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USC Catalogue 2017-2018 
    
USC Catalogue 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design) (MS)


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The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (VLSI design) is earned by successfully completing the normal requirements for the Master of Science in electrical engineering, with the following additional required courses: EE 536a ; EE 577a ; EE 577b  or EE 536b ; and EE 552 . If a student chooses to take EE 536b  as well as EE 577b , the student may either count EE 536b  as one of the courses for Area 2 or EE 577b  as one of the courses for Area 1 or Area 3. No more than three courses (maximum 12 units) may be counted at the 400 level — at least 18 adviser-approved units must be taken at the 500 or 600 level.

The students must also take two courses from one of the following areas and one course from a second area:

Note:


With explicit approval of a faculty adviser, EE 599 Special Topics  and/or 3 units of EE 590 Directed Research  may be used to meet requirements for any of the approved areas.

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