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USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Electrical Engineering - Multimedia & Creative Technologies

Master of Science
Program Description Course Descriptions
Application Criteria How to Apply
Graduation Requirements Contact Information


Program Description [back to top]

The M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Multimedia & Creative Technologies) is an area of emphasis for the electrical engineering student interested in the field of multimedia research.

In addition to earning the M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Multimedia & Creative Technologies) degree , students also have a choice of the following areas of emphasis:

 



Application Criteria [back to top]

  • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, math or science from a regionally-accredited institution

  • Graduate Record Examination scores (less than five years old)

  • International students whose native language is not English must earn a satisfactory score on the TOEFL (600 on the paper-based test; 250 on the computer-based test) or take the on-campus International Student English Examination (ISE) prior to initial registration.

 

ADMISSION STATISTICS**

  • Average undergraduate cumulative GPA of students newly enrolled in USC graduate engineering programs is 3.37 (4.00 scale)

  • Average GRE scores of students newly enrolled in USC graduate engineering programs is Quantitative 749 and Verbal 478


** These scores are averages.  Students with scores both above and below these averages were both admitted and not admitted.  The Viterbi School reviews all applications comprehensively and evaluates applicants on the entire application file with an emphasis on undergraduate insitution, GPA, grades earned in pre-requisite courses and GRE scores.





Graduation Requirements [back to top]

A minimum of 27 units is required for the M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Multimedia & Creative Technologies) degree.

 

  • Minimum number of units in electrical engineering: 18 units (those not in EE are subject to written advisor approval and must be technical in nature)

  • Minimum number of units in the Viterbi School of Engineering: 21 units

  • No more than 9 units at the 400 level may be counted toward the degree - the remaining units must be taken at the 500 or 600 level

  • Required Courses: 12 units
  • Elective Multimedia and Creative Technologies Courses: 15 units (must be chosen from the list of courses below)

    • With advisor approval, students may include in their program one multimedia-related EE 599 or CSCI 599 Special Topics course.

    • Maximum number of elective units outside the Viterbi School of Engineering: 4 units

    • Maximum number of units of EE 590 Directed Research: 6 units

  • Computer Science courses that are cross-listed with EE can (but do not have to) count toward the 18 EE units. Up to 9 units of other CSCI courses that either are or are not cross-listed can also be used.

  • Although not required, ITP 411x will provide the student with hands-on experience in using multimedia application tools.

  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required for graduation

Thesis Option: With the approval of a supervising professor, qualified students may be allowed to pursue a thesis option. For more information, please refer to the USC Catalogue.




Course Descriptions [back to top]

Required Multimedia and Creative Technologies Courses (12 units)
Students can choose either EE 483 or EE 469.

Course Units
  • CSCI576 - Multimedia Systems Design
    		• 3
  • EE469 - Introduction to Digital Media Engineering
    		• 3
  • EE483 - Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
    		• 3
  • EE519 - Speech Recognition and Processing for Multimedia
    		• 3
  • EE569 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing
    		• 3


    Approved Elective Multimedia and Creative Technologies Courses (15 units)

      Biomedical Engineering Courses

      Course Units
    • BME527 - Integration of Medical Imaging Systems
      		• 3


      Electrical Engineering Courses

      Course Units
    • CSCI455x - Introduction to Programming Systems Design
      		• 4
    • EE450 - Introduction to Computer Networks
      		• 3
    • EE519 - Speech Recognition and Processing for Multimedia
      		• 3
    • EE555 - Broadband Network Architectures
      		• 3
    • EE596 - Wavelets
      		• 3
    • EE599 - Special Topics
      		• 2
    • EE669 - Selected Topics in Digital Image Processing
      		• 3


      Computer Science Courses

      Course Units
    • CSCI480 - Computer Graphics
      		• 3
    • CSCI551 - Computer Communications
      		• 3
    • CSCI571 - Web Technologies
      		• 3
    • CSCI574 - Computer Vision
      		• 3
    • CSCI585 - Database Systems
      		• 3


      Information Technology

      Course Units
    • ITP411x - Interactive Multimedia Production
      		• 3




    How To Apply [back to top]

    In order to evaluate any application for admission, application materials must be submitted by the deadlines listed:


    June 15th Fall admission
    October 1st Spring admission

    Click here to complete the USC graduate application.

    Please arrange to have the following sent to the USC Office of Admission as a hard copy (USC Graduate Office of Admission, University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA  90089-0915):

    • Official Transcript(s) from all post-secondary schools you have attended, and official translations if they are not in English.

    • General GRE scores (no older than 5 years). Official scores must be sent through ETS to the University of Southern California, ETS code 4852)

    • TOEFL scores (required for international students)

    NOTE:  If you meet our minimum qualifications, you can get started BEFORE you are formally admitted to USC, as a "LIMITED" student! Click here for more information.

    Contact Information [back to top]

    For the USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering:

    Diane Demetras
    Student Services Advisor
    Electrial Engineering-Systems
    Tel: (213) 740-4447
    Fax: (213) 740-4449
    Email: demetras@usc.edu


    For the USC Distance Education Network (DEN):


    Maria Mansfeld
    Student Services Advisor
    USC Viterbi School of Engineering Distance Education Network (DEN)
    Tel: (213) 740-4832
    Fax: (213) 821-0851
    Email: info@den.usc.edu
     
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