Masters in Electronics

[tech_vaibhav_eee]

What I am asking is not only for myself but for all those Electronics engineering undergraduates who are planning to do masters in electronics field but are unsure about the field they choose or unaware of the various fields in which masters is offered.
I request u to compile a list of all the masters of electronics engineering fields with a brief description about them.
Or maybe , rank these various fields based on various parameters like present research level , future scope , job prospects , top universities offering these.
I know it is a bit too much to ask but I feel , being a top electronics forum , this is the only place where I could find a complete picture to electronics engineering.
And please dont ask me to google, because I have , and nowhere I find the required answers.

 

[Ratchit]

tech_vaibhav_eee,

...I request u to compile a list of all the masters of electronics engineering fields with a brief description about them.
Or maybe , rank these various fields based on various parameters like present research level , future scope , job prospects , top universities offering these.

...

You are not asking for too much, are you?

The fields are whaever the schools decide to offer. The counsellors at the schools are the ones to ask for those answers. One you are employed, you have a wide latitude to describe what field you are working in because your job likely will touch on several.

Ratch

 

[Aussie Susan]

I have a Masters in Electrical Engineering (probably close enough for this discussion - the name varies by country and university). In my day you just got a masters degree - the exact field was up to you. I did mine in high-speed ECG analysis by (what were then, very new and VERY slow) microcomputer which led me into the BioMedical field - at least for a short time. I'm now a business process consultant (Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Business Process Re-engineering) and Project Manager having also been an Database consultant, development environment consultant and office automation consultant for an IT firm.

My point is that your degree (whatever level it is and whatever field it is in) will usually be good for your first job. After that, all it proves is that you have been able to reach a particular standard of work. What really matters is what you did in your last job or two.

The problem I found with Engineering is that the field changes very quickly and it is almost impossible to keep up to date unless you have a fairly narrow field of specialisation. Rather, after a few years you stop being an engineer and start managing other engineers who have just come out of University with the latest knowledge.

What is absolutely key is understanding the approach to a problem, the ability to communicate with others (especially those in another field - I've needed to talk with doctors, accountants, CEO's, chairmen of boards and milling machine operators in my time) and translate between the language used in the business and technical worlds. The more broad your reading and interests, the better your ability to draw in ideas and concepts from various fields to apply them tho the problems you are trying to solve right now.

I say study whatever field interests you now - in 5 years you will probably be doing something completely different that you have not even thought about.

Susan

 

[3v0]

I think Susan hi the nail right on the head.

 

[parthshah08]

yeah man...who cares for masters? i'm an undergraduate in electronics and communications. All i want is knowledge.

 

[Aussie Susan]

Parthshah08 - if you took that interpretation from my comments then I'm sorry but I think you have missed my point. Being able to show that you have attained a higher level of achievement IS important and, while I've never been asked about what specific field my Masters Degree was in, I have certainly been asked many times about what level of degree I hold.

Susan

 

[gelbschnee]

yes...i'm in the same boat as you. absorb any and all knowledge you can get your hands on. choose what you want to master.

 

[tech_vaibhav_eee]

Thanx all for the replies.

Actually I plan on doing masters in Embedded system design. But the problem is I dont see most of the universities offerig any masters by the name of embedded systems.Mostly I see a Masters in Electronics an communication or electronics and computers etc.
So , does this mean that these universities do not offer masters in embedded systems or is it that I have to do masters in electronics and communication and my exact field of masters will be decided by the courses I take.
Also, some universities offer a masters in VLSI. Is it good enough to make a career in embedded systems?

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@Aussie Susan
Thanx for the practical insight.
I hope I will last a few years in core electronics field before shifting to any other.

@Parthshah
Dude, I am doing masters so as I could gain more knowledge in the field of electronics.I dont have a hobby of collecting degrees.

 

[Aussie Susan]

I suggest that you discuss what you are trying to do with the university directly. The "name" they attach to the degree may not necessarily relate to what you are actually doing. When I was looking to do my Masters, I contacted one of the Professors I had when I was doing my Degree (there was a year in between when I was working) and we sorted out the contents between us - I said what areas I was interested in and he guided me in the courses available and areas of expertise of the people within the department. In my case, we decided that it would be better to do some courses but mainly work on a project with a thesis and obtain the Masters that way.

If a particular university is not flexible enough for you, then there may well be another that will be.

Susan

 

[BrownOut]

The Ga Tech program would be an excellent choice, IMO. Although, it's not really "embedded systems" Just remember, much of the engineering jobs are going overseas. You'll need to be very flexible in your career.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Not Electronics, but when my daughter was looking for Uni's to do Chemistry at, only some did the Masters course (MCHEM - four years), lesser Uni's only did the 3 year BSc CHEM course, and you had to move elsewhere to do your masters afterwards.

From what we can gather, to work in the Chemical industry you MUST have an MCHEM degree, the lesser CHEM degree is only suitable if you wish to become a teacher (where you can do a single year teaching degree).