Electrical Engineering (MS)

Admission Standards

The admission standards for the master of science program in electrical engineering are as follows:

  1. All admission applications for the program shall include:
    • A completed graduate application for the Graduate School,
    • An application fee,
    • At least two letters of recommendation, and
    • Official transcript(s) for all previous post-secondary coursework.  All transcripts not in English must be certified as authentic and translated verbatim into English.
  2. The minimum requirement for admission is the baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution.
  3. The successful applicant will typically have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 or above (on a 4.00 scale).
  4. International students whose primary language is not English must show English language proficiency by either TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo score or demonstration of a degree awarded from an acceptable English language institution.  The successful applicant will typically have a TOEFL score of 79 or higher or overall IELTS score of 6.5 or higher or a Duolingo score of 105 or higher.

Program Requirements

Remedial work may be specified for those applicants who, in the opinion of the faculty, do not have a sufficient background.
The minimum curricular requirements for the master's program are:

ECE 695Graduate Research Seminar in Electrical and Computer Engineering 53
Focus Area Courses (Required Course + 1 Elective Course from approved list) 1,26-9
ECE Electives 1,26
Technical Electives 1,39
Select one of the following: 6
Thesis or Paper Option
ECE 690
Master of Science Thesis or Paper in Electrical Engineering 3
Course-Only Option
ECE Electives 1
Minimum Total Hours30-33
1

Focus Area courses and electives must be chosen so that at least one-half of the credits counted toward the degree, exclusive of thesis, are 600-level. 

2

Appliances Focus Area is only available for students in the GE Edison cohort.  

3

Technical Electives can be ECE or non-ECE courses. Technical Electives must be approved by the department.

4

For the thesis/paper option, a student is required to select both an approved MS thesis/paper topic and the director and members of the thesis/paper committee during the first term of Graduate Studies. The thesis/paper director must give approval for enrollment in ECE 690.

5

ECE 687 is the course substitute for students in the GE Edison cohort.  

Focus Areas

 Power and Energy Systems

Required Course
ECE 582Power System Analysis3
Elective Courses (Select one)
ECE 531Power Electronics3
ECE 569Intermediate Electromagnetic Fields and Waves3
ECE 581Electric Machines and Drives3
ECE 682Advanced Power System Analysis3

Microelectronics and Nanotechnology

Required Course
ECE 542Semiconductor Device Fundamentals3
Elective Courses (Select one)
ECE 510
& ECE 511		Computer Design
Computer Design Laboratory		4
ECE 516Microcomputer Design4
ECE 514
& ECE 515		Introduction to VLSI Systems Laboratory
Introduction to VLSI Systems		4
ECE 533
& ECE 534		Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Analog Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory		4
ECE 543
& ECE 544		Fundamentals of Microfabrication
Microfabrication Laboratory		4
ECE 547Semiconductor Photonic Devices3
ECE 548Electron Microscopy3
ECE 549Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)3
ECE 569Intermediate Electromagnetic Fields and Waves3
ECE 611Computer Architecture3
ECE 632Semiconductor Principles3
ECE 633Microelectronics Design and Fabrication4
ECE 636MEMS Design and Fabrication4
ECE 638The MOSFET3

 Communications and Signal Processing

Required Course
ECE 520
& ECE 521		Digital Signal Processing
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory		4
Elective Courses (Select one)
ECE 518Fundamentals of Computer Communications and Networks3
ECE 545Optical Signal Processing3
ECE 550
& ECE 551		Communication and Modulation
Communication Systems Laboratory		4
ECE 555
& ECE 556		Digital Image Processing
Digital Image Processing Laboratory		4
ECE 613Computational Intelligence Methods for Data Analysis3
ECE 651Communication System Design3
ECE 652Information Theory and Coding3
ECE 653Digital Communications3
ECE 654Advanced Voice/Data Networks3
ECE 656Wireless Communications and Mobile Radio Networks3

Controls, Robotics, and Automation

Required Course
ECE 560
& ECE 561		Control Systems Principles
Control Systems Laboratory		4
Elective Courses (Select one)
ECE 526LabVIEW for Electrical Engineers3
ECE 564
& ECE 565		Fundamentals of Autonomous Robots
Fundamentals of Autonomous Robots Lab		4
ECE 660Introduction to Robust Control3
ECE 661Sampled-Data Control Systems3
ECE 662Introduction to Optimum Control3
ECE 664Modern Adaptive Control3
ECE 665Theory of Nonlinear Systems3
ECE 668Advanced Robotic Manipulation3
ECE 669System Identification and Estimation3

Artificial Intelligence and Imaging

Required Course
ECE 528
& ECE 529		Deep Learning and AI Tools
Deep Learning and AI Tools Laboratory		4
Elective Courses (Select one)
ECE 520
& ECE 521		Digital Signal Processing
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory		4
ECE 523Introduction to Biometrics3
ECE 530Introduction to Random Processes and Estimation Theory3
ECE 546Introduction to Medical Imaging3
ECE 555
& ECE 556		Digital Image Processing
Digital Image Processing Laboratory		4
ECE 613Computational Intelligence Methods for Data Analysis3
ECE 618Artificial Intelligence Systems3
ECE 619
& ECE 645		Computer Vision
Computer Vision Laboratory		4
ECE 620
& ECE 655		Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence
Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Laboratory		4
ECE 640Introduction to Biomedical Engineering3
ECE 641Medical Imaging Systems3
ECE 643Introduction to Biomedical Computing3

Appliances (Hardware or Software) 3

Hardware Focus Area
ECE 532Electromechanical System Designs for Home Appliances4.5
ECE 631Advanced Electromechanical System Design for Home Appliances4.5
Software Focus Area
ECE 539Industrial Software for Home Appliances4.5
ECE 639Advanced Industrial Software for Home Appliances4.5