MSECE students must complete a minimum of thirty-two semester hours of approved course work 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. 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 ECE G664 Master’s Research (4SH) or ECE G668 Master’s Research (8SH) to fulfill the registration requirement if they have completed course work and Thesis registration requirements.

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

8SH

8SH

8SH

16SH

20SH

24SH

8SH

4SH

0SH

 

Required Core Courses		Credits
ECE G200	Linear Systems Analysis	4
ECE G201	Solid State Devices	4
ECE G202	Electromagnetic Theory 1	4
ECE G203	Complex Variable Theory and Differential Equations	4
ECE G204	Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes	4
ECE G205	Fundamentals of Computer Engineering	4
ECE G352	Computer Architecture	4
ECE G353	VLSI Design	4

4

1

2

4

8

Credits

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ECE G272

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ECE G316

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ECE G347

4

4

4

4

ECE G351

4

ECE G354

4

4

4

ECE G360

4

4

4

4

4

4

Credits

ECE G201

4

ECE G210

4

ECE G212

4

ECE G214

4

ECE G240

4

ECE G241

4

ECE G242

4

ECE G243

4

4

4

4

ECE G310

4

ECE G312

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ECE G354

4

4

ECE G356

4

4

4

ECE G359

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ECE G389

4

Credits

CS G111

4

CS G112

4

CS G113

4

CS G120

4

4

CS G131

4

CS G140

4

CS G142

4

CS G144

4

4

CS G222

4

CS G224

4

4

CS G252

4

CS G254

4

4

CS G264

4

4

4

4

4

4

Credits

MTH G232

4

MTH G233

4