ELC431 Radio Frequency (RF)/Microwave Engineering
This electrical and computer engineering-specific technical elective teaches students to apply the fundamentals of electromagnetics and communications systems, giving them the knowledge and skills to develop systems and related hardware for the wireless transmission of information over terrestrial and satellite-based pathways.
ELC441 Digital Engineering Systems
This electrical and computer engineering-specific (ECE-specific) technical elective teaches students to apply the fundamentals of structured design methodologies to tackle digital system engineering problems, such as power integrity, noise immunity, signaling integrity, and timing compliance. This course gives students the skills required to design complex high precision and high-performance systems.
ELC435 Artificial Neural Networks
This electrical and computer engineering-specific technical elective teaches students to apply the fundamentals of machine learning, artificial neural networks, and basic artificial intelligence. This class allows students to apply these concepts and methods to advanced problems relevant to advanced image processing, computer object recognition, and chatbot tools
ELC470 Semiconductor Devices
This electrical and computer engineering-specific technical elective teaches students to apply the fundamentals of semiconductor device fabrication and performance, giving them the skills required to develop and test various nanometer-scaled devices including metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET) as well as bipolar junction transistors (BJTs).
ELC471 VLSI Design
This electrical and computer engineering-specific (ECE-specific) technical elective teaches students to apply the fundamentals of structured design methodologies for VLSI (Very Large-Scale Integration) systems (Microchips Design). This course gives students the skills required to design the microprocessor chips of the future.
ELC477 Power Systems and Renewability
This electrical and computer engineering-specific (ECE-specific) technical elective teaches students about the fields of power system engineering, renewable energy, and sustainability. It prepares students for advanced graduate studies in power engineering as well as lucrative positions at companies.
ELC480 Digital Video Processing and Compression
This electrical and computer engineering-specific (ECE-specific) technical elective covers the wonders of video compression – the art and science of representing sequences of moving pictures using as few bits as possible, while maintaining good picture quality.