Electronic Warfare Engineer Academic Certificate - Curriculum 292

Academic Associate & Technical Point of Contact

David C. Jenn, Ph.D.

Code EC/Jn, Spanagel Hall, Room 414

[phone], DSN 756-2254

[e-mail]

Brief Overview

Provides students an understanding of the technical foundations found in electronic warfare at the system level and examines the impact of the physical environment. The certificate provides a solid engineering foundation which covers the fundamental concepts needed to understand how EW signals are affected by the environment and includes a survey of existing EW systems and analysis techniques. This program provides a mixture of instruction and computer-based laboratory exercises which offer students the opportunity to explore concepts and investigate applications in the electronic warfare area.

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

The total number of NPS graduate credits obtained for the certificate is 12.0. This certificate program can also be applied toward a master's degree program (Curriculum 592).

Requirements for Entry

• Acceptance by the ECE Department: Entrance to the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum at 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.

Convenes

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Length

Four quarters

Subspecialty

5310L

Outcomes

Upon completion of the certificate, student will have the skills and abilities required to:

1) analyze,

2) design, and

3) evaluate systems involving:

antennas, radiowave propagation, radar, communications, electronic warfare, and/or networked EW and apply these skills in a military systems environment.

Graduate Certificate Requirements

The academic certificate program must be completed within three years of admission to the program. A student must maintain a 3.0 GQPR in the certificate courses to be awarded a certificate.

Course Requirements

A three-course sequence composed of:

1. EC3600,

2. EC3615 or EC3630,

3. EC3700 or EC4685.

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
EC3600	Antennas and Propagation		3	2
EC3615	Radar Fundamentals		3	2
EC3630	Radiowave Propagation		3	2
EC3700	Joint Network-Enabled Electronic Warfare I		3	2
EC4685	Principles of Electronic Warfare		3	2