The program leading to the degree of Master of Science provides an opportunity for the student to pursue advanced studies in a particular field of major interest and an opportunity to engage in research and engineering design.
The master’s program in electrical engineering consists of a total of 30 credit hours: 9 credit hours of core courses in the department’s technical specialty areas to provide breadth, 3 credit hours of MATH elective courses at the 500 or 600 level offered by the Mathematics Department or EE 570, 12 credit hours of elective courses in one subject area to provide depth, at least nine of which are in Electrical Engineering, and 6 credit hours for the thesis.
The core courses include Digital Communication I, Analog Integrated Circuits Design, Design of Digital Systems, Radiation and Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves, Power System Analysis, Linear Control systems, and Digital signal Processing I.
Core Courses
All students are required to take at least three of the following seven courses:
| COURSE |
TITLE |
LT |
LB |
CR |
| EE 541 |
Design of Digital Systems |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EE 542 |
Analog Integrated Circuit Design |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EE 571 |
Digital Communications I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EE 530 |
Radiation and Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EE 550 |
Linear Control Systems |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EE 562 |
Digital Signal Processing I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EE 520 |
Power System Analysis |
3 |
0 |
3 |
A wide range of elective courses exists in all disciplines of electrical engineering including Communications, Electromagnetics, Electronics, Power Systems, Signal and Image Processing, Control Systems, and Digital Systems. In addition, the student can take one elective course from other departments.
A Typical Degree Time Table Full-Time MS Students
A Typical Degree Time Table Part-Time MS Students
Degree Plan
First Semester
| COURSE |
TITLE |
LT |
LB |
CR |
|
| EE 570 |
Stochastic Processes |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| EE 571 |
Digital Communications I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| EE 530 |
Radiation and Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| XX xxx |
Free Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| |
|
12 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
| COURSE |
TITLE |
LT |
LB |
CR |
|
| EE 562 |
Digital Signal Processing I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| EE xxx |
EE Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| EE xxx |
EE Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| EE xxx |
EE Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
| EE 599 |
Seminar |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| |
|
12 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
Summer Session and Following Semesters
| COURSE |
TITLE |
LT |
LB |
CR |
|
| EE 610 |
Thesis |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
| |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
30 |
Thesis Advisor and Thesis Topic
A thesis is required of all candidates for the Master of Science (M.S.). The graduate student must contact faculty members in his major field for a thesis topic as early as possible. He must select a thesis topic and a thesis advisor before completing his course work. A thesis committee shall be formed in consultation with the thesis advisor and approved by the Department Chairman and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
The thesis topic must be in the major field of the student, and must be formally approved by the thesis advisor, the thesis committee, the Department chairman and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Thesis
Upon completion of the research, the written report must be prepared and approved. The thesis must be written in conformity with the general publication regulations of the University. Completed copies of the thesis must be submitted to the thesis advisor, the thesis committee, and the department not less than two weeks prior to the date of the thesis defense.
The thesis defense must be scheduled not less than two weeks before the Graduation Convocation. Four copies of the thesis incorporating any necessary corrections and approved by the thesis committee, and the department chairman, must be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies not less than ten days before the Graduation Convocation. An additional copy must be submitted to the Department.
Oral Defence
An oral examination to defend the M.S. degree thesis is required of all candidates for a M.S. degree. The student shall, in consultation with his thesis committee and after the approval of the College of Graduate Studies, arrange the time and place of defending his thesis publicly. 