About the Program:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering provides opportunities for post-baccalaureate study toward the Master of Science in Engineering. These opportunities serve the practicing engineer as well as the student who wants to pursue advanced graduate study and research. Thesis, non-thesis, and management plans are available.

Areas of study include control systems, digital systems, computer engineering, communications, computer-aided design, device and circuit modeling, solid-state devices, sensors, power systems, power electronics, electromagnetic fields, electromechanical systems, and system analysis and design. The student is encouraged to interact with the faculty and explore these opportunities.

Faculty Research Interests:

Jalal Jalali, Ph.D., Professor:  power systems; power electronics; alternative energies; electromagnetic fields, RF communication, project management.

Frank Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor: electromagnetic compatibility, nano-technology, spintronics.

Faramarz Mossayebi, Ph.D., Associate Professor: control systems; nonlinear dynamic systems; chaos theory, digital signal processing.

Philip Munro, Ph.D., Professor: computer-aided design and modeling, solid-state devices.

Salvatore Pansino, Ph.D., Professor: electromagnetic fields, sensors, communications, energy conversion.

Advisement:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering requires an advisor for each graduate student. An advisor is assigned initially by the Graduate School upon acceptance. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate contact with his/her advisor, and this should be done as soon as possible before registering for the first time and at the time of course registration each semester. Every graduate student is responsible to complete an option plan form signed by the student, academic advisor, and the Graduate Option Coordinator. This form must be completed within the first semester of the student's program. Courses taken without the advisor's permission may not fulfill the degree requirements. The student may seek another advisor in case of interest changes. Likewise the student-advisor relationship may be terminated at the advisor's discretion. The Option Coordinator is available to discuss these and other issues as appropriate.

Degree Requirements:

The basic degree requirements are described under the program description for the Master of Science in Engineering. The Department's three plans of study leading to a Master of Science in Engineering degree are designed to accommodate the needs of every graduate student.

A graduate student who transfers from another accredited institution has the opportunity to transfer up to nine semester hours of his/her graduate course work to the graduate program. The transferred courses must be approved by the academic advisor before or during the first semester in which the graduate student begins the graduate program. Graduate students are not allowed to count more than two 5800-level (swing) courses in their program of study. Any 5800-level course must be approved by the academic advisor.