STUDY PLAN

Suggested Courses for MS in EE, focused on DSP

Semester	Course number	Time	Course title	Credit
1st Semester	EL 6253	TH 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Linear Systems	3
	EL 6303	F 10:00 PM - 12:40 PM	Probability	3
	EL 6113*	T 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Signals and Systems	3
2nd Semester	EL 7133	M 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Digital Signal Processing	3
	EL 6183	TH 2:00 PM - 5:50 PM	DSP Lab 3	3
	EL 6313	M 3:00 PM - 5:40 PM	Stochastic Processes	3
3rd Semester	EL 5123	W 3:00 PM - 5:40 PM	Image Processing	3
	EL 7163		Wavelets & Filter Banks	3
	EL 9133	F 1:00 PM - 3:40 PM	Biomedical Signal Processing	3
4th Semester	EL 995		Advanced Project	3
Total	10 courses			30 credits

Note:
EL 7163 (Wavelet Transforms and Filter Banks) may replace any course in third or fourth semester

* Qualified students may skip EL 6113 and go directly into EL 7133 in which case EL 7133 can be used as a core course.

Job opportunities:
DSP is used many telecommunication and device companies (Motorola, Texas Instruments, Philips, Mitsubishi Electric, Sharp, Sony, General Electric, etc).

*MS thesis:
Students may complete an MS thesis (EL 997, 6 credits) instead of EL 995 and any course in the third semester.

Suggested Courses for MS in EE, focused on RF/Microwaves & Electromagnetics

Semester	Course number	Time	Course title	Credit
1st Semester	EL6713	M 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Electromagnetics and Application	3
	EL6303	TH 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Signal, Systems and Transforms	3
	EL5733	T 6:00 PM - 8: 40 PM	RF and Microwave Systems Engineering	3
2nd Semester	EL5463	M 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Introduction to RF/Microwave Integrated Circuits	3
	EL6723	T 6:00 PM - 8:40 PM	Antennas and Radiation	3
	EL6113	TH 6:00 PM - 8: 40 PM	Probability Theory	3
3rd Semester	EL6753	Online	UHF Propagatin in Wireless Systems	3
	EL6413	T 3:00 PM - 5:40 PM	Analog and High-Frequency Amplifier Design	3
	EL5753	TH 6:00 PM - 8: 40 PM	Introduction to Plasma Engineering	3
4th Semester	EL9953 or EL6423	T 3:00 PM - 5:40 PM	Advanced Projects with Professors Das or Kuo, or RF Electronics for Wireless Applications	3
Total	10 courses			30 credits

Skills Learned:
Learn graduate-level electromagnetic theory, RF/Microwave circuit principles, antenna theory and wave propagation concepts, for application in RF/Microwave systems used in wireless communication, satellite communication and radar.

Job Opportunities:
Wireless Communication companies, such as Motorola, Lucent Technology,Verizon, Satellite Communication companies, such as Hughes, Motorola,Raytheon, Defense companies such as Raytheon, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin.
Any company that needs expertise in design of RF circuit and antenna hardware

*MS thesis:
Students are encouraged to take MS thesis (6 credits) to gain more in-depth knowledge. The thesis can replace the fourth semester course (EL9953 or EL6423), and any of the three courses in the third semester.Students are advised to start the MS thesis in the summer, after the first 2 semesters.
MS Thesis would also prepare students for research jobs or doctoral studies.

 

Suggested Courses for MS EE, focused on Image Processing

Semester	Course number	Time	Course title	Credit
1st Semester	EL5123		Image Processing	3
	EL6303		Probability	3
	EL6113		Signals and Systems	3
2nd Semester	EL6123		Video processing	3
	EL7133		Digital Signal Processing	3
	EL6183		DSP Lab	3
3rd Semester	EL6253		Linear systems	3
	CS6643		Computer Vision	3
	EL5823		Medical Imaging	3
4th Semester (or summer)	EL 995		Advanced Project	3
Total	10 courses			30 credits

Note:
Note: Students who lack in matrix algebra are advised to take EL5253 (advanced matrix theory) in the first semester, in lieu of EL6113. In that case, EL6113 and EL6183 should be taken in later semesters. And one can skip either EL5823 or EL7133.
Students who had equivalent of EL6113, can skip EL6113, and take EL7133 and EL7163 instead of EL6113 and EL7133.


Job opportunities:
Companies or research labs designing or operating imaging and video systems (Philips, Thomson, HP, IBM, TI, Mitsubishi Electric, Apple, Sharp, Sony, etc)
Network service or equipment providers and their research labs (AT&T, Verizon, Cisco, Qualcomm, etc.)
Medical imaging equipment providers (GE, Siemens, Philips, etc.)
Startups offering video services (video surveilance, video streaming, etc.)

*MS thesis:
Students are encouraged to take MS thesis (6 credits) to gain more practical experience.The thesis can replace on course in the thrid semester and the advanced project.Students can start the MS thesis in the summer, after the first 2 semesters.

For further information, contact Prof. Yao Wang, yao@poly.edu

 

Suggested Courses for MS EE, focused on wireless communication

Group 0: Core Courses
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

Group 1: Basic Wireless Courses

EL5013 Wireless Personal Communication Systems  
EL5023 Wireless Information Systems Lab I  
EL5033 Wireless Information Systems Lab II  
EL6013 Principles of Digital Communications: Modultion and Coding  EL6023  Wireless Communications: Channel Modelling and Impairment Mitigation EL6033 Mordern Wireless Communication Techniques and Systems

Group 2: Advanced Wireless Courses

EL6063 Information Theory
EL6073 Error Control Coding
EL7023 Space-Time Wireless Communications
EL90X3 Select Topics in Wireless Communication
EL 6333 Detection and Estimation Theory

Group 3: Telecommunication Courses

EL 5363 Principles of Communication Networks
EL 5373 Internet Architecture and Protocols
EL 6373 Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
EL 6383 High-Speed Networks
EL 6393 Advanced Network Security

Group 4: Probability and Signal Processing Courses

EL 6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms
EL 6303  Probability Theory
EL 6313 Stochastic Processes
EL 7133 Digital Signal Processing

 
Option 1

Semester One
1. EL 6303 Probability Theory (core course 1)
2. One course from group 1
3. One course from group 1

Semester Two
1. One course from group 0 (Core course 2: example: EL 6113 )
2. One course from group 1
3. One course from groups 1, 2, 3, or 4

Semester Three and/or Summer
1. One course from group 0 (Core course 3: example: EL 5373 )
2. One course from group 1
3. One course from groups 1, 2
4. One course from groups 1, 2, 3, or 4


Option 2

Semester One
1. EL 6303 Probability Theory (core course 1)
2. One other course from group 0 (Core course 2: example: EL 6113 )
3. One course from group 1

Semester Two
1. One course from group 0 (Core course 3: example: EL 5373 )
2. One course from group 1
3. One course from groups 1, 2, 3, or 4

Semester Three and/or Summer
1. One course from group 1
2. One course from group 1
3. One course from groups 1, 2
4. One course from groups 1, 2, 3, or 4