Embedded Systems Engineering Subplan

From ESE to augmented and virtual reality engineer

“It’s amazing that I use fundamental learnings from my grad program—such as identifying bottlenecks in engineer workloads, or other steps that allow efficient processing in a complex environment—on a daily basis in my work." - Abhishikta Pandit

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Most of us will casually encounter dozens of embedded systems by mid-morning each day throughout our residences, roadways and workplaces. Fundamentally, an embedded system is some combination of hardware and software that is designed for a particular function. It senses a real-world condition, does some computing, then produces output data or control of some kind.
 
These intelligent machines are a permanent part of our global landscape, and are continuously being expanded and upgraded by a world of forward-thinking engineers and entrepreneurs. Application domains include aerospace and defense, energy, industrial automation, medical, networking and communication, security, transportation and more. Also expected to fuel much more growth is an overarching megatrend referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT), which involves connecting more embedded systems to the internet, enabling countless human-to-machine and machine-to-machine applications ranging from home automation to security and many beyond.
 
Fueled by dramatic reductions in size, cost, and power consumption, combined with ever increasing availability of wireless networking technology, the industry estimates that there could be 100 billion connected devices by 2027. Revenue projections for IoT nodes, gateways, platforms, software and services could be as high as $1,149B USD by 2027. This trend ushers in greater hardware and software design challenges for low-power, and effectively managing and securing connected devices, as well as capturing and harnessing vast amounts of data produced by business operations. 
 
The Embedded Systems Engineering (ESE) subplan provides comprehensive coverage of essential embedded technologies, current tools and trends. It is structured to provide students with a broad, versatile skillset and coupled with industry input for continuous curriculum updates.
 
Through flexible course options, students enrolled in the ESE subplan may pursue a 9-credit hour certificate or a 30-credit hour Professional Master of Science (MSEE) or Master of Engineering (ME) degree. The certificate and degrees are able to be completed online, with the majority of classes having an online section option. 

Students admitted directly to the ESE subplan have course enrollment priority to meet ESE requirements.

ESE Core Courses

ESE Electives

 

The ESE courses are a subplan in the Professional Master of Science degree. Students must apply and be admitted to the Professional MS program and the ESE subplan.  

ESE MS subplan requirements:

  • Any five ESE core courses
  • Any two ESE elective courses (or additional ESE core courses)
  • Three open 5000-level electives, either ESE core or elective, other ECEE, or other technical coursework in College of Engineering and Applied Science departments (must be approved by academic advisor).
    • Students may take one nontechnical elective, if approved by academic advisor. 

Students graduate with a Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Subplan: Embedded Systems Engineering

The ESE courses are a subplan in the Professional Master of Engineering degree. Students must apply and be admitted to the Professional ME program and the ESE subplan.  

ESE ME subplan requirements:

  • Any five ESE core courses
  • Any two ESE elective courses (or additional ESE core courses)
  • Three open 5000-level electives, either ESE core or elective, other ECEE, or other technical or nontechnical coursework in College of Engineering and Applied Science departments (must be approved by academic advisor).

Students graduate with a Master of Engineering in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Subplan: Embedded Systems Engineering