All students must familiarize themselves with the degree requirements, such as rules, core (required) courses and the number and choices of specialization and institute electives. The department offers significant flexibility in the choice of electives due to a wide range of expertise of its faculty. Pedagogy of each course depends on the instructor, but a mix of instructional and evaluation methods are to be expected depending on the learning outcomes envisioned by the instructor, including lectures, demonstrations, written or programming assignments, design problems, course projects, and group assignments.