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The MS degree program provides a wide variety of research and course opportunities from control theory to nanofabrications; device fabrication to image processing; communications to quantum mechanics; and optics to VLSI design. Collaboration is possible between departments and research centers ...

Program Overview. Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) majors play an essential role in the technologies that modern society runs on: The integrated circuits that enable smart phones and laptops to perform billions of computations per second, and the global network infrastructure connecting us all, are designed by ECE majors

Jan 30, 2025 · ECE Undergraduate Courses 2024-25. This proposed schedule is subject to change. To review the most up-to-date listings of all courses, instructors, times and locations refer to GOLD (UCSB Student Gaucho On-line Data).If you do not have access to GOLD, refer to the UCSB Schedule of Classes (SoC).. Students are responsible for determining and completing the necessary prerequisites for all ECE ...

Nov 1, 2024 · Fall 2025 Requirements & Timeline September – June. September: UCSB online application system opens.Take the TOEFL, or IELTS, or DET in early Fall for timely submission. December 15: deadline for MS, MS/PhD and PhD programs (all supporting documents must be received – see Requirements FAQ); April 15: deadline for prospective students receiving fellowship or financial offers to submit a ...

PhD Course Requirements. Students are required to take courses for breadth and depth and to establish a GPA. NOTE: Computer Engineering and Communications & Signal Processing students should consult the year of entrance Graduate Student Survival Manual for details on course requirements.

Eligibility. The BS/MS in ECE program is ONLY open to current UCSB Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering students; Students must have completed all required upper-division ECE & CS courses when they apply and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0, but this does not guarantee admission.

Graduate studies in ECE are broad and encompass many diverse areas such as computers and digital systems, control, communications, electronics, signal processing, electromagnetics, electro-optics, physics of electronic devices, and device fabrication. As in most areas of engineering, knowledge of ...

EE Core (Freshman and Sophomore Years) EEs spend their first two years building up a "core" of skills and knowledge covering fundamentals of math, physics, programming, and ECE, which provides them with the solid foundation needed to pursue more specialized topics as well as to be able to effectively collaborate with other scientists and engineers in developing new technologies.

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