In the electrical engineering master's degree you can customize a specialty of your choosing while working closely with electrical engineering faculty in a contemporary, applied research area. The program gives you the skills to solve business and industry challenges, and deploy high-level solutions to problems affecting the world of engineering technology today.In the electrical engineering master's degree, you have the option of completing a thesis or graduate paper. For those who choose the graduate paper, an additional course is required. Students may also choose a course-only option with a comprehensive exam. All students are expected to attend an electrical engineering graduate seminar every semester they are on campus.

Focus Areas: You may choose among the following eight focus areas: communications, controls, digital systems, electromagnetics, integrated electronics, MEMs, robotics, or signal and image processing.

Electrical Engineering (communications focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-602    Random Signals and Noise    3
EEEE-692    Communication Networks    3
EEEE-693    Digital Data Communication    3
EEEE-694    Sensor Array Processing for Wireless Communications    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
EEEE-797    Wireless Communication    3
     
Graduate Elective
3
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical Engineering (controls focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-602    Random Signals and Noise    3
EEEE-661    Modern Control Theory    3
EEEE-663    Real-Time & Embedded Systems    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-765    Optimal Control    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Electives
6
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical Engineering (digital systems focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-620    Design of Digital Systems    3
EEEE-621    Design of Computer Systems    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-720    Advanced Topics in Digital Systems Design    3
EEEE-721    Advanced Topics in Computer Systems Design    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Electives
6
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical Engineering (electromagnetics focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-602    Random Signals and Noise    3
EEEE-617    Microwave Circuit Design    3
EEEE-629    Antenna Theory    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-710    Advanced Electromagnetic Theory    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-718    Design and Characterization of Microwave Systems    3
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Elective
3
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical Engineering (integrated electronics focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-610    Analog Electronics Design    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-711    Advanced Carrier Injection Devices    3
EEEE-712    Advanced Field Effect Devices    3
EEEE-726    Mixed-Signal IC Design    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Elective
6
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical engineering (MEMS focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-661    Modern Control Theory    3
EEEE-689    Fundamentals of MEMS    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-787    MEMS Evaluation    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Electives
9
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical Engineering (robotics focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-636    Biorobotics/Cybernetics    3
EEEE-647    Artificial Intelligence Explorations    3
EEEE-685    Principle of Robotics    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-784     Advanced Robotics    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-602    Random Signals and Noise    3
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Elective
3
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30
Electrical Engineering (signal and image processing focus area), MS degree, typical course sequence
Course    Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
EEEE-602    Random Signals and Noise    3
EEEE-670    Pattern Recognition    3
EEEE-678    Digital Signal Processing    3
EEEE-707    Engineering Analysis    3
EEEE-709    Advanced Engineering Mathematics    3
EEEE-779    Digital Image Processing    3
EEEE-795    Graduate Seminar    0
Second Year
EEEE-794    Information Theory    3
EEEE-790    Thesis    6
     
Graduate Elective
3
Total Semester Credit Hours    
30

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to the MS program in electrical engineering, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

• Complete an online graduate application. Refer to Graduate Admission Deadlines and Requirements for information on application deadlines, entry terms, and more.
• Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, including any transfer credit earned.
• Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college in engineering or a related field.
• Recommended minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent).
• Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae.
• Two letters of recommendation are required. Refer to Application Instructions and Requirements for additional information.
• Not all programs require the submission of scores from entrance exams (GMAT or GRE). Please refer to the Graduate Admission Deadlines and Requirements page for more information.
• Submit a personal statement of educational objectives. Refer to Application Instructions and Requirements for additional information.
• Applicants with a bachelor's degree in fields outside of electrical engineering may be considered for admission, however, bridge courses may be required to ensure the student is adequately prepared for graduate study.
• International applicants whose native language is not English must submit official test scores from the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. Students below the minimum requirement may be considered for conditional admission. Refer to Graduate Admission Deadlines and Requirements for additional information on English requirements. International applicants may be considered for an English test requirement waiver. Refer to Additional Requirements for International Applicants to review waiver eligibility.

Tuition fee-2 years1,06,000

Total fee-2 years1,44,000