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Sep 30, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Computer Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering 4+1 (BCpE/MSECE)
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Requirements for the Degree
4+1 Bachelor of Computer or Electrical Engineering/Master of Science Electrical & Computer Engineering
The department offers special 4 + 1 BEE/MSECE and 4 + 1 BCpE/MSECE programs for highly-qualified undergraduate students. The program allows the student to earn both the BEE/BCpE and the MSECE degree in five years of full-time study in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware. Students must apply by May 1 of their junior year. GRE scores will be waived. For admissions to this program the following minimum criteria will be applied:
An undergraduate grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
A minimum of two letters of strong support from former teachers at the University of Delaware.
The application and processing instructions can be found at the Graduate Office website. Choose either an area or undecided and once you start the application, click on the 4 + 1 program option.
Students admitted to the 4 + 1 BEE/MSECE or the 4 + 1 BCpE/MSECE programs are required to meet all the requirements listed for the MSECE degree and can choose either the thesis or the non-thesis option (the thesis option can take more than five years to complete.) Students are required to complete two of the courses acceptable for the MSECE degree during enrollment in the BEE/BCpE degree (600 level technical courses). These two courses can also be counted toward meeting the technical elective requirement of the BEE/BCpE degree; a grade of B- or better must be received in order for these two courses to count toward the graduate degree.
Concentrations
Requirements:
Students in the Ph.D. and M.S.E.C.E. programs may elect to choose a concentration area of study. Concentrations are available in Computer Systems & Networking, Signal Processing, Communications, and Controls, Materials and Devices, Electromagnetics and Photonics, and Biomedical Engineering. Students selecting a concentration must meet the concentration requirements detailed here, in addition to meeting their general degree requirements. Students admitted to the MSECE program upon successful completion of one or more Graduate Certificates will be able to apply the graduate courses of up to three (3) successfully completed Certificates towards the concentration requirements. Concentrations are voluntary, and students selecting multidisciplinary or other specialized studies need not declare a concentration.
Concentration in Computer Systems and Networking
Students in the Computer Systems & Networking (CSN) concentration focus on research and coursework in computer architecture and parallel systems, optimizing and parallelizing compilers, design and test of high-performance digital and analog VLSI circuits, wired and mobile wireless networking, computer program optimization, as well as emerging CSN theories and applications. The CSN concentration is available to students in the MSECE and Ph.D. degree programs. Required Courses
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. ELEG 662 should be taken each semester. A minimum of two courses from the following:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. Concentration in Signal Processing, Communications, and Controls
Students in the Signal Processing, Communications, and Controls (SPCC) concentration focus on research and coursework in multimedia signal processing, statistical and nonlinear signal processing, image processing, time-frequency analysis, wireless communications, information theory, coding, as well as emerging SPCC theories and applications. The SPCC concentration is available to students in the MSECE and Ph.D. degree programs. A minimum of two courses from the following:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. A minimum of two courses from the following:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. Required courses
ELEG 663 must be taken each semester. Concentration in Materials and Devices
Students in the Materials & Devices (MD) concentration focus on research and coursework in solid-state physics, semiconductor growth, device fabrication, and electro-magnetic measurement & characterization. The MD concentration is available to students in the MSECE and Ph.D. degree programs. Required courses
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. ELEG 661 must be taken each semester. A minimum of two courses from the following:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. Concentration in Electromagnetics and Photonics
Students in the Electromagnetics & Photonics (EP) concentration focus on research and coursework in optics and electromagnetics; optoelectronic, microwave, millimeter-wave and terahertz devices and systems, device fabrication, and electro-magnetic measurement & characterization. The EP concentration is available to students in the MSECE and Ph.D. degree programs. Required courses:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. ELEG 661 should be taken each semester. A minimum of two courses from the following:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. Concentration in Biomedical Engineering
Students in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) concentration focus on research and coursework in biomedical applications of signal and image processing, imaging systems, biophotonics, biochemical detection, cardiovascular and respiratory control, electrophysiology, computational biology, and bioinformatics. The BME concentration is available to students in the MSECE and Ph.D. degree programs. Required courses
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. ELEG 664 should be taken each semester.
A minimum of two courses from the following:
Other courses may be approved by the ECE Graduate Committee. |
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