Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Communications, Control, and Signal Processing, MSECE (Boston)
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Fundamental Courses
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Complete at least 8 semester hours from the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
Concentration Courses
16 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 16 semester hours from the concentration course list below.
Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement.
Electives
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Students may complete a maximum of 8 semester hours from either the concentration course list or a maximum of 8 semester hours from the elective course list.
Project
- EECE 7945 — Master’s Project
Concentration Courses (2)
12 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the concentration course list below. Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement.
Electives (2)
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations.
Thesis
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In addition to completing the thesis course, students must successfully complete the thesis submission process, including securing committee and Graduate School of Engineering signatures and submission of an electronic copy of their MS thesis to ProQuest.
Concentration Courses (3)
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the concentration course list below. Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement.
Electives (3)
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations.
Optional Co-op Experience
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Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):
- ENCP 6100 — Introduction to Cooperative Education
- One of:
Concentration Courses (4)
- One of:
- EECE 5115 — Dynamical Systems in Biological Engineering
- EECE 5550 — Mobile Robotics
- EECE 5552 — Assistive Robotics
- EECE 5576 — Wireless Communication Systems
- EECE 5580 — Classical Control Systems
- EECE 5582 — Making Systems Reliable—An Introduction to Coding Theory
- EECE 5610 — Digital Control Systems
- EECE 5612 — Statistical Inference: An Introduction for Engineers and Data Analysts
- EECE 5626 — Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
- EECE 5665 — Signal Processing for Global Navigation Satellite Systems
- EECE 5666 — Digital Signal Processing
- EECE 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 6400 — Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7200 — Linear Systems Analysis
- EECE 7204 — Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
- EECE 7211 — Nonlinear Control
- EECE 7213 — System Identification and Adaptive Control
- EECE 7214 — Optimal and Robust Control
- EECE 7215 — Introduction to Distributed Intelligence
- EECE 7223 — Riemannian Optimization
- EECE 7310 — Modern Signal Processing
- EECE 7315 — Digital Image Processing
- EECE 7323 — Numerical Optimization Methods
- EECE 7324 — Experimental Approach to Wireless Communications
- EECE 7336 — Digital Communications
- EECE 7337 — Information Theory
- EECE 7345 — Big Data and Sparsity in Control, Machine Learning, and Optimization
- EECE 7346 — Probabilistic System Modeling and Analysis
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7400 — Advanced Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ME 7247 — Advanced Control Engineering
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
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Courses from the following subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
CSYE, DAMG, INFO, TELE
The following CS courses may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
- One of:
- CS 5010 — Programming Design Paradigm
- CS 5330 — Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
- CS 5340 — Computer/Human Interaction
- CS 5520 — Mobile Application Development
- CS 5610 — Web Development
- CS 5700 — Fundamentals of Computer Networking
- CS 5800 — Algorithms
- CS 6140 — Machine Learning
- CS 6350 — Empirical Research Methods
GPA requirements
- 32 total semester hours required (33 with optional co-op) Minimum 3.000 GPA required
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