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Graduate Program - Academics
Academics Overview
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) offers the following degree programs:
- Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
- Combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Those pursuing the combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science program can obtain both degrees within 5 years.
ECE also offers a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering and the combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Engineering in partnership with the Computer Science and Engineering Department.
Our courses introduce the students to the latest research and applications in these areas. Our doctoral students are involved in cutting edge research and commonly go on to positions in academia and in top research labs in industry. Our master's programs enable students to specialize in a number of areas in high demand in industry, preparing students with a mixture of solid theoretical foundations and hands-on projects and research experiences.
Calendar System: Quarter system (three quarters comprise an academic year)
Expected start dates by quarter:
- Fall - Late September
- Winter - Early January
- Spring - Late March
For more details regarding UCR's academic calendar, please visit: https://registrar.ucr.edu/calendar
All graduate students are expected to carry a full academic course load unless this is pre-approved by the department (approved on their BS+MS course plan, on an approved leave, or on Filing Fee Status). Graduate students are considered to be full-time if they are carrying at least 12 graduate units. Details are found in the UCR General Catalog and the Graduate Division policies here.
International students: Federal regulations governing student visa status require full-time attendance for most international students. Exceptions can only be made by petition through the International Students Office.
Graduate courses are numbered 200+ and undergraduate courses are numbered 199 and lower. Informal Courses (290, 297, 299).
Please see the latest course catalog for a list of course descriptions.
Course Offerings
Please see the latest course catalog for course descriptions.
Fall 2022
This is a tentative course listing that is subject to change.
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Undergraduate
Course Number Course Description Instructor EE 005 Circuits and Electronics Vaezi EE 010 Introduction to Electrical Engineering Chomko EE 016 Data Analysis for Engineering Applications Oymak EE 020B Linear Methods for Engineering Analysis and Design Using Matlab Chen, J. EE 030A Fundamentals of Electric Circuits I Ozkan EE 100A Electronic Circuits I Liu, M. EE 110A Signals and Systems Ren, S. EE 114 Probability, Random Variables, and Random Processes in Electrical Engineering Vaezi EE 115 Introduction to Communication Systems Hua EE 116 Engineering Electromagnetics Balandin EE/CS 120A Logic Design Chen, J. EE 123 Power Electronics Chomko EE 128 Sensing and Actuation for Embedded Systems Chomko EE 133 Solid-State Electronics Chen, X. EE 136 Semiconductor Device Processing Liu, J. EE 138 Electrical Properties of Materials Haberer EE 139 Magnetic Materials Ozkan EE 141 Digital Signal Processing Chen, J. EE 142/CS 171 Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Mining Asif EE/MSE 161 Analytical Material Characterization Cybart EE 144/EE 283A Foundations of Robotics Karydis EE 175A Senior Design Project Chomko ENGR/HIST 108 Technology in the Premodern World Heidarzadeh -
Graduate
Course Number Course Description Instructor EE 201/MSE 207 Applied Quantum Mechanics Liu, M. EE 215 Stochastic Processes Guler EE/CS 217 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Architecture and Parallel Programming Wong EE 230 Mathematical Methods for Electrical Engineers Cheng EE 233/ME 220 Optimal Control and Estimation Sheng EE 244 Computational Learning Bhanu EE 252 Data Center Architecture Ren, S. EE 283A/EE 144 Foundations of Robotics Karydis
Winter 2023
This is a tentative course listing that is subject to change.
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Undergraduate
Course Number Course Description Instructor EE 005 Circuits and Electronics El-Sherief EE 020B Linear Methods for Engineering Analysis and Design using MATLAB Chen, J. EE 030A Fundamentals of Electric Circuits I El-Sherief EE 030B Fundamentals of Electric Circuits II Chomko EE 105 Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems Farrell EE 110A Signals and Systems I Tuncel EE 110B Signals and Systems II Hua EE 111 Digital and Analog Signals and Systems Ren, S. EE 114 Probability, Random Variables, and Random Processes in Electrical Engineering Roy-Chowdhury EE 117 Electromagnetics II Khitun EE/CS 120A Logic Design Chen, J. EE 132 Automatic Control Ren, W. EE 133 Solid-State Electronics Lake EE 137 Introduction to Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices Liu, J. EE 146 Computer Vision Bhanu EE/CS 168 Introduction to Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design Tan EE 175B Senior Design Project Chomko ENGR/HIST 108 Technology in the Premodern World Heidarzadeh ENGR/HIST 109 Technology in the Modern World Heidarzadeh ENGR 160 Introduction to Engineering Optimization Techniques Mohsenian-Rad, H. ENGR/PBPL 171 Globalization Barth -
Graduate
Course Number Course Description Instructor EE 202/MSE 217 Fundamentals of Semiconductors and Nanostructures Chen, X. EE 206/MSE 227A Nanoscale Characterization Techniques Liu, J. EE 208/MSE 227B Semiconductor Electronic and Optical Properties Lake EE 213 Computer-Aided Electronic Circuit Simulation Tan EE 220B Advanced Spintronics and Nanomagnetic Devices Cheng EE 224 Digital Communication Theory and Systems Hua EE/ME 235 Linear System Theory Ren, W. EE/ME 236 State and Parameter Estimation Theory Farrell EE 241 Advanced Digital Image Processing Asif EE/CS 248 Optimization for Machine Learning Oymak EE 250 Information Theory Guler EE 253 Electric Power Distribution Systems Yu, N. EE 254 Lithographic Process Development Cybart EE 255/CS 251 Real-Time Embedded Systems Kim EE 260 Current Topics in Low Dimensional Materials Balandin EE 260B Autonomous Systems Cong
Spring 2023
This is a tentative course listing that is subject to change.
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Undergraduate
Course Number Course Description Instructor EE 003 Electronics, Smartphones, and Mobile Internet Khitun EE 005 Circuits and Electronics Chomko EE 030B Fundamentals of Electric Circuits II El-Sherief EE 100A Electronic Circuits I Wang, A. EE 100B Electronic Circuits II Liu, M. EE 106 Programming Practical Robots Karydis EE 110B Signals and Systems II Tuncel EE 114 Probability, Random Variables, and Random Processes in Electrical Engineering Vaezi EE 116 Engineering Electromagnetics Cheng EE/CS 120A Logic Design Chen, J. EE 128 Sensing and Actuation for Embedded Systems Yidi Wang EE 141 Digital Signal Processing Guler EE/CS 147 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Computing and Programming Wong EE 152 Image Processing Bhanu EE 155 Power System Analysis Yu EE 162 Introduction to Nanoelectronics Khitun ENGR/HIST 108 Technology in the Premodern World Heidarzadeh ENGR/HIST 109 Technology in the Modern World Heidarzadeh ENGR 181W Technological Communication and Documentation Heidarzadeh -
Graduate
Course Number Course Description Instructor EE 203/MSE 237C Solid-State Devices Haberer EE 205 Optoelectronics and Photonic Devices Liu, J. EE 209 Semiclassical Electron Transport Lake EE 226 Wireless Communications Hua EE/CS 228 Introduction to Deep Learning Oymak EE 232 Introduction to Smart Grid Mohsenian-Rad EE/ME 237 Nonlinear Systems and Control Ren, W. EE 240 Pattern Recognition Asif EE 243 Advanced Computer Vision Roy-Chowdhury EE 246 Intelligent Transportation Systems Barth EE 260 Seminar in Electrical Engineering
Ozkan EE 260C Robotics Karydis EE 260D Introduction to Reinforcement Learning Yu