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M.S. in Electrical Engineering

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[Program Overview]

[Learning Outcomes]

Program Title

MS-EE

Department(s)

Electrical Engineering

Degree Designation

Master of Science

Program Type

Degree

Program Description

The Electrical Engineering graduate program provides students with unique research opportunities, thanks to its close association with many research facilities. These facilities include Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, Langmuir Laboratory, Magdalena Ridge Observatory, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, and Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis; all easily accessible from campus. These facilities can provide opportunities for students to participate in research related to leading scientific and engineering projects and allow them to achieve highly desirable educational and research experiences.

Program Information & Policies

The faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering strives to continuously improve the graduate program in electrical engineering.  The educational objectives reflect the needs of, and have been reviewed by, among others, the Advisory Board and faculty.  Several years after graduation it is expected that our graduates will be:

  • Technology leaders who fearlessly discover, apply, and teach new knowledge and engineering practices;

  • Entrepreneurially minded innovators driving positive economic and social impact in their communities and the nation;

  • Adaptive learners who continue to grow educationally and professionally through advancing their education.


The student’s course of study must be approved by the student’s advisory committee, must fulfill the general requirements for the master’s degree (page 51), and must include the course EE 5021, Measurement and Instrumentation.

At least 12 semester hours must be approved Electrical Engineering courses. No more than six (6) semester hours of advanced undergraduate course work may be used to satisfy the degree requirements. Students are required to take at least six (6) credit hours from outside the Electrical Engineering department. Students may choose between an M.S. with thesis (24 credit hours of courses plus six (6) thesis hours) or an M.S. with independent study (27 credit hours of courses plus three (3) independent study hours). Students may be required to take an appropriate software course if they don’t have an appropriate programming background.