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

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

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  Electromagnetics

• ECE 7023 Electromagnetic Theory

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  Power

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

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  Systems

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

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  Theory

• ECE 6513 Digital Signal Processing
• ECE 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.