Electrical Engineering

Overview

An MS in Electrical Engineering from the University at Buffalo SUNY - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will lead to a specialization in one of the following:

• Signals, Communications and Networking

• Optics and Photonics

• Solid State Electronics

• Energy Systems

MS Thesis

If you wish to fulfill the MS degree requirements by means of a thesis, you must first find a faculty member who shares your interest in a topic and is willing to supervise your efforts. This person will constitute the committee that must ultimately read and approve your work. Each thesis must be successfully defended in an oral examination.

A limit is imposed by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) on the number of thesis credits which are applicable toward graduate degree requirements. For the MS degree with a thesis, a maximum of six credit hours for thesis (plus at least 24 credit hours of course work) may be applied. A minimum of 3 credit hours of thesis work is required. You should register for EE 599 while you are working on an MS thesis.

Instructions governing the preparation of theses appear in several university publications, including one entitled Instructions for Preparing Theses and Dissertations. Consult these guidelines before preparing your final manuscript.

The typing of a thesis is the responsibility of the student. There are editors and typesetting programs available on the university computer system which can be used for manuscript preparation.

Comprehensive Exam

The content of the Comprehensive Exam is based on the most recent offerings of each of the courses. It is incumbent upon the candidate to check that the material they prepare before the exam corresponds to that covered in the most recent offerings of each course.

The Comprehensive Exam is offered twice a year, once in the fall semester and again in the spring semester. It is an integrative experience in the form of a written examination. Questions will be of an integrative nature, largely focusing on the core subjects of the major. 

That is, the minimal answer to pass will be drawn from the core courses. The emphasis will be on the integration of the tools/methods that were covered in the core courses. Students are not allowed to bring in any course material (formulae, books, etc.) to the exam. Any such material, if needed, will be provided at the exam.