Requirements for Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

 

Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree:  Within five years of admission, the student must earn a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours under the thesis option, or thirty three (33) credit hours under the non-thesis option. The student must satisfy the GPA and course requirements for his/her area of specialty, and attend the Department's Research Seminar (ENEE 608). Each student must complete either a thesis or a scholarly paper.

Thesis Option: The program of study in the student's specialty area requires a minimum of eight (8) graduate‑level courses (24 credit hours), and six (6) credit hours of thesis (ENEE 799). The thesis must be defended with an oral exam, and accepted by the student's M.S. thesis committee. A bound copy of the thesis must be submitted both to the department and the Graduate School (The student's thesis advisor may also require a bound copy of the thesis).

Non-Thesis Option: The program of study in the student's specialty area requires a minimum of ten (10) graduate‑level courses (30 credit hours), and three (3) credit hours of graduate project (ENEE 698) resulting in a scholarly paper that must be approved by the student's research advisor and another faculty member. A copy of the scholarly paper must be submitted to the department.

Required Courses:  Breadth courses provide a uniform background and a minimum breadth requirement for graduate students. There are four breadth courses required for each specialty area, and constitute the core course requirement. The number of breadth courses is intentionally designed to be small to offer maximum course planning flexibility to professors and graduate students.

For students choosing the Microelectronics and Photonics specialty area, the following describes the MSEE degree requirements for both Thesis and Non-thesis options:

 

 

                             

MSEE Thesis Option (30 credits) Requirements for Microelectronics and Photonics

Must take

 

ENEE 630 Solid State Electronics

ENEE 631 Semiconductor Devices

ENEE 680 Electromagnetic Theory I

ENEE 683 Lasers

            ENEE 799 Thesis  (6 credits)

 

Two (2) required elective courses (6 credits) from Technical Electives in Microelectronics and Photonics :

           ENEE 632 Integrated Circuits

           ENEE 634 Microwave Devices and Circuits

           ENEE 635 Intro Optical Communications

           ENEE 636 Wireless Communications

           ENEE 684 Intro Photonics

           ENEE 685 Intro Communication Networks

           ENEE 735 Photonics Integrated Circuits

           ENEE 736 Intro Optical Communication Systems

           ENEE 737 Semiconductor Device Processing Techniques

           ENEE 738 Characteristics of Semiconductor Optoelectronics

           ENEE 785 Topics in Optical Networks

           ENEE 788 Topics in Photonics

and Two (2)  600/700 level advisor-approved courses (can include a maximum of 3 credits from ENEE 698 or ENEE 699).

A grade of  "B" (3.0 GPA) or better is required in all “must take” courses, and a minimum of 3.0 GPA overall.

  

MSEE Non-Thesis Option (33 credits) Requirements for

Microelectronics and Photonics

 

 

Must take

 

   ENEE 630 Solid State Electronics

               ENEE 631 Semiconductor Devices

               ENEE 680 Electromagnetic Theory I

               ENEE 683 Lasers

               ENEE 698 Graduate Project  w/scholarly paper  (3 credits)

 

Four (4)  required elective courses (12 credits)  from Microelectronics and Photonics area

 

               ENEE 632 Integrated Circuits

               ENEE 634 Microwave Devices and Circuits

               ENEE 635 Intro Optical Communications

               ENEE 636 Wireless Communications

               ENEE 684 Intro Photonics

               ENEE 685 Intro Communication Networks

               ENEE 735 Photonics Integrated Circuits

               ENEE 736 Intro Optical Communication Systems

               ENEE 737 Semiconductor Device Processing Techniques

               ENEE 738 Characteristics of Semiconductor Optoelectronics

               ENEE 785 Topics in Optical Networks

               ENEE 788 Topics in Photonics

 

 

and Two (2)  600/700 level advisor-approved courses (can include a maximum of 3 credits from ENEE 699 in addition to the required ENEE 698 that results in a scholarly paper).

 

A  grade of  "B" (3.0 GPA) or better is required in all “must take” courses, and a minimum of 3.0 GPA overall.

 

 

 

 

For students choosing the Communications and Signal Processing specialty area, the following describes the MSEE degree requirements for both Thesis and Non-thesis options:

 

 

                             

MSEE Thesis Option (30 credits) Requirements for Communications and Signal Processing

 

 

Must take

 

               ENEE 601 Signal and Linear Systems Theory

               ENEE 620 Probability and Random Processes  

               ENEE 621 Detection and Estimation Theory 

               ENEE 799 Thesis  (6 credits)

 

three (3) required elective courses (9 credits) from

               ENEE 610 Digital Signal Processing

               ENEE 611Adaptive Signal Processing  

               ENEE 612 Digital Image Processing

               ENEE 622 Information Theory

   ENEE 623 Communication Theory

               ENEE 624 Error Correcting Codes

 

and two (2) 600/700 level advisor-approved courses (can include a maximum of 3 credits from ENEE 698 or ENEE 699). .

 

A  grade of  "B" (3.0 GPA) or better is required in all “must take” courses, and a minimum of 3.0 GPA overall.

 

 

 

 

 

MSEE Non-Thesis Option (33 credits) Requirements for

Communications and Signal Processing

 

 

Must take

 

               ENEE 601 Signal and Linear Systems Theory

               ENEE 610 Digital Signal Processing

   ENEE 620 Probability and Random Processes  

   ENEE 621 Detection and Estimation Theory  

               ENEE 698 Graduate Project  w/scholarly paper  (3 credits)

 

four (4)  required elective courses (12 credits)  from

               ENEE 611Adaptive Signal Processing  

               ENEE 612 Digital Image Processing

               ENEE 622 Information Theory

   ENEE 623 Communication Theory

               ENEE 624 Error Correcting Codes

               ENEE 63X

               ENEE 68X

 

and Two (2) 600/700 level advisor-approved courses (can include a maximum of 3 credits from ENEE 699 in addition to the required ENEE 698 that results in a scholarly paper).

 

A  grade of  "B" (3.0 GPA) or better is required in all “must take” courses, and a minimum of 3.0 GPA overall.

 

Research Courses: Research courses provide the course credits for the student's research activities, e.g., Independent Study (ENEE 699), Graduate Project (ENEE 698), and M.S. Thesis (ENEE 799).

 

Graduate Seminar:  Each student must attend the Departmental EE Graduate Seminar course (ENEE 608) for one semester.

 

Comprehensive Examination: The Comprehensive Examination is not required for M.S. (EE) students.  A M.S. (EE) student planning to pursue a Ph.D. degree may choose to take this exam before completing the M.S. degree requirements.

 

M.S. Thesis:  M.S. (EE) students choosing the thesis option must undertake Master's Thesis (ENEE 799), which is supervised by a faculty member as the Thesis Advisor. Upon completion of the thesis research and document, the thesis must be defended in a public presentation. The required six (6) credits of ENEE 799 must be taken over two (2) or more semesters.

 

Scholarly Paper: M.S. (EE) students choosing the non-thesis option must undertake Graduate Project (ENEE 698), which is supervised by a faculty member as the Graduate Project and Scholarly Paper Advisor. Upon completion of the graduate project and document, the scholarly paper must be approved by the advisor and a second faculty member.

 

Transfer Credits: No more than six  (6) credits may be transferred from another university. Credit transfer must be approved by the Director of the Graduate program.