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The following is from the ECE grad handbook
It is annotated here to help with entering the plan via SIS.
There are several templates that you can use to enter the plan of work.
The most flexible template is named Electrical Engineering-MS or Computer
Engineering-MS . This will require you to annotate the plan with the requirements that each course satisfies. This is easily done using the “Requirement/Course Description” line that is on the left for each course entry. Note that in the instructions below, any requirement of inserting comments in “Requirement/Course Description” line can be done only with this template.
Examples for are given on the next page.
The structured templates for “ non thesis MS ” and “ thesis MS ” list the requirements in the “Requirement/Course Description” line. You may not modify the contents of this line in these templates. Thus, if your plan has any novel aspects, such as transfer courses from other universities or from the PBS program at NCSU, or a plan that has more than 31 hours, you will need to use the flexible template. If you use either “ non thesis MS ” and
“ thesis MS ”, there is no explicit way to denote the three areas of breadth. You do not have to enter this information, but the requirement is still valid and will be checked by the DGP.
All EE and CPE MS Students
1.
All graduate students must attend the ECE600 seminar (a one credit hour course) in either the first or second semester. This seminar deals with topics important for the graduate career of the student.
2.
The MS degree requires at least 30 credit hours. The MS program requires both breadth and depth. SIS will automatically count hours for you.
3.
Breadth is obtained by at least one course from each of three (3) specialty areas in
Table 1. You will need to use the comments section that is available in the
“Requirement/Course Description” line to denote the areas.
4.
Depth is achieved by taking at least two advanced graduate level courses.
Advanced courses are 700 level regularly scheduled courses. Special topics courses, 79x, may not be counted as advanced. At least one of the advanced courses must come from the major track (EE or CPE). For thesis MS students,
ECE695 may count as an advanced course. You need to use the comment section that is available in the “Requirement/Course Description” line of the flexible template to note the 700 level courses you chose.
5.
The major, EE or CPE, is obtained by taking five (5) courses from major track from the entire list of courses in ECE (see Appendix A below). At least one of the advanced courses must come from the major track. Three hours of thesis can be credited as one course in the major. Only one course in the major track is subject
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to this substitution. This requirement is enforced by the structured templates. If you use the flexible template, you will need to indicate in the
“Requirement/Course Description” line which courses are EE and which are CPE.
See example below.
6.
The student must take 21 hours of ECE courses, 18 hours must be graded, i.e., only one S/U course allowed, (ECE633, 634, 682), exclusive of ECE695. ECE695 cannot be used for credit by non-thesis students. The student must have a GPA of at least 3.000 in ECE courses. This includes courses cross-listed with other departments. If you take any of the individual studies courses, please use the flexible template and note the instructor of the course.
7.
Maximum six(6) hours of ECE695 is allowed for MST students – an MST student may have up to nine hours of S/U, e.g., 6 hours ECE695 + 3 hours ECE633. If you take less than 6 hours of ECE695, you will need to use the flexible template.
8.
Up to nine hours of graduate-level (500,700) courses outside of ECE may be taken. One senior-level (400) course may be included in these nine hours. These courses must be part of a unified plan of study for an advanced ECE degree.
These courses should be taken with prior approval of the director of graduate
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programs or the ECE Graduate Studies Committee.
(As a guideline, note that the common graduate-level, technical courses in CSC,
MA, STAT, PHYS, CH, or any engineering department are acceptable. BUS courses that are listed for the CNE program are acceptable. Substitutions for BUS courses require prior approval. It is wise to check with the graduate office before taking courses outside of the above mentioned areas.)
Examples for the flexible plan of work template for SIS can be found below:
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TABLE 1: Specialty areas
Specialty
Note: [PoW specialty abbreviation]
(Major area – EE or CPE)
Computer Architecture [CA] (CPE)
Course Numbers
Software [SW] (CPE)
VLSI Systems [VLS] (CPE)
Networking [NET] (CPE)
Circuits [CRT] (EE)
ECE506 (FS) ECE521 (FS), ECE561 (S) , ECE721 (FO) ,
ECE743 (V) , ECE747 (S) , ECE705 (V) , ECE706 (S),
ECE785 (F), ECE786 (S)
ECE 517 (F) , ECE 566 (S)
ECE 520 (S) , ECE546 (F) , ECE 704 (V) , ECE 741 (V) ,
ECE745 (F) ,ECE761 (S)
ECE 570 (FS) , ECE573 (FS) , ECE574 (FS) , ECE575 (S) ,
ECE 576 (FS) , ECE579(FS), ECE773 (S) , ECE774 (S) ,
ECE775 (F) ,ECE 776 (S) , ECE 777 (F) , ECE779 (S)
ECE 511 (F) , ECE703 (F) , ECE 712 (S) , ECE718 (S) , ECE
733 (S)
ECE 540 (S) , ECE549 (F) , ECE719 (F) , ECE732 (S) Microwave Circuits and Applied
Electromagnetics [MCA] (EE)
Communications [COM] (EE) ECE515 (S), ECE582 (F) , ECE 751 (SO) ,
ECE752(SO),ECE 762 (F), ECE766 (S), ECE767 (SE)
ECE 513 (F), ECE559 (SE), ECE742 (S), ECE763 (F) Signal Processing and Computational
Intelligence [SP] (EE)
Robotics, Mechatronics, Control &
Instrumentation [RMC] (EE)
ECE 516(S), ECE522(F), ECE555(S), ECE556(F), ECE
726(V), ECE755(F)
Power Electronics and Power Systems
[PES] (EE)
ECE 534 (F) , ECE550 (FE), ECE553 (S) ,ECE734 (S) ,
ECE 736 (F), ECE753 (SE), ECE792P* (SO), ECE792S*
(SE),
* these course may count as advanced, pending CAF
Nanoelectronics and Photonics [NEP]
(EE)
ECE523 (S), ECE 530** (F) , ECE531 (F) , ECE538 (F) ,
ECE557 (F) , ECE 722 (F) , ECE 723 (SO) , ECE 724 (S)
** Required for students majoring in nanoelectronics and photonics.
Key to course offerings: F- fall, S – spring, FS – both fall and spring, FO – fall odd years, FE – fall even years, SO – spring odd years, SE – spring even years, V – variable, depending on instructor availability, Sum – summer, for courses that have an inconsistent history, we have noted the last time it was offered.
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Use of Flexible Template
Use of non-thesis MS Template
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APPENDIX A
(revised 2/08)
MAJOR
CONSULT TRACS FOR COURSE AVAILABILITY THIS TERM
ECE COURSE MAJOR ASSOCIATION
COURSE NO.
ECE
ECE
506
ECE
ECE
511
513
514
EE CpE COURSE TITLE
X ARCHITECTURE OF PARALLEL COMPUTERS
X ANALOG ELECTRONICS
X DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
X RANDOM PROCESSES
ECE
ECE
515
516
ECE(CSC) 517
X
X
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM CONTROL ENGINEERING
X OBJECT-ORIENTED LANGUAGE & SYSTEMS
ECE
ECE
520
521
X
X
DIGITAL ASIC DESIGN
DIGITAL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
ECE(BME) 522
ECE 523
ECE
ECE
528
530
X
X
X
X
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
PHOTONICS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS
ECE
ECE
531
532
ECE 534
ECE(MAE) 535
X
X
X
X
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSISTOR DEVICES
PRINCIPLES OF MICROWAVE CIRCUITS
POWER
DESIGN OF ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
557
561
ECE 566
ECE(CSC) 570
ECE(CSC) 573
ECE(CSC) 574
ECE(CSC) 575
ECE(CSC) 576
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
538
540
546
549
550
553
555
556
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
INTEGRATED CKT TECHNOLOGY AND FABRICATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
VLSI SYSTEMS DESIGN (NOTE CROSSLISTING)
RF WIRELESS DESIGN
POWER SYSTEM OPERATION AND CONTROL
X COMPUTER CONTROL OF ROBOTS
X AGENT-BASED MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS
PRINCIPLES OF MOS TRANSISTORS
EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN
COMPILER OPTIMIZATION AND SCHEDULING
COMPUTER NETWORKS
X INTERNETWORK PROTOCOLS AND ARCHITECTURE
X NETWORK SECURITY
X INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS NETWORKING
X CONNECTION-ORIENTED NETWORKS
579
582 X
X INTRO TO COMPUTER PERFORMANCE MODELLING
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
600 X ORIENTATION
703
704
X INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUITS
X LOGIC DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY
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ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
705
706
APPENDIX A
(revised 2/08)
ECE
ECE(MAE)
712
717
X ADVANCED PARALLEL COMPUTER ARCHITEC
X INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
X MULTIVA LIN SYSTEMS THEORY
718
719
X
X
COMPUTER-AIDED CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN
721 X
722 X ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLID STATE MATERIALS
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
723
724
X
X
725 X
OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS
ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLID STATE DEVICES
726
727
X
X
ADVANCED FEEDBACK CONTROL
SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY
729
733
734
736
X
X
GROWTH OF THIN FILMS FROM THE VAPOR PHASE
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
X POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
X POWER SYSTEM STABILITY AND CONTROL
737
739
741
742
X MICROWAVE DEV. CHARACTER. TECHNIQUES
X INTEGRATED CKT TECHNOLOGY FABRICATION LAB.
X SEQUENTIAL MACHINES
X ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
743
744 X
X HIGH PERFORMANCE MULTICOMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC PACKAG. & INTERCONNECTS
745 ASIC
746
747
X HIGH PERFORMANCE VLSI DESIGN
X DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE
751 X DETECTION AND ESTIMATION THEORY
752 X
753
755
X
X
COMPUTER ANAL. OF LARGE SCALE POWER SYSTEMS
ADVANCED ROBOTICS
756 X
759
761
X PATTERN RECOGNITION
X DESIGN AUTOMATION FOR VLSI
762
763
764
X
X
X
ADVANCED DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
COMPUTER VISION
DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
765
766
ECE 767
ECE(CSC) 773
ECE(CSC) 774
ECE(CSC) 775
ECE(CSC) 776
ECE(CSC) 777
ECE 778
ECE(CSC) 779
X
X
X FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTING
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS: SIGNAL PROCESSING PRINCIPLES
X ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNET PROTOCOLS
X ADVANCED NETWORK SECURITY
X ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORKS
X DESIGN & PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NTWK SYS & SVCS
X TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK DESIGN
X OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS
X ADVANCED COMPUTER PERFORMANCE MODELLING
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ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
ECE
781
782
785
786
791
792
633
634
833
834
APPENDIX A
(revised 2/08)
X X SPECIAL STUDIES IN ECE GIVEN AS NEED ARISES
X X SPECIAL STUDIES IN ECE GIVEN AS NEED ARISES
X ADVANCED COMPUTER DESIGN
X ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
X X SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECE (DEPENDS ON TOPIC)
X X SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECE (DEPENDS ON TOPIC)
X X INDIVIDUAL TOPICS IN ECE (MS Level)
X X INDIVIDUAL STUDIES IN ECE LIMITED TO TWO COURSES (MS Level)
X X INDIVIDUAL TOPICS IN ECE (PHD Level)
X X INDIVIDUAL STUDIES IN ECE FOR QUALIFYING REVIEW (PHD Level)
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