Master of Science in Computer Engineering

The Computer Engineering program offers the B.S. M.S. program and the M.S. degree in Computer Engineering. Specific requirements for each degree are described below. The Computer Engineering major stresses the study of core computer science and electrical engineering topics. It prepares students for careers in the design of complex systems involving computer hardware, computer software, electronics, and electrical signals for communications, networking, desktop computing, and embedded computing. Students must be in residence for at least one year and complete a minimum of 44 quarters units of graduate and upper division under- graduate courses in or related to the major subject area. Students who have completed similar courses elsewhere may petition for waiver of a required course or for substitution of an alternative course. For students interested in interdisciplinary research, individual study programs can be approved. The normative time for the completion of the M.S. in Computer Engineering is two years.

A Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent in any areas of engineering or in the related areas of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Material Sciences and Computer Sciences. The degree must represent the completion of a program equivalent both in the distribution of academic subject matter and scholarship achievement comparable to that offered at the University of California.

Interested students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in the subjects closely related to their intended specialization that are normally taught in an undergraduate engineering program such as:

Mathematics (Calculus, differential equations and complex variables)

Circuits and electronics

Signals and systems

Communication and signal processing, logic design, digital systems and microsystems

Control systems; and at least one major high-level programming language and associated programming techniques area

English Language Requirement

The minimum acceptable overall score is 7 with no score less than 6 on any individual component.