Computer Engineering, M.S.

Core Courses (6 Credits):

The core courses cover fundamental material and should be taken as early as possible. An advanced course subsequent to a core course may be taken in lieu of the core course, upon by the program advisor. All students must choose two out of the following core courses:

• ECE-GY 6913 Computing Systems Architecture 3 Credits
• ECE-GY 6463 Advanced Hardware Design 3 Credits
• ECE-GY 6473 Introduction to VLSI System Design 3 Credits
• ECE-GY 6483 Real Time Embedded Systems 3 Credits
• ECE-GY 6353 Internet Architecture and Protocols 3 Credits

• (Note that ECE-GY 6913 is a newly developed course that replaces CS-GY 6133 Computer Architecture I as a core course. ECE students interested in computer architecture should take this course instead of CS-GY 6133. CS-GY 6133 will be approved as a core course for MS-CE only if it was taken prior to Fall 17.)

Electives (24 Credits):

At least 24 out of 30 credits should be ECE-GY prefixed courses including the core courses. The robotics courses listed below count as ECE-GY courses. Up to two non-ECE courses (equivalent to six credits) can be taken from other science, engineering, or management departments at NYU. The total number of credits for 5000-level ECE courses and non-ECE courses cannot exceed 12 credits. Note that CP-GY 9911  and CP-GY 9921  can be counted towards the ECE-GY course requirement. Furthermore, credits from 5000-level courses from other departments cannot be counted towards MS/CE degree, except with approval by Program Director.

The following robotics courses count as as ECE-GY prefixed courses:

• ROB-GY 6003 Foundations of Robotics 3 Credits
• ROB-GY 6213 Robot Localization and Navigation 3 Credits
• ROB-GY 6323 Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control for Robotics 3 Credits
• ROB-GY 6333 Swarm Robotics 3 Credits
• ROB-GY 6423 Interactive Medical Robotics 3 Credits

Advanced Project Requirement (3 Credits):

One 3-credit advanced project in ECE/CSE – e.g. ECE-GY 9953 , ECE-GY 997X , or CS-GY 9963  – is required. Certain other courses with a significant project component may be used to satisfy the project requirement, subject to approval by the program director.

Note about CS-GY 6843 Computer Networking:

We expect most students have covered this material in an undergraduate course. Therefore students can only take this course in exceptional cases and only if approved by Professor Yong Liu.

Thesis, project, and reading

Students are encouraged to participate in research by registering for a master’s thesis (ECE-GY 997X  , 6 credits, can be taken over two semesters), an advanced project (ECE-GY 9953  or ECE-GY 9963 , 3 credits each, ECE-GY 9941 , 1.5 credits) or a reading course (ECE-GY 9933 , 3 credits). Students must secure a faculty member’s commitment for advising such individual studies. Oral defense of the master’s thesis with at least three professors (at least 2 ECE professors) in attendance is required. For the project and reading courses, a project report and an oral presentation is required. The total credits for thesis, projects, readings, and internships (see below) should not exceed 9 credits within the 30 credits required for the MS degree.

Internships:

International students must register for an internship course (CP-GY 9911, CP-GY 9921, 1.5 credit each) to do an internship. Up to 3 credits of approved internships can be applied towards the 30 credits MS degree requirement. International students cannot do internship after they have completed the degree requirement. For an internship to be approved for credits, the internship job must provide industry and/or research experience relevant to the Electrical Engineering degree program. All internships must be approved and supervised by an ECE faculty member. Students must secure a faculty member’s commitment for advising an internship. The internship supervisor should submit a midterm and a final term evaluation report to the advisor. The student must submit a project report to the faculty advisor upon completion of the internship for the evaluation and grading of the internship course. The total credits for independent studies including MS thesis, projects, reading, and internship cannot exceed 9 credits within the 30 credits towards the MS degree. Note that CP-GY 9911 and CP-GY 9921 can be counted towards the ECE-GY course requirement. However, if a student has already taken more than 7.5 credits of independent studies, he/she will not be approved for another CP course.

Transfer Credits:

No transfer credits are accepted towards the MS degree.

GPA Requirements:

An overall GPA of 3.0 or above in all graduate courses taken at NYU is required. In addition, an average of 3.0 is required among the two core courses.