Electrical
Engineering Graduate Program
The Department of Electrical and Computer
engineering at UVa offers three graduate degrees in electrical
engineering: the master’s of engineering, the master’s
of science and the doctor of philosophy. The M.E. requires
the student to complete thirty credit hours of graduate-level
coursework and is normally offered to students not seeking
financial aid from the department. The M.S. also requires
30 credits but 6 of these credits are completed through a
research thesis. Students receiving financial aid from the
department are normally required to register in the M.S. degree
program. The Ph.D. program requires a minimum of 72 credits
of coursework and research beyond the bachelor’s degree
and the completion and defense of a research dissertation.
When applying for a place in the graduate
program, it is important to clearly state your area of interest.
In electrical engineering (see also computer engineering below)
the research areas are: Controls (nonlinear control theory,
CAD of control systems, adaptive controls, and multivariable
control systems); Communications (information theory, optical
communication, image and video processing, statistical signal
processing, medical imaging, and digital communications);
RF and Microwave Devices (MEMS in microwave and mm-wave circuits,
novel HF solid-state devices for sources and receivers, mm-wave
circuits and devices, microwave radiating structures, terahertz
sources and receivers, and devices for radio astronomy); Device
Fabrication (MBE, novel materials, lithography, nano-fabrication,
electron and ion beam processes, and nano-structures); VLSI
and Microsystems (mixed-signal CMOS design, analog CMOS, Microsystems
and microfabrication, low-power VLSI, FPGAs, digital VLSI);
Electrophysics (superconducting devices, device theory and
modeling, novel electronic devices); Safety-Critical Systems
(risk assessment, train control systems, intelligent ground
transportation).
For
more information regarding academic rules and regulations,
see the Graduate
Handbook.
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Graduate
Applicant Orientation: February 22, 2008
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