Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
ELEC 430 - MODERN COMM. THEORY & PRACTICE
Long Title: MODERN COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): ELEC 301 AND ELEC 303
Description: This is an upper-level course in digital communications, which is designed to prepare students for engineering work in high-tech industries and for graduate work in communications, signal processing, and computer systems. The course covers basic concepts and useful tools for design and performance analysis of transmitters and receivers in the physical layer of a communication system, including multiple antenna MIMO systems. A hands-on laboratory using a state-of-the-art radio testbed illustrates course concepts. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 430 if student has credit for ELEC 551. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ELEC 551. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 430 if student has credit for ELEC 551.