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• Telecommunication Systems Management

Master of Science Degree Requirements

Electrical & Computer Engineering 

Students in the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering degree program must complete a minimum of thirty-two semester hours of approved coursework with a minimum QPA of 3.000. Full-time students must complete either an eight semester hour Thesis or a four semester hour Project as part of their program of study. Research Assistants, Teaching Assistants, and Industrial Fellowship students must complete a thesis. The thesis or project is optional for part-time students.

Students may select one of the following concentrations:

Communications and Signal Processing
Computer Engineering
Control Systems and Signal Processing
Electronic Circuits, Semiconductor Devices, and Microfabrication
Electromagnetics, Plasma, Optics
Power Systems, Power Electronics, and Motion Control

Research or Teaching Assistants may not change their areas of concentration without the approval of their academic or thesis adviser and the ECE Graduate Affairs Committee. Students who select the thesis option must form an Examination Committee comprising the thesis adviser and a minimum of two full-time faculty members (or one full-time faculty member and one adviser from industry) with background relevant to the thesis topic. The student shall present the thesis to this Committee and to the ECE Department at-large in the form of a seminar before final approval of the thesis will be granted. Students who choose the project option shall select one adviser, who will be responsible for assigning the project grade, and one other ECE faculty member. The project shall result in a written report and a final examination comprising a poster session followed by a five-minute presentation. All Master of Science Projects will be presented at one poster session scheduled the Friday before final exam week. Project results should be of a quality that is suitable for publication or presentation at a professional conference.

The ECE Department requires that master’s degree students who hold Research, Teaching, or Tuition Assistantships register for eight semester hours of coursework per semester, including summer mini-semesters. Students may register for EECE8984, Master’s Research (1-8 SH) to fulfill the registration requirement if they have completed course work and thesis registration requirements.

Course Requirements

All students must complete a minimum of two courses from the Required Core Courses list below. In addition, students should select an appropriate number of technical electives in consultation with their academic and/or research adviser. A list of faculty-recommended technical electives within each research area is shown below.

Students may also use any of these eight core courses as technical electives. Approved technical electives for each research specialization are listed below.

All students who will complete a project must also register for EECE7674 Master of Science Project (4 SH).

All students who will complete a thesis must also register for a total of 8 SH of EECE7990 Master of Science Thesis (can be split between two semesters).

Communications and Signal Processing

Computer Engineering

Computer and Information Sciences

Mathematics Courses

Control Systems and Signal Processing

Electronic Circuits, Semiconductor Devices, and Microfabrication

Electromagnetics, Plasma, Optics

Power Systems, Power Electronics, and Motion Control