The Graduate Certificate in Wireless Communicartions is a focussed program based on a set of four distinctive courses through which the student can develop an understanding of this fast changing area. An introductory course highlights the general issues related to traditional wireless systems, including cellular telephones and wireless LANs. This introductory course is followed by three courses, each designed to provide depth in one of the main themes impacting wireless systems. (1) The physical design of wireless systems presents many challenges and compromises in the wireless world. (2) The simultaneous transmission of a multiplicity of data/voice channels in a shared air space while providing privacy is illustrated by the important technique of CDMA and spread spectrum systems. (3) Complete systems require compliance with and advances in the systems-level themes of architectures, protocols, and standards.
Students completing this Graduate Certificate will have been provided with a balance between the principles and practice that underly this exciting field. Although sharing several principles in common with traditional wired communication systems, the wireless environment changes many of the assumptions allowed in wired systems. As a result, the practices of wireless and wired communications are strongly differentiated.
All courses in the Wireless Communications Graduate Certificate program are part of the regular graduate program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens. Students completing the Certificate can apply the courses for credit towards a Master's degree if desired.
