Master of Telecommunications and Software Engineering
Collaborative program with the Department of Computer Science
The Master of Telecommunications and Software Engineering (M.T.S.E.) is a course-only degree program that prepares students for professional practice in telecommunications and information technologies. The program is offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and can be completed in one year of full-time study. The M.T.S.E. is a professional master’s degree requiring a minimum of 30 credit hours of adviser-approved coursework.
Admission requirements for this degree follow the existing admission requirements for master’s degrees in the ECE department. A person holding a B.S.E.E., a B.S.CP.E., or a B.S.C.S. degree has the necessary broad background to undertake the M.T.S.E. program. A student without adequate background in specific areas is required to demonstrate proficiency in prerequisite courses; an abbreviated course list is given below.
Specific proficiency courses will be detailed for each student at the time of admission to the M.T.S.E. program. A student may demonstrate proficiency by successfully completing the courses or by demonstrating satisfactory performance in one or more special examinations administered by the department.
Curriculum
Master of Telecommunications and Software Engineering, Computer Engineering Concentration
| Minimum Credits Required | 30 |
| Maximum 400-Level Credit | 12 |
| Minimum 500-Level Credit | 18 |
| Minimum ECE Coursework | 15 |
| Minimum CS Coursework | 12 |
| Maximum ECE Short Courses | 4 |
| Maximum Transfer Credit | 9 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | (15) | |
| ECE 510 | Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems | 3 |
| or ECE 503 | 5G Wireless Network: Architecture, New Radio, and Security | |
| ECE 513 | Communication Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
| or ECE 504 | Wireless Communication System Design | |
| CS 586 | Software Systems Architectures | 3 |
| or CS 587 | Software Project Management | |
| ECE 541 | Communications Networks Performance Analysis | 3 |
| or ECE 543 | Computer Network Security | |
| ECE 545 | Modern Internet Technologies | 3 |
| or ECE 408 | Introduction to Computer Networks | |
| Software Engineering | (3) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Object-Oriented Analysis and Design | 3 | |
| Software Metrics | 3 | |
| Software Testing and Analysis | 3 | |
| Application Software Design | 3 | |
or ECE 528 | Application Software Design | |
| Object-Oriented Programming and Machine Learning | 3 | |
or ECE 590 | Object-Oriented Programming and Machine Learning | |
| Telecommunication Systems | (3-4) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Analytic Models and Simulation of Computer Systems | 3 | |
| Introduction to Computer Networks with Laboratory | 4 | |
or ECE 408 | Introduction to Computer Networks | |
| Introduction to Computer Cyber Security | 3 | |
or ECE 518 | Computer Cyber Security | |
| Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems | 3 | |
| Modern Wireless Network Protocols and Standards | 3 | |
| Design and Optimization of Computer Networks | 3 | |
| Computer Network Security | 3 | |
| Wireless and Mobile Networks | 3 | |
| Modern Internet Technologies | 3 | |
| Wireless Network Security | 3 | |
ECE 547 | 3 | |
| Communications | (3) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3 | |
| 5G Wireless Network: Architecture, New Radio, and Security | 3 | |
| Wireless Communication System Design | 3 | |
or ECE 406 | Wireless Communications Systems | |
| Video Communications | 3 | |
| Communication Engineering Fundamentals | 3 | |
| Digital Communication Principles | 3 | |
| Modern Digital Communications | 3 | |
| Coding for Reliable Communications | 3 | |
| Information Theory and Applications | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | (6) | |
| Select the remaining credit hours of coursework from the courses listed above or other courses approved by the faculty adviser 1 | 6 | |
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Students without a background in communications or software engineering would be best prepared by including: CS 450, CS 455, CS 487, ECE 403, ECE 405, ECE 406.
Other recommended courses include:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 588 | Advanced Software Engineering Development | 3 |
| ECE 436 | Digital Signal Processing I with Laboratory | 4 |
| ECE 437 | Digital Signal Processing I | 3 |
| ECE 511 | Analysis of Random Signals | 3 |
| ECE 516 | Coding for Distributed Storage Systems | 3 |
| ECE 520 | Information Theory and Applications | 3 |
| ECE 565 | Computer Vision and Image Processing | 3 |
| ECE 568 | Digital Speech Processing | 3 |
| ECE 569 | Digital Signal Processing II | 3 |
| ECE 584 | VLSI Architecture for Signal Processing and Communication Systems | 3 |
