If you are interested in preparing for a career in audio engineering, then we suggest gaining expertise in digital signal processing, digital and analog circuit design, and acoustics. Additionally, you may be interested in coursework in music (e.g., audio recording) or in speech and hearing science. Finally, you should consider pursuing an individual study or group project with an audio focus.
As an ECE student, you can use your required courses and technical electives to obtain an emphasis in audio engineering.
Required ECE courses that relate to audio engineering:
ECE 301 Analysis and Design in Circuits and Electronics
ECE 323 Electronic Analysis, Design, and Simulation
ECE 351 Systems I
ECE 352 Systems II
ECE technical electives that relate to audio engineering:
ECE 600 Digital Signal Processing
ECE 609 Signal Processing Laboratory
ECE 650 Introduction to Estimation
ECE 700 Digital Signal Processing
ECE 720 Low-Power Mixed-Signal VLSI Design
ECE 721 Digital VLSI Design
ECE 722 Introduction to Analog Integrated Circuits
Outside technical electives that relate to audio engineering:
MUSIC 636 Introduction to Electronic Music Synthesis
MUSIC 638 Audio Recording
MUSIC 639 Audio Recording Laboratory
MUSIC 676 Music Technology
ME 666 Acoustic Problems in Engineering
ME 766 Engineering Acoustics
SPH&HRNG 735 Hearing Aids
SPH&HRNG 776 Advanced Speech Science
CSE 788.J04 Computational Audition
ECE graduate courses that relate to audio engineering:
ECE 800 Stochastic Digital Signal Processing
ECE 801.01 Adaptive Filtering
ECE 802 Digital Speech Processing Systems
Note: All outside technical electives must be approved by ECE.
