Semiconductor Engineering, MS (Boston)
Graduatemajor2027 catalogEngineeringBoston32 semester hours totalverified parse
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Analog/Digital Circuits and Nanosystems
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Materials, Devices, and Manufacturing
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Innovation
From the catalog
Complete four semester hours from the following. Students may not meet this requirement solely with directed study coursework:
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
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:
Elective Courses in Engineering and Science
- One of:
- CHME 5105 — Materials Characterization Techniques
- CHME 5510 — Fundamentals in Process Safety Engineering
- CHME 5621 — Electrochemical Engineering
- All of:
- CHME 5683 — Introduction to Polymer Science
- CHME 5699 — Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
- CHME 5699 — Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
- CHME 7340 — Chemical Engineering Kinetics
- EECE 5606 — Micro- and Nanofabrication
- EECE 5608 — Magnetic Materials for Next-Generation Electronics
- EECE 5612 — Statistical Inference: An Introduction for Engineers and Data Analysts
- EECE 5644 — Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
- EECE 5647 — Nanophotonics
- EECE 5649 — Design of Analog Integrated Circuits with Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology
- EECE 5651 — Introduction to Photonic Devices
- EECE 5652 — Microwave Circuits and Systems
- 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 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 5698 — Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7201 — Solid State Devices
- All of:
- One of:
- EECE 7245 — Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Communication
- EECE 7247 — Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
- EECE 7250 — Power Management Integrated Circuits
- EECE 7296 — Electronic Materials
- EECE 7352 — Computer Architecture
- EECE 7353 — VLSI Design
- EECE 7368 — High-Level Design of Hardware-Software Systems
- EECE 7390 — Computer Hardware Security
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- EECE 7398 — Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- IE 5617 — Lean Concepts and Applications
- IE 5137 — Computational Modeling in Industrial Engineering
- IE 6200 — Engineering Probability and Statistics
- IE 6300 — Manufacturing Systems Design
- IE 6700 — Data Management for Analytics
- IE 7200 — Supply Chain Engineering
- IE 7270 — Intelligent Manufacturing
- IE 7280 — Statistical Methods in Engineering
- IE 7285 — Statistical Quality Control
- IE 7290 — Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment
- MATL 6250 — Soft Matter
- MATL 7365 — Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials
- ME 5240 — Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
- ME 5245 — Mechatronic Systems
- ME 5250 — Robot Mechanics and Control
- ME 5520 — Fundamentals and Applications of Optics and Photonics
- ME 5600 — Materials Processing and Process Selection
- ME 5620 — Fundamentals of Advanced Materials
- ME 5630 — Nano- and Microscale Manufacturing
- ME 5640 — Additive Manufacturing
- PHYS 5114 — Physics and Applications of Quantum Materials
- PHYS 5125 — Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 5260 — Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- PHYS 5318 — Principles of Experimental Physics
- PHYS 5352 — Quantum Computation and Information
Elective Courses in Innovation
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A maximum of 4 semester hours may be taken from the following:
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
- FINA 6309 — Foundations of Accounting and Finance
- GE 5010 — Customer-Driven Technical Innovation for Engineers
- GE 5020 — Engineering Product Design Methodology
- GE 5030 — Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
- GE 5100 — Product Development for Engineers
- INNO 6200 — Enterprise Growth and Innovation
- MKTG 6200 — Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
From the catalog
FINA, HRMG, INNO, MGMT, and MKTG courses listed above are 3 semester hours, so students may take one additional 1 semester hour of courses from the list below for a total of 4 semester hours:
- Choose 3 semester hours from:
Concentrations (choose 1)
Devices and NanoSystems
From the catalog
Complete two of the following not used to complete other requirements of this program:
Complete 4 semester hours from the restricted electives course list.
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
- EECE 5161 — Thin Film Technologies
- EECE 5606 — Micro- and Nanofabrication
- EECE 5649 — Design of Analog Integrated Circuits with Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology
- EECE 5651 — Introduction to Photonic Devices
- EECE 7201 — Solid State Devices
- All of:
- One of:
- EECE 7250 — Power Management Integrated Circuits
- EECE 7352 — Computer Architecture
- EECE 7353 — VLSI Design
- MATL 7365 — Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials
From the catalog
Complete one of the following options for 12 semester hours:
Coursework Option
Complete 12 semester hours from the restricted electives course list.
Project Option
- One of:
- EECE 7945 — Master’s Project
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the restricted electives course list.
Thesis Option
- One of:
Materials and Manufacturing
From the catalog
Complete two of the following not used to complete other requirements of this program:
Complete 4 semester hours from the restricted electives course list.
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
- CHME 5105 — Materials Characterization Techniques
- EECE 5161 — Thin Film Technologies
- EECE 7244 — Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
- IE 6200 — Engineering Probability and Statistics
- IE 7270 — Intelligent Manufacturing
- MATL 7365 — Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials
- ME 5245 — Mechatronic Systems
- ME 5620 — Fundamentals of Advanced Materials
- ME 5630 — Nano- and Microscale Manufacturing
From the catalog
Complete one of the following options for 12 semester hours:
Coursework Option
Complete 12 semester hours from the restricted electives course list.
Project Option
- One of:
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the restricted electives course list.
Thesis Option
- One of:
GPA requirements
- 32 total semester hours required (33 with optional co-op) Minimum 3.000 GPA required
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