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Graduate Program

M.S.E.C.E. Degree

Two options are available:

• a research degree requiring a thesis   or
• a courses only degree.

The former is designed for individuals seeking an in-depth research experience in addition to course work and it often the choice for students who are interested in the Ph.D degree. The course based degree is designed for working engineers or recent graduates who want to broaden their knowledge base. The thesis option is available to all students while the course based degree is only available to Outreach or part-time students. Transfer is not permitted from the thesis degree option to the course degree option.

M.S.E.C.E. with Thesis Option

Coursework

The master’s degree requires 24 credits (or eight 3-credit courses) of graduate course coursework that includes:

• 6 credits of electrical and computer engineering foundation courses.
• 18 credits of advanced technical courses (level 600 or above) including at least one 800 level electrical and computer engineering course.

Courses should be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor and be related to the student's area of research interests.

Thesis

Six credit hours of thesis work must be completed and approved by a research advisor and Department Chairperson. Note that students in the thesis option degree are expected to carry out original, publishable research in collaboration with their advisor. The thesis reports the results of this research.

M.S.E.C.E. non-Thesis Option

The non-thesis master’s degree requires 30 credits (or ten 3-credit courses) of graduate course coursework. This coursework must include:

• 6 credits of electrical and computer engineering Foundation courses [NOTE: link text to list of Foundation courses.].
• 24 credits of advanced technical courses (level 600 or above) including at least one 800 level electrical and computer engineering course.

Courses should be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor and be related to the student's area of interests.

Please see the official Department Graduate Policy [NOTE: link to document] for the detailed degree requirements in both options.