Stony Brook University Stony Brook University 36 courses
Degree Awarded: Master of Science in Computer Engineering Chairperson: Pamela Abshire, Light Engineering Building, Room 273 (631) 632-9376 Graduate Program Director: Fan Ye, Light Engineering Building 143 (631) 632-9376 Assistant to the Chair: Chantalle McKim, Light Engineering Building 273 (631) 632-8420 Graduate Program Coordinator: Ashley Cimato, Light Engineering Building 267A (631) 632-8401 Department Coordinator: Adam Ortiz, Light Engineering Building 267 (631) 631-8415 Department Website The fields of electrical and computer engineering are in an extraordinary period of growth; new application areas and increased expectations are accelerating due to new technologies and decreased costs. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is involved in graduate teaching and research in many of these areas, including communications and signal processing, networking, computer engineering, power engineering, semiconductor devices and quantum electronics, circuits and VLSI. The department has laboratories devoted to research and advanced teaching in the following areas: computing, engineering design methodology, high-performance computing and networking, parallel and neural processing, machine vision, fiber optic sensors and computer graphics, micro and optoelectronics, power electronics, electric power and energy systems, VLSI, telerobotics, DNA sequencing, digital signal processing, and communications. Since Long...
Degree Requirements
Admission to the MS program in Computer Engineering requires the student to have completed a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Students with a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering could also be admitted if they have taken or will take the following courses or their equivalent: A candidate for the master’s degree may petition to transfer a maximum of 12 graduate credits from another institution towards the master’s degree requirements. Students transferring from non-matriculated status are also limited to a maximum of 12 credits for the master’s degree. ESE 380 - Embedded Microprocessor Systems Design I;.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 345 | Computer Architecture | 3 |
| ESE 333 | Real-Time Operating Systems | 3 |
Non-Thesis Option
At least 30 graduate credits with a cumulative and departmental grade point average of 3.0 or better. Among these 30 credits, up to six credits may be from combination below. Only 3 credits of ESE 698 and up to 3 credits of ESE 597 may be used. Any non-ESE course will need prior approval given by the Graduate Program Director before a student can register. * MS students may enroll in 1-3 credits of ESE 599 per semester.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 597 | Practicum in Engineering | 3 |
| ESE 599 | Research Master’s students | 1-12 |
| ESE 698 | Practicum in Teaching | 1-3 |
Hardware
Networking
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 505 | Wireless Communications | 3 |
| ESE 506 | Wireless Network | 3 |
| ESE 546 | Networking Algorithms and Analysis | 3 |
| ESE 548 | Computer Networks | 3 |
CAD and VLSI
Theory and Software
At least three (3) additional regular lecture based courses
ESE 597 , ESE 599 , ESE 697 , ESE 698 and ESE 699 are not counted as regular courses.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 670 | Topics in Electrical Sciences | 3 |
At least one (maximum three) credit of ESE 597
Graduate Program Director approval is required (see graduate student guide for details). In exceptional circumstances, the Graduate Program Director can approve a replacement of ESE 597 credit by ESE 599 , ESE 699 or ESE 698 .
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 597 | Practicum in Engineering | 3 |
At least 30 graduate credits with a cumulative and departmental grade point average of 3.0 or better
Among these 30 credits, at least six credits of ESE 599 , with a maximum of 12 credits total being taken from combination below. Only three credits of ESE 698 and up to 3 credits of ESE 597 can be used. Any non-ESE course will need prior approval given by the Graduate Program Director before a student can register. * MS students may enroll in 1-3 credits of ESE 599 per semester.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 599 | Research Master’s students | 1-12 |
| ESE 597 | Practicum in Engineering | 3 |
| ESE 698 | Practicum in Teaching | 1-3 |
Hardware
Networking
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 505 | Wireless Communications | 3 |
| ESE 506 | Wireless Network | 3 |
| ESE 546 | Networking Algorithms and Analysis | 3 |
| ESE 548 | Computer Networks | 3 |
CAD and VLSI
Theory and Software
At least one (1) additional regular lecture based course
ESE 597 , ESE 599 , ESE 697 , ESE 698 and ESE 699 are not counted as regular courses.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 670 | Topics in Electrical Sciences | 3 |
At least one (maximum three) credit of ESE 597
Graduate Program Director approval is required (see graduate student guide for details). In exceptional circumstances, the Graduate Program Director can approve a replacement of ESE 597 credit by ESE 599 , ESE 699 or ESE 698 . Please note: A student (thesis or non-thesis) may request CPT more than once. However, please note that each time you submit a request for a particular semester, you will need to request CPT as well for that semester. Please check with Visa and Immigration Services (VIS) for more information regarding this process.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 597 | Practicum in Engineering | 3 |
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