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Graduate Program: Electrical & Computer Engr (Minor)

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Program/Degree
Electrical & Computer Engr (Minor)  
Program Description

Ph.D. students from other departments who wish to minor in ECE must complete at least 12 units of graduate ECE coursework. Independent-study courses are not allowed for satisfying this requirement. Split minors are allowed, provided that the student completes at least 6 units of graduate ECE coursework. Depending on the student’s background, additional courses may be required to compensate for undergraduate deficiencies. Such deficiency courses must be taken for credit, but may not be included in the Plan of Study.

 

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

Electrical & Computer Engr

ECE Grad School at UA

Degree Programs

ECE offers master's and PhD programs in electrical and computer engineering. PhD degrees are coursework and research-based and master's is thesis and non thesis.

Top University

The University of Arizona ranks among the top 20 public research institutions in the country.

Cross-Disciplinary Training

The UA's Interdisciplinary Programs unite researchers and students from diverse disciplines and provide a number of cross-disciplinary research and training opportunities for ECE grad students.

Career Placement

ECE maintains longstanding partnerships with companies throughout industry, such as Raytheon, Intel, IBM, Qualcomm, Motorola, Microsoft, Honeywell, Texas Instruments, GM, Agilent, NASA, Boeing and Pixar.

The Region

From earth's environment to medical advancements to space exploration, Tucson is a technology and bioscience hotspot.

 
College

College of Engineering

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Tami J Whelan
520-621-6195
Graduate Program Coordinator
Tami J Whelan
520-621-6195
Director of Graduate Studies
Kelly Potter
520-626-0525
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Unspecified
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

Students must submit a Plan of Study in their GRADPATH forms by the end of the third semester of study and prior to scheduling the Comprehensive Exam. The minor Plan of Study must be approved by an ECE faculty member (the minor advisor) as well as by the ECE Graduate Studies Committee. Preferably, this should be done before enrolling in the minor courses, as these courses will not necessarily be approved after the fact.

 

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

12 

Core Coursework Requirements

All courses for the ECE Ph.D. Minor for non-majors are electvies, see list below in elective coursework information. Minumin GPA in ECE Ph.D. minor is 3.0/4.0.

 
Elective Coursework

All courses are 3 units and all course require a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0.

ECE 503 Probablty+Rndm Prcs Engr

ECE 507 Digital Vlsi Sys Design

ECE 509 Cyber Secur-Cncpt/Thry

ECE 511 Numeric Modeling

ECE 513 Web Dev Internet of Things

ECE 523 Eng Appl Machine Learning

ECE 524 Fundamentals of Cloud Security

ECE 529 Digital Signal Proc

ECE 532 Digital Image Analysis

ECE 533 Digital Image Processing

ECE 537 Digital Comm Systems II

ECE 538 Radar Signal Processing

ECE 542 Digital Control Systems

ECE 550 Analog Integrated Ckts

ECE 562 Cmptr Architecture+Dsgn

ECE 566 Knowledge-System Engineering

ECE 571 Fund Info and Network Security

ECE 572 DMS High Tech Systems-Medicine

ECE 577 Cmptr Sys+Network Eval

ECE 578 Fund Of Computer Network

ECE 579 Prin Artificial Intel

ECE 584 Antenna Theory+Design

ECE 586 Microwave Eng I:Pasv Cir

ECE 632 Adv Optical Comm Systems

ECE 636 Information Theory

ECE 638 Wireless Communications

ECE 639 Det + Est Engr Systems

ECE 501B Adv Linear Systems Thry

ECE 514A Photo Solar Energy Systm

ECE 535A Digital Communications Systems

ECE 541A Automatic Control

ECE 574A Cmptr-Aid Logic Design

ECE 576A Engr Computer-Based Systems

ECE 581A Electromagnetic Fld Thry

 
Additional Requirements

There is no minor Qualifying Exam in ECE. The Minor ECE Written Comprehensive Exam is waived for non-ECE majors. The minor advisor and one additional (if required by the minor department) ECE faculty member (selected by the major and minor advisors) will serve on the oral Comprehensive Exam committee.  The minor faculty members will also serve on the final oral defense committee, but they may waive their representation at the defense. Contact the ECE Graduate Studies Office for further information.

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

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Last revised 18 Jul 2022
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