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MASTER OF ENGINEERING


Curriculum Advisors

AREA OF RESEARCH CODE* ADVISOR PHONE LOCATION E-MAIL
Applied Ocean Sciences (AOS) EC75 William Hodgkiss 858-534-1798 PL, Bldg. 106
Applied Physics - Electronic Devices & Materials (AP - E) EC76 Yuan Taur 858-534-3816 EBUI 3801
Applied Physics - Radio and Space Science (AP - R) EC76 Kevin Quest 858-534-4676 EBUI 2404
Communication Theory & Systems / Magnetic Recording (CTS) EC77 Ken Zeger 858-822-0440 EBUI 6605
Electronic Circuits & Systems (ECS) EC78 Larry Larson 858-534-8987 EBUI 5607
Computer Engineering (CE) EC79 Sujit Dey 858-534-0750 EBUI 4404
Intelligent Systems, Robotics & Control (ISRC)) EC80 Gert Lanckriet 858-534-6976 EBUI 5604
Applied Optics & Photonics (PHO) EC81 Joseph Ford 858-534-7891 EBUI 3405
Signal and Image Processing (SIP) EC82 Bhaskar Rao 858-534-6186 EBUI 6403
Nanoscale Devices and Systems (NDS) EC86 Ed Yu 858-534-6619 EBUI 3809
* NOTE: These are the major codes for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The major code for the Master of Engineering degree is EC84.



The Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program is intended primarily for engineers who desire Master's level work but do not intend to continue with Ph.D. level research. It differs from the M.S. program as it is a terminal degree, whereas the M.S. may serve as an entry to a Ph.D. program. Salient features of the M.Eng. program include the following: it can be completed in one year at full-time or two years at half-time; it does not require a thesis, a research project or a comprehensive exam; it has flexible course requirements; and it has an option of three courses in business, management, and finance.


Course Requirements

Core courses (twenty-eight units): Students must take 5 closely related courses from one of the focus groups listed below, and 2 courses that are distinctly different from one of the other focus groups:

  • Focus Group 1 (Applied Physics):

ECE 222A-B-C

Electromagnetic Theory

ECE 230A-B-C

Solid State Electronics

ECE 236A-B-C-D

Semiconductors

ECE 238A-B

Materials Science

MS 201A-B-C

Materials Science

ECE 240A-B-C

Optics

ECE 241A-B-C

Optics

  • Focus Group 2 (Communications & Signal Analysis):

ECE 250

Random Processes

ECE 251AN-BN-CN-DN

Digital Signal Processing

ECE 252A-B

Speech Compression and Recognition

ECE 253A-B

Digital Images Analysis

ECE 254

Detection Theory

ECE 255A

Information Theory

ECE 255B-C

Source Coding

ECE 256A-B

Time Series Analysis

ECE 257A-B

Wireless Communications

ECE 258A-B

Digital Communications

ECE 259AN-BN-CN

Channel Coding

ECE 275A-B

Statistical Parameter Estimation

ECE 285

Special Topics

  • Focus Group 3 (Electronic Circuits & Systems):

ECE 222A-B-C

Applied Electromagnetic Theory

ECE 230A-B-C

Solid State Electronics

ECE 236A-B-C

Semiconductor Heterostructure Materials

ECE 250

Random Processes

ECE 251 AN-BN-CN-DN

Digital Signal Processing I and II, Filter Banks &   Wavelets, Array Processing

ECE 260A-B-C

VLSI Circuits

ECE 264A-B-C-D

Analog IC Design

ECE 265A-B

Wireless Circuit Design

CSE 240A-B

Computer Architecture

CSE 242A-243A

Computer Aided Design

Technical Electives (eight units): To fulfill the Technical Elective requirement, students may take graduate level courses in ECE, CSE, Mathematics or Physics; 4 units may be either ECE 298 or ECE 299.

Professional Electives (twelve units): To fulfill the Professional Elective requirement, students may take any upper division undergraduate courses in preparation for further graduate level work, or any graduate courses to provide additional breadth or depth in one or more areas.

Some possible choices for Professional Electives include the following courses from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS): IRCO 401 (Managerial Economics), IRCO 420 (Accounting), and IRCO 421 (Finance).

All elective course choices must be approved by a faculty advisor.