A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
- CIP
- 30.7104
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering offers in-depth coursework within the concentration-choice-related areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_6388ae26
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Fundamental Courses
5 items
- Complete at least 8 semester hours from the following:Not resolved to a course8
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Coursework Option
0 items
A maximum of three courses may be taken outside of the electrical and computer engineering EECE subject code.
0 items
Concentration Courses
concentration · 1 item
- Complete 16 semester hours from the concentration course list below.Not resolved to a course16
Any fundamental course not used to meet the fundamental course requirement can be used toward the concentration course requirement.
concentration · 0 items
Electives
electives · 1 item
- 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.Not resolved to a course8
Project Option
0 items
Project
1 item
- 4
Concentration Courses
concentration · 1 item
- 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.Not resolved to a course12
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations.Not resolved to a course8
Thesis Option
0 items
A maximum of three courses may be taken outside of electrical and computer engineering.
0 items
Thesis
2 items
- 4
- 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.
0 items
Concentration Courses
concentration · 1 item
- 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.Not resolved to a course8
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 8 semester hours from either concentration courses or from other concentrations.Not resolved to a course8
Optional Co-op Experience
0 items
Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):
2 items
- 1
- or: ENCP 6954 Co-op Work Experience - Half-Timeor: ENCP 6955 Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Timeor: ENCP 6965 Co-op Work Experience Abroad0
Concentration Courses
concentration · 50 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Introduction to Software Security ( *Students taking EECE 5641 can't receive credit for CY 5770)”4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Cyber-Physical Security of IoT Systems in the Age of AI)”4
- As published: “Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Field Programming Gate Arrays in the Cloud)”4
- As published: “Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Formal Methods for Dynamical Systems)”4
- As published: “Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Visual Sensing & Computing Co-Design Edge Machine Perception)”4
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- 1-4
- 4
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- 4
- 4
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- 4
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- 4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advances in Deep Learning)”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Bayesian Filtering and Tracking)”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Deep Learning Embedded Systems)”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Flexible Robotics )”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Human Centered Computing)”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Legged Robotics)”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Machine Learning with Small Data)”4
- As published: “Advanced Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Model-Based Deep Learning for Signal and Image Processing)”4
- 1-4
- 4
- 1
Elective Courses
electives · 0 items
The following course codes at the 5xxx level and above are eligible as electives:
electives · 0 items
CS, CY, EECE, IE, ME (excepting excluded courses)
0 items
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
concentration · 0 items
Courses from the following subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
concentration · 0 items
CSYE, DAMG, INFO, TELE
0 items
The following CS courses may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
concentration · 9 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
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