Master of Engineering in Wireless Communications and Computer Networks

Wireless communications and computer networks are a rapid-growing field which requires state-of-the-art engineering skills including wireless network protocols and standards, energy-efficient networking, modeling and performance analysis of distributed and mobile network computing, and cognitive radio networks. In this program, students will be exposed to the core of network communications, gain latest applied computer network techniques including data security and privacy, ability to design embedded system architecture for wireless communication systems and applications, and fundamentals of wireless radio communications and signal analysis.

Minimum Credits Required 30
Maximum 400-Level Credit 12
Minimum 500-Level+ Credit 18
Maximum 700-Level Credit 4
Maximum Transfer Credit 9
Core Courses (12-13)
Select minimum 4 courses12-13
Digital and Data Communication Systems3
Communication Engineering Fundamentals
Introduction to Computer Networks4
Introduction to Computer Networks with Laboratory
Modern Wireless Network Protocols and Standards3
Wireless and Mobile Networks
Communication Electronics3
RF Integrated Circuit Design
5G Wireless Network: Architecture, New Radio, and Security3
Wireless Communication System Design
Communication Elective (3-4)
Select minimum 1 course from the following:3-4
Digital and Data Communication Systems3
Wireless Communications Systems3
Wireless Communication System Design
Microwave Circuits and Systems3-4
Microwave Circuits and Systems with Laboratory
5G Wireless Network: Architecture, New Radio, and Security3
Analysis of Random Signals3
Communication Engineering Fundamentals3
Digital Communication Principles3
Modern Digital Communications3
Coding for Distributed Storage Systems3
Coding for Reliable Communications3
Information Theory and Applications3
Computer Networks Elective (3-4)
Select minimum 1 course from the following:3-4
Introduction to Computer Networks with Laboratory3-4
Introduction to Computer Networks
Modern Wireless Network Protocols and Standards3
Communications Networks Performance Analysis3
Computer Network Security3
Wireless and Mobile Networks3
Modern Internet Technologies3
Communication Electronics Elective (3-4)
Select minimum 1 course from the following:3-4
Communication Electronics3
Microwave Circuits and Systems3
Microwave Circuits and Systems with Laboratory
Analysis and Design of Integrated Circuits3
RF Integrated Circuit Design3
Fiber-Optic Communication Systems3
Antenna Theory3
Microwave Theory3
Computer-Aided Design of Analog IC3
Computer and Embedded Computing Elective (3-4)
Select minimum 1 course from the following:3-4
Smart and Connected Embedded System Design4
Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems3
Computer Cyber Security3
Application Software Design3
VLSI Architecture for Signal Processing and Communication Systems3
Computer Organization and Design3
Hardware Security and Advanced Computer Architectures3
Hardware/Software Codesign3
Object-Oriented Programming and Machine Learning3
Electrical and Computer Engineering Elective (6-10)
Select 2 to 3 courses from the following:6-10
Introduction to VLSI Design4
Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing3
Advanced VLSI Systems Design3
Artificial Intelligence in Smart Grid3
Computer Vision and Image Processing3
Machine and Deep Learning3
Digital Signal Processing II3