There are a variety of courses offered both within the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and outside of it, within the University system, that offer unique educational opportunities for students. In the end, each student works with their advisor to pick the best curriculum suited to themselves. However, there are a number of courses that form the backbone of a "nominal" MIRSL curriculum. A sample of this curriculum for a Masters & PhD student is given below, with more courses provided per term than necessary to meet graduation requirements. Other courses offered within the department and the university may be explored by following these links:
| Department of ECE Course Schedule | University Wide Course Schedule |
| Masters Degree (Two years) | |||
| 1st Fall Semester | ECE 563 -- DSP/Communications | 3 cr | |
| ECE 580 -- Feedback Control Systems | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 584 -- Microwave Engineering I | 4 cr | ||
| 1st Spring Semester | ECE 565 -- Digital Signal Processing | 4 cr | |
| ECE 585 -- Microwave Engineering II | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 684 -- Microwave Metrology | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 686 -- Introduction to Radar Systems | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 6977KK -- Microwave Systems Engineering | 3 cr | ||
| 1st Summer | ECE 699 -- MS Thesis Research | 3 to 6 cr | |
| 2nd Fall Semester | ECE 597IC -- Analog Integrated Circuits | 3 cr | |
| ECE 687 -- Antenna Theory and Design | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 699 -- MS Thesis Research | 3 cr | ||
| 2nd Spring Semester | ECE 683 -- Active Microwave Circuits | 3 cr | |
| ECE 697L -- Phased Arrays | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 784 -- Selected Topics in Microwave Remote Sensing | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 699 -- MS Thesis Research | 3 cr | ||
| 2nd Summer | ECE 699 -- MS Thesis Research (finish!) | 3 to 6 cr | |
| PhD Degree (courseload and selection will vary, and may share with MS degree choices listed above) | |||
| 1st Fall Semester | ECE 603 -- Probability and RandomProcesses | 3 cr | |
| ECE 606-- Electromagnetic Fields | 3 cr | ||
| 1st Spring Semester | ECE 608 -- Signal Theory | 3 cr | |
| ECE 684 -- Microwave Metrology | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 6977KK -- Microwave Systems Engineering | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 764 -- Radar Systems | 3 cr | ||
| 1st Summer | ECE 899 -- Thesis Research | 3 to 6 cr | |
| 2nd Fall Semester | ECE 604 -- Linear Systems Theory | 3 cr | |
| ECE 746 -- Statistical Signal Processing | 3 cr | ||
| ECE 899 -- Thesis Research | 3 cr | ||
| 2nd Spring Semester | ECE 697L -- Phased Arrays | 3 cr | |
| ECE 899 -- Thesis Research | 3 cr | ||
| 2nd Summer and onwards until degree completion | PhD Thesis Research | 3 to 6 cr | |
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