Beginning with students admitted in the fall of 2026, all students pursuing on-ground master's degree programs must complete a university-level experiential learning requirement. This requirement may be fulfilled through the curriculum, co-op, or other work- or industry-integrated learning experiences.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Fundamental Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete at least 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Micro- and Nanofabrication | ||
| Solid State Devices | ||
| Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) | ||
| VLSI Design | ||
Options
Complete one of the following options:
Coursework Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Complete 16 semester hours from the concentration course list below. | 16 | |
| Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement. | ||
| Electives | ||
| Students may complete a maximum of 8 semester hours from either the concentration course list or a maximum of 8 semester hours from the elective course list. | 8 | |
Project Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Project | ||
| EECE 7945 | Master’s Project | 4 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Complete 12 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. | 12 | |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations. | 8 | |
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience): | ||
| Introduction to Cooperative Education | ||
| 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
In the coursework option, a maximum of two courses may be taken outside of electrical and computer engineering. Thesis track students can take up to three courses outside of electrical and computer engineering.
Concentration Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thin Film Technologies | ||
| Micro- and Nanofabrication | ||
| Magnetic Materials for Next-Generation Electronics | ||
| Nanophotonics | ||
| Design of Analog Integrated Circuits with Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology | ||
| Introduction to Photonic Devices | ||
| Microwave Circuits and Systems | ||
| Introduction to Quantum Engineering | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Biomedical Microsystems ) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Flexible and Printed Electronics) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Introduction to Organic and Printed Electronics) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Magnetic Materials and Devices for Microwave Engineering ) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Photonic Devices for Communication Systems) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Quantum Hardware Platforms) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Semiconductor Packaging) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Silicon Photonics) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Superconducting Quantum Devices) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Tapeout a CMOS Chip) | ||
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Visual Sensing & Computing Co-Design Edge Machine Perception) | ||
| Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| Solid State Devices | ||
| Analog Integrated Circuit Design and Lab for EECE 7240 | ||
| Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals and Data Communication | ||
| Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) | ||
| Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Communication | ||
| Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design | ||
| Power Management Integrated Circuits | ||
| Optical Properties of Matter | ||
| Electronic Materials | ||
| VLSI Design | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advanced Radio Frequency Passive Technologies) | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advances in Communication Electronics) | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Low Power Integrated Circuits Design) | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Multi-physics Simulation for Electronic, Acoustic, Photonic, and Magnet Devices) | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Photonic Circuit Design for Information Processing ) | ||
| Advanced Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The following course codes at the 5xxx level and above are eligible as electives: | ||
CS, CY, EECE, IE, ME (excepting excluded courses) | ||
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
Please see your college administrator for more information.
| 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: | ||
| Programming Design Paradigm | ||
| Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision | ||
| Computer/Human Interaction | ||
| Mobile Application Development | ||
| Web Development | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Networking | ||
| Algorithms | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Empirical Research Methods | ||
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 total semester hours required (33 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required