Program Overview
The Dual Masters of Science Program in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering is one of the available Dual Graduate Degree Programs at the University of Bridgeport.
The Masters Degree in Computer Engineering is a course of study intended to prepare individuals whose undergraduate background is in computer or electrical engineering for advanced professional work in the field and for further study leading to the doctorate degree.
The Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering is a course of study designed to increase the student’s knowledge and competence in basic areas necessary for Modern Electrical Engineering, while affording sufficient freedom to allow an in-depth study of such areas as Communications, Control Systems, Electronics and Digital Processing.
Admission to the program requires an undergraduate degree in engineering that includes the following fundamental course work:
- Programming Languages and Techniques
- Data Structures
- Digital Design
- Digital Design Lab
- Computer Organization
- Microprocessors
- Probability and Statistics
- Communications
- Signal Processing
Curriculum Requirements
A total of 48 semester hours is required for graduation.
A. REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING: 15 CREDIT HOURS
- CS 400 Object Oriented Programming Using C
- CpE 410 Introduction to Computer Architecture
- CpE 471 Data and Computer Communication
- CpE 448D Introduction to VLSI Design or CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGAs
- EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing
B. REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: 12 CREDIT HOURS
Four EE Courses to be approved by the EE Department.
C. CPEG 597 COMPUTER ENGINEERING MASTERS PROJECT: 3 CREDIT HOURS
D. EE 597 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MASTERS PROJECT: 3 CREDIT HOURS
E. FIVE ELECTIVES: 15 CREDIT HOURS
Students are required to study five elective courses. A student may select these five courses from among the course offerings of either the CpE or EE departments. These courses could be used to satisfy one or more of the concentration areas from either the CpE or EE concentration areas. Concentration areas available for students in the CpE/EE Dual Graduate Degree program include:
Please refer to the Graduate Studies Division Catalog for course work details for all the concentration areas.
Program Requirements
General M.S. Program Requirements applies