Overview

Network engineers design, develop, configure, and maintain the high-speed wired and wireless digital networks that carry vast amounts of data, enabling the internet, cell phones, television, and every other kind of electronic information exchange.

This FA combines a background in computer hardware and software (gained through the computer interest of the curriculum) with additional knowledge of computer networks, communication theory, and computer security.

Students pursuing this FA may find employment with companies that design and manufacture networking products such as modems, routers, and switches, telecommunication providers, and companies that design and deploy network technologies

Students interested in this FA are encouraged to consider the course suggestions listed below when completing their plan of study form:

Plan of Study Form

EE Computer Track RequirementsSuggested Options
TrackComputer
Depth Elective
(Select One)		ECE:5300 Switching Theory
ECE:5320 High Performance Computer Architecture (Same as: CS:5610)
ECE:5330 Graph Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimization (Same as: IGPI:5331)
Breadth Elective
(Select One)		ECE:3540 Communication Networks
ECE:3400 Linear System II
ECE:3600 Control Systems
5000-Level ECE Elective
(Select Two)		All 5000-level depth electives listed above and
ECE:5520 Information and Coding Theory (Prerequisites: ECE:3500 )
ECE:5530 Wireless Sensor Networks (Prerequisites: ECE:3500)
ECE:5500 Communication Theory (Prerequisites: ECE:3500 )
ECE Elective
(Select One)		All breadth, depth and 5000-level ECE electives listed above
Technical Elective
(Select Two)		All breadth, depth and 5000-level ECE electives listed above and
ECE:3500 Communication Systems (Prerequisites: ECE:3400)
CS:5620 Distributed Systems and Algorithms
CS:4640 Computer Security
Additional Electives
(Select one 3 s.h. & one ≥2 s.h.)		Any of the above OR course selected in consultation with advisor.

 

Advising Notes

  • Several of the advanced courses in this FA require a prerequisite of ECE:3500 which, in turn, requires ECE:3400 as a prerequisite. Due to this prerequisite chain, careful planning and consultation with your academic advisor is necessary.

  • All computer interest students satisfy the requirements for a minor in computer science.

  • A minor in mathematics can be earned by including one qualifying math course in the FA plan.

 

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