The Professional Master Of
Embedded And
Cyber-physical Systems
About the Program
UC Irvine is the first university in the U.S. to offer a professional graduate degree in CPS. The Professional Master of Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems (MECPS) is designed to train students in the foundation, skills and hands-on practices of embedded computer and cyber-physical systems design, optimization and evaluation.
Our Graduates Have Exciting Careers
After graduation, 62% of our students are hired within 3 months in industries including IoT Stack Design, Firmware Engineering, Cloud Programming, Defense Systems, Home Automation, Information Technology, Software Engineering and Software Development.
Even before graduation, 7% of our students are receiving job offers.
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Received job offers before graduation
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Employed within 3 months
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Employed between 3 and 6 months
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Employed after 6 months
Employement Statistics 2017 - 2022
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Courses
This program is a full-time program lasting four quarters plus summer. Coursework includes nine foundational courses with lectures and laboratory, and two project courses leading to a final project. Courses emphasize embedded computer systems: hardware and software, sensor networks, real-time systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning, security, control and entrepreneurship.
Graduation Project
Students will acquire integrative knowledge of cyber-physical systems as well as hands-on experience in an applied domain through a group or individual graduation project.
Cyber-physical Systems
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) include a broad range of complex, multidisciplinary, next-generation engineered systems that integrate embedded computing technologies (sensors and actuators) and computational algorithms into the physical world.
Careers
Embedded and cyber-physical systems are entrenched in almost every aspect of our daily lives. Information technology researchers forecast that by 2025, upwards of 75.44 billion connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be in use worldwide. [Source: IHS 2019]
Faculty and Staff
Faculty from UCI’s schools of engineering and information and computer sciences share their breadth of knowledge in this interdisciplinary program that prepares graduates for jobs in a variety of industries: electronics, aerospace, automotive, transportation, biomedical, manufacturing, robotics, security, defense, civil infrastructure and construction.