Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics, MSECE (Boston)

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The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering offers in-depth coursework within the concentration-choice-related areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.

Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations

Students cannot take excluded courses as part of the MSECE program and may not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program: CSYE, DAMG, INFO, TELE. Select CS courses are also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program requirements tab and your college administrator for more information. 

Graduate Certificate Options

Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding these options.

Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership

Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership

Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 40-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 24 semester hours of advisor-approved electromagnetics, plasma, and optics technical courses. For students who concurrently enroll in the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, 8 semester hours of the certificate project may be applied to this program’s thesis requirements.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Fundamental Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete at least 8 semester hours from the following:		8
EECE 5170	Introduction to Multiferroics Materials and Systems
EECE 5693	Electromagnetic Devices for RF and Wireless Communications
EECE 7202	Electromagnetic Theory 1
EECE 7203	Complex Variable Theory and Differential Equations

Options

Complete one of the following options:

Coursework Option

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
A maximum of two courses may be taken outside of electrical and computer engineering.
Concentration Courses
Complete 16 semester hours from the concentration course list below. Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement.		16
Electives
Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations.		8

Thesis Option

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
A maximum of three courses may be taken outside of electrical and computer engineering.
Thesis
EECE 7945	Master’s Project	4
EECE 7990	Thesis	4
In addition to completing the thesis course, students must successfully complete the thesis submission process, including securing committee and Graduate School of Engineering signatures and submission of an electronic copy of their MS thesis to ProQuest.
Concentration Courses
Complete 8 semester hours from the concentration course list below. Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement.		8
Electives
Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations.		8

Optional Co-op Experience

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):
ENCP 6100	Introduction to Cooperative Education
ENCP 6964	Co-op Work Experience
or ENCP 6954	Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
or ENCP 6955	Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
or ENCP 6965	Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Course Lists

Concentration Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EECE 5170	Introduction to Multiferroics Materials and Systems
EECE 5608	Magnetic Materials for Next-Generation Electronics
EECE 5651	Introduction to Photonic Devices
EECE 5652	Microwave Circuits and Systems
EECE 5654	Design and Prototyping of Optical Systems for Engineering Applications
EECE 5692	Antennas for Wireless Communication and Sensing
EECE 5693	Electromagnetic Devices for RF and Wireless Communications
EECE 5697	Acoustics and Sensing
EECE 5698	Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Design and Prototyping of Optical Systems for Engineering Applications)
EECE 5698	Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Magnetic Materials and Devices for Microwave Engineering )
EECE 5698	Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Photonic Devices for Communication Systems)
EECE 6400	Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering (*For MSECE and PhD-BE students only)
EECE 7202	Electromagnetic Theory 1
EECE 7203	Complex Variable Theory and Differential Equations
EECE 7270	Electromagnetic Theory 2
EECE 7271	Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
EECE 7275	Antennas and Radiation
EECE 7284	Optical Properties of Matter
EECE 7293	Modern Imaging
EECE 7296	Electronic Materials
EECE 7398	Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advanced Radio Frequency Passive Technologies)
EECE 7398	Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Photonic Circuit Design for Information Processing )
EECE 7400	Advanced Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering (*For PhD-AE students only)

Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations

 Please see your college administrator for more information.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses from the following subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
CSYE, DAMG, INFO, TELE
The following CS courses may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
CS 5010	Programming Design Paradigm
CS 5330	Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
CS 5340	Computer/Human Interaction
CS 5520	Mobile Application Development
CS 5610	Web Development
CS 5700	Fundamentals of Computer Networking
CS 5800	Algorithms
CS 6140	Machine Learning
CS 6350	Empirical Research Methods

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required (33 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required