As soon as
possible after acceptance to the MSEE Program, you should meet with the
Graduate Advisor, who will help you plan your program. You should bring with
you at that time,
a copy of your undergraduate transcript(s)
a copy of the admission letter
a passport size photograph for your file
With the Graduate Advisor, you will be planning for 30 units of graduate work. A field
of concentration is chosen. Students should not arbitrarily take 30 units of
courses and then expect them to be approved for graduation.
The following are the MSEE requirements stated in the 2011-2012 Catalog:
EE core courses consist of the following: EE 503, 505, 508, 509, and 511. Students must
select at least 2 out of the above 5 courses appropriate to their area of
emphasis and subject to the approval of the Graduate Advisor. Completion of a
minimum of 30 units in 400-, 500-, or 600-level courses as approved in advance
by the Graduate Advisor. Students must choose one of the three alternatives:
Thesis Alternative, Project Alternative, and Course-Only Alternative.
Thesis Alternative:
500/600-level courses in EE, including the above core requirement and at least three courses forming an area of emphasis (15 units);
EE 697 (3 units); EE 698 (6 units);
400/500/600-level courses in EE (6 units);
Comprehensive Oral Exam on Thesis.
Project Alternative:
500/600-level courses in EE, including the above core requirement and at least three courses forming an area of emphasis (21 units);
EE 697 (3 units) on a capstone project;
400/500/600-level courses in EE (6 units);
Comprehensive Oral Exam on the capstone project.
Course-Only Alternative:
500/600-level courses in EE, including the above core requirement and at least three courses forming an
area of emphasis (24 units);
400/500/600-level courses in EE (6 units);
Comprehensive Oral Exam on the area-of-emphasis
courses.
EE 490 (Special Problems) and EE 405 (Special Topics) are not normally accepted in the
graduate program.
The EE Graduate Coordinator may accept up to 3 units of graduate work taken at another
institution. Those three units will apply to the 6 unit group but not toward
the remaining 24 units of graduate requirements. Such units must have been part
of a formal graduate program and must not have been used to fulfill any
undergraduate requirements. Graduate work transferred from other universities
cannot exceed 6 units in any case. The graduate coordinator is the final
authority on the transfer courses. Courses from departments other than EE,
whether taken at CSULB or another university, must be of obvious benefit to the
student so as to support the remainder of the program.
A maximum of 6 units of CSULB extended education courses, such as Winter Session courses may
be included in the graduate program. Also EE 590 (Special Topics) can be one or
at most two in a student's program.
Acceptable 400 LEVEL COURSES FOR THE MSEE 400, 500 AND
600 LEVEL 6 UNIT GROUP
View Upper Division Course
Descriptions & Schedules
405 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
406 Biomedical Engineering
407 Applications of Computers in Medicine
410 Analog Filter Design
411 Continuous and Discrete-Time Systems
412 Fractals in Engineering
420 Solid State Electronic Devices
432 Design of Analog Circuits and Systems
437 Multidisciplinary Nano-Science and Engineering
443 System-on-Chip Architecture and Applications
444 Microprocessor Based System Design
446 Advanced Microprocessors and Embedded Controllers
447 Design of Digital Systems
450 Electronic Control of Motors
451 Electric Vehicles
452 Computer Applications in Power Systems
458 Design of Power System Components
462 Electromagnetics and Application to Wireless Systems (See Note* below.)
464 Electromagnetics and Application to Electro-Optics (See Note* below.)
470 Digital Control
471 Design of Control Systems
482 Communication Systems II
483 Digital Image Processing
486 Digital Signal Processing for Multimedia Communications
488 Communication Systems Design
489 Digital Signal Processing System Design
492 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition for Engineering Applications (with a special project)
*Note: If you have or are taking the course to clear your deficiencies, you may not include
it in your regular 31 unit (or 30 unit for the 2008-2009 admission) program.
GRADUATE COURSES FOR THE MSEE 24 UNIT GROUP
Each student selects 24 units of graduate courses at the 500/600 level. At least 3 of these
500/600 level courses must form a field of concentration (a coherent study of
some subject matter). The EE graduate courses are listed below, organized by
areas of concentration. In some cases a field of concentration may be formed by
taking two courses within an area and by adding a supporting course from
another area. The graduate advisor must approve any proposed tentative
program. Courses may be changed as the student's plan develops. The
intention of this procedure is to individualize each student's program while
ensuring that each program provides a coherent plan of study. In the list
below, the suggested prerequisites are given in parentheses (consent of instructor
is often acceptable instead).
View Graduate Course
Descriptions & Schedules
Biomedical
506/606 Theory and Practice of Biomedical Instrumentation (406)
507/607 Advanced Biomedical Systems (406)
528 Speech Signal Processing (486)
583/683 Digital Image Processing (505)
574 Robot Dynamics and Control (411, 511)
EE508 is a required core course and EE505 is a recommended core course for Biomedical.
Communications
580 Statistical Communication Theory (482, 505, 508)
581 Satellite Communication Systems (482)
582 Spread Spectrum Communication Systems (580)
584 Information Theory and Coding (482, 508)
545 Computer Communication Networks (445)
591 Adaptive Systems (508)
548 Wireless and Mobile Networks and Security in Wireless Networks (445, 482)
EE508 is a required core course and EE511 is a recommended core course for
Communications.
Control Systems & Robotics
574 Robot Dynamics and Control (411, 511)
575/675 Nonlinear Control Systems (511)
583/683 Digital Image Processing (505)
591 Adaptive Systems (508)
EE511 is a required core course for Control and Robotics.
Digital Signal Processing
527 Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing
528 Speech Signal Processing (486)
583/683 Digital Image Processing (505)
585/685 Advanced Digital Signal Processing (486)
586 Real-Time Digital Signal Processing (486, EE or CECS 440)
591 Adaptive Systems (508)
Recommended core courses for DSP: two from EE505, EE508, and EE511
Digital Systems and Computers
540 Advanced Digital System and Computer Architecture (440 or 446)
545 Computer Communication Networks (445)
546 Advanced Microprocessors and Embedded Controllers (346, 446)
526 High Speed Communication Circuits (430)
535 VLSI Design (430)
Recommended core courses for Digital Sys and Computers: any two core
courses
Electromagnetics & Optics
533/633 Quantum and Optical Electronics (430, 460)
566 RF and Microwave Electronics (360 or 462 or 464)
Electromagnetics or optics related graduate course in EE or Physics
Recommended core courses for EM & Optics: EE505 and an additional core course
Electronics
531 CMOS Electronics (430)
532/632 Analog Signal Processing (430)
533/633 Quantum and Optical Electronics (430, 460)
534 Mixed Signal IC Design (201 and 330 or 331)
535 VLSI Design (430)
535A Microelectronics (201, 330)
566 RF and Microwave Electronics (360 or 462 or 464)
Recommended core courses for Electronics: EE509 and an additional core course
Networks and Filters
509 Network Theory (386, 410 or 430)
510 Circuit Synthesis (509)
514 Advanced Circuit Synthesis and Design (510)
526 High Speed Communication Circuits (430)
527 Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing (486)
Recommended core courses for Network and Filters: EE509 and an additional core course
Networks and Security
540 Advanced Digital System and Computer Architecture (446)
545 Computer Networks (445)
546 Advanced Microprocessors and Embedded Controllers (446)
548 Wireless and Mobile Networks and Security in Wireless Networks (445, 482)
582 Spread Spectrum Communication Systems (580)
Recommended core courses for Network and Security: EE 508, EE 511
Power
550 Power Electronics and Applications (350, 430)
551 Theory and Applications of DC/DC Converters (550)
552 Electric Drives and Applications (370, 452)
553 Protection of Power Systems (310, 350)
Recommended core courses for Power: EE509, EE511
Thesis/Directed Research
