Curriculum - Electrical Engineering, MS

Degree Requirements

To complete the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree, you must complete 30 credits of courses, as described below. Core courses cover fundamental material and should be taken as early as possible in the course of study for the degree program. You may take an advanced course subsequent to a core course in lieu of the core course, with approval from an Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate adviser.

In addition to completing the course requirements, you must also achieve an overall GPA of 3.0 in all NYU-Poly graduate courses you take, and a 3.0 average in the combination of the 5 to 7 courses satisfy groups 1 and 2 (see below).

Group 1: Core Courses (9 Credits)

The core courses cover fundamental material and should be taken as early as possible. An advanced course subsequent to a core course may be taken in lieu of the core course, upon approval by an ECE graduate adviser.

All students entering *in Spring 2012 semester or later* must choose two out of the following core courses (the courses chosen to satisfy this core course requirement cannot be used to satisfy the sequence requirement):

EL 6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms, Credits: 3.00 (can be substituted by EL 7133 Digital Signal Processing, Credits: 3.00)
EL 6253 Linear Systems, Credits: 3.00
EL 6303 Probability Theory, Credits: 3.00 (can be substituted by EL 6313 Stochastic Processes, Credits: 3.00)
EL 6713 Electromagnetic Theory and Applications, Credits: 3.00 (can be substituted by EL 6723 Electromagnetic Radiation and Antennas, Credits: 3.00 or EL 6753 Uhf Propagation For Wireless Systems, Credits: 3.00)

*Students entered before Spring 2012* must either satisfy the above core course requirement upon graduation, or complete three courses (9 credits) from the following list (which is in the previous rule effective before Spring 2012, and the chosen courses are allowed to be used to satisfy the sequence requirement):

Choose 3 courses from the following:

EL 5373 Internet Architecture & Protocols Lab, Credits: .00
EL 5473 Introduction to Vlsi System Design, Credits: 3.00
EL 5613 Introduction to Electric Power Systems, Credits: 3.00
EL 6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms, Credits: 3.00
EL 6253 Linear Systems, Credits: 3.00
EL 6303 Probability Theory, Credits: 3.00
EL 6413 Analog and High Frequency Amplifier Design, Credits: 3.00
EL 6713 Electromagnetic Theory and Applications, Credits: 3.00

The core courses cover fundamental material and should be taken as early as possible. An advanced course subsequent to a core course may be taken in lieu of the core course, upon approval by an ECE graduate adviser.

Group 2 (6-12 Credits)

Two sequences, each containing 2 courses, where 1 course in each sequence may be a core course in Group 1. One sequence must include EL-prefixed courses, and another sequence may contain either EL or CS-prefixed courses. Approved course sequences are listed in the ECE Graduate Student Manual, which is available in the ECE office and online.

Group 3 (Up to 6 Credits)

These are approved electives and may include up to 6 credits of graduate courses offered by any science, engineering, or management department.

Out-of-Department Courses

At least 24 credits must be in EL prefixed courses. A 3-credit course in other science or engineering disciplines may be used to substitute an EL course upon approval by an ECE graduate adviser. Remaining credits can be from any graduate courses in science, engineering or management.

Thesis, Project, and Reading

A master’s thesis (EL997x, minimal 6 credits) or an MS project (EL 9953 Advanced Project I, Credits: 3.00 or EL 9963 Advanced Project II, Credits: 3.00) or a reading course (EL 9933 Readings in Electrical and Computer Engineering I, Credits: Variable or EL 9943 Readings in Electrical and Computer Engineering II, Credits: 3.00) may be included as part of the elective courses in group 3. Oral defense of the master’s thesis with at least 3 professors in attendance is required. The total credits for thesis, projects, and readings should not exceed 9 credits within the 30 credits required for the MS degree. At most 3 credits can be taken for reading.

Transfer Credits

You can apply the 9 transfer credits allowed by NYU-Poly regulations only toward electives. Transfer credits may not be used to satisfy core or sequence course requirements.

Repetition of Courses

You may register no more than 3 times for the same course, including registration for which a W was earned. A course will not count for degree credit if taken in violation of this rule.