Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Our Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree is one of the few programs in the
United States designed for practitioners rather than analysts. It is structured to educate students to
design and develop applications from the inception stage through the manufacturing, testing, and
delivery of a product. The main objective of the program is to provide traditional engineers with the
fundamentals of circuit modeling and design, circuit analysis, circuit construction and testing,
government and industry regulations, and the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to design and
use modern computer-based design and analysis software. If you’re looking for the advanced
knowledge and skills needed to use modern computer-based design and analysis software, this degree
is for you. Offered entirely online, this design-oriented program teaches what it takes to manufacture a
system that meets industry, national, and international standards. As a student, you will learn how to
design, manufacture, and deliver a product that meets these standards. A tuition discount is available
for IEEE members.
• Online course delivery with audio – using VoIP
• Real-time lectures in the evening – recorded for later playback
• No resident requirement – earn your degree from home or on the road
• Transfer up to 6-credits of equivalent graduate coursework

MSEE CURRICULUM (30 credits)

Required Core Courses (18 credits) Electrical Engineering Electives
EE-600 Mathematical Modeling and Analysis EE-614 Large Scale Integrated Design
EE-601 Modern Circuit Design and Simulation EE-651 Communications Theory
EE-606 Signal Processing EE-652 Microcontroller System Development
EE-607 Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility EE-653 Analog and Digital Control Theory
EE-710 Designing for Reliability and Manufacturability EE-656 Image Processing
EE-720 Designing for Testability EE-665 Microwave Circuit Theory and Design

Required Capstone Courses (6 credits) Information Assurance Electives

IAE-611 Wireless Security
EE-708 Master’s Project Research
IAE-621 Applied Wireless Network Security
EE-758 Master’s Project
Internet Engineering Electives
Electives (6 credits) IE-701 Principles of Designing and Engineering
Choose any combination of two courses from the elective Computer Networks
options posted in the right-hand column. IE-707 Network Architecture Convergence Using
Wireless Technology
IE-712 Design and Practice of Secure Information
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EE-600 Mathematical Modeling and Analysis EE-708 Master’s Project Research (3 credits)
(3 credits) This course will cover all aspects of proposing and
A study of MATLAB and various toolboxes that are executing a research and development task for the
used by engineers for modeling, simulation, analysis U.S. government. Case studies on how to identify,
of systems in control, and signal processing. System interpret, and respond to Broad Agency
modeling including Laplace transforms method, Announcements. Creating preliminary response,
block diagram, signal flow graphs and state-space. including quad charts and white papers. Techniques
System response specifications, system stability, root for providing a rough order of magnitude (ROM)
locus analysis, and frequency response analysis. cost. Preparing the full final proposal, including
Dynamic system modeling and simulation using abstract, statement of work, schedule, milestones,
Simulink. Offered in the 16-week fall semester. deliverables, risk mitigation, preplanned follow-on
efforts, procurement, subcontracts, describing the
EE-601 Modern Circuit Design and Simulation labor mix, and developing a full cost proposal.
(3 credits) A study of the various SPICE based Attention will be given to protection of proprietary
software tools used by engineers to design and information, protection of intellectual property, and
simulate circuits. Analog, digital and mixed to compliance with the Federal Acquisition
simulation. Component selection and modeling use Regulations (FAR). The course will culminate with
of libraries and customizing components and models. the execution of a mock project, with final
Students design and calculate theoretical results and deliverables, and final closeout of the project.
compare results to simulations. Students will be Examples from federal R&D projects in public
required to purchase software. Prerequisite: Normal domain will be used throughout the course. Offered
undergraduate course in circuit modeling. Offered in in the 16-week fall semester.
the 16-week fall semester.
EE-710 Designing for Reliability &
EE-606 Signal Processing (3 credits) Manufacturability (3 credits)
Review of signal and system theory. Sampling and Design methodology and standards applied in the
the z-transform. Complex variable theory applied to construction and assembly of electronic circuits for
z-transforms. Digital filter design techniques. Mixed- reliability. Redundancy, parallel structure and
radix DFTs and FFTs. Quantization theory. Speech majority rule circuits. Materials and component
processing. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in selection. Vibrational analysis, thermal analysis and
signal processing. Offered in the 16-week spring packaging. Classification of hardware for
semester. commercial, military or space applications. MIL-spec
and IPC standards discussed. Offered in the 16-week
EE-607 Electromagnetic Interference and summer semester.
Compatibility (3 credits)
Class A and Class B devices. Standards for EE-720 Designing for Testability (3 credits)
measuring emissions and acceptable limits. Design for testability. Types of testing, functional
Conducted and radiated emission. Mutual testing, and structural testing. Automatic test pattern
capacitance and inductance. Coupling Paths. generation. Scanning and scan-based design rules.
Crosstalk. Shielding theory and applications. Critical paths. Memory test and diagnostics. Built-in
Modeling of circuits in noise applications. Parasitics self-testing. ATE equipment, local and remote testing
and their reduction. Ferrite beads and chokes. and limitations. Students will have access to on-line
Overview of low noise design for printed circuits. test workstations. Offered in the 16-week summer
Frequency and time domain analysis of noise. semester.
Grounding issues and their reduction. Electrostatic
discharge, electromagnetic pulses and lightning. EE-758 Master’s Project (3 credits)
Offered in the 16-week spring semester. Students integrate prior coursework and personal
experiences into a master’s project. Students develop
a full final proposal, including abstract, statement of
The anticipated timing and schedule of work, schedule, milestones, and deliverables as
course offerings is subject to review and learned in EE-708. Proposal must be delivered to
may change. class and approval of project advisor required.
Regular progress reports required. Final presentation
will be live over the Internet. Prerequisite: EE-708.
Offered in the 16-week spring semester.