Digital Communications Certificate

Certificate #287

Start Starts: Fall

Clock Est. completion in 12 months

Location pin Offered through Distance Learning

Qualifies for Subspecialty Code 5302L

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Overview

Provides students the fundamental concepts of communication systems and networks, forward error control coding and its impacts when used in modern digital communications systems. In addition, provides students with an understanding of random processes sufficient for analysis of communication systems and networks corrupted by broadband noise and multipath fading.

Courses Required

Quarter Course
Quarter 1 EC3500
Quarter 2 EC3510
Quarter 3 EC4550
Quarter 4 EC4580

Included in Degrees & Certificates

  • 592

Requirements for Entry

  • Acceptance by the ECE Department: Entrance to the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School is through a three-part requirement consisting of a minimum grade point average at the undergraduate level, a sufficient mathematics background, and a sufficient background in technical undergraduate studies. Applicants with a B.S.E.E. degree usually will satisfy the last two requirements automatically.
  • Command/Company endorsement.

Application Information

Applications are handled by the NPS Admissions Office. Please visit the admissions website or contact them at admissions@nps.edu.

Tuition & Service Obligation

For information regarding tuition, please contact the NPS Tuition office at tuition@nps.edu, or contact this offering’s POC at fargues@nps.edu.

For information regarding service obligation, please visit the Admissions Office’s Eligibility/Service Obligation page.

Other Information

The four-course sequence is extracted from the current set of graduate courses required to complete the Communication Systems specialization track offered by the ECE Department.