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Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Power Systems, MSECE

2021-2022 Edition

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For program contact information, please visit this website. 

The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering offers in-depth course work 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.

Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations

You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program. Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program: CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE. Select CS courses are also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program requirements tab and your college administrator for more information. 

Graduate Certificate Options

Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding these options.

Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership

Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Power Systems with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership

Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Power Systems in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 40-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 24 semester hours of advisor-approved power systems technical courses.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Options

Complete one of the following options:

Course Work Option

Course List
Code Title Hours
A maximum of two courses may be taken outside of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Depth Courses
Complete 20 semester hours from the depth course list below.20
Breadth Courses
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list below.8
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth.
Elective
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or breadth courses. 4

Thesis Option

Course List
Code Title Hours
A maximum of three courses may be taken outside of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis
EECE 7990Thesis8
Depth Courses
Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below.12
Breadth Courses
Complete 4 semester hours from the breadth course list below.4
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth.
Elective
Complete 8 additional semester hours from either the depth or breadth courses.8

Course Lists

Depth Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
EECE 5580
Classical Control Systems
EECE 5610
Digital Control Systems
EECE 5680
and EECE 5681
Electric Drives
and Lab for EECE 5680
EECE 5682
Power Systems Analysis 1
EECE 5684
and EECE 5685
Power Electronics
and Lab for EECE 5684
EECE 5688
Analysis of Unbalanced Power Grids
EECE 7200
Linear Systems Analysis
EECE 7211
Nonlinear Control
EECE 7213
System Identification and Adaptive Control
EECE 7214
Optimal and Robust Control
EECE 7224
Power Systems State Estimation
EECE 7226
Modeling and Simulation of Power System Transients
EECE 7228
Advanced Power Electronics
EECE 7250
Power Management Integrated Circuits
EECE 7323
Numerical Optimization Methods
EECE 7398
Special Topics (Power System Constrained Optimization)
EECE 7399
Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral Materials (Only for PhD and MS Thesis students)
EECE 7400
Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering
EECE 7674
Master’s Project (MS Thesis students cannot take this course)
ENGR 5670
Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion, Storage, and Usage

Breadth Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
CS 5100
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 5200
Database Management Systems
CS 5600
Computer Systems
CS 6200
Information Retrieval
CS 6220
Data Mining Techniques
CS 6410
Compilers
CS 6510
Advanced Software Development
CS 6760
Privacy, Security, and Usability
CS 7800
Advanced Algorithms
CY 5770
Software Vulnerabilities and Security
CY 6740
Network Security
CY 6750
Cryptography and Communications Security
EECE 5115
Dynamical Systems in Biological Engineering
EECE 5155
Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things
EECE 5161
Thin Film Technologies
EECE 5170
Introduction to Multiferroics Materials and Systems
EECE 5552
Assistive Robotics
EECE 5554
Robotics Sensing and Navigation
EECE 5576
Wireless Communication Systems
EECE 5606
Micro- and Nanofabrication
EECE 5626
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
EECE 5638
Compilers for Modern Computer Architectures
EECE 5639
Computer Vision
EECE 5640
High-Performance Computing
EECE 5641
Introduction to Software Security
EECE 5642
Data Visualization
EECE 5643
Simulation and Performance Evaluation
EECE 5644
Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
EECE 5645
Parallel Processing for Data Analytics
EECE 5647
Nanophotonics
EECE 5649
Design of Analog Integrated Circuits with Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology
EECE 5652
Microwave Circuits and Networks
EECE 5666
Digital Signal Processing
EECE 5697
Acoustics and Sensing
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Biomedical Microsystems)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Network Programming)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal Processing)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Feedback Control Systems: Applications to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Networks: Technology, Economics, Social Interactions)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Hardware and System Security)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advanced Network Management)
EECE 5698
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Electromagnetic Devices)
EECE 7105
Optics for Engineers
EECE 7150
Autonomous Field Robotics
EECE 7201
Solid State Devices
EECE 7202
Electromagnetic Theory 1
EECE 7203
Complex Variable Theory and Differential Equations
EECE 7204
Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
EECE 7205
Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
EECE 7240
and EECE 7248
Analog Integrated Circuit Design
and Lab for EECE 7240
EECE 7242
Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals and Data Communication
EECE 7244
Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
EECE 7245
Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Communication
EECE 7247
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
EECE 7270
Electromagnetic Theory 2
EECE 7271
Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
EECE 7275
Antennas and Radiation
EECE 7284
Optical Properties of Matter
EECE 7293
Modern Imaging
EECE 7296
Electronic Materials
EECE 7297
Advanced Magnetic Materials—Magnetic Devices
EECE 7310
Modern Signal Processing
EECE 7323
Numerical Optimization Methods
EECE 7336
Digital Communications
EECE 7337
Information Theory
EECE 7345
Big Data and Sparsity in Control, Machine Learning, and Optimization
EECE 7346
Probabilistic System Modeling and Analysis
EECE 7352
Computer Architecture
EECE 7353
VLSI Design
EECE 7364
Mobile and Wireless Networking
EECE 7368
High-Level Design of Hardware-Software Systems
EECE 7370
Advanced Computer Vision
EECE 7374
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
EECE 7377
Scalable and Sustainable System Design
EECE 7390
Computer Hardware Security
EECE 7393
Analysis and Design of Data Networks
EECE 7397
Advanced Machine Learning
EECE 7398
Special Topics (Wireless Network Systems and Applications)
EECE 7398
Special Topics (Legged Robots)
EECE 7398
Special Topics (Advanced Computer Architecture)
EECE 7398
Special Topics (Advances in Deep Learning)
EECE 7398
Special Topics (Advanced Radio Frequency Passive Technologies)
EECE 7399
Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral Materials
MATH 7233
Graph Theory

Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations

 Please see your college administrator for more information.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Courses from the following subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE
The following CS courses may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
CS 5010
Programming Design Paradigm
CS 5330
Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
CS 5340
Computer/Human Interaction
CS 5520
Mobile Application Development
CS 5610
Web Development
CS 5700
Fundamentals of Computer Networking
CS 5800
Algorithms
CS 6350
Empirical Research Methods
CS 6710
Wireless Network

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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