The program at Sonoma State University?emphasizes the application of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and/or Electrical Sciences fields to the design, analysis and synthesis of engineering problem solutions, exposes to management training and provides practical real world experience through internships and graduate seminars.

The students of this program will acquire:

• knowledge of the theory of high performance computing, communications and/or networking
• critical thinking ability and analytical and simulation tools to do system performance evaluation
• ability to model and analyze scientific and engineering problems
• ability to apply theory to design and implement efficient computing and/or communications systems
• ability to integrate knowledge from multiple interrelated disciplines to formulate, design and/or implement interdisciplinary projects
• ability to investigate and formulate research problems and/or design projects independently
• ability for effective written and oral communication skills.