ECE PhD Qualifying Exams

(Effective 2011-12 Academic Year)

Written: April 17-18, Design Oral: April 25-26

 

PhD Qualifier-Departmental Policy

Schedule-Written Examination

Schedule- Design Examination

 

 

 

Common Exam (Two hour Written Exam)

Engineering Mathematics (Calculus, Engineering Analysis, Linear Algebra)

Circuits and Electronics

Digital Design, Computer Architecture, and HDL

 

Specific Area Exams

Digital Design, Computer Architecture, and HDL (only if NOT taken for the common component)

 Circuits and Electronics (only if NOT taken for the common component)

Microprocessors

Data Structures, Algorithms and Operating Systems

Control, Signals and Systems

Electromagnetics

Physical Electronics

Power and Energy Systems

Optoelectronics

Optical Fiber Communication

Communications and DSP

Robotics    

Image Processing and Computer Vision

Pattern Recognition

 

 

 

Specialization Design Exam