Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 1

DEPARTMENT OF ECE 232 Introduction to Project Practices Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER within the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) discipline through
individual and group project work guided by ECE industry leaders.

ENGINEERING
Prerequisite: ECE 202, may be taken concurrently or ECE 395B, may be
taken concurrently or ECE 495B, may be taken concurrently.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both ECE 232 and ECE

Courses 280A1.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
(ECE) ECE 251 Introduction to Microcontrollers and IoT Credits: 4 (3-3-0)
ECE 101 Foundations in ECE Credit: 1 (1-0-0) Course Description: Microprocessor organization, Internet of Things (IoT)
Course Description: Introduction to the field of Electrical and Computer platforms, microprocessor coding using C and assembly language, I/O
Engineering, including exploration of the diversity of technical areas, techniques, real-time interfaces, and applications.
application of the engineering method, and investigation of a range of Prerequisite: ECE 102 with a minimum grade of C.
potential careers. Hands-on application of technical concepts through Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
completion of an Arduino-based project. Sections may be offered: Online.
Prerequisite: None. Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Restrictions: Must not be a: Junior, Senior. Must be a: Undergraduate. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Special Course Fee: Yes.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional. ECE 303 Introduction to Communications Principles Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Special Course Fee: No. Also Offered As: STAT 303.
Course Description: Basic concepts in design and analysis of
ECE 102 Digital Circuit Logic Credits: 4 (3-2-0) communication systems.
Course Description: Fundamentals of digital circuit logic, including Prerequisite: MATH 340, may be taken concurrently and MATH 261 with a
Boolean algebra; Karnaugh maps; multiplexers, decoders, ROMS, PLAS, minimum grade of C.
flip-flops, counters; sequential networks; and state tables. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not
Prerequisite: None. allowed for both ECE 303 and STAT 303.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Term Offered: Spring.
Sections may be offered: Online. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring. Special Course Fee: No.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes. ECE 311 Linear System Analysis I Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Continuous and discrete time signals and systems
ECE 103 DC Circuit Analysis Credits: 3 (2-2-0) representations in time and frequency domain; time convolution.
Course Description: Basic DC circuit analysis, including the use of Prerequisite: None.
relevant software to solve problems and analyze results from projects. Registration Information: (ECE 202 with a minimum grade of C; ECE 331
Prerequisite: MATH 159 with a minimum grade of C or MATH 160 with a or concurrent registration; ECE 341 or concurrent registration; MATH 340
minimum grade of C. with a minimum grade of C) or (ECE 202 with a minimum grade of
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. C; MATH 340 with a minimum grade of C and (CS 356 or concurrent
Sections may be offered: Online. registrationl or ECE 451 or concurrent registration or ECE 528 or
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring. concurrent registration).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Term Offered: Fall.
Special Course Fee: Yes. Grade Mode: Traditional.
ECE 202 Circuit Theory Applications Credits: 4 (3-3-0) Special Course Fee: No.
Course Description: Basic circuit analysis techniques and applications to ECE 312 Linear System Analysis II Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
engineering design problems. Course Description: Laplace and Z transforms, applications to
Prerequisite: ECE 103 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 161 with a modulation, filtering and sampling, state space representation.
minimum grade of C. Prerequisite: ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Term Offered: Spring.
Terms Offered: Spring, Summer. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Special Course Fee: No.
Special Course Fee: Yes.
ECE 204 Introduction to Electrical Engineering Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Basic analog and digital circuits and systems;
introduction to electromechanical devices.
Prerequisite: MATH 161 and PH 142.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 331 Electronics Principles I Credits: 4 (3-3-0) ECE 395A Independent Study Credits: Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
Course Description: Discrete component semiconductor devices, Course Description: Development and implementation of a project in an
characteristics and applications. Rectifier circuits, single-stage and multi- Electrical and Computer Engineering field of special interest under the
stage amplifiers. supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite: None. Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Registration Information: Contact department for registration. May be
(ECE 202 with a minimum grade of C; ECE 311, may be taken taken up to 6 times for credit.
concurrently; ECE 341, may be taken concurrently; MATH 340 with a Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
minimum grade of C; PH 142 with a minimum grade of C) or (ECE 202 Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
with a minimum grade of C; ECE 311, may be taken concurrently; ECE 451, Special Course Fee: No.
may be taken concurrently; MATH 340 with a minimum grade of C; ECE 395B Independent Study: Open Option Project Credits:
PH 142 with a minimum grade of C; CS 356, may be taken concurrently or Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
ECE 528, may be taken concurrently). Course Description: Students will work on an array of different electrical
Term Offered: Fall. and computer engineering projects independently or under the guidance
Grade Mode: Traditional. of industry mentors. Projects will be initiated by students or outside
Special Course Fee: Yes. sources and will consist of small-scale service/outreach projects or
ECE 332 Electronics Principles II Credits: 4 (3-3-0) market-driven projects that simulate a business environment.
Course Description: Discrete and integrated-circuit amplifiers-frequency Prerequisite: None.
response, negative feedback. Registration Information: Contact department for registration. May be
Prerequisite: ECE 331 with a minimum grade of C. taken up to 6 times for credit.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Term Offered: Spring. Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Special Course Fee: No.
Special Course Fee: Yes. ECE 395C Independent Study : Vertically Integrated Project Credits:
ECE 340 Electromagnetics for Computer Engineering Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
Course Description: Fundamentals of electromagnetic theory for Course Description: Explore and develop comprehensive applications
computer engineering; applications of electromagnetics in VLSI design, of electrical and computer engineering technologies as a member of a
silicon photonics, radar, antenna, and communication; vector analysis; team, especially as they relate to active research areas of CSU faculty
static electromagnetic fields; boundary conditions; time-varying members.
electromagnetic field; Maxwell’s equations; connection between circuit Prerequisite: None.
theory and electromagnetics; waveguides, and fiber optics. Registration Information: Contact department for registration. May be
Prerequisite: ECE 202 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 161 with a taken up to 6 times for credit.
minimum grade of C. Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered: Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Online. Special Course Fee: No.
Term Offered: Fall. ECE 401 Senior Design Project I Credits: 3 (1-4-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional. Course Description: Advanced project, seminar series, formal written
Special Course Fee: No. report, and oral presentation.
ECE 341 Electromagnetic Fields and Devices I Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Prerequisite: None.
Course Description: Basic concepts of electrostatic and magnetostatic Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
fields. (ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C or (PH 314 with a minimum grade
Prerequisite: PH 142 with a minimum grade of C and MATH 340 of C and PH 353 with a minimum grade of C); ECE 332 with a minimum
with a minimum grade of C and ECE 202 with a minimum grade of C grade of C; ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C) or (ECE 311 with a
and ECE 311, may be taken concurrently and ECE 331, may be taken minimum grade of C; 4 courses from the following: CS 356, ECE 312 with
concurrently. a minimum grade of C, ECE 331 with a minimum grade of C, ECE 332
Term Offered: Fall. with a minimum grade of C, ECE 450 and ECE 451, ECE 452, ECE 456,
Grade Mode: Traditional. ECE 528).
Special Course Fee: No. Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
ECE 342 Electromagnetic Fields and Devices II Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Special Course Fee: Yes.
Course Description: Basic concepts of time varying electromagnetic
fields and transmission lines. ECE 402 Senior Design Project II Credits: 3 (1-4-0)
Prerequisite: ECE 341 with a minimum grade of C. Course Description: Advanced project, formal report, and oral
Term Offered: Spring. presentation.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Prerequisite: ECE 401.
Special Course Fee: No. Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: Yes.
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ECE 403 Intro to Optical Techniques in Biomedical Eng Credits: 3 (3-0-0) ECE 430 Fourier and Wavelet Analysis with Apps Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Also Offered As: BIOM 403. Also Offered As: MATH 430.
Course Description: Engineering design principles of optical Course Description: Fourier analysis and transforms, FFTs; sampling
characterization techniques for biomedical systems, including optical theorems, computational algorithms; wavelets; applications to
spectroscopy and microscopy of biomolecules and tissues. communication, imaging, and compression.
Prerequisite: CHEM 111 and PH 142 with a minimum grade of C. Prerequisite: MATH 340 or MATH 345.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both ECE 430 and
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered: MATH 430.
Online. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 403, BIOM Term Offered: Spring.
481A3, ECE 403, or ECE 481A3. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Term Offered: Spring (odd years). Special Course Fee: No.
Grade Mode: Traditional. ECE 431 Biomedical Signal and Image Processing Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Special Course Fee: No. Also Offered As: BIOM 431.
ECE 404 Experiments in Optical Electronics Credits: 2 (1-3-0) Course Description: Principles, features and mathematical processing of
Course Description: Experiments in optical electronics and lasers. biomedical signals and images including interference and noise filtering
Prerequisite: None. and feature enhancement.
Registration Information: Must have concurrent registration in ECE 441. Prerequisite: (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with
Must register for lecture and laboratory. a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C and
Term Offered: Fall. PH 142 with a minimum grade of C).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not
Special Course Fee: No. allowed for both BIOM 431 and ECE 431.
Term Offered: Spring.
ECE 411 Control Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Course Description: Control system analysis and design for linear
Special Course Fee: No.
systems: stability and performance; time and frequency domain
techniques. ECE 441 Optical Electronics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite: ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C. Course Description: Concepts of modern physics, optical properties of
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. atoms, light sources, lasers, optical detectors, optical cavities, and optical
Term Offered: Fall. fiber transmission.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Prerequisite: ECE 340 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 342 with a
Special Course Fee: No. minimum grade of C.
Term Offered: Fall.
ECE 412 Digital Control and Digital Filters Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Course Description: FIR and IIR digital filter design, analog and digital
Special Course Fee: No.
invariance and direct digital control algorithms, hybrid systems analysis.
Prerequisite: ECE 411. ECE 444 Antennas and Radiation Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Course Description: Retarded potential theory, antenna arrays, long wire
Term Offered: Spring. antennas, dipoles, aperture antennas, receiving antennas.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Prerequisite: ECE 340 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 342 with a
Special Course Fee: No. minimum grade of C.
ECE 415 Semiconductor Physics and Junctions Credits: 2 (2-0-0) Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Course Description: The fundamental physics of semiconductor
Special Course Fee: No.
band structure and of the modifications that occur by doping. These
fundamental concepts allow for developing the model of a pn junction ECE 445 Digital Logic Synthesis Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
diode, which is the basic unit of electronic devices. Course Description: Application of a top-down design methodology to
Prerequisite: (MATH 340 with a minimum grade of C or MATH 345 with a optimize circuits to achieve better power, performance, timing, and area.
minimum grade of C) and (PH 142 with a minimum grade of C). Advanced concepts in logic optimization, simulation and testing, and
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. synchronous and asynchronous circuits, as well as a comprehensive
Registration Information: Junior standing. Credit allowed for only one of review of high-level hardware description languages and the extraction of
the following: ECE 415, ECE 471A, or ECE 471B. gate-level circuits from these representations.
Term Offered: Spring. Prerequisite: ECE 102 with a minimum grade of C.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Special Course Fee: No. Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered:
Online. Credit not allowed for both ECE 445 and ECE 480A4.
ECE 421 Telecommunications I Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Term Offered: Spring (even years).
Course Description: Digital communication (source coding; modulation
Grade Mode: Traditional.
and detection; channel coding), analog communication (modulation).
Special Course Fee: No.
Prerequisite: (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with a
minimum grade of C) and (ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C).
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 450 Digital System Design Laboratory Credit: 1 (0-3-0) ECE 457 Fourier Optics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Small digital circuits are designed and simulated Course Description: Introduction to optical systems for signal and
using very high speed hardware description language and synthesis information processing with emphasis on Fourier optics.
tools. Prerequisite: ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C and ECE 342 with a
Prerequisite: None. minimum grade of C.
Registration Information: Must have concurrent registration in ECE 451. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not
Term Offered: Fall. allowed for both ECE 457 and ECE 502.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Term Offered: Spring.
Special Course Fee: No. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 451 Digital System Design Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: State machines with PLAs as controllers and small ECE 461 Power Systems Credits: 4 (3-2-0)
computers; timing and race elimination considerations; state and Course Description: Multi-phase power systems; power generation,
microprogramming implementation. transformer design, power distribution, power costs.
Prerequisite: ECE 102 with a minimum grade of C and ECE 202 with a Prerequisite: ECE 332 with a minimum grade of C.
minimum grade of C. Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Registration Information: Concurrent registration in ECE 450. Registration Information: Junior standing. Must register for lecture and
Term Offered: Fall. laboratory.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Term Offered: Fall (odd years).
Special Course Fee: No. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 452 Computer Organization and Architecture Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: CPU design; microarchitecture; data path and control ECE 465 Electrical Energy Generation Technologies Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
path; pipelining; memory system; I/O system; program optimization by Course Description: Various electrical energy generation alternatives.
system software/hardware. Comparisons based on cost, reliability, availability and environmental
Prerequisite: CS 250 with a minimum grade of C or CS 270 with a impact.
minimum grade of C or ECE 251 with a minimum grade of C. Prerequisite: ECE 202 with a minimum grade of C.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Spring. Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 455 Introduction to Robot Programming/Simulation Credits: ECE 466 Integrated Lighting Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
3 (3-0-0) Course Description: Technical underpinnings of light sources, their
Course Description: Fundamentals of simulating and programming of associated heat sink fixtures and power electronics drivers.
workcells that include robots and other articulated objects. Prerequisite: ECE 331.
Prerequisite: CS 152 with a minimum grade of C or CS 162 with a Term Offered: Spring.
minimum grade of C or CS 163 with a minimum grade of C or CS 164 with Grade Mode: Traditional.
a minimum grade of C. Special Course Fee: No.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. ECE 495A Independent Study Credits: Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
Term Offered: Fall. Course Description: Development and implementation of a project in an
Grade Mode: Traditional. electrical and computer engineering field of special interest under the
Special Course Fee: No. supervision of a faculty member.
ECE 456 Computer Networks Credits: 4 (3-3-0) Prerequisite: None.
Course Description: Circuit/packet switching, protocols, LAN/MAN, TCP/ Registration Information: Junior standing. Contact department for
IP, error correction, wireless LANS, mobile networks. registration. May be taken up to 6 times for credit.
Prerequisite: (CS 152 with a minimum grade of C or CS 162 with a Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
minimum grade of C or CS 163 with a minimum grade of C or CS 164 with Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 251 with a minimum grade of C) and Special Course Fee: No.
(ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with a minimum grade ECE 495B Independent Study: Open Option Project Credits:
of C) and (ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C). Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Course Description: Students will work on an array of different electrical
Sections may be offered: Online. and computer engineering projects independently or under the guidance
Term Offered: Spring. of industry mentors. Projects will be initiated by students or outside
Grade Mode: Traditional. sources and will consist of small-scale service/outreach projects or
Special Course Fee: No. market-driven projects that simulate a business environment.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Contact department for
registration. May be taken up to 6 times for credit.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 495C Independent Study: Vertically Integrated Projects Credits: ECE 507 Plasma Physics and Applications Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Var[1-6] (0-0-0) Course Description: Fundamental principles and industrial applications of
Course Description: Explore and develop comprehensive applications plasmas.
of electrical and computer engineering technologies as a member of a Prerequisite: ECE 342.
team, especially as they relate to active research areas of CSU faculty Term Offered: Spring.
members. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Prerequisite: None. Special Course Fee: No.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Contact department for ECE 512 Digital Signal Processing Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
registration. May be taken up to 6 times for credit. Course Description: Discrete time signals and systems, digital filter
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring. design and implementation, fast algorithms, quantization effects.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option. Prerequisite: ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C.
Special Course Fee: No. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
ECE 502 Advanced Fourier Optics Credits: 4 (3-0-1) Term Offered: Fall.
Course Description: Introduction to optical systems for signal and Grade Mode: Traditional.
information processing with emphasis on Fourier optics. Engineering Special Course Fee: No.
design principles, models, and computational techniques for forward ECE 513 Digital Image Processing Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
optical imaging and optical image reconstruction. Course Description: Image acquisition and display systems, image
Prerequisite: ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C and ECE 342 with a enhancement, restoration and encoding, image analysis; real-life
minimum grade of C and MATH 340 with a minimum grade of C. applications.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Must register for lecture and Prerequisite: (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with a
recitation. Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not allowed for both minimum grade of C) and (ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C).
ECE 457 and ECE 502. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Spring. Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 503 Ultrafast Optics Credits: 3 (3-0-0) ECE 514 Applications of Random Processes Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Principles and theory behind ultrashort pulse Course Description: Bit-error rates, signal-to-noise power ratios, signal
generation, amplification, and manipulation. detection, signal estimation, Wiener filters, and applications of these
Prerequisite: (ECE 341) and (ECE 342 or ECE 343). concepts in electrical and computer engineering.
Term Offered: Spring (even years). Prerequisite: (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with a
Grade Mode: Traditional. minimum grade of C) and (ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C).
Special Course Fee: No. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
ECE 504 Physical Optics Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Term Offered: Fall.
Course Description: Classical optics from first principles; basic Grade Mode: Traditional.
electromagnetic theory to wave and geometric guides. Special Course Fee: No.
Prerequisite: ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C. ECE 516 Information Theory Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Course Description: Information measures and their properties; lossless
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). data compression; channel capacity; channel coding theorem; rate
Grade Mode: Traditional. distortion theorem.
Special Course Fee: No. Prerequisite: (ECE 303 or STAT 303) and (ECE 421).
ECE 505 Nanostructures: Fundamentals and Applications Credits: Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
3 (3-0-0) Term Offered: Fall.
Course Description: Fundamentals of quantum confinement; Grade Mode: Traditional.
nanostructures optical properties; fabrication and characterization. Special Course Fee: No.
Prerequisite: ECE 342 and PH 353. ECE 517 Advanced Optical Imaging Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Also Offered As: BIOM 517.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Course Description: Engineering design principles of advanced optical
Grade Mode: Traditional. imaging techniques and image formation theory.
Special Course Fee: No. Prerequisite: ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C or MATH 340 with a
ECE 506 Optical Interferometry and Laser Metrology Credits: 3 (3-0-0) minimum grade of C or MATH 345 with a minimum grade of C.
Course Description: High resolution metrology techniques utilizing and Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
interferometric sensors using lasers and other light sources. Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered:
Prerequisite: ECE 342 and ECE 441. Online. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 517, BIOM
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. 581B7, ECE 517 or ECE 581B7.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Term Offered: Fall (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 518 Biophotonics Credits: 3 (3-0-0) ECE 522 Random Walks Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Also Offered As: BIOM 518. Also Offered As: MATH 522.
Course Description: Engineering design principles of optical Course Description: Mathematical aspects of random walks and diffusion
instrumentation for medical diagnostics. Light propagation and imaging processes. Stochastic modeling of complex systems.
in biological tissues. Prerequisite: (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with
Prerequisite: ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 457 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 315 with a minimum grade of C) and
a minimum grade of C or MATH 340 with a minimum grade of C or (ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 457 with a minimum grade of
MATH 345 with a minimum grade of C. C or MATH 469 with a minimum grade of C).
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered: Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered:
Online. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 518, BIOM Online. Credit allowed for only one of the following: ECE 522, ECE 681A2,
581A9, ECE 518 or ECE 581A9. and MATH 522.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Term Offered: Fall (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 519 Network Centric Systems Credits: 3 (2-3-0) ECE 523 Electronic Properties of Materials Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Network science concepts, fundamentals of network- Also Offered As: MSE 523.
centric systems, and case studies. Course Description: Introduction to the electronic properties of
Prerequisite: (CS 165 with a minimum grade of C) and (DSCI 369 with a materials, including band structures, quantum mechanics and optical
minimum grade of C or ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 312 characteristics.
with a minimum grade of C or ECE 421 with a minimum grade of C or Prerequisite: MATH 340 or MATH 345.
ECE 456 with a minimum grade of C or MATH 369 with a minimum grade Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior.
of C or STAT 303 with a minimum grade of C). Registration Information: Senior standing. Credit allowed for only one
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior. of the following: ECE 523, ECE 580B7, ECE 580B8, ECE 580C2, MSE 523,
Registration Information: Senior standing. Must register for lecture and MSE 580B7, MSE 580B8, MSE 580C2.
laboratory. Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not allowed for both Term Offered: Spring.
ECE 519 and ECE 581B8. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Term Offered: Spring (even years). Special Course Fee: No.
Grade Mode: Traditional. ECE 526 Biological Physics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Special Course Fee: No. Also Offered As: BIOM 526.
ECE 520 Optimization Methods--Control and Comm. Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Course Description: Mathematical and physical modeling of biological
Course Description: Linear and nonlinear optimization theory and systems. Mass transport in cellular environments. Electrical/mechanical
methods; applications in systems, control, and communication. properties of biomolecules.
Prerequisite: (DSCI 369 or MATH 369) and (MATH 317). Prerequisite: (MATH 340 or MATH 345) and (PH 122 or PH 142).
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both BIOM 526 and
Term Offered: Spring. ECE 526. Sections may be offered: Online.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Term Offered: Fall.
Special Course Fee: No. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 521 Satellite Communication Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Principles of satellite communication systems ECE 527A Biosensing: Cells as Circuits Credit: 1 (1-0-0)
engineering. Also Offered As: BIOM 527A.
Prerequisite: ECE 421. Course Description: Treatment of biological cells as circuits and their
Term Offered: Spring. electrical time-dependent function and frequency-dependent impedance.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Topics include the Hodgkin–Huxley circuit model, diffusion equation, and
Special Course Fee: No. modeling action potential propagation.
Prerequisite: (BIOM 101 or LIFE 102) and (CHEM 111) and (MATH 340 or
MATH 345) and (PH 142).
Registration Information: Junior standing. This is a partial semester
course. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 527A, BIOM
581B1, ECE 527A, or ECE 581B1.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years).
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 527B Biosensing: Signal and Noise in Biosensors Credit: 1 (1-0-0) ECE 527F Biosensing: Biophotonic Sensors Using Refractive
Also Offered As: BIOM 527B. Index Credit: 1 (1-0-0)
Course Description: Quantitative treatment of concepts of noise, Also Offered As: BIOM 527F.
interference and signal including noise types and spectra, filtering, and Course Description: Operating principles of optical biosensors based on
limitations imposed by noise. Example applications to Biosensors. changes in refractive index, such as thin films, ring-resonators, Mach-
Prerequisite: (MATH 340, may be taken concurrently or MATH 345, may Zehnder interferometers, and other evanescent wave sensors. Basic
be taken concurrently) and (PH 142). supporting optical concepts, including thin-film interference, optical
Registration Information: Junior standing. This is a partial semester waveguides and evanescent waves.
course. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 527B, BIOM Prerequisite: (BIOM 527E or ECE 527E) and (MATH 340, may be taken
581B2, ECE 527B, or ECE 581B2. concurrently or MATH 345, may be taken concurrently) and (PH 142).
Term Offered: Spring (even years). Registration Information: Junior standing. This is a partial semester
Grade Mode: Traditional. course. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 527F, BIOM
Special Course Fee: No. 581B6, ECE 527F, or ECE 581B6.
Term Offered: Spring (even years).
ECE 527C Biosensing: Sensor Circuit Fundamentals Credit: 1 (1-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Also Offered As: BIOM 527C.
Special Course Fee: No.
Course Description: Introduction to circuit concepts used in sensors,
including review of basic circuit elements of resistors, capacitors, and ECE 528 Embedded Systems and Machine Learning Credits: 4 (3-2-0)
MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor transistors) elements. Fundamentals Also Offered As: CS 528.
of the application of MOS circuits for signal conditioning and Course Description: Machine learning for embedded computing systems;
amplification and how sensor’s backend signal processing is carried out hardware/software optimizations for machine learning; hardware
after the sensor signal transduction stage. accelerators for deep learning; data reuse and sharing techniques;
Prerequisite: (BIOM 101 or LIFE 102) and (MATH 340, may be taken memory and network design for machine learning acceleration; anomaly
concurrently or MATH 345, may be taken concurrently) and (PH 142). detection and adversarial learning; advanced applications of machine
Registration Information: Junior standing. This is a partial semester learning in embedded applications.
course. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 527C, BIOM Prerequisite: CS 250 with a minimum grade of C or CS 270 with a
581B3, ECE 527C, or ECE 581B3. minimum grade of C or ECE 251 with a minimum grade of C.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Registration Information: Junior standing. Must register for lecture and
Special Course Fee: No. laboratory. Sections may be offered: Online. Credit allowed for only one of
the following: CS 528, CS 581C1, ECE 528, or ECE 581C1.
ECE 527D Biosensing: Electrochemical Sensors Credit: 1 (1-0-0)
Term Offered: Fall.
Also Offered As: BIOM 527D.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Course Description: Introduction to the electrochemistry, and applications
Special Course Fee: No.
of electrochemical methods, used for detection of certain classes of
chemicals and molecules. ECE 532 Dynamics of Complex Engineering Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite: (BIOM 101 or LIFE 102) and (CHEM 111) and (MATH 255 or Also Offered As: SYSE 532.
MATH 261) and (PH 142). Course Description: Higher-level behavior and issues that emerge from
Registration Information: Junior standing. This is a partial semester interaction between components in complex socio-technical systems.
course. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 527D, BIOM Prerequisite: ECE 501, may be taken concurrently or ENGR 501, may be
581B5, ECE 527D, or ECE 581B5. taken concurrently or SYSE 501, may be taken concurrently.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit allowed
Grade Mode: Traditional. for only one of the following: ECE 532, ENGR 532, or SYSE 532.
Special Course Fee: No. Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
ECE 527E Biosensing: Affinity Sensors Credit: 1 (1-0-0)
Special Course Fee: No.
Also Offered As: BIOM 527E.
Course Description: Fundamentals of affinity sensor application and ECE 534 Analog Integrated Circuit Design Credits: 4 (3-2-0)
design, including optical and electrical approaches and technologies. Course Description: Design methods for state-of-the-art analog integrated
Prerequisite: (BIOM 101 or LIFE 102) and (CHEM 111) and (MATH 340, circuits including CMOS op-amps, comparators, and phase-locked loops.
may be taken concurrently or MATH 345, may be taken concurrently) and Prerequisite: ECE 332 with a minimum grade of C.
(PH 142). Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Registration Information: Junior standing. This is a partial semester Registration Information: Junior standing. Must register for lecture and
course. Credit allowed for only one of the following: BIOM 527E, BIOM laboratory.
581B4, ECE 527E, or ECE 581B4. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Term Offered: Spring (even years). Special Course Fee: No.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 536 RF Integrated Circuit Design Credits: 3 (3-0-0) ECE 544 Silicon Photonics for Computing Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Design of state-of-the-art ICs for RF applications Course Description: Introduction to the modeling, analysis, design, and
including CMOS low-noise amplifiers, voltage-controlled oscillators, applications of silicon photonic devices and circuits.
mixers and power amplifiers. Prerequisite: (PH 141) and (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite: ECE 332. STAT 301 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with a minimum grade
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. of C or STAT 315 with a minimum grade of C).
Term Offered: Fall (even years). Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered:
Special Course Fee: No. Online. Credit not allowed for both ECE 544 and ECE 580B6.
Term Offered: Fall.
ECE 537 Biomedical Signal Processing Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Also Offered As: BIOM 537.
Special Course Fee: No.
Course Description: Modeling and classification of biosignals (e.g.
EEG, ECG, EMG), covering adaptive filtering, wavelets, support vector ECE 545 FPGA Signal Processing/Software-Defined Radio Credits:
machines, neural networks, and handling problems with overfitting of 3 (3-0-0)
noisy data. Course Description: Theory, design principles, and implementation of
Prerequisite: ECE 303 or ECE 311 or MATH 340 or STAT 303. digital signal processing algorithms on Field Programmable Gate Array
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not (FPGA) devices, and their applications, ranging from telecommunications
allowed for both BIOM 537 and ECE 537. to scientific equipment.
Term Offered: Spring (even years). Prerequisite: ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C and ECE 451 with a
Grade Mode: Traditional. minimum grade of C.
Special Course Fee: No. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not
allowed for both ECE 545 and ECE 580B4.
ECE 538 Design/Analysis of Analog Digital Interface Credits: 4 (3-3-0)
Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Course Description: Topics of interface circuit designs analog and digital
Grade Mode: Traditional.
interfaces. Basic concept of designing and analyzing analog and digital
Special Course Fee: No.
interface circuits.
Prerequisite: ECE 312 with a minimum grade of C and ECE 332 with a ECE 546 Laser Fundamentals and Devices Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
minimum grade of C and ECE 451 with a minimum grade of C. Course Description: Amplification of light, laser excitation mechanisms,
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. laser devices, characteristics and design.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring (even years). Prerequisite: ECE 441.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Term Offered: Spring.
Special Course Fee: No. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 540 Computational Electromagnetics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Computational techniques for practical applications ECE 548 Microwave Theory and Component Design Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
in electromagnetic fields, devices, scattering, propagation, and radiation. Course Description: Fundamentals of microwave engineering,
Prerequisite: ECE 340 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 342 with a components, devices, and measurements.
minimum grade of C. Prerequisite: ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 541 Applied Electromagnetics Credits: 3 (3-0-0) ECE 549 Radar Systems and Design Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: High- and low-frequency electromagnetics, wave Course Description: Fundamental ideas of radar operation and basic
propagation, radiation, and scattering, wireless and guided-wave systems, design of various radar types including current topics.
bioelectromagnetics. Prerequisite: ECE 340 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 342 with a
Prerequisite: ECE 340 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C.
minimum grade of C. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both ECE 541 and ECE Grade Mode: Traditional.
580B5. Special Course Fee: No.
Term Offered: Fall (even years). ECE 554 Computer Architecture Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional. Course Description: Fundamentals of computer design, multiprocessors
Special Course Fee: No. and thread-level parallelism, storage systems, and interconnection
networks and clusters.
Prerequisite: ECE 452 or CS 470.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Spring (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 555 Advanced Robotics–Redundancy & Optimization Credits: ECE 561 Hardware/Software Design of Embedded Systems Credits:
3 (3-0-0) 4 (3-3-0)
Course Description: Advanced analysis, design, and control of Also Offered As: CS 561.
kinematically redundant articulated objects, including both robotic and Course Description: Embedded systems design including system level
biological systems. modeling, design space exploration, hardware-software partitioning, high
Prerequisite: (ECE 455) and (DSCI 369 or MATH 369). level synthesis.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Prerequisite: CS 250 with a minimum grade of C or CS 270 with a
Registration Information: Junior standing. minimum grade of C or CS 470 or ECE 251 with a minimum grade of C or
Term Offered: Spring (even years). ECE 452.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Credit
Special Course Fee: No. not allowed for both CS 561 and ECE 561. Sections may be offered:
Online.
ECE 556 AI for Radar and Remote Sensing Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Course Description: Radar and remote sensing using techniques
Grade Mode: Traditional.
from artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, with applications to
Special Course Fee: No.
areas such as precipitation observation, identification, classification,
estimation, and prediction. ECE 562 Power Electronics I Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite: (CS 152 with a minimum grade of C or CS 162 with a Course Description: Switch mode and resonant converters, control using
minimum grade of C or CS 163 with a minimum grade of C or CS 164 switch averaged dynamic models, modeling of all circuit components
with a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or including sources, loads, and switches.
STAT 303 with a minimum grade of C) and (DSCI 369 with a minimum Prerequisite: ECE 332 with a minimum grade of C.
grade of C or MATH 369 with a minimum grade of C). Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Term Offered: Spring (even years).
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered: Grade Mode: Traditional.
Online. Credit not allowed for both ECE 556 and ECE 580C3. Special Course Fee: No.
Term Offered: Spring. ECE 565 Electrical Power Engineering Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional. Also Offered As: ENGR 565.
Special Course Fee: No. Course Description: Analysis of power systems in terms of current,
ECE 558 Manycore System Design Using Machine Learning Credits: voltage, and active/reactive power; introduction of computer-aided tools
3 (3-0-0) for power systems.
Course Description: Fundamentals of manycore system design and Prerequisite: (ECE 332 with a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 340 with a
electronic design automation (EDA). Design problems created by minimum grade of C or ECE 342 with a minimum grade of C).
increased complexity and specialization of modern manycore systems Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
and an exploration of traditional solutions, their deficiencies, and how Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not
machine learning can be utilized to address these problems. allowed for both ECE 565 and ENGR 565.
Prerequisite: CS 470 with a minimum grade of C or ECE 452 with a Term Offered: Fall (odd years).
minimum grade of C. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Special Course Fee: No.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered: ECE 566 Grid Integration of Wind Energy Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Online. Credit not allowed for both ECE 558 and ECE 580B9. Course Description: Aspects of integration of wind energy conversion
Term Offered: Fall. systems (WECS) to electric power transmission grids.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Prerequisite: ECE 461 or ECE 565.
Special Course Fee: No. Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
ECE 560 Foundations of Fine-Grain Parallelism Credits: 4 (3-2-0) Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not
Also Offered As: CS 560. allowed for both ECE 566 and ENGR 566.
Prerequisite: CS 475. Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 569 Micro-Electro-Mechanical Devices Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Also Offered As: MECH 569.
Course Description: Micro-electro-mechanical processes and applications
in sensors, optics, and structures.
Prerequisite: ECE 331 with a minimum grade of C or MECH 344 with a
minimum grade of C.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both ECE 569 and
MECH 569. Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 571 VLSI System Design Credits: 4 (3-2-0) ECE 579 Global Navigation Satellite Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Design of integrated circuits at the system level, Course Description: Provides a fundamental understanding of Global
including cell design, digital systems, parallel architecture, and systolic Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), including GNSS satellite
arrays. constellations, satellite orbits, ground monitoring stations functions,
Prerequisite: ECE 450 and ECE 451. GNSS receivers, GNSS measurement errors and correction techniques,
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. recent advancements in GPS and other international GNSS, and
Registration Information: Junior standing. Must register for lecture and applications of GNSS. Learn to use a variety of GNSS receivers to collect
laboratory. Sections may be offered: Online. data, to compute receiver position, velocity, and time, and to analyze
Term Offered: Spring. GNSS data.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Prerequisite: (CS 152 with a minimum grade of C or CS 162 with a
Special Course Fee: No. minimum grade of C or CS 163 with a minimum grade of C or CS 164 with
a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C and
ECE 572 Semiconductor Transistors Credit: 1 (1-0-0)
MATH 261 with a minimum grade of C and PH 142 with a minimum grade
Course Description: Quantitative analysis of electric field, carrier and
of C).
current distributions in MOSFETs and bipolar junction transistors;
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
scaling, non-idealities.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered:
Prerequisite: (ECE 331 with a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 415, may be
Online. Credit not allowed for both ECE 579 and ECE 580C5.
taken concurrently or ECE 471B).
Term Offered: Spring.
Registration Information: This is a partial semester course.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Term Offered: Spring.
Special Course Fee: No.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. ECE 587 Internship Credits: Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
Course Description: Internship experience in Electrical or Computer
ECE 573 Semiconductor Optoelectronics Laboratory Credits: 3 (1-4-0)
Engineering.
Course Description: Experimental characterization techniques for
Prerequisite: ECE 312 or ECE 456.
semiconductor optoelectronic devices and design and testing of related
Registration Information: Graduate standing.
electronic circuits.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Prerequisite: ECE 415.
Grade Mode: S/U Sat/Unsat Only.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore.
Special Course Fee: No.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Grade Mode: Traditional. ECE 604 Nonlinear Optics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Special Course Fee: No. Course Description: Principles of nonlinear optics, symmetry properties,
multiple order nonlinear phenomenon, and nonlinear spectroscopy.
ECE 574 Optical Properties in Solids Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite: ECE 504 and PH 451.
Course Description: Light propagation and interaction with materials;
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
linear and non-linear optical properties.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years).
Prerequisite: ECE 441 with a minimum grade of C.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Special Course Fee: No.
Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Grade Mode: Traditional. ECE 611 Nonlinear Control Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Special Course Fee: No. Course Description: Controller analysis and design for nonlinear systems.
ECE 578 Satellite Data Analysis Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Prerequisite: ECE 412.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Course Description: Broad exposure to a variety of traditional and modern
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
statistical methods for filtering and analyzing satellite data and imagery.
Term Offered: Fall (even years).
Topics include fundamentals in statistics, time-series analysis, filter
Grade Mode: Traditional.
design, image processing techniques, spatial analysis of data fields such
Special Course Fee: No.
as principal component analysis, cluster analysis, etc. Solve common
data analysis problems in satellite remote sensing. ECE 612 Robust Control Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite: (ECE 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 301 with a Course Description: Introduction to modern robust control theory
minimum grade of C or STAT 303 with a minimum grade of C or STAT 315 techniques for analysis and design of large-scale uncertain multivariable
with a minimum grade of C) and (ECE 311 with a minimum grade of C). systems.
Restriction: Must not be a: Freshman, Sophomore. Prerequisite: ECE 411.
Registration Information: Junior standing. Sections may be offered: Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Online. Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Fall. Term Offered: Spring (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No. Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 614 Principles of Digital Communications Credits: 3 (3-0-0) ECE 658 Internet Engineering Credits: 4 (3-3-0)
Course Description: Information theory, optimal receiver design, Also Offered As: CS 658.
waveform coding, error correcting coding. Course Description: Link technologies, multiple access, hardware and
Prerequisite: ECE 514. software for internetworks routing, switching flow control, multicast,
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional. performance, and applications.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Prerequisite: ECE 456 or CS 457.
Term Offered: Spring (even years). Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Special Course Fee: No. Sections may be offered: Online. Credit not allowed for both ECE 658 and
CS 658.
ECE 641 Electromagnetics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Term Offered: Fall (even years).
Course Description: Electrostatics, magnetostatics, boundary value
Grade Mode: Traditional.
problems, EM induction, quasi-statics, Maxwell's equations.
Special Course Fee: No.
Prerequisite: ECE 342.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional. ECE 661 Advanced Topics in Embedded Systems Credits: 4 (3-3-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional. Course Description: Embedded systems design: networks on chip, novel
Special Course Fee: No. memory architectures, synthesis algorithms, optimization for low power,
fault tolerance, security.
ECE 642 Time Harmonic Electromagnetics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite: (ECE 452) and (ECE 561 or CS 561).
Course Description: Maxwell's equations, radiation, boundary value
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
problem, dyadic Green's functions, scattering theory.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisite: ECE 641.
Sections may be offered: Online.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 666 Topics in Robotics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
ECE 650 Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Radiation Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Recent advances in robotics, automation, and
Course Description: Fundamental principles of short wavelength
intelligent systems.
electromagnetic radiation.
Prerequisite: ECE 455.
Prerequisite: ECE 342.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 652 Estimation and Filtering Theory Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
ECE 670B Topics in Architecture/Systems: Performance Evaluation and
Course Description: Linear and Nonlinear parameter and state estimation
Modeling Credits: Var[1-4] (0-0-0)
methods; Optimal Kalman state estimation and applications.
Also Offered As: CS 670B.
Prerequisite: ECE 514 or STAT 525.
Course Description:
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Prerequisite: ECE 554 or CS 570.
Term Offered: Spring (odd years).
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both CS 670B and
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 670B.
ECE 653 Detection Theory Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Grade Mode: Traditional.
Course Description: Neyman-Pearson and Bayes detectors and Special Course Fee: No.
properties, matched filter and matched subspace detectors, distributed
ECE 670C Topics in Architecture/Systems: Distributed Systems Credits:
detection, and applications.
Var[1-4] (0-0-0)
Prerequisite: ECE 652.
Also Offered As: CS 670C.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Course Description:
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both ECE 651 and
Prerequisite: ECE 554 or CS 570.
ECE 653.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years).
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both CS 670C and
Grade Mode: Traditional.
ECE 670C.
Special Course Fee: No.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
ECE 656 Machine Learning and Adaptive Systems Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Special Course Fee: No.
Course Description: Adaptive system theory, statistical pattern
recognition, supervised and unsupervised learning, support vector
machines, manifold learning, applications.
Prerequisite: ECE 512.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Spring (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
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ECE 670D Topics in Architecture/Systems: Architecture of Advanced ECE 777 X-Ray Lasers Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Systems Credits: Var[1-4] (0-0-0) Course Description: Fundamentals, design, and implementation of soft X-
Also Offered As: CS 670D. ray lasers and X-ray optics.
Course Description: Prerequisite: ECE 546.
Prerequisite: ECE 554 or CS 570. Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional. Grade Mode: Traditional.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both CS 670D and Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 670D. ECE 795 Independent Study Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)
Grade Mode: Traditional. Course Description:
Special Course Fee: No. Prerequisite: None.
ECE 673 Thin Film Growth Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Course Description: Microstructures of physically vapor-deposited Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
films; thin-film morphological development; atomistic processes of Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
condensation, nucleation, and growth. Special Course Fee: No.
Prerequisite: CHEM 474 or CHEM 476 or MECH 337 or PH 361 or PH 531. ECE 799 Dissertation Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional. Course Description:
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online. Prerequisite: None.
Term Offered: Fall (odd years). Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Traditional. Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Special Course Fee: No. Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
ECE 695 Independent Study Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0) Special Course Fee: No.
Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 697 Group Study Credits: Var[1-6] (0-0-0)
Also Offered As: ENGR 697.
Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Credit not allowed for both ECE 697 and
ENGR 697.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 699 Thesis Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)
Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 742 Topics in Electromagnetics Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Applications of wave propagation and scattering to
microwave radar, Doppler radar, meteorological radar applications.
Prerequisite: ECE 641.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.
ECE 752 Topics in Signal Processing Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Course Description: Adaptive filtering, spectral estimation, sonar/radar
signal processing, and detection/classification schemes.
Prerequisite: (ECE 512) and (ECE 514 or STAT 525).
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.