StudyQA — Master: Electrical Engineering

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The Master of Science (MS) program in Electrical Engineering is designed to prepare students for technically demanding careers in industry as well as for post-master’s graduate studies in Electrical Engineering or related fields. More specifically:

It requires students to build depth in an Electrical Engineering specialization, selected from areas such as signal processing and communication, systems and control, electromagnetics and photonics, and materials, circuits, and devices.
It requires students to take at least 4 credits of an ECE course at the 700 level.
It affords students the opportunity to flexibly choose graduate electives to explore technical or professional interests within engineering.
It has a practicum requirement that is satisfied by doing a 4-credit thesis, a 4-credit project, or taking two project-intensive courses.

The MS curriculum in electrical engineering requires completion of 32 graduate-level credits, while satisfying a specialization requirement and a practicum requirement. The remaining credits can be selected from a broad range of graduate electives. The credits of a course can only be used to fulfill the MS requirements if the student receives a grade of C or better in the course. Students should also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 across all graduate-level courses taken while enrolled in the MS program.

The specialization requirement is met by taking four structured graduate courses from a specialization. Students with appropriate prerequisites may petition to use two 700-level courses to meet the specialization requirement.

The graduate electives can be Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) graduate courses, non-ECE College of Engineering graduate courses, or College of Arts & Sciences graduate courses in scientific/technical areas. Graduate electives may include at most 8 credits of courses at the 9XX level.

The MS program in Electrical Engineering also requires at least one 4-credit ECE course at the 700 level.

MS Specialization Areas in Electrical Engineering

The course listings for the various MS specialization areas in Electrical Engineering are listed below. Please consult the ECE Department for the most current updates to these listings.

Signal Processing and Communications

ENG EC 505 Stochastic Processes
ENG EC 508 Wireless Communications
ENG EC 515 Digital Communication
ENG EC 516 Digital Signal Processing
ENG EC 517 Introduction to Information Theory
ENG EC 520 Digital Image Processing and Communication
ENG EC 702 Recursive Estimation and Optimal Filtering
ENG EC 715 Wireless Communications
ENG EC 716 Advanced Digital Signal Processing
ENG EC 717 Image Reconstruction and Restoration
ENG EC 719 Statistical Pattern Recognition
ENG EC 720 Digital Video Processing

Systems and Control

ENG EC 501/ME 501 State Space Control
ENG EC 505 Stochastic Processes
ENG EC 517 Introduction to Information Theory
ENG EC 524/ME 524 Optimization Theory and Methods
ENG EC 701/ME 764 Optimal and Robust Control
ENG EC 702 Recursive Estimation and Optimal Filtering
ENG EC 710/ME 710 Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control
ENG EC 724/ME 724 Advanced Optimization Theory and Methods

Solid-State Circuits, Devices, and Materials

ENG EC 571 VLSI Principles and Applications
ENG EC 574 Solid-State Devices
ENG EC 575 Semiconductor Devices
ENG EC 577 Electronic Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials
ENG EC 578 Fabrication Technology for Integrated Circuits
ENG EC 579/ME 579 Microelectronic Device Manufacturing
ENG EC 580 Modern Active Circuit Design
ENG EC 582 RF/Analog IC Design Fundamentals
ENG EC 770 Guided-Wave Optoelectronics
ENG EC 771 Physics of Compound Semiconductor Devices
ENG EC 772 VLSI Graduate Design Project
ENG EC 774 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Photonic Devices
ENG EC 775 VLSI Devices and Device Models
ENG EC 777 Nano-Optics

Electromagnetics and Photonics

ENG EC 560 Introduction to Photonics
ENG EC 563 Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
ENG EC 566 The Atmosphere and Space Environment
ENG EC 568 Optical Fiber Sensors
ENG EC 570 Lasers
ENG EC 573 Solar Energy Systems
ENG EC 591 Photonics Laboratory I
ENG EC 707 Radar Remote Sensing
ENG EC 731 Applied Plasma Physics
ENG EC 760 Advanced Topics in Photonics
ENG EC 762 Quantum Optics
ENG EC 763 Nonlinear and Ultrafast Optics
ENG EC 764 Optical Measurement
ENG EC 765/BE 765 Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics
ENG EC 770 Guided-Wave Optoelectronics
ENG EC 773/BE 773 Advanced Optical Microscopy and Biological Imaging
ENG EC 777 Nano-Optics

Bioelectrical
(If this specialization is selected, two of the graduate electives must be ENG BE 5XX or ENG BE 7XX)

ENG EC 505 Stochastic Processes
ENG EC 516 Digital Signal Processing
ENG EC 520 Digital Image Processing and Communication
ENG EC 571 VLSI Principles and Applications
ENG EC 580 Modern Active Circuit Design
ENG EC 582 RF/Analog IC Design Fundamentals
ENG EC 716 Advanced Digital Signal Pressing
ENG EC 717 Image Reconstruction and Restoration
ENG EC 720 Digital Video Processing
ENG EC 765/BE 765 Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics
ENG EC 772 VLSI Graduate Design Project
ENG EC 782 RF/Analog IC Design

Requirements

Application
$95 Application fee
Uploaded Transcripts. On the application, you will have the opportunity to upload an unofficial copy of your transcript. Please note you will be required to submit official transcripts if you accept our offer of admission..
Two official letters of recommendation. Recommendations should be submitted through the online recommendation system. Photocopies and other facsimiles, such as scanned/emailed or faxed documents will not be considered official.
Most departments ask for three letters;
Official GRE General scores, sent by ETS to institution code 3087.
Some departments may also require the Subject Test; contact your department for details. Applicants applying to MFA programs are not required to submit GRE scores.
Official TOEFL scores sent by ETS to institution code 3087.
Personal Statement
Resume or CV (highly recommended, not required)
International Student Documents