Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Degree Requirements

The M.S.E.E. requires a minimum of 33 semester credit hours.

All students must have an academic advisor and an approved degree plan. These are based upon the student's choice of concentration (Circuits; Computing Systems; Devices; Power Electronics and Energy; Signals and Systems). Courses taken without advisor approval will not count toward the 33 semester credit hour requirement. Successful completion of the approved course of studies leads to the M.S.E.E. degree.

The M.S.E.E. program has both a thesis and a non-thesis option. All part-time M.S.E.E. students will be assigned initially to the non-thesis option. Those wishing to elect the thesis option may do so by obtaining the approval of a faculty thesis supervisor. With the prior approval of an academic advisor, non-thesis students may count no more than 3 semester credit hours of research or individual instruction courses towards the 33 semester credit hour degree requirement.

All full-time, supported students are required to participate in the thesis option. The thesis option requires nine semester credit hours of research (of which at least three must be thesis semester credit hours), a written thesis submitted to the graduate school, and a formal public defence of the thesis. The supervising committee administers this defence and is chosen in consultation with the student's thesis advisor prior to enrolling for thesis credit. Research and thesis semester credit hours cannot be counted in an M.S.E.E. degree plan unless a thesis is written and successfully defended.

Concentrations

One of the five concentrations listed below, subject to approval by a graduate advisor, must be used to fulfil the requirements of the M.S.E.E. program. Each concentration is defined by three core courses. A student must complete the remaining courses from the department and school-wide electives. Students must achieve an overall GPA (grade point average) of 3.0 or better, a GPA of 3.0 or better in their core M.S.E.E. classes, and a grade of B- or better in all their core M.S.E.E. classes in order to satisfy their degree requirements. One 5000 levels electrical engineering course can be counted towards the graduate semester credit hours.

Circuits

The goal of the curriculum is to educate students about issues arising in the design and analysis of advanced electronic circuits. This area covers the application and theory of modern electronic devices, circuits, and systems in the digital, analogue, and radiofrequency, and microwave regime. The courses in this curriculum emphasize core design principles around digital, analogue, and RF circuits.

Required courses:

• EECT 6325 VLSI Design
• EECT 6326 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
• EERF 6311 RF and Microwave Circuits

Approved electives must be taken to make a total of 33 semester credit hours.

Computing Systems

The goal of the curriculum is to educate students about issues arising in the design and analysis of computing systems, an area relevant to a variety of high-technology industries. Because the emphasis is on systems, coursework focuses on three areas: hardware design, software design, and analysis, and modelling.

Required courses:

• EEDG 6301 Advanced Digital Logic
• EEDG 6302 Microprocessor and Embedded Systems
• EEDG 6304 Computer Architecture

Approved electives must be taken to make a total of 33 semester credit hours.

Devices

The goal of the curriculum is to educate students about issues related to the fundamental principles, design, fabrication, and analysis of solid-state devices and associated microsystems, application, and theory of modern optical devices, materials, and systems.

Required courses:

• EEGR 6316 Fields and Waves
• EEMF 6319 Quantum Physical Electronics
• EEOP 6311 Photonic Devices and Integration

Approved electives must be taken to make a total of 33 semester credit hours.

Power Electronics and Energy Systems

The goal of the curriculum is to prepare students to address growing needs in contemporary power electronics and energy-related areas. The coursework focuses on the fundamentals of power electronics, design, and control of motor drives, power management, and energy systems.

Required courses:

• EEPE 6354 Power Electronics
• EEPE 6398 General Theory of Electric Machines
• EEPE 6357 Control, Modeling, and Simulation in Power Electronics

Approved electives must be taken to make a total of 33 semester credit hours

Signals and Systems

This curriculum emphasizes the application and theory of signal processing, modern communication theory and applications, and control systems that emphasize the methods to predict, estimate, and regulate the behaviour of electrical, mechanical, or other systems including robotics.

This concentration has one required course and allows a choice of two out of three core courses.

Required course:

• EESC 6349 Probability, Random Variables, and Statistics
• Choose two of the following three courses:
  • EESC 6352 Digital Communication Systems
  • EECS 6331 Linear Systems
  • EESC 6360 Digital Signal Processing I

Approved electives must be taken to make a total of 33 semester credit hours.

Graduates of the program seek positions such as Electrical Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, Circuits and Design Engineer, Communications and Signal Processing Engineer, Digital Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer, and RF and Microwave Engineer. EE graduates find employment in local, national, and international enterprises.