ECE Graduate Handbook
Sample Course Sequences for Ph.D. Students
Students must put together their Plan of Study in consultation with their advisor, based on their specific interests and needs in connection with their intended research area. Some guidelines and sample programs are given below that may help students in putting together their Plan of Study.
The guidelines listed below apply to full-time Ph.D. students entering the graduate program in a fall semester. They are organized into sample “tracks.” The list given below is not meant to be exhaustive. For each track, major and minor areas are suggested from the Department’s five technical areas: Communications and Signal Processing (CSP), Computer Engineering (COMP), Controls (CONT), Electrophysics (ELEC) and Microelectronics (MICR). Note: 400-level courses may not be counted toward the Ph.D. course requirement.
Sample tracks list three courses per semester. This is a reasonable load for most full-time students, but some may find it heavy in their first semester of enrollment. Also, Graduate Teaching or Research Assistants may take fewer than three courses per semester (see Full-Time Status section.)
Sample Tracks:
Controls
Signal and Image Processing
Communications and Networking
Computer Engineering: Architecture
Computer Engineering: CAD/VLSI
Microelectronics: Circuits
Microelectronics: Devices
Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Lasers and Optics
Magnetics and Devices
Particle Beams and Microwaves
CONTROLS
Major: CONT, Minor: CSP or COMP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
620; 660; 630 or 646 or non-ENEE |
661; 664; 621 or 627 or 644 or non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
762 or 765; 646 or Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
627/647/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
| Year 3 |
762 or 765; Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
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| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: AMSC 600, AMSC 607, AMSC 612, AMSC 666/667, AMSC 673/674, BMGT 835, CMSC 666/667, CMSC 760, CMSC 764, MATH 630/631/632, MATH 642/643, MATH 673/674, STAT 600/601 |
SIGNAL and IMAGE PROCESSING
Major: CSP, Minor: CONT or COMP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
620; 630; 660 or 646 or non-ENEE |
621; 631; 632 or 634 or non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
623; 633 or Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
627; 632 or 634; 661 or 664 or 644 or Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: AMSC 600, AMSC 607, AMSC 612, AMSC 666/667, AMSC 673/674, CMSC 666/667, CMSC 760, CMSC 764, MATH 630/631/632, MATH 642/643, MATH 673/674, STAT 600/601 |
COMMUNICATIONS and NETWORKING
Major: CSP, Minor: CONT or COMP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
620; 630; 660 or 646 or non-ENEE |
621; 625; 627 |
| Year 2 |
623; 626; 720 or 723 or 725 or Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
661 or 664 or 644 or Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: AMSC 600, AMSC 607, AMSC 612, AMSC 666/667, BMGT 835, CMSC 666/667, CMSC 760, CMSC 764, MATH 630/631/632, MATH 642/643, MATH 673/674, STAT 600/601 |
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Major: COMP, Minor: MICR |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
641; 646; 610; or non-ENEE |
647; 759A or 759C or 759M; 601 or 611; Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
750 or 759K; Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
640; Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: Most CMSC courses |
CAD/VLSI
Major: COMP, Minor: CSP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
641; 646; 610; or non-ENEE |
644; 640; Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
750; 600; Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
759E or 759Q or 759T; Adv. Topics or non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: CMSC 651, CMSC 712, CMSC 751 |
MICROELECTRONICS: CIRCUITS
Major: MICR, Minor: COMP or CSP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
610; 480/600/704/646/620/425/400-level/non-ENEE |
611; 601/644/647/621/non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
600/704/646/630/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
644/647/621/Adv. Topics/ non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: Most MATH courses |
MICROELECTRONICS: DEVICES
Major: MICR, Minor: ELEC or COMP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
600; 610/704/714/680/690/646/400-level/non-ENEE |
611; 601; 681/644/647/non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
600/704/714/680/690/646/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
681/644/647/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: Most PHYS courses |
MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS)
Major: MICR, Minor: ELEC, CONT or CSP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
605; 416/472/480/680/690/600/non-ENEE |
601; 416/611/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
| Year 2 |
680/690/600/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
601; 611/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
| Possible Non-ENEE Courses: AMSC 666/667, CMSC 666/667, ENMA 650/651/660/680, PHYS 623, PHYS 731, PHYS 761/762 |
LASERS and OPTICS
Major: ELEC, Minor: MICR or CSP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
480; 680; 690 |
681; 496; 790 |
| Year 2 |
789C or 791; 600 or 620; non-ENEE |
789C; 630/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
Possible Non-ENEE Courses: Most PHYS courses |
MAGNETICS and DEVICES
Major: ELEC, Minor: MICR or COMP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
416; 680; 690 |
681; 790; 601 or 644 or 647 |
| Year 2 |
480 or 489M; 789C/ Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
691; 611; 644/647/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
| Year 3 |
600 or 646; 789C/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
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Possible Non-ENEE Courses: ENMA 680, most PHYS courses |
PARTICLE BEAMS and MICROWAVES
Major: ELEC, Minor: MICR or CSP |
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Fall |
Spring |
| Year 1 |
480; 498B; 690 |
686; 681; 790 |
| Year 2 |
789C or 791; 780/Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
611/ 601/ 620/ 621; Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
| Year 3 |
789C or 791; 780/620/ 630/ Adv. Topics/non-ENEE |
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Possible Non-ENEE Courses: Most PHYS courses |
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