Program Structure and Requirements
Overall Program Structure
The MSc ECE consists of a minimum 30 credit hours, distributed as follows: 12 credits of Program Core courses (including 3 credits of engineering mathematics courses), 9 credit hours of Program Elective courses, 9 credit hours of Master’s Thesis. Students may organize the selection of elective courses and the thesis topic to follow a concentration. The concentration will be noted on the transcript and the diploma. The components of the program are summarized in the table below.
| Program Component |
Credit Hours |
| Seminar in Research Methods |
0 |
| Program Core |
12 |
| Program Electives |
9 |
| Master’s Thesis |
9 |
| Total |
30 |
Program Requirements
Students seeking the degree of MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering must successfully complete a minimum 30 credit hours as specified in the program requirements detailed below, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. Course selection should be made in consultation with the student’s Main Advisor. All courses have a credit rating of three credits each, except the Seminar in Research Methods and the Master’s Thesis.
Program Core (12 credit hours)
Students must complete the core courses listed below.
Core Courses
Select at least one Engineering Mathematics Core course from the list below:
Select at least three ECCE Core courses from the list below:
Program Electives, Concentrations (12 credit hours)
Students must select any three elective courses from the list below, or from any core courses listed above that are not used to meet the Program Core requirement.
Program Elective Courses
Subject to approval of the Main Advisor, students can select up to two elective courses (6 credit hours) from the following list: ENGR 610; COSC 604; and COSC 606.
Master’s Thesis (minimum 9 credit hours)
Students must complete a Master’s Thesis that involves creative, research-oriented work within the broad field of ECE, under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Electrical Engineering Department or Computer & Information Engineering Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal thesis and defended successfully in a viva voce examination. Furthermore, the research should lead to publishable quality scholarly articles.
Thesis