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Doctoral

Electrical Engineering PhD

Northwestern University The Graduate School 51 courses

About This Program

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide. The PhD program in Electrical Engineering is divided into two Programs of Study: There are requirements common to both Programs as well as additional requirements specific to each Program.

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

Area-specific courses in Solid-State, Photonic, and Quantum Technologies Electives must be approved by the student's adviser, and may include the following courses:

Course Requirements: Courses in Signals and Systems

Each student must complete a sequence of courses in an area of specialization according to the recommendation of the adviser. These courses may be in Signals and Systems and other areas. Courses in Signals and Systems may include:

Code Course Title Credits
ELEC_ENG 307-0 Communications Systems 1
ELEC_ENG 332-0 Introduction to Computer Vision 1
ELEC_ENG 333-0 Introduction to Communication Networks 1
ELEC_ENG 359-0 Digital Signal Processing 1
ELEC_ENG 360-0 Introduction to Feedback Systems 1
ELEC_ENG 363-0 Digital Filtering 1
ELEC_ENG 374-0 Introduction to Digital Control 1
ELEC_ENG 378-0 Digital Communications 1
ELEC_ENG 380-0 Wireless Communications 1
ELEC_ENG 395-0 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 1
ELEC_ENG 410-0 System Theory 1
ELEC_ENG 418-0 Advanced Digital Signal Processing 1
ELEC_ENG 420-0 Digital Image Processing 1
ELEC_ENG 421-0 Multimedia Signal Processing 1
ELEC_ENG 422-0 Random Processes in Communications and Control 1 1
ELEC_ENG 423-0 Random Processes in Communications and Control 2 1
ELEC_ENG 424-0 Distributed Optimization 1
ELEC_ENG 426-0 Signal Detection and Estimation 1
ELEC_ENG 427-0 Optical Communications 1
ELEC_ENG 428-0 Information Theory and Learning 1
ELEC_ENG 431-0 Human Perception and Electronic Media 1
ELEC_ENG 432-0 Advanced Computer Vision 1
ELEC_ENG 433-0 Statistical Pattern Recognition 1
ELEC_ENG 435-0 Deep Learning: Foundations, Applications, and Algorithms 1
ELEC_ENG 454-0 Advanced Communication Networks 1
ELEC_ENG 463-0 Adaptive Filters 1
ELEC_ENG 470-0 Introduction to Nonlinear Control Theory 1
ELEC_ENG 473-0 Deep Reinforcement Learning 1
ELEC_ENG 475-0 Machine Learning: Foundations, Applications, and Algorithms 1
ELEC_ENG 478-0 Advanced Digital Communications 1
ELEC_ENG 495-0 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 1

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