Electrical Engineering (MEng)

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (EE MEN)
Unit: Speed School of Engineering (SP)
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Program Information

General Information

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree will provide a student with the basis to be able to complete the Master of Engineering (MEng) in Electrical Engineering degree. The Master of Engineering degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.

Since the Electrical Engineering MEng is accredited as part of a five-year program with one-year of co-op experience, it is only available for students who have matriculated through the Electrical Engineering bachelor degree program at Speed School. Therefore, students who earn an undergraduate degree at a school or university other than the University of Louisville pursue the MS degree instead of the MEng degree.

Master of Engineering Program Educational Objectives

The purpose of the five-year Master of Engineering Program is to bring together the faculty, staff, and capital resources to meet the following program educational objectives:

1. Graduates of the Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering program shall be prepared for successful and productive engineering careers, possess technical competency, and be effective team members and effective communicators.

2. Graduates of the Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering program shall be prepared for the successful pursuit of graduate studies and have the ability to engage in lifelong learning in electrical engineering and related fields.

3. Graduates of the Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering program shall possess a sense of professionalism, with emphasis on professional ethics and an awareness of professional licensing, and shall participate in the affairs of the profession.

Master of Engineering Student Outcomes

In order to achieve these objectives, the Master of Engineering has the following outcomes set for its graduates. Graduates will demonstrate:

1. The ability to apply knowledge of the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering fundamentals to the solution of electrical engineering problems
2. The ability to design and conduct experiments in electrical engineering, and to analyze and interpret the data generated by those experiments
3. The ability to design components, devices, and systems to meet specific needs in electrical engineering, within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
4. The ability to function effectively on multi-disciplinary teams which may involve people from diverse backgrounds
5. The ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems in electrical engineering
6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
7. The ability to demonstrate effective:
   1. oral communication in the field of electrical engineering
   2. written communication in the field of electrical engineering
8. Attainment of the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
9. The ability to recognize and respond to the need for life-long learning for a successful career in electrical engineering
10. An understanding of contemporary technical and professional issues in the practice of electrical engineering
11. The ability to use the techniques, skills, and tools of modern engineering effectively in the practice of electrical engineering

Residency

All graduate students are expected to make steady and satisfactory progress toward the completion of degrees. A candidate for the Master of Engineering degree who does not register for credit hours must maintain active registration by paying a fee each semester for MEng residency until the degree is awarded (i.e., the candidate must maintain continuous registration, including summer terms, in Graduate Studies). Failure to pay the MEng residency fee will be cause to cancel a student's residency. Students who are not enrolled for a period of more than 12 months will be considered to have withdrawn from the program. In order to be restored to residency, the student must submit a new application, have the recommendation of the department chair, receive the approval of the Associate Dean and pay the fee for each of the semesters during which the residency was void.

Academic Performance

The J.B. Speed School of Engineering has established the following performance policies:

1. The minimum grade point average requirement for good standing is 3.00 for all academic work completed while in graduate studies.

2. Any student with a cumulative graduate GPA below 3.00 will be placed on academic warning. Students on academic warning are limited to enrollment for 13 credit hours in a fall or spring semester and seven (7) credit hours for summer terms. 

   Students who do not bring their cumulative graduate GPA back at or above a 3.00 in the semester immediately following Academic Warning, will be placed on Academic Probation for the next semester of enrollment. Students on probation are limited to enrollment for 13 credit hours in a fall or spring semester and seven (7) credit hours for summer terms. Any student who remains in academic probation for two consecutive terms may be considered for dismissal from the program.

3. Students receiving graduate assistantships (teaching, research or service) shall be provided adequate training and shall be required to understand and adhere to University policies related to these areas. The performance of teaching, research and service duties by such students shall be periodically evaluated. Students with teaching assistantships shall be evaluated annually.
4. Students who fail to meet performance goals or who do not meet other requirements as outlined in the admission letter, program requirements or the university catalog may be subject to academic dismissal from their programs.
5. A maximum of eight (8) hours of graduate level courses taken as an undergraduate may be used to satisfy MEng degree requirements; these courses cannot have been used to also satisfy BS degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

The following degree requirements are mandatory of all master of engineering candidates:

1. The program of study must be completed with a 3.00 GPA or better for all graduate courses used to satisfy degree requirements. Additionally, the program of study must be completed with a 3.00 GPA or better for all academic work attempted in graduate studies.
2. Master's degree students must take at least 24 credit hours of coursework at the University of Louisville to satisfy the residency requirement for the master’s degree. A maximum of six (6) credit hours of graduate credit may be transferred from accredited institutions.
3. Students following the thesis option must follow the Procedures and Standards for Master of Engineering Theses. The guidelines are located online at louisville.edu/speed/academics/policies/mEngThesisGuidelines.
4. The total requirements must be completed within six years after admission into graduate studies. The time limit imposed by the rule may be extended in individual cases upon recommendation of the department chair and approval of the associate dean for academic and student affairs.
5. The MEng degree cannot be conferred prior to the BS degree.

Admission Standards

Since the Electrical Engineering MEng is accredited as part of a five-year program with one-year of co-op experience, it is only available for students who have matriculated through the Electrical Engineering bachelor degree program at Speed School.

The application form is available online at louisville.edu/speed/academics/forms/MEngGraduateStudiesApplication.

The requirements for admission or readmission to a master of engineering program are:

1. Submission of a completed MEng application for the field of specialization in which the student is earning a bachelor degree from the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. Students can be admitted to the MEng program with fewer than 13 credit hours of BS degree requirements remaining and no later than two years post conferral of their baccalaureate degree;

2. Recommendation by the faculty and chair of the student’s department for admission or readmission to graduate studies;

3. Cumulative baccalaureate grade point average of 2.75. However, those students with cumulative baccalaureate grade-point averages from 2.50 to 2.75 may be admitted upon petition and approval of the chair and faculty of the department.

A student becomes a candidate for the master of engineering degree upon admission to graduate studies and initial registration as a graduate student.

Program Requirements

Design Electives

ECE electives