 Applied Nonlinear Control
- EL8233 Optimal Control Theory
- EL8253 Large Scale Systems and Decentralized Control
- Digital Control/Robotics Laboratory. Projects may be taken at any time with permission of the instructor (Prof. F. Khorrami).
The following may be taken as sequences: EL6253 and EL7253; EL6233 and EL6253; EL6243 and EL7253.
For further information regarding Controls and Robotics area, contact Prof. Zhong-Ping Jiang by e-mail at zjiang@poly.edu or by telephone (718)260-3646.
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