The MSECE program offers students two degree options:
Option I: Coursework Only
This option requires 16 credit hours of core courses plus 16 credit hours of technical electives for a total of 32 credit hours. The core courses must be taken prior to the elective courses. At least one of the technical electives must be at the 6000 level. Advanced-level electives (6XX4) require completion of core courses or specific approval by both the instructor and the chair.
Option II: Coursework and Thesis
If a student elects to write a thesis, the core courses requirement may be waived at the thesis advisor’s discretion. This option requires 20 credit hours of a combination of any of the core and technical electives courses plus a ten-credit-hour thesis for a total of 30 credit hours. The student, in consultation with his or her thesis advisor, proposes a thesis topic by submitting the “Petition for a Master’s Thesis” form that describes the research topic in detail and presents the research plan. The thesis proposal must be successfully presented to the student’s thesis committee before the master’s thesis credits are elected. Once the thesis is accepted, the student can take any combination of EEE 6911, EEE 6912, and EEE 6913, to add up to the ten thesis credits. Once the thesis is completed, the student must successfully defend it before his or her thesis committee.
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 32 (option I) or 30 (option II)
Core Courses
| Course Name | Course # | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Analysis | EEE 5114 | 4 |
| Digital Signal Processing | EEE 5654 | 4 |
| Digital Communications | EEE 5444 | 4 |
| Digital Control Systems | EEE 5534 | 4 |
Technical Electives
| Course Name | Course # | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Power Distribution Systems | EEE 5144 | 3 |
| Electrical Machines and Transformers | EEE 5134 | 3 |
| Advanced Computer Architecture | EEE 5204 | 3 |
| Advanced Microprocessors | EEE 5264 | 3 |
| Digital Image Processing | EEE 5274 | 3 |
| Parallel Architectures | EEE 5284 | 3 |
| Power Electronics | EEE 5314 | 3 |
| Network Synthesis | EEE 5324 | 3 |
| Computer Networking | EEE 5364 | 4 |
| Modern Control Systems | EEE 5524 | 4 |
| Applications of Artificial Intelligence | EEE 5553 | 4 |
| Interfacing and Control of Robots | EEE 5563 | 4 |
| VLSI Systems Design | EEE 6624 | 4 |
| Optical Systems Engineering | EEE 5634 | 4 |
| Communication Circuits | EEE 5784 | 4 |
| Directed Study | EEE 5911-4 | 4 |
| Special Topics/Elect. & Comp. Eng | EEE 5923-4 | 4 |
| Smart Grid Communications | EEE 6144 | 4 |
| Software Defined Radio | EEE 6444 | 4 |
| Nonlinear and Optimal Control | EEE 6524 | 4 |
| Adaptive Control | EEE 6534 | 4 |
| Engineering Optimization | EEE 6704 | 4 |
| Advanced Communication Theory | EEE 6784 | 4 |
| Master's Project | EEE 6901-4 | 4 |
| Master's Thesis Research | EEE 6911-3 | 3 |
| Adv. Spec. Topics/Elect. & Comp. Eng. | EEE 6994 | 4 |
The following Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) degree electives may be used as technical electives with the advisor’s approval. (The prerequisites for these courses are listed in their course descriptions.)
| Course Name | Course # | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Java Programming | MCS 5023 | 3 |
| Software Engineering | MCS 5103 | 3 |
| Database Systems | MCS 5303 | 3 |
| Intelligent Systems | MCS 5503 | 3 |
| Intro. to Distributed Computing | MCS 5703 | 3 |
| Adv. Topics Software Eng. Techniques | MCS 6123 | 3 |
| Distributive Database Systems | MCS 6323 | 3 |
| Adv. Topics in Intelligent Systems | MCS 6513 | 3 |
| Adv. Topics in Distributed Computing | MCS 6723 | 3 |
For details on LTU's MSECE curriculum and other MSECE-related information, click the button below to download the MSECE student handbook.
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