General Information
The Electrical Engineering Department offers thesis and non-thesis options at the master's level. Students may specialize in several areas: telecommunications; digital signal processing; systems and robotics, including control systems and machine vision; electromagnetics and RF, including antennas, microwave systems, EMC/EMI, and HF RF circuit design; alternative energy systems, including photovoltaic and fuel cell systems; bioengineering; neural networks; and optics and photonics.

Degree Requirements
Prospective students should consult the university catalog with respect to admission requirements, admission to candidacy requirements, and deficiency requirements. The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree is awarded to students who:

1. Meet all University general degree requirements (see the university catalog).
2. Satisfy the specific degree requirements of the Electrical Engineering Department, as described below with the required number of credits shown.

Master of Science Degree Thesis Option (30 credits)

1. Requires 6 credits of orally defended thesis.
2. Requires 24 credits of approved course work with the following constraints:
   1. Minimum of 15 credits at the 6000 level,
   2. Minimum of 12 credits in EE courses,
   3. Maximum of 6 credits at the 4000 level with a maximum of 3 EE credits and 3 credits in math, and
   4. A 3-credit math course.

Master of Science Degree Non-Thesis Option (33 credits)

1. Requires 33 credits of approved course work with the following constraints:
   1. Minimum of 18 credits at the 6000 level,
   2. Maximum of 9 credits at the 4000 level with a maximum of 6 credits in EE and a maximum of 3 credits in math,
   3. A 3-credit math course, and
   4. A minimum of 18 credits must be completed in EE.

Distinctive Program Characteristics
Graduate students can choose from a variety of research areas and conduct their research in a number of FAU research centers and EE department laboratories with which faculty members are affiliated; examples include:

• Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
• Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
• Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Laboratory
• RF and Microwave Laboratory
• Telecommunications and Signal Processing Laboratory
• Biometrics Laboratory
• Bioengineering/Bioinformatics Laboratory

These research centers and laboratories are well-equipped and provide students with a state-of-the-art environment in which to carry out their research. Many of our graduate students submit journal and symposium publications for peer review prior to graduation, participate and win awards in IEEE research showcase activities, and receive support for their research studies, through College of Engineering and Computer Science awards, FAU graduate fellowship awards, or external scholarship awards.