Combined Electrical Engineering, BS & Electrical Engineering, MS

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Program Description

The combined B.S. in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) /M.S. in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E.) program allows students to earn a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 5 years. Up to 9 semester credit hours of graduate electives at the EE 6000/7000 level may be double-counted and applied to both the B.S. and the M.S degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

• Full-time student
• Electrical engineering major
• Have accumulated at least 90 credit hours toward the B.S.E.E. degree
• Completed the full-major courses EE 3310, EE 3450, and EE 4000 with a minimum GPA of 3.3
• Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.3
• Complete the admission application.

Once admitted to the program the student must complete a program of study for the M.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program will have:

• An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
• An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• An ability to apply understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• An ability to communicate effectively
• An understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
• A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life?long learning
• A knowledge of contemporary issues
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practices

M.S. Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering program shall:

• Have the ability to synthesize diverse electrical engineering concepts to solve complex problems
• Have the ability to bring current analyses and tools to bear on a wide range of problems
• Have the ability to model, analyze, simulate, and realize new electrical engineering technologies through the application of current theory, design, and validation techniques

For More Information

• Electrical Engineering, BS
• Electrical Engineering, MS
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• College of Engineering and Computer Science

Program Requirements:

The program includes WSU CORE in BSEE, BSEE pre-major, BSEE full-major, BSEE technical and non-technical electives, and MSEE courses and requirements.
 

I. BSEE, Wright State CORE: 43 Hours

COMMUNICATIONS: 6 HOURS

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3

• and one of the following:

• EGR 3350 - Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• ENG 2140 - Research, Technical Writing and Presentation for Scientists and Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3

MATHEMATICS: 4 HOURS

• MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

GLOBAL TRADITIONS - INTERDISCIPLINARY GLOBAL STUDIES: 3 HOURS

Select Interdisciplinary Global Studies course from the list of WSU CORE Element 3 courses that also satisfy Intensive Writing (IW) and Multicultural (MC) competencies.
 

GLOBAL TRADITIONS - HISTORY: 3 HOURS

• Choose one of the following history courses:

• CLS 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3

ARTS/HUMANITIES: 3 HOURS

Select one course from WSU CORE Element 4.
 

SOCIAL SCIENCE: 6 HOURS

Select WSU CORE courses from two different disciplines that satisfy Intensive Writing (IW) and Multicultural (MC) compentencies.  EE students are advised to take one 3-hour course from the economics (EC) courses in WSU CORE Element 5.
 

NATURAL SCIENCE: 10 HOURS

• PHY 2400 - General Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
• PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• PHY 2410 - General Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
• PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

ADDITIONAL CORE COURSES: 8 HOURS

• MTH 2310 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4

• and one of the following lecture and lab science courses from WSU CORE Element VI - Natural Sciences:

• BIO 1120 - Cells and Genes Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• BIO 1120L - Cells & Genes Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0 and
• BIO 1120R - Cells and Genes Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0

• or

• BIO 1150 - Organisms and Ecosystems Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• BIO 1150L - Organisms & Ecosystems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

• or

• CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3 and
• CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2 and
• CHM 1210R - General Chemistry Lab I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0

II. BSEE, Required Courses: 72 Hours

EE PRE-MAJOR COURSES BEYOND WSU CORE: 13 HOURS

EE pre-major courses must be completed with at least a 2.25 GPA before promotion to EE full major. 
 

• The following WSU CORE courses totaling 21 credit hours are listed in Section I WSU CORE:

  ENG 1100, MTH 2300, MTH 2310, PHY 2400, PHY 2400L, PHY 2410 and PHY 2410L

• EE 1000 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1

• complete each of the following:

• EE 2000 - Digital Design with HDL Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 2000L - Digital Design with HDL Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 2010 - Analog Circuit Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 2010L - Analog Circuit Theory Lab Credit Hour(s): 1

• and complete 4 hours of computer programming (lecture and lab) from

• CEG 2170 - Introduction to C Programming for Scientists and Engineers Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• CEG 2170L - Introduction to C Programming for Scientists and Engineers Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

• or

• CS 1160 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• CS 1160L - Intro to Comp Prog Lab Credit Hour(s): 0

• or

• CS 1180 - Computer Science I Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• CS 1180L - Computer Science I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

EE FULL-MAJOR COURSES BEYOND WSU CORE: 50 HOURS

Full major courses emphasize design of electronic and electrical components, devices, algorithms, and systems.  Students must complete the following courses with a WSU GPA of at least 2.0 to receive Departmental approval to enroll in EE 4910 Senior Design 1 and EE 4920 Senior Design 2.

• Complete each of the following courses:

• MTH 2350 - Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra Credit Hour(s): 4

•  

• EE 3210 - Continuous Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3

•  

• EE 4000 - Discrete Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3

•  

• EE 3260 - Random Signals and Noise Credit Hour(s): 3

•  

• EE 3310 - Electronic Devices and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 3310L - Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

•  

• MTH 2320 - Calculus III Credit Hour(s): 4
• EE 3450 - Introduction to Electromagnetics Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 3450L - Electromagnetics Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

•  

• EE 4130 - Continuous Control Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 4130L - Continuous Control Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

•  

• EE 4210 - Digital Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 4210L - Digital Communication Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

•  

• EE 4620 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 4620L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs & FPGAs Lab Credit Hour(s): 1

• In addition, complete at least 7 hours of EE 4000-level courses not including EE 4910, EE4920, EE4810, EE4820, EE4830.

• EE 4000-level courses

• Complete the two-semester Senior Design sequence.

• EE 4910 - Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project I Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 4920 - Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project II Credit Hour(s): 3

B.S. - M.S. DUAL CREDIT ELECTIVES: 9 HOURS

Complete 9 credit hours of CS/CEG/EE/MTH/PHY 6000 or 7000 level coursework according to an approved M.S.E.E. graduation plan.

III. BSEE, General Electives: 5 Hours

Redundant courses, e.g., EE 2011/L, EE 3510, ISE 2211, MS 2040, STT 3630, ST 2640 will not be accepted. 
 

IV. MSEE Program Requirements: 21 Hours

The following requirements must be met for the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree:

1. Completion of 30 graduate credit hours (in courses numbered 6000 or above) in a program of study as approved by the Electrical Engineering Graduate Program Director no later than the second term of graduate coursework. ?
2. Students under the 4+1 program may use up to 9 graduate credit hours of EE-prefix coursework completed as part of the BSEE program to satisfy the 30 graduate credit hour minimum.
3. Up to 12 of the total 30 graduate credit hours may be at the 6000 level.
4. At least 24 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must have an EE (electrical engineering) prefix.
5. At least 18 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be courses numbered 7000 or above.
6. At least 12 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be EE 7000-level or above.
7. At most 8 hours of Graduate-Program-Director-approved graduate transfer credit may be applied toward graduation.
8. Elective courses must be selected from an approved list, which is available from the Department of Electrical Engineering.
9. Students may count up to 2 credit hours of EE 7990 (Independent Study), or 1 credit hour of EE 7990 and 1 credit hour of EE 7910/7920 CPT (internship in EE).
10. No more than 6 graduate credit hours of C grades may be counted toward graduation. Of the maximum total of 6 graduate credit hours of C, no more than 2 of these may correspond to Laboratory courses.
11. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.
12. Students must complete at least three courses from one of the specialization tracks and at least two of three must be 7000 level or above.
13. Students may choose a thesis option or a non-thesis option. Students employed as teaching or research assistants through the Graduate School must choose the thesis option.  The thesis option consists of a research project satisfying all requirements of the Graduate School. The final report (thesis) must be completed and successfully defended in an oral examination before a faculty committee. Students may count up to 9 credit hours of thesis research project (EE 7990) toward the 30 graduate credit hour requirement.  Students who choose the non-thesis option must complete 30 hours of graduate coursework that satisfy items 1 through 12 above.

VLSI & ELECTRONICS

• EE 6440 - Electronic Integrated Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6440L - Electronic Integrated Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6540 - Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6540L - Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6550 - IC Hardware Security and Trust Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6550L - IC Hardware Security and Trust Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6620 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6620L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 7410 - Power Electronics I Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7420 - Power Electronics II Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7430 - High Frequency Magnetic Components Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7440 - RF Power Amplifiers Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7510 - Digital Wideband Receiver Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7520 - Low Power VLSI System Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7530 - VLSI Design Synthesis and Optimization Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7540 - VLSI Testing and Design for Testability Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7550 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7580 - CMOS Mixed Signal IC Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7590 - CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3

CONTROLS

• EE 6120 - Industrial Controls and Automation Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6120L - Industrial Controls and Automation Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6130 - Continuous Control Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6130L - Continuous Control Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6170 - Digital Control Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6170L - Digital Control Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6190 - Reinforcement Learning and Neural Networks in Intelligent Control Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6190L - Reinforcement Learning and Neural Networks in Intelligent Control Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6560 - Introduction to Robotics Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6560L - Introduction to Robotics Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6600 - Autonomous UAV Flight Control Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6600L - Autonomous UAV Flight Control Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 7020 - Modern Control I Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7030 - Computational Engineering Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7200 - Modern Control II Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7260 - Autonomous Unmanned Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7270 - Adaptive Control Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7280 - Intelligent Control Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7560 - Advanced Robotics Credit Hour(s): 3

SIGNAL PROCESSING & COMMUNICATIONS

• EE 6000 - Discrete Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6210 - Digital Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6210L - Digital Communication Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6360 - Digital Signal Processing: Theory, Application and Implementation Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6730 - Wireless Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6730L - Wireless Communication Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6750 - Introduction to Radar Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6840 - Introduction to Machine Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7010 - Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7150 - Digital Image Processing Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7160 - Multisensor and Information Fusion Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7170 - Target Tracking and Data Association Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7330 - Modern Radar Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7350 - Wireless Communication Techniques Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7360 - Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7370 - Advanced Electronic Warfare Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7400 - Information Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7610 - Random Processes Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7620 - Detection, Estimation, and Optimal Filter Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7630 - Stochastic Signal Processing Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7820 - Pattern Recognition Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7830 - Machine Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7840 - Computer Vision Credit Hour(s): 3

RF & MICROWAVE

• EE 6100 - Nano-Fabrication of Integrated Solid State Devices Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6400 - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6420 - Microwave Engineering I - Passive Components Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6420L - Microwave Engineering I Passive Components Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6460 - Microwave Engineering II - Active Components and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6460L - Microwave Engineering II - Active Components and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6470 - Antenna Theory and Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6470L - Antenna Theory and Design Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 6480 - Remote Sensing Detectors and Systems Credit Hour(s): 4
• EE 6700 - Introduction to MEMS Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 6700L - Introduction to MEMS Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 7080 - Advanced Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7430 - High Frequency Magnetic Components Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7440 - RF Power Amplifiers Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7460 - Advanced Electromagnetics Engineering Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7470 - Electromagnetic Simulation Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7480 - Advanced Microwave Engineering Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7490 - Antenna Theory and Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7490L - Antenna Theory and Design Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

BSEE and MSEE Total: 141 Hours

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