Electrical Engineering, M.E.

Admission

Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in engineering or applied sciences with exemplary grades, a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0, and a satisfactory score on the GRE General Tests. Applicants must satisfy the general admission requirements of the Graduate School and receive the approval of the program advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School.

Applicants from non-English speaking countries must also present a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based exam, or 550 on the paper test. A minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is also acceptable for applicants from non-English speaking countries.

Students who do not satisfy these requirements but have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in electrical engineering courses in their last two years of study may be considered for probationary admission. A student with degree in a field other than electrical engineering may be required to take deficiency courses.

Curriculum Requirements

The Master of Engineering (M.E.) program in electrical engineering requires completion of 30 credit hours. No more than 40 percent of the total credit hours may come from 6000 level courses.

A 3.0 overall grade point average is the minimum acceptable performance level for the program and must be maintained for all courses applied toward the degree. No more than three hours of coursework with a grade of “C” can be applied toward a master’s degree.

Students may undertake a three-hour design project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and write a design report. Grades for the design report are recorded on a pass-fail basis and are not computed in the grade point average, although a passing grade is required.

Core Areas (9 Hours)

Students must take 1 course from at least 3 different core areas to fulfill core course requirements.  Alternative courses not listed here may be approved to fulfill core area requirements with the permission of the graduate program advisor.

• Computer

• EE 6163 Computer Hardware Techniques
• EE 6443 VLSI Design
• EE 6523 Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications
• EE 6563 Microprocessors in Digital Design
• EE 7063 Computer Engineering
• EE 7263 Advanced Hardware Architecture
• EE 7363 Computer Architecture

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  Electromagnetics

• EE 7023 Electromagnetic Theory

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  Power

• EE 6433 Power Systems Analysis
• EE 7133 Power System Reliability
• EE 7243 Power Electronics

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  Systems

• EE 6173 Computer Networks
• EE 6243 Applied Electronics
• EE 6273 Optical Networking
• EE 6403 Information and Communication Systems
• EE 6423 Radio Frequency Engineering
• EE 6453 Modern Control Systems
• EE 6473 Introduction to Neural Networks
• EE 6623 Electro-optics
• EE 6723 Robotics
• EE 7073 Fundamentals of Engineering and Management
• EE 7353 Aircraft Systems, Simulation, and Control

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  Theory

• EE 6513 Digital Signal Processing
• EE 7013 Random Processes in Engineering

Elective Courses (18 hours)

Elective courses must be approved by the graduate advisor and/or the department chair. At least 6 hours of electives must be taken outside the department. Students in the M.E. option may undertake a three-hour design project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and write a design report.

Graduation Grade Requirements

No more than three hours of coursework with a grade of “C” can be applied toward a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.