The online Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering offers two plans of study, a thesis and non-thesis option. The curriculum is built to empower electrical and computer engineers to follow their passions, confront technical challenges and develop powerful new devices. Our courses in high-demand fields like autonomous vehicles, neural networks and diamond technology give professionals the advanced knowledge of systems and platforms that they need to usher in the next wave of revolutionary advances.
The pioneering researchers of MSU’s faculty shaped the electrical and computer engineering curriculum and regularly update courses with the concepts and technologies that graduates need to excel in cutting-edge organizations. You’ll have opportunities to receive individualized mentorship and pursue your own areas of interest as you complete a program that’s built for a constantly evolving world of fast-paced innovation.
Below are the requirements for completion for each study plan. Students in both the thesis and non-thesis option must take at least two courses (six credits) from the following selection of courses:
- ECE 821: Advanced Power Electronics and Applications
- ECE 830: Embedded Cyber-Physical Systems
- ECE 835: Advanced Electromagnetic Fields and Waves I
- ECE 842: Performance Modeling of Communication Networks
- ECE 851: Linear Control Systems
- ECE 863: Analysis of Stochastic Systems
- ECE 874: Physical Electronics
Master’s degree Plan A (thesis option) Requirements
- Total credit requirement: 30 credits (courses below 400 level may not be counted)
- 12 Credits in ECE courses at the 800- or 900-level
- 6 credits in supporting classes from outside the MSU College of Engineering. Note that more courses may be offered online in the future. The current online courses that fulfill the breadth requirement include:
- STT 861, 875
- A minimum of 4 credits and no more than 8 credits of ECE 899 (thesis research)
- A minimum of 20 credits at the 800 level or above (including thesis credits)
- First-year graduate students must attend a minimum of 7 seminars from the graduate seminar series. All live sessions are recorded and are made available for students to watch later if they are unable to attend the live sessions.
- Students who elect the thesis option will also need to work with an ECE faculty member to advise them with their thesis research.
Master’s degree Plan B (non-thesis option) Requirements
- Total credit requirement: 30 credits (courses below 400 level may not be counted)
- 12 Credits in ECE courses at the 800- or 900-level
- 6 credits in supporting classes from outside the MSU College of Engineering. Note that more courses may be offered online in the future. The current online courses that fulfill the breadth requirement include:
- STT 861, 875
- A minimum of 18 credits at the 800 level or above.
- First-year graduate students must attend a minimum of 7 seminars from the graduate seminar series. All live sessions are recorded and are made available for students to watch later if they are unable to attend the live sessions.
Graduate Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Descriptions
Note: Not all courses are available every semester. Contact an Admission Counselor for more information on course availability and to discuss your desired academic plan.
The purpose of this graduate level course is to teach students to formulate problems as mathematical games and provide the basic analysis and computational tools to solve them. The course covers:
- Static games: From two player zero sum games to N player non-zero sum games.
- Nash equilibrium and saddle-points.
- Algorithms and computational methods to solve games.
- Dynamic games: discrete and continuous time settings.
The intended audience includes (but is not restricted to) students in control, communications, signal processing, mechanical engineering, computational mathematics science and engineering and computer science. The class will be project-oriented and the students are strongly encouraged to choose a project that is relevant to their own research area.
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