This Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering provides research in the areas of avionics and navigation, communications and signal processing, controls, computer engineering, autonomous vehicles, electromagnetics, opto- and nano-electronics, industrial controls, and analog and digital circuits.
Graduate study in electrical engineering will give you the tools to design, implement, and test and create the next generation of electrical and electronics systems. Our faculty conduct research in specializations like navigation systems, controls systems, photonics, optoelectronics, machine learning, and bioinformatics, to name just a few.
Our Electrical Engineering master's degree educates engineering professionals to become leaders in industry, government and university positions who are committed to the highest standards of professional ethics, lifelong learning, and improving the human condition.
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About Advising, Committee & Program of Study
The curricula for graduate degrees in electrical engineering is dependent on your individualized program of study.
This full-time program is located at the Athens campus, and offers thesis and non-thesis project options. Normative time to completion is two years.
The Athens-based M.S. in Electrical Engineering requires a minimum of 33 credit hours for the M.S. Thesis track and 36 credit hours for M.S. Non-Thesis track, and completion of an approved program of study.
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View the catalog for details about the thesis and non-thesis options. For the thesis track students must successfully complete and defend a thesis. Students fulfilling degree requirements by completing a non-thesis project must complete a minimum of 33 hours of graduate-level coursework as approved by the Graduate Chair.
Admission and support such as tuition scholarships, research and teaching assistantships are competitive. Letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, grade point average (GPA), GRE, and TOEFL scores are all considered when determining an application fee waiver, admission, and financial support.
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Questions? Contact the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Programs Office at russgradinfo@ohio.edu or 740.593.1922.