About the Program
Through the resources provided by the two universities, the Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers graduate programs at both master's and doctoral levels in all areas of electrical and computer engineering. The Institute is one of a number of joint institutes/centers in science and engineering that have been established between the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
Academic Regulations
- See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.
Admission Requirements
- The normal requirement for admission to a master's program is a bachelor's degree with at least high honours standing in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
Program Requirements
- Subject to the approval of the departmental chair, a student may take up to half of the course credits in the program in other disciplines (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics).
- Master's programs with a thesis earn the Master of Applied Science degree, while other master's programs earn the Master of Engineering degree.
Master's Degree by Thesis (M.A.Sc.)
- 3.0 course credits plus 2.0-credit thesis
Master's Degree by Project (M.Eng.)
- 4.5 course credits plus a 0.5-credit project
Master's Degree by Coursework (M.Eng.)
- 5.0 course credits
Cooperative Master's Degree by Thesis (M.A.Sc.)
- 3.0 course credits plus a thesis. Participation in the Cooperative Master's program is subject to acceptance by a suitable sponsoring organization
Cooperative Master's Degree by Project (M.Eng.)
- 4.0 course credits plus two 0.5-credit projects Each projectconducted in one of two work terms)
- Participation in the Cooperative Master's program is subject to acceptance by a suitable sponsoring organization.
Graduate Courses
In all programs, the student may choose graduate courses from either university with the approval of the adviser or advisory committee. Course descriptions may be found in the departmental section of the calendar. All courses are of one term duration. Only a selection of courses listed is given in a particular academic year. The following codes identify the department offering the course.
Carleton University
- ELEC Department of Electronics
- SYSC Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
University of Ottawa
- EACJ Department of Electrical Engineering
The CSI designation refers to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. The ELG designation refers to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ottawa.
Course List by Research Area
Biomedical Engineering
| SCE | SYSC 5300 (ELG 6130) | Advanced Health Care Engineering |
| SCE | SYSC 5301 (ELG 6131) | Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
| SCE | SYSC 5302 (ELG 6321) | Biomedical Instrumentation |
| SCE | SYSC 5303 (ELG 6133) | Interactive Networked Systems and Telemedicine |
| SCE | SYSC 5304 (ELG 5127) | Medical Image Processing |
| SCE | SYSC 5307 (ELG 6307) | Biological Signals |
| SITE | EACJ 5127 (ELG 6131) | Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
| SITE | EACJ 5303 (ELG 5123) | Advanced Health Care Engineering |
| SITE | EACJ 5304 (ELG 5127) | Medical Image Processing |
| SITE | EACJ 6132 (ELG 6132) | Ethics, Research Methods, and Standards |
Computer Aided Design for Electronic Circuits
| DOE | ELEC 5401 (ELG 6341) | Signal Integrity in High-Speed Designs: Modeling and Analysis |
| DOE | ELEC 5404 (ELG 6344) | Neural Networks for High-Speed/High-Frequency Circuit Design |
| DOE | ELEC 5504 (ELG 6354) | Analysis of High-Speed Electronic Packages and Interconnects |
| DOE | ELEC 5506 (ELG 6356) | Simulation and Optimization of Electronic Circuits |
| DOE | ELEC 5508 (ELG 6358) | Computer Methods for Analysis and Design of VLSI Circuits |
| DOE | ELEC 5704 (ELG 6374) | Advanced Topics in CAD |
| DOE | ELEC 5803 (ELG 6383) | Behavioural Synthesis of IC's |
| SITE | EACJ 5705 (ELG 5195) | Digital Logic Design: Principles and Practices |
Computer and Software Engineering
| SCE | SYSC 5003 (ELG 6103) | Discrete Stochastic Models |
| SCE | SYSC 5005 (ELG 6105) | Optimization Theory and Methods |
| SCE | SYSC 5006 (ELG 6106) | Design of Real-Time and Distributed Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5101 (ELG 6111) | Design of High Performance Software |
| SCE | SYSC 5102 (ELG 6112) | Performance Measurement and Modeling of Distributed Applications |
| SCE | SYSC 5103 (ELG 6113) | Software Agents |
| SCE | SYSC 5104 (ELG 6114) | Methodologies for Discrete-Event Modeling and Simulation |
| SCE | SYSC 5105 (ELG 6115) | Software Quality Engineering and Management |
| SCE | SYSC 5108 (ELG 6118) | Topics in Information Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5135 (ELG 6305) | Ethics, Research Methods, and Standards |
| SCE | SYSC 5508 (ELG 6158) | Digital Systems Architecture |
| SCE | SYSC 5701 (CSI 5117) | Operating System Methods for Real-Time Applications |
| SCE | SYSC 5703 (ELG 6173) | Integrated Database Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5704 (ELG 6174) | Elements of Computer Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5706 (ELG 6176) | Analytical Performance Models of Computer Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5708 (ELG 6178) | Development of Real-Time and Distributed Software with Reusable Components |
| SCE | SYSC 5709 (ELG 6179) | Advanced Topics in Software Engineering |
| SCE | SYSC 5806 (ELG 6186) | Object Oriented Design of Real-Time and Distributed Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5807 (ELG 6187) | Advanced Topics in Computers Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5102 (ELG 5197) | Introduction to Embedded Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5190 (ELG 5190) | Software Usability |
| SITE | EACJ 5200 (ELG 5100) | Software Engineering Project Management |
| SITE | EACJ 5203 (ELG 5191) | Design of Distributed System Software |
| SITE | EACJ 5204 (ELG 5124) | Virtual Environments |
| SITE | EACJ 5205 (ELG 5125) | Quality of Service Management for Multi-media Applications |
| SITE | EACJ 5703 (ELG 5194) | Design and Testing of Reliable Digital Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5705 (ELG 5195) | Digital Logic Design: Principles and Practices |
| SITE | EACJ 5807 (ELG 7186) | Topics in Computers I |
| SITE | EACJ 5808 (ELG 7187) | Topics in Computers II |
| SITE | EACJ 5900 (ELG 7573) | Sujets choisis sur les ordinateurs |
Computer Communications, Distributed Systems, and Multimedia
| SCE | SYSC 5109 (ELG 6119) | Teletraffic Engineering |
| SCE | SYSC 5201 (ELG 6121) | Computer Communication |
| SCE | SYSC 5207 (ELG 6127) | Distributed Systems Engineering |
| SCE | SYSC 5306 (ELG 6136) | Mobile Computing Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5403 (ELG 6143) | Network Access Techniques |
| SCE | SYSC 5502 (ELG 6152) | Advanced Linear Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5800 (ELG 6180) | Network Computing |
| SCE | SYSC 5801 (ELG 6181) | Advanced Topics in Computer Communications |
| SCE | SYSC 5808 (ELG 6188) | Communications Network Management |
| SITE | EACJ 5009 (ELG 5383) | Survivable Optical Networks |
| SITE | EACJ 5104 (ELG 5199) | Design of Multimedia Distributed Database Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5108 (ELG 5382) | Switching and Traffic Theory for Integrated Broadband Networks |
| SITE | EACJ 5134 (ELG 5134) | Computer Animation |
| SITE | EACJ 5200 (ELG 5120) | Queueing Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5202 (ELG 5122) | Modeling, Analysis and Performance Evaluation in Computer Communications |
| SITE | EACJ 5206 (ELG 5126) | Source Coding and Data Compression |
| SITE | EACJ 5500 (ELG 5371) | Digital Communications by Satellite |
| SITE | EACJ 5605 (ELG 7177) | Topics in Communications I |
| SITE | EACJ 5606 (ELG 7178) | Topics in Communications II |
| SITE | EACJ 5607 (ELG 5374) | Computer-Communication Networks |
| SITE | EACJ 5369 (ELG 5369) | Internetworking Technologies |
| SITE | EACJ 5384 (ELG 5384, CSI 5105, COMP 5406, LEG 5384) | Network Security and Crytography |
Digital and Optical Communications
| DOE | ELEC 5605 (ELG 6365) | Optical Fibre Communications |
| DOE | ELEC 5606 (ELG 6366) | Phase-Locked Loops and Receiver Synchronizers |
| SCE | SYSC 5200 (ELG 6120) | Algebraic Coding Theory |
| SCE | SYSC 5503 (ELG 6153) | Stochastic Processes |
| SCE | SYSC 5504 (ELG 6154) | Principles of Digital Communication |
| SCE | SYSC 5506 (ELG 5170) | Information Theory |
| SCE | SYSC 5605 (ELG 6165) | Advanced Digital Communication |
| SCE | SYSC 5606 (ELG 6166) | Introduction to Mobile Communications |
| SCE | SYSC 5607 (ELG 6167) | Source Coding and Data Compression |
| SCE | SYSC 5608 (ELG 6168) | Wireless Communications Systems Engineering |
| SCE | SYSC 5609 (ELG 6169) | Digital Television |
| SCE | SYSC 5700 (ELG 6170) | Spread Spectrum Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5802 (ELG 6182) | Introduction to Information and Systems Science |
| SCE | SYSC 5804 (ELG 6184) | Advanced Topics in Communications Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5002 (ELG 5380) | Advanced Channel Coding |
| SITE | EACJ 5003 (ELG 5106) | Fourier Optics |
| SITE | EACJ 5105 (ELG 5373) | Data Encryption |
| SITE | EACJ 5106 (ELG 5113) | Stochastic Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5109 (ELG 5119) | Stochastic Processes |
| SITE | EACJ 5131 (ELG 5131) | Graphical Models |
| SITE | EACJ 5132 (ELG 5132) | Smart Antennas |
| SITE | EACJ 5133 (ELG 5133) | Introduction to Mobile Communications |
| SITE | EACJ 5300 (ELG 7114) | Topics in Systems and Control II |
| SITE | EACJ 5301 (ELG 7574) | Sujets choisis en systèmes et réglage automatique |
| SITE | EACJ 5360 (ELG 5360) | Digital Watermarking |
| SITE | EACJ 5501 (ELG 5170) | Information Theory |
| SITE | EACJ 5503 (ELG 5179) | Detection and Estimation |
| SITE | EACJ 5504 (ELG 5372) | Error Control Coding |
| SITE | EACJ 5506 (ELG 5375) | Principles of Digital Communication |
| SITE | EACJ 5605 (ELG 7177) | Topics in Communications I |
| SITE | EACJ 5606 (ELG 7178) | Topics in Communications II |
| SITE | EACJ 5702 (ELG 7572) | Sujets choisis en télécommunications et en traitement de signaux |
| SITE | EACJ 5704 (ELG 5180) | Advanced Digital Communication |
Integrated Circuits and Devices
| DOE | ELEC 5402 (ELG 6342) | Computer Methodologies for Digital and RF Design |
| DOE | ELEC 5502 (ELG 6352) | Analog Integrated Filters |
| DOE | ELEC 5503 (ELG 6353) | Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design |
| DOE | ELEC 5509 (ELG 6359) | Integrated Circuit Technology |
| DOE | ELEC 5600 (ELG 6360) | Digital Integrated Circuit Testing |
| DOE | ELEC 5703 (ELG 6373) | Advanced Topics in Solid State Devices and IC Technology |
| DOE | ELEC 5705 (ELG 6375) | Advanced Topics in VLSI |
| DOE | ELEC 5706 (ELG 6376) | Submicron CMOS and BiCMOS Ciruits for Sampled Data Applications |
| DOE | ELEC 5707 (ELG 6377) | Microelectronic Microsensors and MEMS |
| DOE | ELEC 5800 (ELG 6380) | Theory of Semiconductor Devices |
| DOE | ELEC 5801 (ELG 6381) | High-Speed and Low-Power VLSI |
| DOE | ELEC 5802 (ELG 6382) | Surface-Controlled Semiconductor Devices |
| DOE | ELEC 5804 (ELG 6384) | VLSI Design |
| DOE | ELEC 5805 (ELG 6385) | VLSI Design Project |
| DOE | ELEC 5808 (ELG 6388) | Signal Processing Electronics |
| DOE | ELEC 5809 (ELG 6389) | Nonlinear Electronic Circuits |
| SCE | SYSC 5803 (ELG 6183) | Logic Programming |
| SITE | EACJ 5001 (ELG 5107) | Semiconductor Optical Logic |
| SITE | EACJ 5006 (ELG 7132) | Topics in Electronics I |
| SITE | EACJ 5007 (ELG 7133) | Topics in Electronics II |
| SITE | EACJ 5008 (ELG 7575) | Sujets choisis en électronique |
| SITE | EACJ 5103 (ELG 5198) | Parallel Processing with VLSI |
| SITE | EACJ 5208/ELEC 5200 (ELG 6320) | Advanced Topics in Integrated Circuits and Devices |
Microwaves and Electromagnetics
| DOE | ELEC 5409 (ELG 6349) | Microwave and Millimeterwave Integrated Circuits |
| DOE | ELEC 5501 (ELG 6351) | Passive Microwave Circuits |
| DOE | ELEC 5602 (ELG 6362) | Microwave Semiconductor Devices and Applications |
| DOE | ELEC 5604 (ELG 6364) | Radar Systems |
| DOE | ELEC 5607 (ELG 6367) | Antennas and Arrays |
| DOE | ELEC 5608 (ELG 6368) | Fourier Optics |
| DOE | ELEC 5609 (ELG 6369) | Nonlinear Microwave Devices and Effects |
| DOE | ELEC 5707 (ELG 6377) | Microelectronic Sensors |
| DOE | ELEC 5709 (ELG 6379) | Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics |
| SITE | EACJ 5305 (ELG 5108) | Electromagnetic Compatibility and Interference |
| SITE | EACJ 5308 (ELG 7500) | Sujets choisis en électromagnetisme |
| SITE | EACJ 5401 (ELG 5104) | Electromagnetic Waves: Theory and Applications |
| SITE | EACJ 5402 (ELG 5379) | Numerical Methods in Electromagnetic Engineering |
| SITE | EACJ 5403 (ELG 5504) | Ondes électromagnetiques : théorie et applications |
| SITE | EACJ 5404 (ELG 7100) | Topics in Electromagnetics I |
| SITE | EACJ 5405 (ELG 7101) | Topics in Electromagnetics II |
| SITE | EACJ 5406 (ELG 5779) | Méthodes numériques en génie électromagnetique |
Photonic Systems
| DOE | ELEC 5701 (ELG 6371) | Fibre and Waveguide Components for Communications and Sensors |
| DOE | ELEC 5702 (ELG 6372) | Optical Electronics |
| DOE | ELEC 5705 (ELG 6375) | Advanced Topics in VLSI |
| DOE | ELEC 5708 (ELG 6378) | ASICs in Telecommunications |
| DOE | ELEC 5709 (ELG 6379) | Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics |
| SITE | EACJ 5004 (ELG 5381) | Photonics Networks |
| SITE | EACJ 5201 (ELG 5103) | Optical Communications Systems |
| SITE | EACJ 5404 (ELG 7100) | Topics in Electromagnetics I |
Signal, Speech and Image Processing
| SCE | SYSC 5304 (ELG 5127) | Medical Image Processing |
| SCE | SYSC 5370 (ELG 5370) | Multiresolution Signal Decomposition: Analysis and Applications |
| SCE | SYSC 5600 (ELG 6160) | Adaptive Signal Processing |
| SCE | SYSC 5601 (ELG 6161) | Neural Signal Processing |
| SCE | SYSC 5602 (ELG 6162) | Digital Signal Processing |
| SCE | SYSC 5603 (ELG 6163) | Digital Signal Processing: Microprocessors, Software and Applications |
| SCE | SYSC 5604 (ELG 6164) | Advanced Topics in Digital Signal Processing |
| SITE | EACJ 5360 (ELG 5360) | Digital Watermarking |
| SITE | EACJ 5370 (ELG 5370) | Multiresolution Signal Decomposition: Analysis and Applications |
| SITE | EACJ 5385 (ELG 5385) | Matrix Methods and Algorithms for Signal Processing |
| SITE | EACJ 5507 (ELG 5376) | Digital Signal Processing |
| SITE | EACJ 5508 (ELG 5776) | Traitement numérique des signaux |
| SITE | EACJ 5509 (ELG 5378) | Image Processing and Image Communications |
| SITE | EACJ 5600 (ELG 7172) | Topics in Signal Processing I |
| SITE | EACJ 5601 (ELG 7173) | Topics in Signal Processing II |
| SITE | EACJ 5603 (ELG 7179) | Topics in Signal Processing III |
| SITE | EACJ 5800 (ELG 5377) | Adaptive Signal Processing |
Systems and Machine Intelligence
| SCE | SYSC 5001 (ELG 6101) | Simulation and Modeling |
| SCE | SYSC 5004 (ELG 6104) | Optimization for Engineering Applications |
| SCE | SYSC/COMP 5007 (ELG 6107) |
Expert Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5401 (ELG 6141) | Adaptive and Learning Systems |
| SCE | SYSC 5402 (ELG 6142) | Advanced Dynamics with Applications to Robotics |
| SCE | SYSC 5005 (ELG 5162) | Knowledge-Based Systems: Principles and Design |
| SITE | EACJ 5100 (ELG 5163) | Machine Vision |
| SITE | EACJ 5204 (ELG 5124) | Virtual Environments |
| SITE | EACJ 5207 (ELG 5161) | Robotics: Control, Sensing, and Intelligence |
| SITE | EACJ 5209 (ELG 7113) | Topics in Systems and Control I |
| SITE | EACJ 5709 (ELG 5196) | Automata and Neural Networks |
| SITE | EACJ 7116 (ELG 7116) | Topics in System and Machine Intelligence: Introduction to Convex Optimization |
| SITE | EACJ 5386 (ELG 5386) | Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems |
