Degree Requirements
- Completion of an approved program consisting of 30 units of 400/500/600-level courses as follows:
- At least 18 units, including a thesis or project if chosen, must be in electrical and computer engineering (EECE); remaining units may be selected from electrical or computer engineering or in related areas with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator.
- At least 18 of the units required for the degree must be in 600-level courses.
- Not more than 9 semester units of transfer and/or extension credit (correspondence courses and U.C. extension course work are not acceptable); Open University courses are included in this 9 unit total.
- Completion and final approval of one of the following three plans as specified by the graduate advisory committee:
- Thesis Plan: This plan includes 24 units of course work and 6 units of thesis research (EECE 699T). Research may be theoretical or applied but must reflect an individual in-depth study into an approved topic. This plan requires a formal research thesis that must be submitted to Graduate Programs for approval and accession to the library.
- Project Plan: Requirements for this plan consist of 27 units of course work and 3 units of project preparation (EECE 699P). The project must show how analysis and design have been applied to a particular area of electronic or computer engineering. A written project description must be submitted to Graduate Programs for approval and accession to the library.
- Examination Plan: Requirements for this plan consist of 30 units of course work and a comprehensive examination prepared by the faculty. The examination will cover areas discussed in the two program core courses.
- Approval by the Graduate Coordinator and the Graduate Coordinators Committee on behalf of the faculty of the University.