Selecting a Tentative Program
Thesis and Non-Thesis Options
As soon as possible after entering the EE Department, you should meet with the Graduate Coordinator, who will help you plan your program. You should bring with you at that time,
a copy of your undergraduate transcript
a copy of the admission letter
a passport size photograph for your file
You will be planning for 31 units of graduate work (30 units if you are admitted for the Fall 2008 semester or after). Some fields of concentration must be chosen. Students should not arbitrarily take 31 (or 30, respectively) units of courses and then expect them to be approved for graduation.
The following are the MSEE requirements stated in the 2007/2008 Catalog:
EE core courses consist of the following: EE 505, 508, 509, and 511. Students must select at least 2 out of the above 4 courses appropriate to their area of emphasis and subject to the approval of the Graduate Advisor. Completion of a minimum of 31 units in 400-, 500-, or 600-level courses as approved in advance by the graduate advisor. Students must choose either the thesis or non-thesis alternative. (Students starting the program in Fall 2008 or after will be required to complete a minimum of 30 units.)
Thesis Alternative:
500/600-level courses in EE including the above core requirement (15 units);
EE 600 (1 unit); EE 697 (3 units); EE 698 (6 units);
400/500/600-level courses in EE (6 units);
Comprehensive Oral Exam on Thesis.
(EE600 is not required for students starting in Fall 2008 or after.)
Non-Thesis Alternative:
500/600-level courses in EE including the above core requirement (21 units);
EE 600 (1 unit); EE 697 (3 units) on a capstone project;
400/500/600-level courses in EE (6 units);
Comprehensive Oral Exam on the capstone project.
(EE600 is not required for students starting in Fall 2008 or after.)
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.
Some 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
408 Health Care Delivery Systems Engineering
410 Analog Filter Design
411 Continuous and Discrete-Time Systems
432 Design of Analog Circuits and Systems
435 Microelectronics
445 Foundation of Computer Communication Networks
446 Advanced Microprocessors and Embedded Controllers
447 Design of Digital Systems
450 Electronic Control of Motors
452 Computer Applications in Power Systems
458 Design of Power System Components
460 Electromagnetic Fields (See “Note” below.)
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
484 Satellite Communication
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)
Communications
508 Probability Theory and Random Processes (380)
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)
587 Radar Systems (482)
545 Computer Communication Networks (445)
591 Adaptive Systems (508)
Control Systems & Robotics
502 Engineering Modeling and Simulation (380) (2006-07 Catalog)
508 Probability Theory and Random Processes (380, 411)
511 Linear System Analysis (411, 470)
574 Robot Dynamics and Control (411, 511)
575/675 Nonlinear Control Systems (511)
591 Adaptive Systems (508)
670 Seminar in Control Systems (572)
Digital Signal Processing
508 Probability Theory and Random Processes (380)
527 Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing
528 Speech Signal Processing (486)
568/668 Wavelet Theory and Application (505 and Computer Language)
569D/669D Data Compression (Computer Language)
583/683 Digital Image Processing (505)
584 Information Theory and Coding (482, 508)
585/685 Advanced Digital Signal Processing (486)
586 Real-Time Digital Signal Processing (486, EE or CECS 440)
591 Adaptive Systems (508)
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)
Electromagnetics & Optics
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)
536 Microfabrication and Nanotechnology (330; 320 or Phys 254 or CEM 300)
Engineering Mathematics
505/605 Advanced Engineering Mathematics for Electrical Engineers (401)
508 Probability Theory and Random Processes (380, 411)
Networks and Filters
509 Network Theory (386, 410 or 430)
510 Circuit Synthesis (509)
514 Advanced Circuit Synthesis and Design (510)
527 Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing (486)
610 Seminar in Circuit Theory and Design (509, 510 or 527)
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)
Power
550 Power Electronics and Applications (350, 430)
551 Theory and Applications of DC/DC Converters (550)
552 Electric Machines and Robotics Applications (370, 452)
553 Protection of Power Systems (310, 350)
555 Space Electric Power Systems (330, 350)
Thesis/Directed Research
*Note: although every effort is made to keep this Web site
up to date, you should also consult the printed catalog for official
information and program requirements, which may vary depending on the
year you enter(ed) the program.
