MS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – 2005-07 Catalog
Electrical Engineering Department
Engineering East Bldg. (20), Room 200
(805) 756-2781
General Characteristics
The Master of Science program in
Electrical Engineering has the following objectives:
Job-entry education for the more complex
areas of engineering, such as research and development, innovative design,
systems analysis and design, and managerial engineering;
Updating and upgrading opportunities for
practicing engineers;
Graduate preparation for further study in
engineering, leading to the Doctor of Engineering or Ph.D. degree;
A base which allows
graduates to maintain currency in their fields.
Prerequisites
For admission as a
classified graduate student, an applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree in
engineering or a closely related physical science with a minimum grade point
average of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter units (60 semester units) attempted. Applicants
for graduate engineering programs are required to submit satisfactory scores
for the General (Aptitude) Test of the Graduate Record Examination. Foreign
applicants must have satisfactory scores on the TOEFL and TWE exams. An
applicant who meets these standards but lacks prerequisite coursework may be
admitted as a conditionally classified student and must make up any
deficiencies before advancement to classified graduate standing.
Information pertaining to
specific requirements for admission to graduate standing (classified or
conditionally classified) may be obtained from the Graduate Coordinator,
Electrical Engineering Department.
Program of Study
Graduate students in this program must file a formal
study plan with their advisor, department, college and university graduate
studies office by no later than the end of the second quarter in the program.
The formal program of study must include a minimum of 45 units (at least 28 of
which must be at the 500 level and the remainder at the 400 level).
The broad curriculum
requirements for the MS in Electrical Engineering are:
a) core of 16 units;
b) a minimum of 12
units of additional electrical engineering courses;
c) at least 17 units of
approved electives;
d) at least 28 units of the 45 unit program
at the 500 level.
Two program options are available for MS in Electrical
Engineering students: a thesis program which requires coursework, a thesis and
oral defense of thesis; or a nonthesis option which involves additional coursework and a
comprehensive examination. The thesis option is strongly encouraged for all
students.
CURRICULUM for MS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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Core
Courses |
16 |
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EE 525
Stochastic Processes for Engineers (4) |
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EE 563
Graduate Seminar (1) (1) (1) |
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EE 599
Design Project (Thesis) (1-9) units of major field graduate level courses and a comprehensive written
examination |
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Additional
Electrical Engineering Graduate Courses |
12 |
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To be selected from the following list: Not
all courses listed are offered each academic year. Consult the EE Department
for current information on course offerings |
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EE 502 Microwave Engineering (4) |
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EE 511 Electric Machines Theory
(3) |
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EE 513 Control Systems Theory
(4) |
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EE 514 Advanced Topics in
Automatic Control (4) |
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EE 515 Discrete Time Filters (4)
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EE 517 Information Theory (4) |
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EE 518 Advanced Power System
Analysis (3) |
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EE 519 Power System Design (4) |
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EE 520 Solar-Photovoltaic
Systems Design (3) |
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EE 521 Computer Systems (4) |
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EE 522 Microprocessor-Based
Digital System Design (4) |
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EE 523 Digital Systems Design
(3) |
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EE 524 |
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EE 526 Digital Communications
(4) |
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EE 527 Advanced Topics in Power
Electronics (4) |
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EE 528 Digital Image Processing
(4) |
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EE 529 Microwave Device
Electronics (3) |
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EE 530 Photonics Systems (4) |
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EE 533 Antennas (4) |
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EE 541 Advanced Microwave
Laboratory (2) |
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EE 544 Solid-State Electronics
Laboratory (1) |
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Approved Technical Electives (400-500 level) |
17 |
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May be
selected from the course list above and other adviser approved technical
electives. |
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