Master of Telecommunications and Software Engineering

Collaborative program with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Master of Telecommunications and Software Engineering (M.T.S.E.) is a course-only degree program that prepares students for professional practice in telecommunications and information technologies. The program, jointly offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Department of Computer Science (CS), can be completed in one and one-half years of full-time study.

Admission Requirements

A person holding a B.S.E.E., B.S.CP.E. or B.S.C.S. degree has the necessary broad background to undertake the M.T.S.E. program. A student without adequate background in specific areas is required to demonstrate proficiency in prerequisite courses; an abbreviated list is given below.

Specific proficiency courses will be detailed for each student at the time of admission to the M.T.S.E. program. Proficiency in a course may be demonstrated by completing the course with a grade of "A" or "B", or by achieving a grade of "A" or "B" in a proficiency examination administered by the ECE or the CS departments. Students should contact the departmental adviser for more details on prerequisites and proficiency requirements. Admission to this program requires satisfying admission requirements in both the computer science and electrical and computer engineering departments.

Students interested in the M.T.S.E. degree whose B.S. degree is not in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science should contact the departmental adviser before applying.

Curriculum

The M.T.S.E. is a professional master’s degree requiring a minimum of 30 credit hours of adviser-approved coursework. The M.T.S.E. program of studies must include a minimum of 12 credit hours of ECE coursework and a minimum of 12 credit hours of CS coursework.

Master of Telecommunications and Software Engineering, Computer Science Concentration