DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM OF STUDY
Information provided in the following sections includes Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC), the Master of Engineering in electrical engineering (MEEE) and the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree programs, requests for deviation from the requirements, and graduate courses.
The student must form a Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and register a preliminary plan of study in the Program by the end of the second semester. The Graduate Advisory Committee's membership reflects the specialized professional requirements of the area of concentration. The advisory committee for Master’s degree students consists of three (3) faculty members with one of them serving as the student's advisor. One member of the committee may be from outside the program. The student's advisor serves as the chair of the GAC. A final plan of study must be submitted when a student completes her/his coursework. The decision of the Graduate Advisory Committee is based on a majority vote.
The forum for any deviations from the requirements described in the Petroleum Institute Graduate Catalog will be a formal petition by the Chair of the student's Graduate Advisory Committee to the Electrical Engineering Graduate Committee. Deviations from the requirements may be considered for significant reasons only.
The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree requires a minimum of thirty-two (32) credit hours, as detailed below:
- Six (6) credit hours of core courses
- At least nine (9) credit hours in an area of concentration
- Six (6) credit hours of mathematics courses
- Three (3) credit hours in an approved elective area
- Six (6) credit hours of thesis research
- Two (2) credit hours of graduate seminars
Core course requirements and courses that can be taken for graduate credit follow:
| Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
| Core (Required) |
Courses |
Credit Hours |
ELEG 501 or
ELEG 510 |
Modern Control Engineering or
Advanced Linear Systems |
3 |
| ELEG 530 |
Advanced Power System Analysis |
3 |
| ELEG 595 |
Graduate Seminar I |
1 |
| ELEG 596 |
Graduate Seminar II |
1 |
| ELEG 599 |
Masters of Science Thesis |
6 |
Courses that can be taken for graduate credit in the Control Systems area:
ELEG 501 Modern Control Engineering
ELEG 510 Advanced Linear Systems
ELEG 511 Modeling and System Identification
ELEG 512 Advanced Digital Control Systems
ELEG 513 Optimal Control
ELEG 514 Adaptive Control
ELEG 515 Intelligent Control
ELEG 516 Non-linear Control
ELEG 517 Advanced Signal Processing
ELEG 518 Probability and Random Processes
ELEG 519 Stochastic Control
ELEG 520 Robotics
ELEG 521 Mechatronics
ELEG 522 Advanced Instrumentation and Measurements
ELEG 590 Computation Methods for Engineering
ELEG 593 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
ELEG 594 Optimization Methods for Engineers
ELEG 595 Non-thesis Research
ELEG 597 Advanced Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Courses that can be taken for graduate credit in the Power Systems area:
ELEG 530 Advanced Power System Analysis
ELEG 531 Power System Planning
ELEG 532 Power System Dynamics and Stability
ELEG 533 Power System Operation and Control
ELEG 534 Power Quality
ELEG 535 Electric Drives
ELEG 536 Power System Reliability
ELEG 537 Protection Relaying Theory, Application and Design
ELEG 538 Digital Power System Protection
ELEG 539 Industrial Electric Motors Fault Analysis
ELEG 590 Computation Methods for Engineering
ELEG 591 Embedded Controllers
ELEG 592 Non-destructive Testing
ELEG 593 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
ELEG 594 Optimization Methods for Engineers
ELEG 595 Non-thesis Research
ELEG 597 Advanced Probability and Statistics for Engineers
The program of study for a Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree in electrical engineering is selected by the student in consultation with his/her advisor and with the approval of the student’s graduate advisory committee (GAC).
The Master of Science curriculum in Electrical Engineering includes a Master thesis (ELEG599). Students are required to do a minimum of 6 hours of thesis to satisfy the thesis requirement of the Master of Science degree. The thesis is a faculty-directed independent study of an electrical engineering problem, subject, or research topic. The project is usually applied in nature in order to provide students with a forum for meaningful application of the subjects and methods being studied in the Master’s program. A thesis topic is selected in consultation with the student’s academic advisor subject to approval of the student’s Graduate Advisory Committee. A designated Thesis Advisor provides direct guidance to the student in the execution of the thesis.
The following specific guidelines apply:
- The thesis topic must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and graduate advisory committee the based on a written proposal submitted by the student.
- A student may not begin work on the thesis until at least 12 credit hours of approved Master of Science course work has been completed. After starting the thesis work, the student must register for 1-3 credit hours of the Master Thesis course (ELEG 599) for each semester until the research is completed and approved. A maximum of six (6) credit hours can be applied to a Master of Science degree in the Electrical Engineering Program.
- Constraints due to propriety concerns must be agreed to by the student, her/his employer, the faculty members involved in the project, and the student’s academic advisor. All concerned are expected to abide by confidentiality agreements.
At the completion of the thesis work, the student is required to writes the document and present an oral defense of the thesis to the electrical engineering faculty. The thesis will be graded based on Pass/Fail basis.
The Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (MEEE) requires thirty-five (35) credit hours of coursework. The required 35-credit hours include:
- Six (6) credit hours of core or required EE courses
- Six (6) credit hours of mathematics courses
- Six (6) credit hours of business and/or management-related courses
- Six (6) credit hours of EE graduate level courses in the student's area of concentration
- Six (6) credit hours of additional approved elective courses, which may be either in an electrical engineering area outside that of the student’s area of concentration or in a relevant subject area outside the Electrical Engineering program.
- Two (2) credit hours of graduate seminar, and
- Three (3) credit hours of project work
Note: The student is expected to give a public presentation on her/his project. In addition, the student must satisfy all the Petroleum Institute requirements defined in the current edition of The Petroleum Institute Graduate Catalog.
Core course requirements and courses that can be taken for graduate credit follow:
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering |
Core (Required) |
Courses |
Credit Hours |
ELEG 501 or
ELEG 510 |
Modern Control Engineering or
Advanced Linear Systems |
3 |
ELEG 530 |
Advanced Power System Analysis |
3 |
ELEG 595 |
Graduate Seminar I |
1 |
ELEG 596 |
Graduate Seminar II |
1 |
ELEG 598 |
Engineering Project |
3 |
At least 2 of the following courses or six (6) credit hours of other business and/or management-related courses approved by the Graduate Committee:
ENGR561 Project Cost Accounting and Finance
ENGR563 Project Management
ENGR565 Management of Project Teams
Courses that can be taken for graduate credit in the Control Systems area:
ELEG 501 Modern Control Engineering
ELEG 510 Advanced Linear Systems
ELEG 511 Modeling and System Identification
ELEG 512 Advanced Digital Control Systems
ELEG 513 Optimal Control
ELEG 514 Adaptive Control
ELEG 515 Intelligent Control
ELEG 516 Non-linear Control
ELEG 517 Advanced Signal Processing
ELEG 518 Probability and Random Processes
ELEG 519 Stochastic Control
ELEG 520 Robotics
ELEG 521 Mechatronics
ELEG 522 Advanced Instrumentation and Measurements
ELEG 590 Computation Methods for Engineering
ELEG 593 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
ELEG 594 Optimization Methods for Engineers
ELEG 597 Advanced Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Courses that can be taken for graduate credit in the Power Systems area:
ELEG 530 Advanced Power System Analysis
ELEG 531 Power System Planning
ELEG 532 Power System Dynamics and Stability
ELEG 533 Power System Operation and Control
ELEG 534 Power Quality
ELEG 535 Electric Drives
ELEG 536 Power System Reliability
ELEG 537 Protection Relaying Theory, Application and Design
ELEG 538 Digital Power System Protection
ELEG 539 Industrial Electric Motors Fault Analysis
ELEG 590 Computation Methods for Engineering
ELEG 591 Embedded Controllers
ELEG 592 Non-destructive Testing
ELEG 593 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
ELEG 594 Optimization Methods for Engineers
ELEG 597 Advanced Probability and Statistics for Engineers
The program of study for a Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree in electrical engineering is selected by the student in consultation with his/her advisor and with the approval of the student’s graduate advisory committee (GAC).
The Master of Engineering curriculum in Electrical Engineering includes an engineering project (ELEG598). Students are required to do three hours of engineering project work to satisfy the requirement of an engineering project for the Master of Engineering degree. The project is a faculty-directed independent study of an engineering problem, subject, or research topic relevant to the student's current or anticipated career field. The project is usually applied in nature in order to provide students with a forum for meaningful application of the subjects and methods being studied in the Master’s program. Projects are selected in consultation with the student’s academic advisor with approval from the student’s Graduate Advisory Committee, and require that a Project Advisor also be designated. The role of the Project Advisor is to provide direct guidance to the student in the execution of the project.
The following specific guidelines apply:
- The project must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and graduate advisory committee based on a written proposal submitted by the student.
- A student may not begin work on the project until at least 12 credit hours of approved Master of Engineering course work has been completed. After starting the project, the student must register for 1-3 credit hours of the Engineering Project course (ELEG 598) for each semester until the project is completed and approved. A maximum of three (3) credit hours can be applied to a Master of Engineering degree in the Electrical Engineering Program.
- Topics for the engineering project may be related the student's work for a company or agency including her/his employer.
- Constraints due to propriety concerns must be agreed to by the student, her/his employer, the faculty members involved in the project, and the student’s academic advisor. All concerned are expected to abide by confidentiality agreements.
At the completion of the project, the student is required to prepare a written report and present an oral defense of the project to the electrical engineering faculty. The project will be graded based on Pass/Fail basis.
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