Wireless Center of Excel lence (WiCE)
Education Overview
The explosive growth of cellular phones and systems has promulgated the notion that "wireless" is synonymous with pocket phones and pagers. However, wireless in the context of the WiCE's educational curriculum, refers to any system or device that relies on electromagnetic-wave propagation to perform one or more of its functions. This context includes such diverse applications as radar, global positioning, location, sensing, etc. as well as the broader class of communications systems such as satellites, point-to-point/multi-point, WLAN, Wireless WAN, etc. Courses provided by WiCE are aimed at providing students with a solid foundation in the broad array of disciplines that are common and fundamental to these disparate applications while allowing flexibility to delve into specific application areas of interest. Our core curriculum also emphasizes the fundamental theory and principles, system elements, and techniques that are common to all these applications. The goal of the WiCE's educational programs is to ensure that our graduates are well prepared to make immediate contributions professionally or to pursue advanced studies in their specific areas of interest.
Master of Science Program - Wireless Systems and Technology
Curriculum Requirements:- All courses from the core curriculum list (15 credits)
- Approved electives which may include 6 hours of thesis (15 credits)
- Total Credits Required 30
- ECE 5111 Radio Frequency Propagation
- ECE 5201 Linear Systems
- ECE 5234 Communication Theory
- ECE 5245 Digital Signal Processing 1
- MTH 5425 Theory of Stochastic Signals
- ECE 5113 Wireless Local Area Networks
- ECE 5115 Modern Wireless System Design
- ECE 5117 Multimedia Communications
- ECE 5118 Wireless Sensor Systems
- ECE 5221 Personal Communication Systems
- ECE 5223 Digital Communications
- ECE 5238 Error Control Coding
- ECE 5246 Digital Signal Processing 2
- ECE 5248 Advanced Filtering
- ECE 5251 Radar Systems
- ECE 5333 Analog IC design
- ECE 5418 Field Theory of Guided Waves
- ECE 5425 Antennas 1
- ECE 5426 Antennas 2
- ECE 5450 Automated RF Measurements
- ECE 5451 Microwave Circuit Design
Doctor of Philosophy - Wireless Systems and Technology
Curriculum requirements (Beyond MSEE Degree):- 24 credit hours of approved course work
- 24 credit hour of thesis work
- Total credits required is 48