Tufts University Certificate in Microwave and Wireless Engineering

The certificate program is designed to educate professionals in the exciting new uses of microwave and wireless technology. This hands-on program prepares students through laboratory and project work that illustrate the lecture concepts.

Students who are considering graduate school should note that up to three courses taken as part of the certificate maybe applied towards the Electrical Engineering master's program at Tufts.

For program information and application:
Contact Professional and Continuing Studies at (617) 627-3562, fax (617) 627-3017
email: pcs@infonet.tufts.edu

For course information:
Professor Mohammed Afsar, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, (617) 627-3217

1) Two required courses:

Introduction to Microwaves
Communication systems

2)One or both of the following:

Microwave Semiconductor Devices and Circuits
Computer-Aided Design of Microwave Circuits

3)Two graduate-level elective courses in microwave engineering or related fields:

Wireless Digital Communications
Microwave Integrated Circuits
Semiconductor Devices
Antennas for Radar
Radar Engineering
Advanced Electromagnetics
Introduction to Fourier Optics

The certificate program is a hands-on educational opportunity for engineers interested in microwave, RF wireless communication, and the high-frequency aspects of computer engineering. The courses have an associated laboratory component which acquaints the student with state-of-the art design and test methods and include advanced high-frequency simulation tools running on Sun workstations and personal computers, the CAD machining of microwave circuits, and equipment for testing the product of student design efforts. In addition to allowing a student to design and fabricate hybrid circuits, the laboratory component of the program also provides the opportunity for the student to design advanced MMIC circuitry.

Courses available in the program include introductory courses in communication theory, an introductory course in microwaves, a course in computer aided design of microwave circuits which uses the HP EEsof High-Frequency CAD package for design and simulation as well as Microwave Harmonica, a Microwave Integrated Circuit course which introduces students to the design and fabrication of custom linear and nonlinear circuits. During the summer months, the program also has a digital communications course for microwave and wireless that covers digital modulation techniques, coding techniques, and software simulation of transceiver systems. Additionally, there are courses in Antenna for Radar, Avionics and Communication, and Radar Engineering.

Tufts University's beautiful suburban campus is located on a hill overlooking the city, in the Medford/Somerville/Boston and Harvard Square area. Tufts is easily accessible by public transportation (the MBTA Red Line stops near campus at Davis Square) and by car via Routes 93, 2, and 16.