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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 2025/2026. 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 Internetworking511347.5 credits7.5
EQ1220 Signal TheoryEQ1220 shouldn’t be included for students from KTH, who have already passed EQ1270 or EQ1260506337.5 credits7.5
EQ2222 The Sustainable Information and Network Engineer512993.0 credits0.50.50.30.2
EQ2310 Digital Communications506359.0 credits8.50.5
AK2036 Theory and Methodology of Science with Applications (Natural and Technological Science)Can be taken in any period during the programme610367.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
AH2029 Railway Signalling System502207.5 credits7.5
DT2470 Music Informatics503687.5 credits7.5
EH2720 Management of Projects500127.5 credits7.5
EK2370 Build your own Radar System, Project Course511927.5 credits7.5
EL2850 Cyber-Physical Security in Time-Critical Systems503317.5 credits7.5
EN2720 Ethical Hacking500067.5 credits7.5
EP2700 Principles of Wireless Sensor Networks513017.5 credits7.5
EQ2810 Estimation Theory, Accelerated Program Course514736.0 credits6.0
LS1416 Introduction to English for academic studies519643.0 credits3.0
ME1003 Industrial Management, Basic Course503166.0 credits6.0
ME2072 Entrepreneurship for Engineers501026.0 credits3.03.0
DD2423 Image Analysis and Computer Vision503537.5 credits7.5
EH2030 Business Development and Quality Management511357.5 credits7.5
EL2805 Reinforcement Learning511857.5 credits7.5
EP2500 Networked Systems Security503137.5 credits7.5
EP2790 Security Analysis of Large-Scale Computer Systems503267.5 credits7.5
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing506377.5 credits7.5
EQ2330 Image and Video Processing503397.5 credits7.5
EQ2855 Emerging Information Technologies for Industrial Digitalization504877.5 credits7.5
II2206 Stochastic Simulation504577.5 credits7.5
LS2443 Advancing in English for academic and professional purposesP2519693.0 credits3.0
EP2200 Queuing Theory and Teletraffic Systems604787.5 credits7.5
EP2520 Building Networked Systems Security602737.5 credits7.5
EQ2321 Speech and Audio Processing604607.5 credits7.5
EQ2401 Adaptive Signal Processing609477.5 credits7.5
EQ2411 Advanced Digital Communications610357.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding605607.5 credits7.5
IK2227 Network Systems with Edge or Cloud Datacenters604137.5 credits7.5
LS2442 English for EmploymentP4614847.5 credits7.5
AK1213 Swedish Society, Culture and Industry in Historical Perspective610407.5 credits3.54.0
EQ2461 Seminars in Information and Network Engineering604843.0 credits1.51.5
LS1452 Essential STEM communicationP3+P4610317.5 credits3.04.5
LS1502 Swedish A1 for Engineers610387.5 credits4.03.5
EI2400 Applied Antenna Theory604027.5 credits7.5
EP2950 Wireless Networks604777.5 credits7.5
EQ2341 Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning603237.5 credits7.5
EQ2820 Matrix Algebra, Accelerated Program611627.5 credits7.5
EQ2860 Theoretical Foundations of Wireless Communications611637.5 credits7.5
IK2221 Networked Systems for Machine Learning600087.5 credits7.5
LS2444 Technical Communication in EnglishP4614867.5 credits7.5
SF2822 Applied Nonlinear Optimization608737.5 credits7.5

Specialisations

Track, Communications Engineering (COE)

Courses (COE)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing506377.5 credits7.5
EQ2411 Advanced Digital Communications610357.5 credits7.5
EP2950 Wireless Networks604777.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EK2370 Build your own Radar System, Project Course511927.5 credits7.5
EP2200 Queuing Theory and Teletraffic Systems604787.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding605607.5 credits7.5
EI2400 Applied Antenna Theory604027.5 credits7.5
EQ2820 Matrix Algebra, Accelerated Program611627.5 credits7.5
EQ2860 Theoretical Foundations of Wireless Communications611637.5 credits7.5

Track, Information Engineering (INF)

Courses (INF)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing506377.5 credits7.5
EQ2401 Adaptive Signal Processing609477.5 credits7.5
EQ2341 Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning603237.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2810 Estimation Theory, Accelerated Program Course514736.0 credits6.0
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding605607.5 credits7.5
EQ2820 Matrix Algebra, Accelerated Program611627.5 credits7.5

Track, Multimedia Processing and Analysis (MMB)

Courses (MMB)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2330 Image and Video Processing503397.5 credits7.5
EQ2321 Speech and Audio Processing604607.5 credits7.5
EQ2341 Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning603237.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EQ2810 Estimation Theory, Accelerated Program Course514736.0 credits6.0
DD2423 Image Analysis and Computer Vision503537.5 credits7.5
EQ2300 Digital Signal Processing506377.5 credits7.5
EQ2845 Information Theory and Source Coding605607.5 credits7.5

Track, Networked Systems (NWS)

Courses (NWS)

Mandatory courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EP2500 Networked Systems Security503137.5 credits7.5
EP2200 Queuing Theory and Teletraffic Systems604787.5 credits7.5
EP2950 Wireless Networks604777.5 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 Security602737.5 credits7.5

Recommended courses

Course code and nameAppl.codeScopeP1P2P3P4
EN2720 Ethical Hacking500067.5 credits7.5
EP2790 Security Analysis of Large-Scale Computer Systems503267.5 credits7.5
IK2221 Networked Systems for Machine Learning600087.5 credits7.5