COURSE STRUCTURE FOR MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MSc) ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEERING
MASTERS OF SCIENCE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEERING (MSc. ESDE)
Study mode: Full-time Mixed Mode.
Duration: Minimum 2 semesters, maximum 6 semesters.
Requirement of admission:
i. A Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent with minimum CGPA of 2.75, or
ii. A Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or related fields with CGPA lower than 2.75 will also be considered if they have vast experience in some specific areas of specialisation and approved by the School Board.
iii. For international students, there is an additional English language requirement, which is:
- A minimum score of 35 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
- A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
- A minimum score of 36 for PTE; or
- A minimum score of 154 for CAE/CPE; or
- A minimum of Band 2 for MUET
Exemption is given to candidate if:
- English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
- Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
Categories of Students
- IN-HOUSE: In this category, students are required to attend the programme in person at SEEE premises during the normal working hours.
- INDUSTRY: Students who are industry practitioners attend the program outside the normal working hours and during the weekends.
- OFFSHORE: Students who attend the programme at one or more remote locations during the normal working hours.
Course Offering
Students are required to register for this MSc. ESDE programme in three semesters for each academic session. These are Semester 1, Semester 2 and Semester 3 (Short KSCP Semester). Courses are offered and examined in the same semester.
- Core Courses
Core courses are compulsory course package which aims at giving a deeper understanding of an area of specialization major. Students need to accumulate 31 units of the core courses. The dissertation is part of the core courses. - Elective Courses
Elective courses are selected course package that aims at giving a specialised expertise on specified area of knowledge. Students need to accumulate no less than 9 units of the elective courses. The list of courses are suggested and acknowledged by the school. - Audit Courses
In principle, the university allows students to register for any courses on an audit basis for the purpose of enhancing the students’ knowledge in specific fields during the duration of their study. However, the units of any such audit courses will not be taken into consideration for graduation purposes.
The registration procedures for courses on an audit basis are as follows:
- Students can register for courses on an audit basis for the purpose of augmenting his/her knowledge in specific fields. Registration for the said course must be within the course registration week.
- Only students of active status are allowed to register for courses on an audit basis.
- Courses registered on an audit basis are designated as code ‘Y’ courses. This designation will be indicated on the relevant academic transcript. A space at the bottom of the academic transcript will be reserved for listing the courses registered on an audit basis.
- Courses registered on an audit basis will not be taken into consideration in determining the minimum and maximum units of courses registered.
- Students must fulfil all course requirements. Students who register for courses on an audit basis, are not obligated to sit for any examinations pertaining to that course. A grade ‘R’ will be awarded irrespective of whether the student had or had not sat for the examination.
Laboratory Work/Practical and Dissertation
Programmes in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering place a great emphasis on laboratory work/practical. Laboratory work/practical is an important and essential aspect in most courses. It aims to provide students with a better understanding of the subject matter delivered through lectures.
Students are required to submit laboratory/practical reports which are part of the coursework assessment for courses delivered through lectures and the laboratory/practical component only. Attendance is compulsory for all levels of study and students may be barred from taking the written examination if their attendance is unsatisfactory.
Apart from attending classes (lectures and laboratory/practical), students must also engage in a dissertation project that culminates in the submission of a dissertation. Dissertation project shall last for six months and is usually completed in two consecutive semesters.
Programme Structure
The structure of the MSc. ESDE consists of 40:60 ratio. The ratio refers to the percentage of research and coursework component. Taught courses are offered in the first two semesters. The dissertation is offered in both Semester 2 and Semester 3.
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COURSE |
UNITS
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REMARKS |
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i. Core |
31 |
Courses are determined by SEEE |
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ii. Elective |
9 |
Students may select the courses from the list determined by SEEE |
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iii. University Requirement |
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For International Students only |
Note: For graduation, students are required to complete at least 40 units, with minimum ‘PASS’ grade of C+ for all the courses, in addition to other conditions for graduation stated in Section 4.5.
Structure for In-house Students
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Courses Offered |
SEMESTER 1 |
SEMESTER 2 |
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Course Names |
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Course Names |
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Core Courses Total = 31 Units |
EEE506/3 |
Embedded System Architecture and Design |
EEE555/24 |
Dissertation |
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EEE538/4 |
Engineering and Technology Research Methodology |
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Elective Courses (Choose 3 courses only) = 3 Courses in Semester 1 or 2 courses in semester 1 and 1 course in Semester 2 Total = 9 Units |
EEE507/3 |
Advanced Analog Integrated Circuit Design |
EEE516/3 |
Advanced Antenna and Propagation |
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EEE508/3 |
Advanced Digital Signal and Image Processing |
EEE517/3 |
Advanced Control Systems |
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EEE511/3 |
Internet of Things Technology |
EEE518/3 |
Intelligent Systems |
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EEE513/3 |
Microwave Circuit Design |
EEE526/3 |
Advanced Robotics |
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EEE514/3 |
Industrial Power Electronics |
EEE527/3 |
Data Communications and Computer Networks |
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Structure for Industry Students
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Courses Offered |
SEMESTER 1 |
SEMESTER 2 |
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Course Names |
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Course Names |
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Core Courses Total = 31 Units |
EEE506/3 |
Embedded System Architecture and Design |
EEE555/24 |
Dissertation |
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EEE538/4 |
Engineering and Technology Research Methodology |
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Elective Courses (Choose 3 courses only) = 3 Courses in Semester 1 or 2 courses in semester 1 and 1 course in Semester 2 Total = 9 Units |
EEE507/3 |
Advanced Analog Integrated Circuit Design |
EEE507/3 |
Advanced Analog Integrated Circuit Design |
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EEE508/3 |
Advanced Digital Signal and Image Processing |
EEE508/3 |
Advanced Digital Signal and Image Processing |
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EEE511/3 |
Internet of Things Technology |
EEE511/3 |
Internet of Things Technology |
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EEE515/3 |
Signal Integrity For High Speed Digital Design |
EEE515/3 |
Signal Integrity For High Speed Digital Design |
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EEE518/3 |
Intelligent Systems |
EEE518/3 |
Intelligent Systems |
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EEE527/3 |
Data Communications and Computer Networks |
EEE527/3 |
Data Communications and Computer Networks |
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EEE537/3 |
Semiconductor Devices and Solid State Technology |
EEE537/3 |
Semiconductor Devices and Solid State Technology |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Codes |
Courses |
Synopses |
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EEE506/3 |
Embedded System Architecture and Design |
This course discusses design and architecture of embedded system. It gives exposure in detail about platform architecture and embedded processor architecture. Devices that are used in embedded system design, such as interrupt and memory and also interfacing device in embedded system, are also discussed in this course. Besides, operation system overview and embedded Linux are also exposed to students. The up-to-date issues such as multiprocessor, FPGA and System on Chip are also highlighted in this course. The exposure in term of practical towards embedded system design is provided through assignment and mini-project. |
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EEE538/4 |
Engineering and Technology Research Methodology |
This course provides a hands‐on course designed to impart to postgraduates the foundational methods and techniques of research in engineering context. The students will be practically exposed to the main components of a research framework which are problem definition, research design, data collection, ethical issues in research, report writing and presentation |
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EEE555/24 |
Dissertation |
The aim of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to apply electrical and electronic engineering principles and techniques to the solution of a practical problem. Students will be exposed to research methodology before they can conduct their research. Students are expected to have research background related to practical problem, experience in design and implementation of the solution, and to write a dissertation about their investigation. The students are also expected to give oral presentation, answer questions about their project and give a demonstration of their project implementation. The project is carried out under the supervision of an academic staff and leads to a substantial dissertation. |
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EEE507/3 |
Advanced Analog Integrated Circuit Design |
This course is designed to provide knowledge in analysis of analog circuit design such as current source circuits, amplifier circuits, operational amplifier circuits, applications of amplifier and operational amplifier circuits. A design case such hybrid DAC will be used as example of the analog ic design. CAD/EDA tool such as LTSpice will be used in this course. |
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EEE508/3 |
Advanced Digital Signal and Image Processing |
This course is designed to provide the knowledge of advanced digital signal and image processing to the students, such as designing FIR and IIR filters, effect of finite word length, transformations, enhancement and restoration of digital images. Case studies in communication, radar, sonar and medical imaging system will be presented to the students. |
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EEE511/3 |
Internet of Things Technology |
This course focuses on the existing and potential applications of the Internet of Things (IoT). Standards, protocols, and application stacks for IoT will be introduced. Access to the IoT devices via Internet Gateways and related security issues will be studied. Data Analytics, Data Management and Privacy Issues of IoT will be covered. Students will also be briefly exposed to energy management issues for IoT. Practical exposure to IoT devices and software will be provided via assignments and projects. |
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EEE513/3 (Elective) |
Microwave Circuit Design |
This course provides the introduction, comprehension, application and analysis of RF and Microwave Concept and uses S-parameter Network and other networks. It also includes the introduction on understanding and design of transistor circuit and passive components, filters, amplifiers and microwave source and mixers. |
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EEE514/3 |
Industrial Power Electronics |
This course is designed to provide the knowledge in analysis and design of power electronics systems such as rectifier, converter, inverter, switched-mode power supply and resonant converter. A design case using CAD/EDA tool such as MATLAB or PSIM will be conducted in this course. |
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EEE515/3 |
Signal Integrity For High Speed Digital Design |
This course covers advanced signal integrity principles for high-speed digital designs. Topics include transmission line theory, crosstalk, differential signaling, package modeling, equalization, jitter, IBIS modeling, S-parameters and power integrity. |
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EEE516/3 |
Advanced Antenna and Propagation |
This course reviews the topics on electromagnetic waves, waveguide, antenna design and analysis. It covers the sub-topics of electromagnetic inhomogeneous and nonhomogeneous media, rectangular, propagation mode, basic sources and types of antenna in reasonable propagation. Important concepts are introduced in the form of simulation and necessary analytical techniques are used to make a relative comparison. |
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EEE517/3 (Elective) |
Advanced Control Systems |
The first part of this course revisits the characteristics of feedback control systems and introduces advanced PID control design methods, and anti-windup control schemes. The second part revisits the modern control system techniques in the state-space domain, and introduces advanced optimal control methods that include LQR and LQG. |
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EEE518/3 (Elective) |
Intelligent Systems |
This course is devised to provide the knowledge on four intelligent systems which are Knowledge-Based Systems, Fuzzy Systems, Artificial Neural Network and Evolutionary Computation. |
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EEE526/3 (Elective) |
Advanced Robotics |
Evolution of robotic systems and their classification based on industry, application and technology. Basic robotic system and selection of its appropriate components including the mechanical, electronic, sensors and control modules. Relevant kinematic and dynamic analysis. Fundamentals of robotic system integration including hardware and software for control and simulation |
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EEE527/3 |
Data Communications and Computer Networks |
This course offers students to learn the concepts of data communications, data-link layer, MAC layer, transport layer and application layer protocols. |
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EEE537/3 (Elective) |
Semiconductor Devices and Solid State Technology |
This course is designed to provide the concept of advanced semiconductor devices and solid state technology which applied in designing the nano scaling integrated circuitry. Concept of advance semiconductor in fabrication process mechanism will be exposed to the student. Simulation and modelling technique of devices will be implemented during the class. |
Interested candidate can applied on line via:
http://www.ips.usm.my/index.php/prospective-students/admission