Master of Network Engineering
The Master of Network Engineering (M.N.E.) is a course-only degree program that prepares students for professional practice in network engineering and information technologies. The M.N.E. is a focused professional master’s degree requiring a minimum of 30 credit hours of adviser approved coursework. The program offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) can be completed in one year of full-time study.
The admission requirements for this degree follow the existing admission requirements for master’s degree in the ECE department. A person holding a B.S.E.E. or a B.S.CP.E. degree has the necessary background to undertake the M.N.E. program. A student without adequate background is required to demonstrate proficiency in the following courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 211 | Circuit Analysis I | 3 |
| ECE 213 | Circuit Analysis II | 4 |
| ECE 308 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Multivariate and Vector Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 252 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 4 |
| MATH 474 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
A student may demonstrate proficiency by successfully completing the courses or by demonstrating satisfactory performance in one or more special examinations administered by the department.
The M.N.E. program of study must include a minimum of 24 credit hours of ECE coursework, 12 credit hours of required core courses, 12 credit hours of M.N.E. elective courses, and six credit hours of adviser-approved elective courses. At least 18 credit hours of the courses must be at the 500-level. A maximum of six credit hours may be taken from ECE 700-level short courses.
Curriculum
| Minimum Credits Required | 30 |
| Maximum 400-Level Credit | 12 |
| Minimum 500-Level Credit | 18 |
| Maximum Transfer Credit | 9 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (12-13) | |
| ECE 511 | Analysis Random Signals | 3 |
| ECE 513 | Commctn Engrg Fundamentals | 3 |
| ECE 541 | Perform Eval Compt Ntwrk | 3 |
| or ECE 542 | Dsgn Optmztn Compt Ntwrks | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Intro Comp Ntwks with Lab | 4 | |
or ECE 408 | Intro to Computer Ntwks | |
| Advanced Computer Networks | 3 | |
| Network Engineering Elective Courses | (12) | |
| Select a minimum of 12 credit hours of 400- and 500-level courses below, approved by the faculty adviser: 1 | 12 | |
| Digital & Data Comm Systems | 3 | |
or ECE 405 | Digital & Data Comm Syst w/Lab | |
| Intro to Wireless Comm Systems | 3 | |
| Digital Signal Pcsgi w/Lab | 4 | |
| Digital Signal Processing I | 3 | |
| Internet of Things/Cyber Phys | 3 | |
| Intro Computer Cyber Security | 3 | |
| Computer Organization & Design | 3 | |
| Wireless Comm Systm Design | 3 | |
| Video Processing & Comm | 3 | |
| Digital Commctn Principles | 3 | |
| Modern Digital Communications | 3 | |
| Coding Distributed Storage Sys | 3 | |
| Wireless Ntwrk Protocols/Stand | 3 | |
| Computer Cyber Security | 3 | |
| Coding Reliable Communications | 3 | |
| Info Theory and Applications | 3 | |
| Perform Eval Compt Ntwrk | 3 | |
| Dsgn Optmztn Compt Ntwrks | 3 | |
| Computer Network Security | 3 | |
| Wireless and Mobile Networks | 3 | |
| Advanced Computer Networks | 3 | |
| Wireless Network Security | 3 | |
| Wireless Netwrks Perf Analysis | 3 | |
| Compt Vision Image Processing | 3 | |
| Digital Speech Processing | 3 | |
| Digital Signal Processing II | 3 | |
| Fiber Optic Communication Syst | 3 | |
| High Speed Compt Arithmetic | 3 | |
| VLSI Archs Sgnl Prcs Commnctns | 3 | |
| Advanced Compt Arch | 3 | |
| Data Communication | 3 | |
| High-Speed Networks | 3 | |
| Electives | (6) | |
| Select six credit hours | 6 | |
| 1 | A maximum of six credit hours of ECE short courses can be included in the M.N.E. program of studies. |
