Certificate Degrees - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Certificate Degrees - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Certificate Degrees
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Certificate in Electrical Engineering
This certificate program is primarily intended for individuals who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in Electrical Engineering either for future career opportunities or in preparation for graduate studies. This certificate provides the opportunity for students to take Master’s degree courses without the commitment of undertaking a full Master’s degree.
Many of the courses are available for completion remotely with Engineering Online.
The certificate is also available to on-campus graduate students in the sciences and engineering who want to expand their knowledge of the field.
Program of Study
The EE GCP requires a total of 12 credit hours of graduate-level Electrical Engineering courses taken for a letter grade. There is no prescribed list of courses for the certificate; students may take a combination of courses tailored to their interests and needs, subject to course prerequisites.
Courses labeled
will be offered on Engineering Online, while courses labeled
are available on campus.
Electrical Engineering Certificate Courses
ECE 511:
Analog Electronics
ECE 513:
Digital Signal Processing
ECE 514:
Random Processes
ECE 515:
Digital Communications
ECE 516:
Systems Control Engineering
ECE 522:
Medical Instrumentation
ECE 523:
Photonics and Optical Communications
ECE 524:
Radio System Design
ECE 530:
Physical Electronics
ECE 531:
Principles of Transistor Devices
ECE 532:
Principles of Microwave Circuits
ECE 533:
Power Electronics Design & Packaging
ECE 533:
Power Electronics Design & Packaging
ECE 534:
Power Electronics
ECE 535:
Design Of Electromechanical Systems
ECE 540:
Electromagnetic Fields
ECE 542:
Neural Networks
ECE 544:
Design of Electronic Packaging and Interconnects
ECE 546:
VLSI System Design
ECE 549:
RF Design For Wireless
ECE 550:
Power System Operation and Control
ECE 551:
Smart Electric Power Distribution Systems
ECE 552:
Renewable Electric Energy Systems
ECE 553:
Semiconductor Power Devices
ECE 555:
Computer Control of Robots
ECE 556:
Mechatronics
ECE 557:
Principles of Mos Transistors
ECE 558:
Digital Imagining Systems
ECE 568:
Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications In Nanosystems
ECE 581:
Electronic Power System Protection
ECE 582:
Wireless Communication Systems
ECE 583:
Electronic Power Engineering Practicum I
ECE 584:
Electronic Power Engineering Practicum II
ECE 585:
The Business of the Electric Utility Industry
ECE 586:
Communications and SCADA Systems for Smart Grid
ECE/MSE/PY 589:
Solid State Solar And Thermal Harvesting
ECE 712:
Integrated Circuit Design For Wireless Communications
ECE 718:
Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis
ECE 719:
Microwave Circuit Design Using Scattering Parameters
ECE 723:
Optical Properties of Semiconductors
ECE 724:
Electronic Properties of Solid State Devices
ECE 725:
Quantum Engineering
ECE 726:
Advanced Feedback Control
ECE 732:
Dynamics and Control of Electric Machines
ECE 733:
Digital Electronics
ECE 734:
Power Management Integrated Circuits
ECE 736:
Power System Stability and Control
ECE 739:
Integrated Circuit Technology & Fabrication Laboratory
ECE 751:
Detection and Estimation Theory
ECE 752:
Information Theory
ECE 752:
Information Theory
ECE 753:
Computational Methods for Power Systems
ECE 756:
Advanced Mechatronics
ECE 759:
Pattern Recognition
ECE 762:
Advanced Digital Communications Systems
ECE 763:
Computer Vision
ECE 766:
Signal Processing For Communications and Networking
ECE 767:
Error-Control Coding
Certificate in Computer Engineering
In the certificate program in computer engineering, students gain foundational knowledge in connected systems, networking applications, and computer architecture. Hone your skills in the analysis, design, and operation of computing devices and software, offered over twelve credit hours.
Students will work with a variety of hardware and software tools and analyze research to understand state of the art approaches to computer system design and future challenges the industry will face.
With over half of the courses are available for completion remotely with Engineering Online, you can make the certificate program fit your schedule.
There is no prescribed list of courses for the certificate; students may take a combination of courses tailored to their interests and needs, subject to course prerequisites.
Program of Study
The CPE GCP requires a total of 12 credit hours of graduate-level Computer Engineering courses taken for a letter grade. There is no prescribed list of courses for the certificate; students may take a combination of courses tailored to their interests and needs, subject to course prerequisites.
The following courses are permitted to be counted towards the degree.
Any course listed in the ECE Graduate handbook in Appendices A, B or C as falling into the “CPE” major or the “EE/CPE” major, EXCEPT for the following courses:
Special topics courses, i.e. courses with numbers starting with ECE 592, ECE 791 or ECE 792
600 and 800 level courses including ECE 600, 633, 634, 650, 695, 699, 833, 834, 895, 896 or 899
Courses labeled
will be offered on Engineering Online, while courses labeled
are available on campus.
Computer Engineering Certificate Courses
ECE/CSC 506:
Architecture Of Parallel Computers
ECE/CSC 517:
Object-Oriented Design and Development
ECE 546:
VLSI System Design
ECE/CSC 547:
Cloud Computing Technology
ECE/CSC 560:
Embedded System Architectures
ECE 561:
Embedded System Analysis and Optimization
ECE 563:
Computer Design and Technology
ECE 564:
ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog
ECE 566:
Compiler Optimization and Scheduling
ECE/CSC 570:
Computer Networks
ECE/CSC 573:
Internet Protocols
ECE/CSC 574:
Computer And Network Security
ECE/CSC 575:
Introduction to Wireless Networking
ECE/CSC 576:
Networking Services: Qos, Signaling, Processes
ECE/CSC 577:
Switched Network Management
ECE/CSC/OR 579:
Introduction To Computer Performance Modeling
ECE 705:
Memory Systems
ECE 706:
Advanced Parallel Computer Architecture
ECE 720:
Electronic System Level and Physical Design
ECE 721:
Advanced Microarchitecture
ECE 745:
ASIC Verification
ECE/CSC 773:
Advanced Topics In Internet Protocols
ECE/CSC 774:
Advanced Network Security
ECE/CSC 775:
Advanced Topics In Wireless Networking
ECE/CSC 776:
Design & Performance Evaluation Of Network Systems & Services
ECE/CSC 777:
Telecommunications Network Design
Certificate in ASIC Design & Verification
Advanced silicon chips, including Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) power the remarkable systems we rely on every day. They serve as the foundation for everything from smartphones to wearables and from smart medical devices to autonomous cars.
NC State is a leader in ASIC education. Our faculty provide hands-on instruction in the cutting edge skills demanded by the industry. Our researchers pioneer the processes required to advance this technology.
Engineers trained in state-of-the-art technologies and processes to effectively design—or verify a design—of intricate purpose-built silicon is vital across the industry.
A graduate certificate in ASIC Design and Verification will prepare you to meet the requirements of a growing industry in search of talent equipped to meet the needs of tomorrow.
Program of Study
The ADV GCP requires a total of 12 credit hours consisting of four graduate-level Electrical and Computer Engineering courses taken for a letter grade. (EOL = course offered via EOL as well to residential students).
Courses labeled
will be offered on Engineering Online, while courses labeled
are available on campus.
ASIC Design and Verification Certificate Courses
ECE 546:
VLSI System Design
ECE 564:
ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog
ECE 720:
Electronic System Level and Physical Design
ECE 745:
ASIC Verification
ECE 748:
Verification with Universal Verification Methodology
Certificate in 5G Technologies
5G is the wireless data communications system that will replace the 4G LTE systems currently in use around the world. However, 5G is not an update on 4G. It is a radically new system, using many different architectures, algorithms, circuits, chips and antennas than the previous system. 5G will enable faster streaming to mobile devices with theoretical speeds of up to 10 Gb/s as well as enabling the next generation of the Internet of Things.
As industry is working at a breakneck pace to build out these systems, there is a high demand for engineers who are fluent in the technological challenges and opportunities of this generational leap to 5G.
With a certificate in 5G Technologies, you will be well-equipped to work at the forefront of pivotal technology powered by advanced and advancing communications technologies.
Program of Study
The 5GT GCP requires a total of 12 credit hours consisting of four graduate-level Electrical and Computer Engineering courses taken for a letter grade.  Courses labeled “EOL” will be offered both as live classes and also through  EOL.  Those without “EOL” are only offered to on-campus students..
Courses labeled
will be offered on Engineering Online, while courses labeled
are available on campus.
All students must complete the following course:
ECE 592:
LTE and 5G Communications
Students must then choose
three
5G-related courses, taking at least
two
courses from a single track:
Circuits Track Courses
ECE 511:
Analog Electronics
ECE 712:
Integrated Circuit Design For Wireless Communications
ECE 792:
Design of Millimeter-Wave Circuits and Systems
Microwave Systems and Applied EM Track Courses
ECE 524:
Radio System Design
ECE 541:
Antennas and Arrays
ECE 549:
RF Design For Wireless
Communications Track Courses
ECE/CSC 570:
Computer Networks
ECE/CSC 575:
Introduction to Wireless Networking
ECE 766:
Signal Processing For Communications and Networking
ECE 767:
Error-Control Coding
Certificate in Nano-Systems Engineering
The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center (NERC) for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (
ASSIST
) offers a Graduate Certificate program in Nano-Systems Engineering.
This multidisciplinary certificate is for students who want to develop additional expertise in the field of nano-science and technology. The graduate certificate consists of a sequence of courses that will equip students with the technical skills essential for graduate research in the field. In addition, the certificate teaches entrepreneurship and other relevant skills that will help students to be competitive in the modern engineering environment.
The scope of the program is broad enough to include applications of nano-technology in a variety of fields including digital logic, energy harvesting, biomedical applications and others. As such, the certificate includes technical electives from many departments to provide breadth in different topics.
Program of Study
Courses labeled
will be offered on Engineering Online, while courses labeled
are available on campus.
All students must complete the following course:
ECE/CHE 568:
Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems
Please choose 1 of the following required courses:
MBS 576:
Technology Evaluation and Commercialization Concepts
ECE 592:
Product Innovation Lab
Students then choose two Core Electives and a Technical Elective
Core Electives (Pick 2)
MAE 536:
Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems
ECE 538:
Integrated Circuits Technology and Fabrication
MAE 589:
Micro-Transducers
BME 590:
Nanobiotechnology
BME 590:
Biosensors
ECE 592:
Micro-Machined Sensors and Actuators
CHE 596C:
Nano-scale Films and Surfaces
CHE 596I:
Colloid Science and Nano-Scale Engineering
ISE 718:
Micro/Nano-Scale Fabrication and Manufacturing
ECE 739:
Integrated Circuits Technology and Fabrication (Lab)
MSE 760:
Materials Science in Processing of Semiconductor Devices
MSE 771:
Materials Science of Nanoelectronics
MSE 791:
Introduction to Mano-Materials
ECE 792:
Self-Powered Nano Systems
Technical Electives (Pick 1)
BME 525:
Bioelectricity
ECE 530:
Physical Electronics
ECE 557:
Principals of MOS Transistors
BME 566:
Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering
ECE 592:
Bioelectricity and Neural Interfaces
ECE 592:
Organic Electronics and LCDs
ISE 714:
Product Manufacturing Engineering for the Medical Device Industry
ECE 723:
Optical Properties of Semiconductors
ECE 724:
Electronic Properties of Solid State Devices
Certificate in Renewable Electric Energy Systems
Working in conjunction with the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (
FREEDM
) Systems Center, the Graduate Certificate in REES helps students to develop expertise in renewable electric energy systems and advanced power grid technology.
For those wishing to pursue an advanced degree, the REES certificate program can also provide a strong foundation for a master’s degree which addresses broader aspects of renewable energy such as systems theory, semiconductor power devices, distributed grid intelligence, secured communications, power electronics for high frequency and high voltage power conversion, and distributed energy storage devices.
Program of Study
The Graduate Certificate in Renewable Electric Energy Systems requires a minimum of 12 hours, including one 3-hour core course and nine credit hours of electives from the official elective list. Students must maintain a minimum overall GPA of B (3.0).
Courses labeled
will be offered on Engineering Online, while courses labeled
are available on campus.
All students must complete the following course:
ECE 552:
Renewable Electric Energy Systems
Students then choose three electives.
Electives (Pick 3)
ECE 534:
Power Electronics
ECE 535:
Design Of Electromechanical Systems
ECE 550:
Power System Operation and Control
ECE 551:
Smart Electric Power Distribution Systems
ECE 552:
Renewable Electric Energy Systems
ECE 581:
Electronic Power System Protection
ECE 585:
The Business of the Electric Utility Industry
ECE/MSE/PY 589:
Solid State Solar And Thermal Harvesting
ECE 736:
Power System Stability and Control
Admission Requirements
Students must meet
ONE
of the following requirements for admission into a Graduate Certificate Program:
Have a BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from a regionally accredited four-year college or university, and have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
Have a BS or a BA degree in the sciences or engineering from a regionally accredited four-year college or university with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale. The student needs to have taken and passed the background courses appropriate for their proposed plan of study.  The requirements will be the same as for an MS student as per our
application website
Be a degree-seeking student in good standing in an NC State University graduate program in the sciences or engineering.
Multiple Certificates
A student may obtain more than one graduate certificate. Each certificate must have at least 9 credit hours that are unique to it.
Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit
from other institutions is not allowed for Graduate Certificate Programs (GCP). Students must register for all coursework through NC State University. Up to 12 credits from a GCP may be transferred to a Master’s degree program.
Program Information
All courses must be taken for a grade, and may not be taken for Credit Only. All Graduate Certificate Program (GCP) requirements must be completed within four calendar years, starting with the date the student begins coursework applicable to the GCP. Students must maintain continuous enrollment every academic semester until all coursework has been completed. A one-semester Leave of Absence may be granted if the student is unable to enroll in a course due to extenuating circumstances. The Leave of Absence must be approved in writing by the Certificate Coordinator and the Director of Graduate Programs before the start of the semester.
Application and Completion Process
An application for acceptance into the GCP is required for all new students. Students must complete the
Graduate School application.
Those applicants who are currently enrolled in an NC State graduate degree program need only provide the graduate student
Certificate Plan Data Entry form
New applications will be reviewed at the department/program level.
Registration procedures, registration dates and course availability for each semester can be found on the
Registration and Records webpage
Every semester that a student is enrolled in a GCP, all credit hours for which the student is registered will be subject to the Electrical and Computer Engineering MS tuition premium. It is the responsibility of the student to apply for, and receive, the certificate once they have completed the requirements in order for this premium to be removed in subsequent semesters, if the student will be continuing in a degree program that is not subject to tuition premium.
Premium tuition is charged based on a student’s program of study, not individual courses the student takes, and this policy is outside the department’s control. For instance, ECE Masters students pay the ECE premium even if in a given semester they take one, two, or three courses outside the ECE department. Similarly, once a student is admitted to a GCP and the certificate is added to their program of study, they will be charged the premium.
Financial Aid/Funding
Students enrolled in non-teaching certificate programs are not eligible for
Federal Financial Aid
Admission Requirements
Students must meet
ONE
of the following requirements for admission into a Graduate Certificate Program:
Have a BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from a regionally accredited four-year college or university, and have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
Have a BS or a BA degree in the sciences or engineering from a regionally accredited four-year college or university with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale. The student needs to have taken and passed the background courses appropriate for their proposed plan of study.  The requirements will be the same as for an MS student as per our
application website
Be a degree-seeking student in good standing in an NC State University graduate program in the sciences or engineering.
Multiple Certificates
A student may obtain more than one graduate certificate. Each certificate must have at least 9 credit hours that are unique to it.
Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit
from other institutions is not allowed for Graduate Certificate Programs (GCP). Students must register for all coursework through NC State University. Up to 12 credits from a GCP may be transferred to a Master’s degree program.
Program Information
All courses must be taken for a grade, and may not be taken for Credit Only. All Graduate Certificate Program (GCP) requirements must be completed within four calendar years, starting with the date the student begins coursework applicable to the GCP. Students must maintain continuous enrollment every academic semester until all coursework has been completed. A one-semester Leave of Absence may be granted if the student is unable to enroll in a course due to extenuating circumstances. The Leave of Absence must be approved in writing by the Certificate Coordinator and the Director of Graduate Programs before the start of the semester.
Application and Completion Process
An application for acceptance into the GCP is required for all new students. Students must complete the
Graduate School application.
Those applicants who are currently enrolled in an NC State graduate degree program need only provide the graduate student
Certificate Plan Data Entry form
New applications will be reviewed at the department/program level.
Registration procedures, registration dates and course availability for each semester can be found on the
Registration and Records webpage
Every semester that a student is enrolled in a GCP, all credit hours for which the student is registered will be subject to the Electrical and Computer Engineering MS tuition premium. It is the responsibility of the student to apply for, and receive, the certificate once they have completed the requirements in order for this premium to be removed in subsequent semesters, if the student will be continuing in a degree program that is not subject to tuition premium.
Premium tuition is charged based on a student’s program of study, not individual courses the student takes, and this policy is outside the department’s control. For instance, ECE Masters students pay the ECE premium even if in a given semester they take one, two, or three courses outside the ECE department. Similarly, once a student is admitted to a GCP and the certificate is added to their program of study, they will be charged the premium.
Financial Aid/Funding
Students enrolled in non-teaching certificate programs are not eligible for
Federal Financial Aid
Graduate Catalog
The Graduate Catalog contains Graduate School requirements and pertinent information for individual graduate programs, a current list of graduate faculty, and a selection of other resources for new students.
Course Details & Specialty Areas
Find out more about the various specialty areas of research and instruction and the relevant courses offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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Still have questions?
The staff of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Office is available to answer any questions you may have.
Current students contact us at:
ecegradoffice@ncsu.edu
Prospective students contact us at:
eceadmissions@ncsu.edu
You can also reach the Graduate Office by phone at
919.515.5460