Electrical and Computer Engineering
SIGNALS & SYSTEMS
Suggested Coursework
The following are suggested Programs of Study for a graduate student pursuing an MS degree with an emphasis in Signals. It is not required that students follow any of these course schedules, but for students to use these as a guide. So long as degree requirements are met, any ECE or allied graduate coursework (5000- level or above) may be substituted.
Traditional MS
3 Semesters | 1-1.5 Years
These Programs of Study meet Coursework option requirements for a full-time student and can easily be adapted to the Project option. Students completing the Thesis option must meet with the Graduate Student Coordinator to create their academic plan.
Part-Time MS
*Graduate seminar credits may be completed in any order within a student’s first academic year in the program.
5 Semesters | 2-2.5 Years
A schedule like this is for students who are currently working and don’t have the capacity to be full-time students but feel capable of managing a steady pace of courses (2 per semester).
Coursework
Semester | Courses | Credits |
1 | 3 | 7.0* |
2 | 3 | 7.0* |
3 | 2 | 6.0 |
4 | 2 | 6.0 |
5 | 2 | 6.0 |
TOTAL | 12 | 32.0 |
Summer Project
Semester | Courses | Credits |
1 | 3 | 7.0* |
2 | 3 | 7.0* |
3 | 2 | 6.0 |
4 | 2 | 6.0 |
Summer | Project | 4.0 |
TOTAL | 10 | 30.0 |
9 Semesters | 4 Years
A reduced and extended part-time schedule of 8 semesters of coursework, with 1 course per term, and a summer project.
Year 1
Semester | Credits |
Fall |
4.0* |
Spring |
4.0* |
Year 2
Semester | Credits |
Fall |
3.0 |
Spring |
3.0 |
Year 3
Semester | Credits |
Fall |
3.0 |
Spring |
3.0 |
Summer |
4.0 – Project |
Year 4
Semester | Credits |
Fall |
3.0 |
Spring |
3.0 |
TOTAL |
30.0 |
Default Supervisory Committee
For students completing the coursework or project options
Rong Rong Chen
Associate Professor
- Phone: 801-585-7367
- Email: rchen@ece.utah.edu
- Office: MEB 3106
- Website: Prof. Chen's Profile
Signal processing and communication systems: efficient utilization of multiple antennas for high-rate communications in wireless networks, statistical detection methods for underwater acoustic communications, and other fields related to communication systems and statistical signal processing.
Mingyue Ji
Associate Professor
- Phone: 801-587-7255
- Email: mingyue.ji@utah.edu
- Office: MEB 3108
- Website: Prof. Ji's Profile
Information theory, communications, signal processing, storage, distributed computing, fundamental limits, code design and algorithms of caching networks with various structures, channel models and communication schemes. Distributed storage for big data and interaction between distributed (cloud) storage and content delivery networks. Fundamental theory and algorithms of distributed computing for big data
Yu Xiang
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 801-587-5223
- Email: yu.xiang@utah.edu
- Office: MEB 3104
- Website: Prof. Xiang's Profile
Statistical signal processing, information theory, and machine learning: learning under distribution shifts, representation learning, recourse-constrained distributed signal processing