Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - Co-op

Required Core Courses - Choose 3 (9 credits)
Course #Course TitleCreditsSemesters Offered (F, S, Su, O*)
EECE.5070Electromagnetic Waves and Materials3O16
EECE.5080Quantum Electronics for Engineers3S
EECE.5090Linear Systems Analysis3F
EECE.5130Control Systems3F, Su
EECE.5130Power Electronics3F
EECE.5200Computer-Aided Engineering Analysis3S
EECE.5430Introduction to Communications Theory3F
EECE.5840Probability and Random Processes3F
EECE.5950Solid State Electronics3S
Sub Total # Core Credits Required9
Elective Course Choices** (Choose up to 7)
XXXX.XXXXUp to 7 Elective Courses (see list below)21
Sub Total # Elective Credits Required*21
Professional Co-op Courses (3 credits)
ENGN.6020Graduate Professional Development for Engineers1F, S
ENGN.6030Graduate Cooperative Experience1F, S, Su
ENGN.6040Workforce Development (optional)1F, S
Sub Total # Co-op Credits Required3
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree13
Total number of credit hours required for the degree33

Prerequisites, Concentrations or Other Requirements

*Availability - F is Fall, S is Spring, I is Intermittent, Su is Summer, and O is Other. Numbers indicates the last year the course was offered. Course availability is subject to change.


**Electives for the Master's in Electrical Engineering are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.


ElectivesElectives (including semesters offered)


Information Systems (Telecommunications) Concentration

EECE.5100 Digital Signal Processing Su

EECE.5110 Medical Imaging Diagnosis S17

EECE.5460 Computer Telecommunications Su

EECE.5480 Coding and Information Theory S17

EECE.5820 Wireless Communications 

EECE.5860 Stochastic Modeling in Telecommunications 

EECE.6170 Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Communication Networks 

EECE.6180 Performance of Wireless Communications Networks 

EECE.6610 Local Area /Computer Networking 

EECE.6850 Statistical Theory of Communications 

EECE.6870 Stochastic Estimation S16

EECE.6880 Theoretical Acoustics S16


Information Systems (Communications Engineering) Concentration

EECE.5330 Microwave Engineering S

EECE.5460 Computer Telecommunications Su

EECE.5480 Coding and Information Theory S17

EECE.5710 Radar Systems S

EECE.5820 Wireless Communications S

EECE.5860 Stochastic Modeling in Telecommunications 

EECE.6170 Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Communication Networks 

EECE.6180 Performance of Wireless Communications Networks 

EECE.6610 Local Area/Computer Networking 

EECE.6840 Time Series Analysis 

EECE.6850 Statistical Theory of Communications 

EECE.6870 Stochastic Estimation S16


Power and Energy Engineering Concentration

EECE.5140 Power Systems Transmission F

EECE.5150 Power Electronics F

EECE.5160 Advanced Machine Theory 

EECE.5250 Power Systems Distribution S

EECE.5280 Alternative Energy Sources Su

EECE.5290 Electric Vehicle Technology Su

EECE.6150 Solid State Drives Systems S17

EECE.6160 Computational Power Analysis


Opto-Electronics Concentration (students in this concentration must also take EECE.5680 Electro-Optics and Integrated Optics)

EECE.5080 Quantum Electronics for Engineers S

EECE.5180 Electromagnetic Materials for Optical Engineering 

EECE.5190 Engineering of Submicron Machines S

EECE.5230/4230 Introduction to Solid State Electronics F

EECE.5320 Computational Electromagnetics 

EECE.5830 Wave Propagation in Plasmas 

EECE.5900 Fiber Optic Communications F

EECE.5950 Solid State Electronics S

EECE.6070 Electromagnetics of Complex Media 

EECE.6080 Scattering and Diffraction of EM Waves 

EECE.6100 Optics for Information Processing 

PHYS.6310 Non-Linear Optics 

EECE.5680 Electro-Optics and Integrated Optics

Plan of Study - Fall Start + 6-month Co-op

 Fall start with 6-month Co-opFallSpringSummerFallSpring
9 Credits
12 credits+
1-credit Grad. Devel.
for Engineer Course
1-credit
Co-op Experience
9 credits + 1-credit Workforce Devel. Course
Requiredchoose 1 required
choose 1 or 2 required
ENGN.6030

ENGN.6040

choose 1 required if 1 required selected in spring or choose 0 required if 2 required were selected in spring

Electiveschoose 2 electiveschoose 3 electives if 1 required selected above or choose 2 electives if 2 required selected abovechoose 2 electives if 3 electives selected in spring or choose 3 electives if 1 elective selected in spring

Plan of Study - Spring Start + 6-month Co-op

 Spring start with 6-month Co-opSpringFallSpringSummerSpring
9 Credits
12 credits+
1-credit Grad. Devel.
for Engineer Course
1-credit
Co-op Experience
9 credits + 1-credit Workforce Devel. Course
Requiredchoose 1 required
choose 1 or 2 required
ENGN.6030

ENGN.6040

choose 1 required if 1 required selected in fall or choose 0 required if 2 required were selected in fall

Electiveschoose 2 electiveschoose 3 electives if 1 required selected above or choose 2 electives if 2 required selected abovechoose 2 electives if 3 electives selected in fall or choose 3 electives if 2 elective selected in fall