Exclusive Program for BAE employees

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Graduate Certificate Program in Microwave Engineering

UMass Lowell's Graduate Certificate in Microwave Engineering will serve as a valuable credential for BAE employees who wish to master theoretical and practical skills in RF/Microwave development and applications.
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Specialized Training for Better Engineering

BAE Systems, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has created a Microwave Engineering Lab Enhanced Graduate Certificate Program to develop critical skills that are needed to support the expanding portfolio of programs across the electronic systems enterprise. This certificate program consists of four 3-credit courses taught onsite at BAE Systems. Each course will be accompanied by a 1-credit lab utilizing state-of-the-art test equipment designed to reinforce the classroom learning.

This 16-credit graduate certificate program makes it more convenient than ever for BAE employees to advance their education with a top-ranked research university. Courses are taught by full-time UMass Lowell faculty who are authorities in their fields, and by highly qualified BAE experts.

Curriculum Outline

- 8 courses / 16 Credits

Required Courses

  • EECE.5330 Microwave Engineering
  • EECE.5340 Microwave Engineering Lab
  • EECE.5350 Microwave Metrology
  • EECE.5360 Microwave Metrology Lab
  • EECE.5370 Microwave Systems Engineering
  • EECE.5380 Microwave Systems Engineering Lab
  • EECE.5710 Radar Systems
  • EECE.5700 Radar Systems Lab

Courses are expected to be offered one evening per week at a BAE location immediately following the workday.

The courses offered on campus will have the same contents as when they are offered at BAE. Courses offered at BAE locations are open only to BAE employees. Courses offered on campus are open to all.

To Register for a Course

BAE students may register for courses by contacting Cheryl Chaput, Manager of Engineering Development at Cheryl.V.Chaput@baesystems.com or 603-885-9104.

Contact Us

Program-Specific Questions

Jay Weitzen, Chair

Phone: 978-934-3315
Email: Jay_Weitzen@uml.edu

Joel Therrien, Graduate Coordinator

Phone: 978-934-3324
Email: Joel_Therrien@uml.edu

General Questions

Email: Corporate_Education@uml.edu

Count this Certificate Towards UMass Lowell's Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

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All of the courses in this certificate program can be counted towards UMass Lowell's Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Since 16 credits are earned with the certificate program, certificate holders will have completed half of the credits required for the master's degree program.

PLEASE NOTE: Students must apply to the Master's in Electrical Engineering program before completing 12 credits in the certificate program. Certificate students must also have a GPA of 3.000 or higher for acceptance into the master's program.

Learn About Transitioning into the M.S. in Electrical Engineering Program »

Graduate Certificate Requirements

Students enrolled in graduate certificate programs through UMass Lowell must complete all courses indicated in the curriculum outline. Students may complete the certificate program at their own pace, successfully completing one or more courses each semester, depending upon his/her personal time constraints. Students are required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.000 with no more than one course grade below B to receive the certificate.

Completing a Graduate Certificate Program

Graduate certificate courses must be completed within a five-year period with a minimum 3.000 grade point average and with no more than one course with a grade below B. Once you have received your final grade for your last class and lab in the Graduate Certificate Program in Microwave Engineering, please complete a Graduate Certificate Clearance Form. List all classes, labs and grades on the form, then email it to Martin_Margala@uml.edu for signature. The form will then be sent to the Registrar's Office.

Course Descriptions

EECE.5330 Microwave Engineering (3cr)

An introductory course in the analysis and design of passive microwave circuits beginning with review of time-varying electromagnetic field concepts and transmission lines. Smith Chart problems; single and double stub matching; impedance transformer design; maximally flat and Chebyshev transformers; microstrip transmission lines, slot lines, coplanar lines; rectangular and circular waveguides; waveguide windows and their use in impedance matching; design of directional couplers; features of weak and strong couplings; microwave filter design; characteristics of low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-stop filter designs; two-port network representation of junctions; Z and Y parameters, ABCD parameters, scattering matrix; microwave measurements; measurement of VSWR, complex impedance, dielectric constant, attenuation, and power. A design project constitutes a major part of the course.

EECE.5340 Microwave Engineering Lab (1cr)

This lab course is offered as a practical supplement to the material taught in EECE.5330 Microwave Engineering. The students will develop skills in EM modeling (Ansys HFSS) and measurement of microwave transmission lines, waveguides and passive structures such as combiners and filters. Students will design basic microwave structures utilizing EM modeling tools, measure the resulting performance and provide justification of differences. Students will also perform basic antenna measurements of gain and patterns in an anechoic chamber. This course will consist of five three-hour labs, each requiring a detailed report of the results.

EECE.5350 Microwave Metrology (3cr)

Laboratory measurement techniques that are typical of those used to characterize wireless devices and systems, including network analyzer calibration, measurements of noise in amplifiers, mixers and oscillators; measurements of distortion in amplifiers and mixers; and characterizing the dynamic range of a receiver.

EECE.5360 Microwave Metrology Lab (1cr)

This lab course is offered as a practical supplement to the material taught in EECE.5350 Microwave Metrology. Students will calibrate test equipment and perform measurements of the following parameters: phase noise, noise figure, intermodulation distortion, translated frequency, gain compression, and high-power characterization. Students will also perform probe measurements and demonstrate de-embedding techniques. This course will consist of five three-hour labs, each requiring a detailed report of the results.

EECE.5370 Microwave Systems Engineering (3cr)

This course will explore concepts related to the design, analysis, and construction of systems and will examine the fundamental tradeoffs governing microwave system design:the hardware components and technologies that comprise working systems, the models used for characterizing the transmission and reception of signals, the physics of wave propagation and interaction, and estimation theory which seeks to separate signals from sources of error and guide algorithms for extracting information from received signals.

EECE.5380 Microwave Systems Engineering Lab (1cr)

This lab course is offered as a practical supplement to the material taught in EECE.5370 Microwave Systems Engineering. The students will perform cascade analyses using measured data to compare with analysis computed from nominal values given in component specifications. Monte Carlo analyses will also be performed to predict performance variation. Students will configure test setups to illustrate signal generation, up/down conversion and signal detection. Additionally, the students will configure a radiated test setup in an anechoic chamber to measure and validate link budget calculations based on the Friis transmission equation. This course will consist of five 3-hour labs, each requiring a detailed report of the results.

EECE.5700 Radar Systems Lab (1cr)

This lab course is offered as a practical supplement to the material taught in EECE.5710 Radar Systems. Students will build functional radar using a COTS-based radio system to demonstrate the detection of canonical targets (plates, spheres, corner reflectors) of known radar cross sections. This course will consist of five three-hour labs, each requiring a detailed report of the results.

EECE.5710 Radar Systems (3cr)

Introduction to both pulsed and C. W. radar systems. Detection of radar echoes in noise. The radar equation and its use in estimating performance of a radar system. Estimation of range, direction and velocity of targets. Moving target indicators (MTI). Pulse compression and other advanced techniques. Discussion of elements of practical radar systems.

Tuition & Fees

At UMass Lowell, we believe that students should have as much information as possible up front so they can make informed decisions before enrolling in a degree program or signing up for a course.

Tuition for UMass Lowell Graduate, Online & Professional Studies students is the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Tuition is priced per credit. To calculate the tuition for a course, simply multiply the per-credit tuition by the total number of credits per course. Exception: If the total number of course contact hours is greater than the total number of credits, the per-credit tuition is instead multiplied by the total number of contact hours.

Spring 2025 Tuition

 Cost Per Credit Cost Per 3-Credit Course*

Graduate
Online $600 $1,800
Online Business1 $655 $1,965
Online HyFlex $750 $2,250
Select On Campus courses2 $600 $1,800
All other On Campus courses3 View Here
*Tuition is priced on the listed credit hour unless the contact hour is different. Tuition is then based upon the listed contact hour.
1Applies to ACCT, BUSI, ENTR, FINA, MGMT, MKTG, MIST and POMS courses.
3Applies to graduate on campus courses excluding select courses

Additional Costs

 Cost
Term Registration Fee $30
Returned Check Fee $30
Graduate Engineering and Business Degrees and Certificate Applications $75

Please note: Tuition and fees are subject to change.

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