GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Rooted within one of the top public engineering schools in Texas, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has robust graduate offerings and a dynamic internship program that graduate students to earn experience in their field of study. Availability of advanced research labs, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, and cutting edge in-class projects set our graduate students up for success as professionals and ethical leaders.
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program offers a master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in computer engineering to engineers who wish to continue their education. As an interdisciplinary program, computer engineering students are prepared for leadership roles in research, development and design positions that require the use of skillful and imaginative solutions to engineering problems.
Our master’s degree program has been carefully designed for students to gain a breadth of knowledge in algorithm/software and circuity/hardware. It is flexible enough for students to specialize in the area of their choice. Meanwhile, our doctoral degree program prepares individuals to perform original, leading-edge research in the broad areas of sensing, processing and transmission of information, making extensive use of principles centered on system-level design, computer architecture, embedded system applications, and data analytics; in preparation for academic career or research and development positions in high-technology industries.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Students seeking a Master of Science in Computer Engineering must complete 30 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate; (four core courses and seven electives). Each student must complete seven elective courses, of which four must come from the recommended electives groups – computer engineering and computer science. In addition, three free electives can be graduate courses offered by the Erik Jonsson School.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Students seeking a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering must select a research area and complete minimum 75 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate. Some of our research areas include: computer architecture, integrated circuits and systems, embedded systems and signal processing, optical communications, hardware/software co-design, distributed systems, advance computer systems engineering, high performance dependable computing, visual computing, embedded and adaptive computing, open networking advanced research, application specific processors, advanced computer and network architectures, and healthcare technologies.