ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (MSEE)


In addition to all university requirements for a Master of Science degree, the MSEE degree has the following requirements:

1. A minimum of 32 credit hours of graduate level coursework including:

• 4 (or more) courses within a Major Area, chosen from among the Areas of Concentration
  
• 1 (or more) course(s) in each of two Minor Areas, chosen from among the Areas outside the major
  
• 1 advanced mathematics course unless included in the BS degree
  
• Additional coursework, generally ECE department courses approved by the academic advisor*
  
• The Program is subject to the following restrictions:
  - a minimum of 20 credit hours of coursework at the 500 level or higher;
  - no more than 6 credit hours of intersession short courses;
  - from 6-8 credit hours of research work (ECE 591) leading to a MS dissertation may be included with the approval of a thesis advisor;
  - a maximum of 2 credits of Master’s Seminar (ECE 595,596).

2. A GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 (excluding prerequisites and proficiencies).

Each regular (matriculated) graduate student is assigned an academic advisor indicated in the formal letter of admission to the master’s program.

Students should consult with their academic advisor* to file a Program of Study meeting these requirements prior to 4 months after initial registration for full-time students and prior to enrolling beyond 12 credits for part-time students.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION AND COURSE CLASSIFICATIONS

COMMUNICATION THEORY AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
   ECE 403, 404 or 406, 407, 409, 436 or 437, 481, 504, 508, 511, 513, 514, 515, 519, 541, 545, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 581, 589, 590

NETWORKS, ELECTRONICS AND ELECTROMAGNETICS
   ECE 409, 410, 411, 414, 415, 421, 423, 426, 427, 429, 435, 470, 471, 502, 509, 510, 521, 523, 524, 526, 530, 570, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578

POWER AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
   ECE 411, 419, 420, 433, 434 OR 438, 506, 531, 535, 536, 540, 552,553,554,556,557,558 559, 560, 561, 564

COMPUTER ENGINEERING
   ECE 407, 429, 433, 441, 446, 448, 449, 481, 483, 530, 540, 541, 545, 581, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 590

Please note the following:

• Courses classified in two areas (e.g. ECE 545,570) may be applied to only one area to fulfillthe academic requirements.
  
• A computer engineering major may include in the program of study as a major area course one of the following computer science courses: CS 450,455, 470, 471, 542, 544, 545, 546, 550, 551, 570. Inclusion of such a course is subject to the approval of the academic advisor.
  
• Intersession short courses may not be used to satisfy distribution requirements in Major and Minor Areas.

ADVANCED MATH REQUIREMENT:

• Courses satisfying Advanced Math requirements are:
  CHE 536: any 400-level Math course, excluding MATH 474, 475,490 and any variable credit course; any 500 level Math course, excluding any variable credit course; MMAE 500, MMAE 501, MMAE 502, MMAE 503, MMAE 505, MMAE 506, MMAE 508.
  

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