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M.Sc BY COURSEWORK

The School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering offers a Master of Science (Electronic System Design Engineering) by coursework. This one year, full time, graduate programme exposes students to up-to-date and practical aspects of Electronic System Design as well as advanced computing technologies and their applications. Students will also be fully trained with the capability in addressing engineering related problems of the industry.

The course duration is three semesters:

  • Semester 1 - Introduction
  • Semester 2 - Advanced Design
  • Semester 3 - Project

Course Sturcture

The course requires a minimum of 12 months on a full time basis. However, students interested to study on part time may do so subject to approval the The School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and this would require a minimum of 24 months.

The course divided into three semesters:

  • First and Second Semesters (14 weeks each)
    - Students follow a series of modules consisting of lectures, tutorials and laboratory work culminating in University examinations.
  • Third Semester (14 weeks)
    - In this semester, students are required to conduct and complete a project which will be represented in the form of a dissertation. Field visits to industries and other related establishment will be arranged where appropriate.

Examination

Continuous assessment will be conducted via assignments and coursework during the first two semesters. Students are required to sit for written examinations at the end of each semester.

Addmission Requirements

This programme is opened to graduates with a good honours degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering.

Research in the school is pursued in context of FIVE major groupings:

Microelectronic

VLSI architectures; Design and simulation of semiconductor devices; CAD for microelectronics; ASIC design and implementation.

Power System & Electrical Machines

Electrical machine design and optimization; FEA modelling; Power electronics and motion control; Power system stability; Load flow studies; Application of expert system in power system operation and control.

Telecommunication

Antenna design; Modelling of radio propagation; Microwave and satellite; Image communication; DSP, Digital and mobile communication; EMC.

Robotics & Mechtronics

Intelligent instrumentation; Sensor fusion and data automation; Artificial neural networks; Fuzzy computing; Machine vision applications; Imaging systems (electromagnetic, ultra sound and x-ray); Robot and sensor intergration; Pattern recognition; Digital image processing; Tomography.

Computer Engineering

Embedded computer/processor system design; Microprocessor applications; Parallel processing and DSP applications.

Admission Requirements

  • A Bachelors Degree preferably with Second Class Upper (equivalent to a CGPA of 2.75)
  • Graduates from other disiplines are also encouraged to apply
  • Applicants for admission to the doctoral programme should normally have a Master's degree
  • Applicants who do not fulfill the above requirements may be considered for admission if they have relevant working experience

Duration

  • M.Sc
    • Full-time Min/Max 12/24 months
    • Part-time Min/Max 24/36 months
  • Ph.D
    • Full-time Min/Max 24/72 months
    • Part-time Min/Max 36/96 months

Further info contact :-

Associate Professor Dr. Mohd. Zaid Abdullah
mza@eng.usm.my


School Of Electrical & Electronic Eng. USM, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal, 14300, Sbg Prai Selatan, Penang, Malaysia
Tel : + 604 - 599 5999 Fax: + 604 5941023