University of Southern California
department name USC Viterbi School of Engineering
 
Undergraduate Degree Programs
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PhDEE
PhDCENG
Course Information
   

  
 PhDCENG  

PhDCENG Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering

 
In addition to the requirements for the PhD degree in EE, the courses taken by the student must contain one course (or equivalent) from each of the following groups:

Group I

  • CSCI 570 Analysis of Algorithms
  • CSCI 572 Advanced Theory of Computation
  • EE 549 Queuing Theory for Performance Modeling

Group II

  • EE 657 Parallel Processing
  • CSCI 585 Database Systems
  • CSCI 565 Compiler Design
  • CSCI 577 Software Engineering
 Group III
  • CSCI 561a Artificial Intelligence
  • EE 552 Logic Design and Switching Theory
  • EE 577a VLSI System Design
  • EE 658 Diagnosis and Design of Reliable Digital Systems
 
Courses taken to satisfy the above course work requirement cannot count toward the minor requirement. Although course material for the MSCENG is not compulsory for PhD students, it should be reviewed as it forms the basis of the PhD Screening Examination.
  
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