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Master's Program

Core Courses

Communication and Signal Processing

EENG 5610 - Digital Signal Processing
EENG 5810 - Digital Communications

Digital Systems

EENG 5520 - Design and Testing of Digital Systems
EENG 5540 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design

Microwave, Analog and RF Systems

EENG 5410 - Microwave Engineering
EENG 5530 - Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Systems and Control

EENG 5310 - Control Systems Design
EENG 5320 - Systems Modeling and Simulation

Option A, Thesis Option

Students are required to complete at least 30 hours in electrical engineering as specified below.

Electrical Engineering Core Courses, 6 hours

Students are required to complete 6 hours from the list of electrical engineering core courses with a grade of B or better.

Electrical Engineering Electives, 15-18 hours

In addition to 6 hours of electrical engineering core courses, students are required to complete at least 15 hours of organized graduate courses in electrical engineering, excluding EENG 5932, EENG 5890, EENG 5900, and EENG 5950.

Directed Study and Special Problems Courses, 0-3 hours

Students may apply no more than 3 hours of EENG 5890 or EENG 5900 to the degree.

Master's Thesis, 6 hours

Students are required to complete 6 hours of EENG 5950.

Option B, Non-thesis Option

Students are required to complete at least 30 hours in electrical engineering as specified below.

Electrical Engineering Core Courses, 6 hours

Students are required to complete 6 hours from the list of electrical engineering core courses with a grade of B or better.

Electrical Engineering Electives, 21-24 hours

In addition to 6 hours of electrical engineering core courses, students are required to complete at least 21 hours of organized graduate courses in electrical engineering, excluding EENG 5932, EENG 5890, EENG 5900, and EENG 5950.

Directed Study or Special Problems Courses, 0-3 hours

Students may apply no more than 3 hours of EENG 5890 or EENG 5900 to the degree.

Additional Requirements

A student whose undergraduate major is not electrical engineering must take additional leveling courses listed in the “leveling courses” section above before the student can enroll in regular graduate courses.

Doctoral Program

The educational objectives of EE Ph.D. program are:

  1. to prepare Ph.D. graduates to conduct research into new unexplored fields for the discovery of new knowledge principles that can revolutionize the technology sector; and
  2. to educate Ph.D. students on innovation and technology transfer to help them to become tomorrow’s high-tech-job-creating entrepreneurs.
  3. An integrated entrepreneurship component is a unique and innovative feature of this doctoral program. We’re the first program in the nation to feature this requirement at the Ph.D. level, purposely engaging you in entrepreneurship and in the creation and use of intellectual property and patent development.

Degree Requirements

The PhD with a major in electrical engineering requires 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree or 42 credit hours for students entering with a master's degree.

Course Selection

  1. Required credit hours for students entering with a master's degree:
    6 credit hours of core Electrical Engineering courses
    9 credit hours of required Entrepreneurship courses
    6 credit hours of prescribed Electrical Engineering core electives
    6 credit hours of free electives
    12 credit hours of dissertation
    3 credit hours of individual research
  2. Required credit hours for students entering with a bachelor's degree:
    12 credit hours of core Electrical Engineering courses
    9 credit hours of required Entrepreneurship courses
    12 credit hours of prescribed Electrical Engineering core electives
    18 credit hours of free electives
    12 credit hours of dissertation
    9 credit hours of individual research

Core Courses

Communication and Signal Processing

EENG 5610 - Digital Signal Processing
EENG 5810 - Digital Communications

RF and Circuit Designs

EENG 5520 - Design and Testing of Digital Systems
EENG 5530 - Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Systems and Control

EENG 5310 - Control Systems Design
EENG 5320 - Systems Modeling and Simulation

Degree Plan

The student should select a major advisor from the EE Department and together develop the Degree Plan before the second semester. The Graduate Program Director will provide general guidance for the course selection and other academic questions in the student's first semester. Failure to submit the degree plan will result in a block on course registration.