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Duluth Campus
Electrical Engineering M.S.E.E.Electrical Engineering
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
EE Graduate Program, 271 MWAH, 1023 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 (218-726-6830; fax: 218-726-7267)
Email:
umnee@d.umn.edu
Website: http://www.d.umn.edu/ee/
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E) combines scholarship and research in a program oriented toward students and engineering practitioners in the private and public sectors who are interested in advanced coursework and applied research. The program requires 31 credits of graduate coursework and research with focus on the departmental faculty's research areas of control systems, communications, signal processing, VLSI, nanoscale optoelectronics and photovoltaics, biomedical engineering, and intelligent transportation systems.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
An undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science. Applicants from related majors may apply but may be required to take additional undergraduate courses.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
15 to 21
major credits,
0 to 6
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires
25 to 31
major credits and
0 to 6
credits outside the major.
The final exam is oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:The Plan B project is for those students or practicing engineers who wish to have a hands-on learning experience solving technical problems, preferably by teaming up with an industrial counterpart. Plan B students are required to take a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 project credits.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree requires 31 semester credits. The program offers two degree plans, plan A and plan B. Plan A is research oriented and it requires students to complete a research thesis (10 credits) and additional coursework. Plan B is coursework oriented with a project (1~3 credits) as the research component. For both thesis research and project research, a student is expected to identify a research adviser during the first two semesters in the program.
Plan A: Thesis Option
Students must complete a minimum of 31 semester credits including 10 thesis credits and 21 coursework credits. Plan A students must register for 10 thesis (EE 8777) credits, and write and defend a thesis on original research. Students may take up to 6 credits from graduate programs in related fields outside of EE. All courses must be 4xxx or above; a maximum of 6 credits in courses at 4xxx level is allowed, a minimum of 3 credits in courses at 8xxx is required; excluding EE 8001 and EE 8777.
Plan B: Project Option
Students must complete a minimum of 31 semester credits including project credits. Plan B students must register for at least 1 project credit (EE 8222), and write and defend a project report. Students may take up to 6 credits from graduate programs in related fields outside of EE. All courses must be 4xxx or above; a maximum of 6 credits in courses at 4xxx level is allowed, a minimum of 3 credits in courses at 8xxx is required, excluding EE 8001 and EE 8222.
Plan A or Plan B
Plan A
Take exactly 1 credit(s) from the following:
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EE 8001 - Graduate Professional Communication Seminar
(1.0 cr)
Take exactly 10 credit(s) from the following:
·
EE 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0-18.0 cr)
Take 20 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
EE 4xxx
·
EE 5xxx
·
EE 8xxx
or
Plan B
Take exactly 1 credit(s) from the following:
·
EE 8001 - Graduate Professional Communication Seminar
(1.0 cr)
Take 1 - 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
EE 8222 - Master's Plan B Research and Design Project
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Take 27 - 29 credit(s) from the following:
·
EE 4xxx
·
EE 5xxx
·
EE 8xxx
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