M.S. in ECE in Africa
As a branch of the College of Engineering (CIT), CMU-Africa offers the MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). M.S. ECE students, including students in the ECE Integrated Master’s-Bachelor’s (IMB) program, can pursue their studies as full-time students at the CMU-Africa campus in Rwanda for one semester or for the entire M.S. ECE program. CMU-Africa offers a stimulating and unique opportunity to study with faculty, researchers, and other M.S. students in one of the world’s most rapidly developing economies. In addition to offering fundamental courses, CMU-Africa is strong in telecommunications and wireless networks, mobile computing, energy systems, and information and communication technology (ICT), with a special emphasis on emerging ICT innovations and applications in Africa.
The table below lists the graduate-level ECE courses (18-xxx) offered in Africa that may be taken to fulfill the 60-unit ECE graduate course requirement. A wide range of other courses in the CMU-Africa M.S. in Information Technology (MSIT) program (04-xxx) are available each semester and are candidates for the 36 units of approved non-ECE courses.
Applicants from African countries who are interested in the M.S. in ECE at our Africa location can apply here. This page contains information regarding funding opportunities specific to individuals from East African countries.
ECE courses available at CMU-Africa
Course number | Course title | Units |
Fall semester | ||
18-750/04-641 | Fundamentals of Telecommunications and Computer Networks | 12 |
18-740 | Computer Architecture | 12 |
18-660 | Numerical Methods for Engineering Design and Optimization | 12 |
18-765 | Digital System Testing and Testable Design | 12 |
18-782 | Machine Learning | 12 |
18-790 | Wavelets and Multiresolution Techniques | 12 |
18-980 | M.S. Graduate Project (ECE) | Variable |
Spring semester | ||
18-631/04-635 | Introduction to Information Security | 12 |
18-645 | How to Write Fast Code | 12 |
18-759/04-644 | Wireless Networks | 12 |
18-842 | Distributed Systems | 12 |
18-879 | Special Topics in Systems and Controls: Stochastic Optimization | 12 |
18-980 | M.S. Graduate Project (ECE) | Variable |