Electrical and Computer Engineering Five-Year Accelerated Degree Bachelor and Master of Science Program
Accelerated degree programs reduce the time to a master's degree and provide credentials that will serve the student throughout his/her adult professional career. Graduates of the accelerated degree program are awarded an Electrical and Computer Engineering MS degree in addition to their Electrical Engineering BS degree. The accelerated degree program encourages students to pursue a graduate degree in order to broaden their educational background and their career opportunities. A graduate engineering education is key to innovation and may lead to additional career opportunities and success. A graduate degree has become far more common in the work place and a master's level engineering education gives a great return on your investment.
The accelerated five‑year program provides a streamlined pathway for qualified students to complete both a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Science (MS) degree. In order to enroll in this program, students must apply and be formally admitted into it. Students typically apply at the end of the third year of undergraduate study. During the first three years, students follow the standard undergraduate curriculum. In the fourth year, students complete all remaining baccalaureate degree requirements and may enroll in up to two graduate‑level courses. Up to six graduate credits taken in the fourth year may be applied to both the bachelor’s and master’s degree requirements for this specifically designed program in the School of Engineering and Computing.
Upon conferral of the bachelor’s degree, students must enroll in the graduate program in the immediately subsequent academic semester (Fall or Spring). Students completing the undergraduate degree in May must enroll in the following Fall term; students completing the degree in January must enroll in the following Spring term. An approved official leave of absence is the only exception to this continuous enrollment requirement.
To complete the MS degree in this accelerated program, students must complete a total of ten graduate‑level courses, including the two courses taken during the undergraduate program, followed by eight additional graduate courses during the fifth year. Students who do not continue directly into the graduate program as articulated above and who do not receive an approved leave of absence will be removed from the accelerated program and enrolled into the regular MS degree. In these cases, students must complete ten unique graduate‑level courses (30 unique credits) to earn the MS degree; in such cases, graduate courses taken during the undergraduate program will remain on the undergraduate transcript only and may not be applied toward the master’s degree requirements. For this reason, students who cannot remain continuously enrolled in the accelerated program are encouraged to speak with their Dean’s Office to discuss the ramifications for doing so.
Students accepted in this program are expected to have an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher and receive approval of the faculty advisor. Students will be awarded the BS in Electrical Engineering when all requirements are met, usually at the end of the fourth year. The MS degree will be awarded when all graduate requirements of the combined degree curricula have been satisfied, usually at the end of the fifth year.
Accelerated Degree Curriculum
Students must develop a plan of study for the MS portion of the degree with approval of their academic advisor, including the following:
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| All Requirements for BS in Electrical Engineering 1 | 128 | |
| ECEG 5415 | Engineering Applications of Numerical Methods | 3 |
| ECEG 6971 | Thesis I | 3 |
| ECEG 6972 | Thesis II | 3 |
| Select two elective courses from ECE | 6 | |
| Select three electives courses from approved Engineering, Math, or Business graduate courses | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 152 | |
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Requirements are the same as those listed for the BS, except that students may select up to two graduate-level electives to fulfill the major elective requirement.
Non-Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| All Requirements for BS in Electrical Engineering 1 | 128 | |
| ECEG 5415 | Engineering Applications of Numerical Methods | 3 |
| Select four elective courses from ECE | 12 | |
| Select three elective courses from approved Engineering, Math, or Business graduate courses | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 152 | |
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Requirements are the same as those listed for the BS, except that students may select up to two graduate-level electives to fulfill the major elective requirement.
Note: A minimum of 30 credits must be completed at the graduate level.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Electives
Possible electives may include any courses from the ECE Elective Domains:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Power and Energy | ||
| ECEG 5361 | Green Power Generation | 3 |
| ECEG 5377 | Power Security and Reliability | 3 |
| ECEG 5385 | Power Generation and Distribution | 3 |
| ECEG 5386 | Fault Analysis in Power Systems | 3 |
| ECEG 5505 | Advanced Power Electronics | 3 |
| Communications Systems | ||
| ECEG 5379 | Communication Systems | 3 |
| ECEG 5480 | Wireless Systems I | 3 |
| Electronic Systems | ||
| ECEG 5315 | Nanoelectronics I | 3 |
| ECEG 5323 | Thermal Management of Microdevices | 3 |
| ECEG 5335 | Microelectronics | 3 |
| ECEG 5336 | Analog Electronics Design | 3 |
| ECEG 5355 | Sensor Design and Application | 3 |
| ECEG 5378 | Electromagnetic Compatibility | 3 |
| ECEG 5405 | Electronic Materials | 3 |
| ECEG 5510L | Product Design Lab | 1 |
| ECEG 5520L | System Design Lab | 1 |
| Computer Engineering | ||
| ECEG 5303 | Industrial Automation | 3 |
| ECEG 5325 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| ECEG 5334 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Design, Navigation, and Control | 3 |
| ECEG 5346 | Computer Systems Architecture | 3 |
| ECEG 5406 | Advanced Digital Design | 3 |
| ECEG 5460 | Network Programming | 3 |
| ECEG 5365 | Internet of Things | 3 |
| ECEG 5470 | Network Embedded Systems | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | ||
| ECEG 5309 | Biosensors | 3 |
| ECEG 5311 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| ECEG 5314 | Introduction to Molecular Modeling | 3 |
| ECEG 5331 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3 |
| ECEG 5332 | Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| ECEG 5333 | Biomedical Visualization | 3 |
| ECEG 5375 | Bioelectronics | 3 |
| ECEG 5387 | Instrumental Analysis in Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| ECEG 5407 | Computational Genomics | 3 |