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The M.S.T.E. is an
interdisciplinary degree program administered by the Telecommunications
Engineering Division on behalf of the Departments of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
(see Electrical Engineering and Computer Science sections for listing of
faculty).
The program leading
to the M.S.T.E. degree provides intensive preparation for professional practice
in the high technology aspects of telecommunications engineering. It is
designed to serve the needs of engineers who wish to continue their education.
Courses are offered at a time and location convenient for the student who is
employed on a full-time basis.
The Erik Jonsson
School of Engineering and Computer Science has developed a state-of-the-art
computational facility consisting of a network of Sun servers and Sun Engineering
Workstations. All systems are connected via an extensive fiber-optic Ethernet
and, through the Texas Higher Education Network, have direct access to most
major national and international networks. In addition, many personal computers
are available for student use.
The Engineering and
The Digital Systems
Laboratory includes a network of workstations, personal computers, FPGA
development systems, and a wide spectrum of state-of-the-art commercial and
academic design tools to support graduate research in VLSI design and computer
architecture. In the Digital Signal Processing Laboratory several multi-CPU
workstations are available in a network configuration for simulation
experiments. Hardware development facilities for real time experimental systems
are available and include microphone arrays, active noise controllers, speech
compressors and echo cancellers. The Nonlinear Optics Laboratory has a
dedicated network of Sun workstations for the development of simulation methods
and software for optical transmission and communication systems, optical
routers and all-optical networks. The Broadband Communication Laboratory has
design and modeling tools for fiber and wireless transmission systems and
networks, and all-optical packet routing and switching. The Advanced
Communications Technologies (ACT) Laboratory provides a design and evaluation
environment for the study of telecommunication systems and wireless and optical
networks. ACT has facilities for designing network hardware, software,
components, and applications.
The Center for
Systems, Communications, and Signal Processing, with the purpose of promoting
research and education in general communications, signal processing, control
systems, medical and biological systems, circuits and systems and related
software, is located in the
In addition to the
facilities on campus, cooperative arrangements have been established with many
local industries to make their facilities available to U.T. Dallas graduate
engineering students.
The University�s
general admission requirements are discussed here.
A student lacking
undergraduate prerequisites for graduate courses in electrical engineering must
complete these prerequisites or receive approval from the graduate adviser and
the course instructor. A diagnostic examination may be required. Specific
admission requirements follow.
A student entering
the M.S.T.E. program should meet the following guidelines:
Applicants must
submit three letters of recommendation from individuals who are able to judge
the candidate�s probability of success in pursuing a program of study leading
to the master�s degree.
Applicants must also
submit an essay outlining the candidate�s background, education and
professional goals.
Students from other
engineering disciplines or from other areas of science or mathematics may be
considered for admission to the program; however, some additional course work
may be necessary before starting the master�s program.
The University�s
general degree requirements are discussed here.
The M.S.T.E. degree
requires a minimum of 33 semester hours.
All students must
have an academic adviser and an approved degree plan. Courses taken without
adviser approval will not count toward the 33 semester-hour requirement.
Successful completion of the approved course of studies leads to the M.S.T.E.
degree.
The M.S.T.E. program
has both a thesis and a non-thesis option. All part-time M.S.T.E. students will
be assigned initially to the non-thesis option. Those wishing to elect the
thesis option may do so by obtaining the approval of a faculty thesis
supervisor.
All full-time,
supported students are required to participate in the thesis option. The thesis
option requires six semester hours of research, a written thesis submitted to
the graduate school, and a formal public defense of the thesis. Research and
thesis hours cannot be counted in a M.S.T.E. degree plan unless a thesis is
written and successfully defended. A supervising committee, which must be
chosen in consultation with the student�s thesis adviser prior to enrolling for
thesis credit, administers the defense. Full-time students at UTD who receive
financial assistance are required to enroll in 9 semester credit hours during
the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Students enrolled in the thesis option
should meet with individual faculty members to discuss research opportunities
and to choose a research advisor during the first or second semester that the
student is enrolled. After the second semester of study, course selection
should be made in consultation with the research adviser. Part-time students
are encouraged to enroll in only one course during their first semester and in
no more than two courses during any semester they are also working full-time.
To receive a Master
of Science degree in Telecommunications Engineering, a student must meet the
following minimum set of requirements:
Completion of a
minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate level lecture courses including the
required core courses. With adviser approval, these may include some 5000 level
courses.
Students must take
the following five core courses and make a grade of B or better:
CS/TE 6385 Algorithmic Aspects of Telecommunication Networks
EE 6349 Random Processes
EE 6352 Digital Communication Systems
CS 6352 Performance of Computer Systems
CS 6390 Advanced Communication and Computer Networks
Students will take
additional courses from those described in the following pages.
Recommended Elective
Courses: Choose any 18 hours of 6000 level courses or higher with approval of
the adviser.
EE 5305 Radio
Frequency Engineering
EE 6310 Optical Communication Systems
EE 6316 Fields and Waves
EE 6341 Information Theory I
EE 6343 Detection and Estimation theory
EE 6344 Coding Theory
EE 6345 Engineering of Packet-Switched Networks
EE 6355 RF and Microwave Communications Circuits
EE 6360 Digital Signal Processing I
EE 6361 Digital Signal Processing II
EE 6362 Speech Signal Processing
EE 6365 Adaptive Signal Processing
EE 6390 Introduction to Wireless Communications Systems
EE 6391 Signal and Coding for Wireless Communication Systems
EE 6392 Propagation and Devices for Wireless Communication
EE 6394 Antenna Engineering for Wireless Communications
EE 6395 Advanced Radio Frequency Engineering
EE 7340 Optical Network Architectures and Protocols
CS 6354 Software
Engineering
CS 6360 Database Design
CS 6363 Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms
CS 6368 Telecommunication Network Management
CS 6378 Advanced Operating Systems
CS 6381 Combinatorics and Graph Algorithms
CS 6386 Telecommunication Software Design
CS 6392
CS 6394 Digital Telephony
CS 6396 Real Time Systems
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Each doctoral degree
program is tailored to the student. The student must arrange a course program
with the guidance and approval of a faculty member chosen as his/her graduate
adviser. Adjustments can be made as the student�s interests develop and a
specific dissertation topic is chosen.
The University�s
general admission requirements are discussed here.
The Ph.D. degree in
Telecommunications engineering is awarded primarily to acknowledge the student
success in an original research project, the description of which is a
significant contribution to the literature of the discipline. Applications for
the doctoral program are therefore selected by the Telecommunications
Engineering Graduate Committee on the basis of research aptitude, as well as
academic record. Applications for the doctoral program are considered on the
individual basis.
The following are
guidelines for admission to the Ph.D. program in Telecommunications
Engineering.
A master�s degree in
Telecommunications Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
or a closely associated discipline from an accredited U.S institution or from
an acceptable foreign university. Consideration will be given to highly
qualified students wishing to pursue the doctorate without satisfying all of
the requirements for a master�s degree.
Applicants must also
submit a narrative describing their motivation for doctoral study in
telecommunications engineering.
Applicants must also
submit a narrative describing their motivation for doctoral study and how it
relates to their professional goals.
For students who are
interested in a Ph.D., but are unable to attend school full-time, there is a
part-time option. The guidelines for admission to the program and the degree
requirements are the same as for full-time Ph.D., students. All students must
have an academic adviser and an approved plan of study.
The University�s
general degree requirements are discussed here.
The M.S.E.E.
requires a minimum of 33 semester hours.
Each program for doctoral
study is individually tailored to the student�s background and research
objectives by the student�s supervisory committee. The program will require a
minimum of 90 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor�s degree. These credits
must include:
At least 30 semester
hours of graduate level courses beyond the bachelor�s level in the major
concentration. Students choose 30 hours from the following courses with the
approval of the TE Graduate Committee.
CS/TE 6385
Algorithmic Aspects of Telecommunication Networks
EE 6349 Random Processes
EE 6352 Digital Communication Systems
CS 6352 Performance of Computer Systems
CS 6390 Advanced Communication and Computer Networks
CS 6354 Software Engineering
EE 6390 Wireless Communication Systems
EE/CE 6304 Computer Architecture
EE/TE 7V81 Network Security
EE 5305 RF
Engineering
EE 6310 Optical Communication Systems
EE 6316 Fields and Waves
EE 6341 Information Theory
EE 6343 Detection and Estimation theory
EE 6344 Coding Theory
EE 6345 Engineering of Packet Switched Networks
EE 6355 RF and microwave communication circuits
EE 6360 Digital Signal Processing I
EE 6361 Digital Signal Processing II
EE 6365 Adaptive Signal Processing
EE 6390 Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems
EE 6391 Signal and Coding for Wireless Communication Systems
EE 6392 Propagation and Devices for Wireless Communication
EE 6394 Antenna Engineering for Wireless Communication
EE 6395 Advanced Radio Frequency Engineering
EE 7340 Optical Network Architecture and Protocols
TE/EE 7V81 Network Security
CS 6354 Software
Engineering
CS 6360 Database Design
CS 6363 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CS 6368 Telecommunication Network Management
CS 6378 Advanced Operating Systems
CS 6381 Combinatorics and Graph Algorithms
CS 6386 Telecommunications Software Design
CS 6392 Mobile Computing Systems
CS 6394 Digital Telephony
CS 6396 Real time Systems
CS 6390 Advance Computer Networks
CS 8302 Personal Communication Systems
At least 4, at least
3 from the Erik Jonsson school faculty.
The student must
pass a qualifying exam approved by the TE graduate committee.
Completion of a
major research project culminating in a dissertation demonstrating an original
contribution to a scientific knowledge and engineering practice. The
dissertation will be defended publicly. The rules for this defense are
specified by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Neither a foreign
language nor a minor is required for Ph.D. However, the student�s supervisory
committee may impose these or other requirements that it feels are necessary and
appropriate to the student�s degree program.
The principal
concentration areas for the graduate program are:
Doctoral level
research opportunities include: VLSI design, reconfigurable systems, system
architecture, fault-tolerant computing, digital signal processing, digital communications,
modulation and coding, electromagnetic-wave propagation, fiber and integrated
optics, lasers and optoelectronic devices, optical transmission systems,
optical networks, wireless communications, mobile IP, wireless multimedia, DWDM
networks, QoS assurance protocols, network design and optimization, ad-hoc and
PCS wireless networks, network security and high speed protocols.
In keeping with the
established tradition of research at UT-Dallas, the Telecommunications
Engineering Program encourages students to interact with researchers in the
strong programs in basic computer science, electrical engineering and business
management.