M.S. Degree
Electronics Engineering
A 30-credit master of science for engineers who already hold a bachelor's in electronics engineering technology or a related field. Four terms of 500-level coursework cover advanced signals and systems, analog and RF circuit design, digital signal processing and filter design, control systems analysis and design, engineering electromagnetics and antennas, power electronics and renewable energy conversion, VLSI and advanced digital design, communication systems and signal integrity, test and measurement engineering, and a graduate research project.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Analyze and design linear systems in the time and frequency domains
- 02Design analog, RF, and mixed-signal front ends to specification
- 03Implement FIR and IIR filters and fixed-point signal chains
- 04Synthesize state-space and robust controllers with measured margins
- 05Model high-speed channels and mitigate signal-integrity failures
- 06Plan, execute, and defend a graduate-level engineering project
Careers
Where graduates work
- Senior electronics engineer
- Analog / RF design engineer
- Control systems engineer
- Signal integrity engineer
- Test and instrumentation engineer
Curriculum
Term 1
Advanced Signals and Systems
This course delves into advanced continuous and discrete-time signal analysis, transforms, system functions, stability, and frequency-domain design for graduate-level engineering technology applications.
Advanced Analog and RF Circuit Design
This course delves into advanced analog and RF circuit design, covering op-amp and data converter design, noise analysis, impedance matching, S-parameters, and practical RF layout techniques.
Term 2
Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design
This course covers advanced digital signal processing techniques, focusing on multirate systems, FIR/IIR filter design, finite-precision effects, spectral estimation, and fixed-point implementations.
Control Systems Analysis and Design
This course explores advanced control system analysis and design techniques, focusing on state-space methods, observer design, optimal control, robustness, and industrial digital PID tuning.
Term 3
Engineering Electromagnetics and Antenna Systems
This course covers advanced electromagnetics, including Maxwell's equations in media, transmission lines, waveguides, radiation theory, antenna arrays, and electromagnetic compatibility.
Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Conversion
This course explores power electronic converters, device selection, thermal design, and their application in renewable energy systems, including grid-tie and battery integration.
VLSI and Advanced Digital Design
This course covers advanced digital design principles, focusing on CMOS logic, layout, timing closure, low-power techniques, clock distribution, RTL methodology, and FPGA/ASIC design flows.
Term 4
Communication Systems and Signal Integrity
This course covers advanced communication systems, focusing on modulation, detection, link budgets, channel coding, equalization, high-speed channel modeling, eye diagrams, and jitter analysis.
Test, Measurement and Instrumentation Engineering
This course covers advanced principles of test, measurement, and instrumentation engineering, focusing on uncertainty, sensor interfacing, data conversion, automated systems, and calibration.
Graduate Research Project
This course guides students through the complete research process, from methodology and literature review to experimental design, data analysis, ethical considerations, and thesis preparation and defense.
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