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Study year 1

The following courses are part of study year one.

The course application codes and study periods are valid for the academic year 2024/2025. For other academic years, different application codes and study periods may apply

General Courses

EQ1220 shouldn’t be included for students from KTH, who have already passed EQ1270 or EQ1260. 

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EP2120 Internetworking7.5 credits7.5
EQ1220 Signal TheoryEQ1220 shouldn’t be included for students from KTH, who have already passed EQ1270 or EQ12607.5 credits7.5
EQ2222 The Sustainable Information and Network Engineer3.0 credits0.50.50.30.2
EQ2310 Digital Communications9.0 credits8.50.5
AK2036 Theory and Methodology of Science with Applications (Natural and Technological Science)Can be taken in any period during the programme612297.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
AH2029 Railway Signalling System7.5 credits7.5
DT2470 Music Informatics7.5 credits7.5
EH2720 Management of Projects7.5 credits7.5
EK2370 Build your own Radar System, Project Course7.5 credits7.5
EN2720 Ethical Hacking7.5 credits7.5
EP2700 Principles of Wireless Sensor Networks7.5 credits7.5
EQ2801 Optimal Filtering7.5 credits7.5
EQ2871 Cyber-Physical Networking7.5 credits7.5
LS1416 Introduction to English for academic studies3.0 credits3.0
ME1003 Industrial Management, Basic Course6.0 credits6.0
ME2072 Entrepreneurship for Engineers6.0 credits3.03.0
DD2423 Image Analysis and Computer Vision7.5 credits7.5
EH2030 Business Development and Quality Management7.5 credits7.5
EL2805 Reinforcement Learning7.5 credits7.5
EP2500 Networked Systems Security7.5 credits7.5
EP2790 Security Analysis of Large-Scale Computer Systems7.5 credits7.5
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing7.5 credits7.5
EQ2330 Image and Video Processing7.5 credits7.5
II2206 Stochastic Simulation7.5 credits7.5
LS2443 Advancing in English for academic and professional purposes3.0 credits3.0
EP2200 Queuing Theory and Teletraffic Systems604297.5 credits7.5
EP2520 Building Networked Systems Security604167.5 credits7.5
EQ2321 Speech and Audio Processing604247.5 credits7.5
EQ2401 Adaptive Signal Processing604187.5 credits7.5
EQ2411 Advanced Digital Communications604317.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding604277.5 credits7.5
IK2227 Network Systems with Edge or Cloud Datacenters600917.5 credits7.5
LS2442 English for Employment601087.5 credits7.5
AK1213 Swedish Society, Culture and Industry in Historical Perspective604287.5 credits3.54.0
EQ2461 Seminars in Information and Network Engineering604203.0 credits1.51.5
LS1452 Essential STEM communication600947.5 credits3.04.5
LS1502 Swedish A1 for Engineers604267.5 credits4.03.5
EI2400 Applied Antenna Theory601527.5 credits7.5
EP2950 Wireless Networks604177.5 credits7.5
EQ2341 Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning602057.5 credits7.5
EQ2840 Information Theory and Channel Coding, Accelerated Program605527.5 credits7.5
IK2221 Networked Systems for Machine Learning600617.5 credits7.5
LS2444 Technical Communication in English601237.5 credits7.5
SF2822 Applied Nonlinear Optimization604227.5 credits7.5

Specialisations

Track, Communications Engineering (COE)

Courses (COE)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing7.5 credits7.5
EQ2411 Advanced Digital Communications604317.5 credits7.5
EP2950 Wireless Networks604177.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EK2370 Build your own Radar System, Project Course7.5 credits7.5
EQ2871 Cyber-Physical Networking7.5 credits7.5
EP2200 Queuing Theory and Teletraffic Systems604297.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding604277.5 credits7.5
EI2400 Applied Antenna Theory601527.5 credits7.5
EQ2840 Information Theory and Channel Coding, Accelerated Program605527.5 credits7.5

Track, Information Engineering (INF)

Courses (INF)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing7.5 credits7.5
EQ2401 Adaptive Signal Processing604187.5 credits7.5
EQ2341 Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning602057.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2801 Optimal Filtering7.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding604277.5 credits7.5
EQ2840 Information Theory and Channel Coding, Accelerated Program605527.5 credits7.5

Track, Multimedia Processing and Analysis (MMB)

Courses (MMB)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2330 Image and Video Processing7.5 credits7.5
EQ2321 Speech and Audio Processing604247.5 credits7.5
EQ2341 Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning602057.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2801 Optimal Filtering7.5 credits7.5
DD2423 Image Analysis and Computer Vision7.5 credits7.5
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing7.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding604277.5 credits7.5

Track, Networked Systems (NWS)

Courses (NWS)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EP2500 Networked Systems Security7.5 credits7.5
EP2200 Queuing Theory and Teletraffic Systems604297.5 credits7.5
EP2950 Wireless Networks604177.5 credits7.5

At least one of the courses EP2520 (year 1) and EP2420 (year 2) must be chosen for the degree.

Conditionally elective courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EP2520 Building Networked Systems Security604167.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EN2720 Ethical Hacking7.5 credits7.5
EP2790 Security Analysis of Large-Scale Computer Systems7.5 credits7.5
IK2221 Networked Systems for Machine Learning600617.5 credits7.5