Overview
About this Degree
The thesis option is provided for students wishing to receive professional training via coursework integrated with research training through the successful completion of a thesis. In the MS Thesis Option, all coursework is selected consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements in coordination with the Student’s Faculty Advisor and approved by the student’s Advisory Committee on the Program of Study. To receive the M.S. in Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering degree from University of Georgia, each student is required to present a satisfactory research proposal approved by the student’s advisory committee and the graduate coordinator and pass a final examination and defense of the research thesis.
The non-thesis option is provided for students either currently employed in professional practice or wishing to emphasize only professional training through their MS. For the MS Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering Emphasis Non-Thesis Option, all coursework is selected consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements and approved by the program’s Graduate Director and Advisory Committee on the Program of Study. The Graduate Director serves as the student’s faculty advisor. The student identifies an appropriate faculty member to serve as supervisor for their Master’s Project who then works in coordination with the Graduate Director to advise the student through degree completion. The supervising faculty for the Master’s Project, the Graduate Director, and Graduate Coordinator comprise the student’s Advisory Committee. To receive the M.S. degree under the Non-Thesis Option, each student is required to complete a Master’s Project under the supervision of a faculty member and submit a Masters Project Report for approval by the student’s Advisory Committee.
Programme Structure
A minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework:
- 20 hours of graduate-level coursework12 hours of 8000-level courses from one or more of the ECE Emphasis Area tracks listed below.
- 8 hours of 6000-level or higher coursework from any UGA school or college, exclusive of thesis (7300) and research (7000, 7010)
- 3 hours of Foundations for Engineering Research (ENGR 6910)
- 2 hours of Graduate Seminar (ENGR 8950)**
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Electrical Engineering General Engineering & Technology Computer Sciences View 1864 other Masters in General Engineering & Technology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Completion of a B.S. and M.S. (for Ph.D. applicants) with minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) from an ABET accredited program or program in a related field. The average undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA of recent accepted students is 3.4 and 3.6, respectively. Average Quantitative GRE scores of recent accepted students range near the 80th percentile.
- Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old. Applicants who have received degrees from accredited institutions in the U.S. or from institutions in countries where English is the primary language (see list here) are usually are not required to submit the TOEFL (or IELTS) scores.
Tuition Fee
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International
24676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24676 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
24676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24676 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
8698 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8698 USD per year during 12 months.
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