M.S. in Electrical Engineering

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M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Degree Requirements

Bridge Program

Students who have earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (B.S.E.T.) degree, or who lack an appropriate background may be admitted and be required to take selected courses in addition to the degree requirements in order to make up deficiencies. They must attain a grade of B or better in each course. At the discretion of the department, students who have taken courses equivalent to these may have their bridge programs reduced accordingly.

Master’s Program

Upon entering the program, students select an area of specialization supervised by the MSEE Program Advisor. The master’s program consists of 30 credits. Students who enter the program but who do not receive departmental or research-based awards have three program options: 24 course credits and 6 credits of master’s thesis; or 27 course credits and 3 credits of master’s project; or 30 course credits not to include either a master’s project or thesis. Thesis is required for all those receiving departmental or research-based support. For all others, a project or thesis is optional. Students should consult with the Program Advisor or designee before registering for courses to make sure they are meeting department requirements. As a requirement for graduation, students must achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA in graduate-level courses, not including the master’s thesis or project. The project grade must be B or better.

ECE courses at the 500 level are not acceptable for credit toward a graduate degree in electrical engineering. Only one 500 level course outside the department may be applied for credit toward a graduate degree in electrical engineering.

Areas of Specialization

Entering students must select an area of specialization during their first semester. Special topics courses and electives are chosen with the approval of the MSEE Program Advisor or designee. Two non-ECE graduate courses may be chosen. Students should contact the MSEE Program Advisor for guidance.

Focus Area: Communications, Signal Processing and Microwave (courses only)

Bridge Courses

ECE 321 Random Signals and Noise 3

ECE 232 Circuits and Systems II 3

ECE 333 Signals and Systems 3

ECE 361 Electromagnetic Fields I 3

ECE 362 Electromagnetic Fields II 3

ECE 372 Electronic Circuits II 3

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

ECE 601 Linear Systems 3

ECE 673 Random Signal Analysis I 3

or ECE 620 Electromagnetic Field Theory

Area Requirements

Select two of the following: 6

ECE 640 Digital Signal Processing

ECE 642 Communication Systems I

ECE 742 Communication Systems II

ECE 740 Advanced Digital Signal Processing

ECE 730 Theory of Guided Waves

ECE 632 Antenna Theory

Suggested Electrical Engineering Electives

Select six of the following: 18

ECE 609 Artificial Neural Networks

ECE 622 Wave Propagation

ECE 623 Fourier Optics

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ECE 626 Optoelectronics

ECE 644 Wireless Communication

ECE 684 Advanced Microprocessor Systems

ECE 746 Adaptive Array Processing and Interference Cancellation

ECE 747 Signal Decomposition Techniques: Transforms, Sub-bands, and Wavelets ECE 755 Advanced Topics in Digital Communications

ECE 757 Advanced Wireless Communications

ECE 776 Information Theory

ECE 777 Statistical Decision Theory in Communications ECE 778 Algebraic Coding for Information Transmission

Seminar

ECE 791 _{Graduate Seminar}1 ₀

Total Credits 30

1 _{Two semesters are required.}

Focus Area: Communications, Signal Processing and Microwave (Master’s project)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Project

ECE 700 Master’S Project 3

Select five of the following: 15

ECE 625 Fiber and Integrated Optics

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ECE 755 Advanced Topics in Digital Communications

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area: Communications, Signal Processing and Microwave (Master’s thesis)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Thesis

ECE 701 Master’S Thesis 6

Select four of the following: 12

ECE 747 Signal Decomposition Techniques: Transforms, Sub-bands, and Wavelets ECE 755 Advanced Topics in Digital Communications

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Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Computer Networking (courses only)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

ECE 683 Computer Network Design and Analysis 3

ECE 783 Computer Communication Networks 3

ECE 605 Discrete Event Dynamic Systems

ECE 637 Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols

ECE 638 Network Management and Security

ECE 639 Principles of Broadband Networks

ECE 645 Wireless Networks

ECE 658 VLSI Design I

ECE 677 Optimization Techniques

ECE 681 High Performance Routers and Switches

ECE 690 Computer Systems Architecture

ECE 785 Parallel Processing Systems

ECE 685 Network Interface Design

CS 610 Data Structures and Algorithms

CS 665 Algorithmic Graph Theory

MATH 661 Applied Statistics

MGMT 685 Operations Research and Decision Making

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Computer Networking (Master’s project)

Bridge Courses

(5)

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Project

ECE 745

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Computer Networking (Master’s thesis)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

(6)

Thesis

ECE 745

Seminar

Total Credits 30

NJIT Admins need to add H4 for FOCUS AREA (courses only)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

ECE 689 Computer Arithmetic Algorithms 3

ECE 690 Computer Systems Architecture 3

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ECE 612 Computer Methods Applied to Power Systems

ECE 643 Digital Image Processing I

ECE 650 Electronic Circuits

ECE 660 Control Systems I

ECE 664 Real-time Computer Control Systems

ECE 686 Instrumentation Systems and Microprocessors ECE 687 Design of Medical Instrumentation

ECE 688 Microcontrollers in Instrumentation

Seminar

Total Credits 30

NJIT Admins need to add H4 for FOCUS AREA (Master’s project)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Project

(8)

Total Credits 30

NJIT Admins need to add H4 for FOCUS AREA (Master’s thesis)

Bridge Courses

ECE 373

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Thesis

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Solid State, VLSI and Electro-optics Systems (courses only)

Bridge Courses

(9)

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

ECE 657 Semiconductor Devices

ECE 758 VLSI Design II

ECE 624 Optical Engineering

ECE 630 Microwave Engineering

ECE 648 Digital Microelectronics

ECE 659 Fabrication Principles of Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices

ECE 739 Laser Systems

ECE 756 Advanced Topics in Semiconductor Devices

ECE 789 Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering II

ECE 768 Optimal Control Theory

MTSE 702 Characterization of Solids

MTSE 650 Physical Metallurgy

MTSE 765 Science and Technology of Thin Films

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Solid State, VLSI and Electro-optics Systems (Master’s project)

Bridge Courses

(10)

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Project

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Solid State, VLSI and Electro-optics Systems (Master’s thesis)

Bridge Courses

(11)

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

Thesis

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Intelligent Systems (courses only)

Bridge Courses

(12)

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

ECE 610 Power System Steady-State Analysis

ECE 611 Transients in Power Systems

ECE 613 Protection of Power Systems

ECE 616 Power Electronics

ECE 666 Control Systems II

ECE 661 Control System Components

ECE 766 Stability Theory of Nonlinear Systems

ECE 769 Stochastic Estimation and Control

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Intelligent Systems (Master’s project)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

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Project

Seminar

Total Credits 30

Focus Area : Intelligent Systems (Master’s thesis)

Bridge Courses

Total Credits 18

Core Courses

ECE 610 Power System Steady-State Analysis

Thesis

(14)

Seminar

Total Credits 30