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Graduate Coordinator

Dr. Ruting Jia


Jacaranda Hall (JD) 3343 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330-8332

Phone: (818) 677-6967

Send email

Department Chair

Xiaojun (Ashley) Geng


Jacaranda Hall (JD) 4509
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8332

Send email

Phone: (818) 677-2190

Need Advisement?

Students with general queries regarding the Electrical or Computer Engineering programs can visit the ECE Department at Jacaranda Hall 4509 or call 818-677-2190. For appointments, please email us at ece@csun.edu.

Advisement

M.S. Electrical Engineering

Our Masters of Electrical Engineering is a gateway to a dynamic career, where you'll immerse yourself in cutting-edge research and development. As you get started, you’ll gain access to a multitude of possible topics to explore, whether it's power systems, communications, semiconductor devices, and so much more. Not only will you deepen your technical expertise, but you'll also refine your leadership and management skills, along with learning what it takes to innovate and lead in the ever-evolving field of electrical engineering.

Why Earn a Master's in Electrical Engineering?

A master's degree program helps you deepen your electrical engineering skills. A master's, tailored to your specialized interest, opens doors and increases career options.

You'll hone your leadership and management skills alongside your technical skills. You'll graduate ready to innovate and lead.

  1. A Baccalaureate degree in a technical field *(e.g., Engineering, Physics or Mathematics from an accredited university or college) with an overall GPA of at least 2.75.
  2. Have at least a 2.7 undergraduate GPA in the last sixty semester units or ninety quarter units attempted.
  3. International students are required to submit a brief statement of purpose and 3 letters of recommendation.

Regardless of an undergraduate degree, ALL students must fulfill with a 3.0 GPA or higher, the undergraduate prerequisite courses in Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering outlined below.

** The ECE Graduate Coordinator will determine which course(s) will be required.

 Prerequisite Courses
Class Description
MATH 150A Calculus I
MATH 150B Calculus II
MATH 250 Calculus III
MATH 280 or ECE 280 Applied Differential Equations
PHYS 220A/L Mechanics and Lab
PHYS 220B/L Electricity and Magnetism and Lab
ECE 206/L Computing in Engineering and Science and Lab
ECE 240/L Electrical Engineering Fundamentals and Lab
ECE 309 Numerical Methods in Electrical Engineering, or Numerical Analysis of Engineering Systems
ECE 320/L Theory of Digiital Systems and Lab
ECE 340/L Electonics I and Lab
ECE 350 Linear Systems I
ECE 351 Linear Systems II
ECE 370 Electromagnetism Fields and Waves I
ECE 450 Probabilistic Systems in electrical Engineering - Design and Anlysis
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering
ECE 4XX and ECE 4YY Two 400-Level Classes Relevant to Study Objective and Appoved by Graduate Coordinator

  1. Fulfill University requirements for classified status.
  2. Complete prerequisite courses with 3.0 GPA or higher.
  3. Submit a tentative program of graduate study approved by the ECE graduate coordinator.
  4. Minimum grade in any course taken must be "C" or better while maintaining an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

For further questions and/or academic advisement, please email the ECE department office at ece@csun.edu to schedule an appointment with the ECE graduate coordinator.

For the Degree:

  1. Completion of 30 units under either the Thesis Plan or the Project PlanNote:  Students may not take a course (counting toward an MSEE degree) which is the same or equivalent to a course taken toward ones undergraduate program.
  2. Formal approval of granting the degree by the Engineering Faculty.

Thesis Plan:

  1. 24 units of course work applicable to the M.S. degree, of which at least 15 units must be 500/600-level ECE courses.
  2. 6 units of ECE 698(Thesis) and a successful oral defense of the thesis before the thesis committee.

Project Plan:

  1. 27 units of coursework applicable to the M.S. degree, of which at least 18 units must be 500/600-level ECE courses.
  2. 3 units of ECE 698 (Graduate Project) culminating in a comprehensive report.

Graduate Program:

The 30 units of coursework in the graduate program must form a cohesive plan of graduate study that consists of suggested and elective courses from one of the seven options currently offered in the ECE department. The 30 units may include one graded unit of ECE 699A (Internship) as an elective course. Any additional enrollment in ECE 699A can only be taken on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) basis and will not be included in the 30 units required for the degree.

Application forms can be accessed through Cal State Apply and are submitted online. The code number for the MSEE is 562440M.

All applicants, regardless of citizenship, whose preparatory education was principally in a language other than English must receive a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based, 213 on the computer-based or 79/80 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a score of 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Besides TOEFL and IELTS,  CSUN currently accept other tests such as Duolingo. All acceptable English language tests and minimum scores are listed on the International Prospective Students page.

It is the student's responsibility to be aware of all University regulations and restrictions such as:

  1. No more than 9 units of transfer or extension work
  2. Probation and Disqualification
  3. Repeat of courses rules
  4. Advancement to Candidacy
  5. Academic leave
  6. 7-years time limit for the completion of the degree
  7. Graduation with Distinction
  8. No more than 9 units of 400 level courses.

For details on the above, students are advised to attend one of the ECE graduate orientation meetings to meet with the Graduate Coordinator. Prior to the formation of their Graduate Committee, graduate students are advised by the Graduate Coordinator. After the formation of their Graduate Committee, graduate students are advised by their Committee Chair. All courses taken towards the MS degree must be approved by the Committee Chair and the Graduate Coordinator.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers the Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Within this degree students may choose an area of concentration in Biomedical Engineering, Communications and Radar Engineering, Control Engineering, Digital and Computer Engineering, Electronics, Solid State Devices and Integrated Circuits Engineering, Microwave and Antenna Engineering and Power Systems Engineering. Suggested courses for each of the concentrations are indicated in the listings that follow. 

Note: No more than 9 units of ECE 400 level courses are applicable toward an MSEE degree.

In general, graduate students are not required to take ECE labs of 400-level courses. However, some courses may require the concurrent enrollment in the lab sections. Students are advised to meet with an advisor as soon as possible to plan their program. All graduate programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering must be approved by the faculty advisor and the Graduate Coordinator.

Core Courses: Students are required to complete the following core courses.

Engineering Mathematics - select one course from the following:

ECE 580 Digital Control Systems (3)
ECE 582 State Variable Controls (3)
ECE 650 Random Processes (3)

Engineering Physics - select one course from the following:

ECE 540/L Analog Integrated Circuit Design and Lab (3/1)
ECE 545 Solid State Devices (3)
ECE 571 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves II (3)
ECE 578 Photonics (3)

Engineering Circuits - select one course from the following:

ECE 524/L FPGA/ASIC Design and Optimization Using VHDL and Lab (3/1)
ECE 526/L Digital Design with Verilog and System Verilog and Lab (3/1)

Engineering Systems - select one course from the following:

ECE 501 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3)
ECE 511 Distributed Energy Generation (3)
ECE 561 Digital Communication Systems (3)

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 401/L Electrical Machines and Energy Conversion and Lab 3/1
ECE 425/L Microprocessor Systems and Lab 3/1
ECE 440/L Electronics II and Lab 3/1
ECE 442/L Digital Electronics and Lab 3/1
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering 3
ECE 480L Fundamentals of Control Systems and Lab 3/1
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 501 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 3
ECE 503 Biomedical Instrumentation 3
ECE 602 Biomedical Engineering I 3
ECE 603 Biomedical Engineering II 3
ECE 650 Random Processes 3
ECE 580 Digital Control 3
ECE 581 Fuzzy Control 3

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 450 Probabilistic Systems in Electrical Engineering - Design and Analysis 3
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering 3
ECE 451/L Real-time Digital Signal Processing and Lab 2/1
ECE 460/L Introduction to Communication Systems and Lab 3/1
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 561/L Digital Communications Systems and Lab 3/1
ECE 562 Data Communication Networks 3
ECE 635 Error Detection and Correction Systems Design 3
ECE 637 Pattern Recognition 3
ECE 642 RF Electronics Design 3
ECE 650 Random Processes 3
ECE 651 Digital Signal Processing I 3
ECE 652 Digital Signal Processing II 3
ECE 658 Signal Detection and Estimation Theory 3
ECE 659 Information Theory and Coding 3
ECE 660 Modulation Theory and Coding 3
ECE 661 Wireless Communications 3
ECE 665 Radar Systems 3
ECE 666/L Fiver-Optic Communications and Lab 3/1
ECE 669 Advanced Topics in Communications/Radar 3

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 410/L Electrical Machines and Energy Conversion and Lab 3/1
ECE 411 Electric Power Systems 3
ECE 450 Probabilistic Systems in Electrical Engineering - Design and Analysis 3
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering 3
ECE 480/L Fundamentals of Control Systems and Lab 3/1
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 580 Digital Control Systems 3
ECE 581 Fuzzy Control 3
ECE 582 State Variables in Automatic Control 3
ECE 650 Random Processes 3
ECE 651 Digital Signal Processing I 3
ECE 652 Digital Processing II 3
ECE 681 Nonlinear Control Systems 3
ECE 683 Optimal Control 3
ECE 684 Stochastic Control 3

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 420 Digital Systems Design w/ Programmable Logic 3
ECE 422 Design of Digital Computers 3
ECE 425/L Microprocessor Systems 3/1
ECE 442/L Digital Electronics 3/1
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 520/L System On Chip Design and lab 3/1
ECE 524/L FPGA/ASIC Design and Optimation Using VDHL and Lab 3/1
ECE 526/L Verilog HDL for Digital Integrated Circuit Design and Lab 3/1
ECE 527/L Application Specific Integrated Circuit Development and Lab 3/1
ECE 540/L Analog Integrate Circuit Design 3/1
ECE 546 Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design 3
ECE 551 Image Processing 3
ECE 595R/L Robotics and Embedded Systems 3/1
ECE 620 Advanced Switching Theory 3
ECE 621 Computer Arithmetic Design 3
ECE 622 Digital System Structure 3
ECE 623 Diagnosis and Reliable Design of Digital Systems 3
ECE 624 Digital Systems Design Automation and VHDL Modeling 3
ECE 625 Microprocessor Interfacing and Applications 3
ECE 629C Seminar in Digital Systems and Components 3
ECE 635 Error Detection and Correction Systems Design 3
ECE 639 Robotic Sensing and Computer Vision 3

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 440/L Electronics II and Lab 3/1
ECE 442/L Digital Electronics and Lab 3/1
ECE 443/L Pulse and Waveshapring Circuit Design and Lab 3/1
ECE 445 Introduction to Solid State Devices 3
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering 3
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 545 Solid State Devices 3
ECE 546 Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design 3
ECE 571 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves II 3
ECE 572/L RF and Microwave Active Circuit Design 3
ECE 578 Photonics 3
ECE 640 Modern Electronic Techniques 3
ECE 642 RF Electronics Design 3
ECE 648 Electrical Network Theory 3
ECE 649 Active Network Synthesis 3
ECE 650 Random Processes 3
ECE 673 Microwave Semiconductor Devices 3

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 445 Introduction to Solid State Devices 3
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering 3
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 545 Solid State Devices 3
ECE 546 Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design 3
ECE 571 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves II 3
ECE 572/L Microwave Active Circuits and Lab 3/1
ECE 578 Photonics 3
ECE 642 RF Electronics Design 3
ECE 648 Electrical Network Theory 3
ECE 650 Random Processes 3
ECE 665 Radar Systems 3
ECE 671 Microwave Engineering 3
ECE 672 Advanced Microwave Circuit Design 3
ECE 673 Microwave Semiconductor Devices 3
ECE 674 Antenna Engineering 3
ECE 675 Seminar in Antenna Engineering 3
ECE 676 Numerical Techniques in Applied Electromagnetic 3
ECE 677 Lasers and Masers 3

Recommended Prerequisite Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 410/L Electrical Machines and Energy Conversion and Lab 3/1
ECE 411 Electric Power Systems 3
ECE 412 Power Electronics and Motor Control 3
ECE 440/L Electronics II and Lab 3/1
ECE 455 Mathematical Models in Electrical Engineering 3
ECE 460/L Introduction to Communication Systems and Lab 3/1
ECE 480/L Fundamentals of Control Systems and Lab 3/1
ECE 511 Distributed Energy Generation 3
ECE 512 Electric Power System Protection 3
ECE 595PWS Power Systems II 3
Elective Courses
Class Description Units
ECE 610 Fault Analysis in Power Systems 3
ECE 611 Power Distribution Systems 3
ECE 612 Selected Topics in Power Systems 3
ECE 666/L Fiber-Optic Communications and Lab 3/1

Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Xiyi Hang xhang@csun.edu 818-677-7003
Dr. John Valdovinos john.valdovinos@csun.edu 818-677-7595

 

Communications and Radar Engineering

Dr. Ali Amini aamini@csun.edu 818-677-3609
Dr. Sahabul Alam sahabul.alam@csun.edu 818-677-2190
Dr. S. K. Ramesh s.ramesh@csun.edu 818-677-4742

 

Control Engineering

Dr. Ali Amini aamini@csun.edu 818-677-3609
Dr. Xiaojun (Ashley) Geng xjgeng@csun.edu 818-677-4755
Dr. Ruting Jia ruting.jia@csun.edu 818-677-6967
Dr. Kourosh Sedghisigarchi  ksedghi@csun.edu 818-677-2036

 

Digital and Computer Engineering

Dr. Nagi El Naga nagi.elnaga@csun.edu 818-677-3204
Dr. Xiaojun (Ashley) Geng xjgeng@csun.edu 818-677-4755
Dr. Shahnam Mirzaei shahnam.mirzaei@csun.edu 818-677-7002
Dr. Ramin Roosta  ramin.roosta@csun.edu 818-677-2452

 

Electronics Solid State Devices & Integrated Circuits Engineering

Dr. Jack Ou  jack.ou@csun.edu 818-677-7197
Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay  somnath.chattogadhyay@csun.edu 818-677-7197
Dr. Brad Jackson  bradley.jackson@csun.edu 818-677-2190
Dr. S. K. Ramesh s.ramesh@csun.edu 818-677-4742
Dr. Matthew Radmanesh  matthew.radmanesh@csun.edu 818-677-2179

 

Microwave and Antenna Engineering

Dr. Matthew Radmanesh  matthew.radmanesh@csun.edu 818-677-2179
Dr. Brad Jackson bradley.jackson@csun.edu 818-677-2190
Dr. Sembiam Rengarajan  sembiam.rengarajan@csun.edu 818-677-3571

 

Power Systems Engineering

Prof. Bruno Osorno  bruno@csun.edu 818-677-3956
Dr. Rasoul Narimani  rasoul.narimani@csun.edu 818-677-2190
Dr. Kourosh Sedghisigarchi  ksedghi@csun.edu 818-677-2036

 

Graduate Coordinator

Dr. Ruting Jia


Jacaranda Hall (JD) 3343 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330-8332

Phone: (818) 677-6967

Send email

Department Chair

Xiaojun (Ashley) Geng


Jacaranda Hall (JD) 4509
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8332

Send email

Phone: (818) 677-2190

Need Advisement?

Students with general queries regarding the Electrical or Computer Engineering programs can visit the ECE Department at Jacaranda Hall 4509 or call 818-677-2190. For appointments, please email us at ece@csun.edu.

Advisement

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