(Updated: 1/13/22)
Recommended First-Level Graduate Courses
ECEN (undergraduate courses) – 468
CSCE (undergraduate courses) – 410
ECEN (graduate courses) – 602, 621, 651, 653, 654, 687, 714, 754, 749
CSCE (graduate courses) – 614 with advisor approval, 629, 662
Foundation Courses (no graduate credit)
ECEN 214 Electrical Circuit Theory
ECEN 248 Introduction to Digital Systems Design
ECEN 314 Signals and Systems
ECEN 325 Electronics
ECEN 350 Computer Architecture and Design
CSCE 221 Data Structures and Algorithms
Possible List of Courses Offered to Computer Engineering ME, MS, and PhD Students
Hardware/VLSI:
ECEN 468 Advanced Digital System Design
CSCE 616 Introduction to Hardware Design Verification
ECEN 654 VLSI Systems Design
CSCE 661 Integrated Systems Design Automation
ECEN 680 Test and Diagnosis of Digital Systems
ECEN 687 Introduction to VLSI Physical Design Automation
ECEN 689 Special Topics Courses in Hardware/VLSI
CSCE 689 Special Topics Courses in Hardware/VLSI
ECEN 699 Advances in VLSI Logic Synthesis
ECEN 714/454 Digital Integrated Circuit Design
ECEN 719 Advanced Digital Systems Design
ECEN 749/449 Microprocessor System Design
ECEN 751 Advanced Computational Methods for Integrated System Design
ECEN 752 Advances in VLSI Circuit Design
ECEN 759 Hardware Security
Networks:
ECEN 602 Computer Comm. and Networking
ECEN 619 Internet Protocols and Modeling
ECEN 621 Mobile Wireless Networks
CSCE 663 Real-time Systems
CSCE 664 Wireless and Mobile Systems
CSCE 665 Advanced Networking and Security
ECEN 689 Special Topics Courses in Networks
CSCE 689 Special Topics Courses in Networks
Computer Architecture:
CSCE 605 Compiler Design
ECEN 651 Microprogrammed Control of Digital Systems (not CSCE 614)
ECEN 653 Computer Arithmetic Unit Design
ECEN 659 Parallel/Distributed Numerical Algorithms and Applications
ECEN 676 Advanced Computer Architecture
ECEN 689 Special Topics Courses in Computer Architecture
CSCE 689 Special Topics Courses in Computer Architecture
Systems and Software:
CSCE 611/410 Operating Systems
CSCE 606 Software Engineering
CSCE 629 Analysis of Algorithms
CSCE 662 Distributed Processing Systems
CSCE 670 Information Retrieval and Storage
ECEN 689 Special Topics Courses in Systems and Software
CSCE 689 Special Topics Courses in Systems and Software
CSCE 735 Parallel Computer
Networking and Systems Theory:
ECEN 663 Data Compression with Applications to Speech and Video
ECEN 689 Special Topics Courses in Networking and Systems Theory
CSCE 689 Special Topics Courses in Networking and Systems Theory
ECEN 750 Design and Analysis of Communication Networks
ECEN 753 Theory and Applications of Network Coding
ECEN 754/434 Optimization for Electrical & Computer Engineering Applications
ECEN 755 Stochastic Systems
ECEN 756 Game Theory
ECEN 757 Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
Data Science:
CSCE 633 Machine Learning
ECEN 689 Special Topics Courses in Data Science
CSCE 689 Special Topics Courses in Data Science
ECEN 732 Online Decision Making and Learning
ECEN 740 Machine Learning Engineering
ECEN 743 Reinforcement Learning
ECEN 748 Data Stream Algorithms and Applications
ECEN 758 / CSCE 676 / STAT 639: Data Mining and Analysis
Seminar:
ECEN 681 Computer Engineering Seminar (or other Seminars with advisor’s approval)
Additional List of Courses Possibly Offered to CE MS (thesis) & PhD Students
Math / Statistics:
MATH 415 Modern Algebra I
MATH 416 Modern Algebra II
MATH 446 Principles of Analysis I
MATH 447 Topics in Analysis II
STAT 601 Statistical Analysis
MATH 606 Theory of Probability I
MATH 607 Real Variables I
MATH 608 Real Variables II
MATH 652 Optimization II
* See pp. 36–45 of the Graduate Handbook for specific information on courses and requirements needed.
(The most up-to-date version is found on your Microsoft TEAMS/ ECEN Graduate Students link available to enrolled students)
** ECEN 691 Research is only offered for MS and PhD in CE.
***See course descriptions in the ECEN catalog.
Tentative CEEN Graduate Classes for 2023-2024
Spring 2023
- ECEN 619 Internet Protocols and Modeling
- ECEN 653 Computer Arithmetic Unit Design
- ECEN 676 Advanced Computer Architecture
- ECEN 680 Testing and Diagnosis of Digital Systems
- ECEN 681 Seminar – CE
- ECEN 689 Scalable Distributed Consensus
- ECEN 689 Scientific Machine Learning
- ECEN 714/454 Digital Integrated Circuit Design
- ECEN 719 Advanced Digital Systems Design
- ECEN 740 Machine Learning Engineering
- ECEN 749/449 Microprocessor Systems Design
- ECEN 757 Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
Fall 2023
- ECEN 602 Computer Communications and Networking
- ECEN 621 Mobile Wireless Networks
- ECEN 651 Microprogrammed Control of Digital Systems
- ECEN 681 Seminar – CE
- ECEN 687 Introduction to VLSI Physical Design Automation
- ECEN 689 Processor Memory System Architecture
- ECEN 714/454 Digital Integrated Circuit Design
- ECEN 732 Online Decision Making and Learning
- ECEN 740 Machine Learning Engineering
- ECEN 749/449 Microprocessor Systems Design
- ECEN 751 Computational Methods for Integrated System Design
- ECEN 758 Data Mining and Analysis
- ECEN 759 Hardware Security
Spring 2024
- ECEN 619 Internet Protocols and Modeling
- ECEN 653 Computer Arithmetic Unit Design
- ECEN 654 Very Large-Scale Integrated Systems Design
- ECEN 681 Seminar – CE
- ECEN 689 Architecture and Circuits for Machine Learning
- ECEN 689 Smartphone Systems
- ECEN 689 VLSI Machine Learning Systems
- ECEN 689 Scientific Machine Learning
- ECEN 714/454 Digital Integrated Circuit Design
- ECEN 722 FPGA Information Processing Systems
- ECEN 748 Data Stream Algorithms and Applications
- ECEN 749/449 Microprocessor Systems Design
- ECEN 750 Design and Analysis of Communication Networks
- ECEN 755 Stochastic Systems
- ECEN 757 Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
Fall 2024
- ECEN 621 Mobile Wireless Networks
- ECEN 651 Microprogrammed Control of Digital Systems
- ECEN 681 Seminar – CE
- ECEN 689 Quantum Logic Synthesis
- ECEN 714/454 Digital Integrated Circuit Design
- ECEN 732 Online Decision Making and Learning
- ECEN 749/449 Microprocessor Systems Design
- ECEN 753 Theory and Applications of Network Coding
- ECEN 755 Stochastic Systems
- ECEN 756 Game Theory
- ECEN 758 Data Mining and Analysis