Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers graduate study leading to a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) and a 18 unit graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation Technology. The MSEE program provides balanced opportunities to study practical engineering design and do research. Research assistantships are available in the research areas of computer engineering, digital system design, VLSI design, digital signal processing and communications systems, electro-optic system design and instrumentation, applied electron and molecular spectroscopy, power systems, and biomedical/ rehabilitation engineering.
For more information about the SDSU graduate program please visit the SDSU Graduate Bulletin.
For more information please contact Professor Gordon Lee, the Graduate Advisor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at glee@kahuna.sdsu.edu or see the department Graduate Catalog.The course selection guideline for both Plan A and Plan B students
Master of Science Plans
Plan A: Thesis option: for those student interested in research
Students selecting Plan A must complete 21 units of course work (7 courses), 6 units of EE 797 "Research" (typically as two 3-unit EE 797 “Research”, taken in two different semesters) under supervision of a full-time ECE faculty, and 3 units of EE 799A "Thesis". A completed thesis in a required format shall be submitted to the department and the university. An oral defense of the thesis is required, file form http://gra.sdsu.edu/grad/finalcomp.html with the department office with a copy of your signed signature page. Credit for EE797 will be given only after completing the thesis. Credit cannot be given for EE 798 for Plan A students. Students need to announce their Thesis Defence by filling the form at http://electrical.sdsu.edu/thesis_announcment_form.php. Once the thesis announcment is approved , it will be posted on the department website.
Plan B: Non – Thesis option
Students selecting Plan B must complete 30 units of course work (10 courses) and must pass a written comprehensive examination. EE 797 cannot be used as one of the courses required for graduation.
Program of Study plan
Before meeting with the department Graduate Advisor, each classified student should prepare a Program of Study using the work plan given at the end of this document. This should be done before the end of the first semester by following the guidelines given below:
Every classified graduate student must complete 30 units either by selecting Plan A or Plan B. Eighteen of the 30 units should be 600 and 700-numbered courses in electrical engineering. Students in Plan B cannot use EE 797 as one of the required courses for graduation. Credit is not given for EE 798 for Plan A program students. The remaining 12 units can come from 500,600 or 700 level courses from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Courses can also be taken from other departments in the College of Engineering or from the College of Sciences to satisfy these requirements, with the prior approval of the Graduate Advisor. Students are required to select courses to satisfy core course requirements and breadth course requirements in the department.
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