Graduate Programs
Engineering Real-World Solutions
The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department has strong graduate degree programs in several areas of engineering, including MSE in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics Engineering, and Energy Systems Engineering. Our faculty and existing graduate students are passionate about research and aspire to take 萝莉社-Dearborn to the next level in terms of national and international recognition for the research that we do, particularly the translational research that lies between discovery and product development. The ECE department consists of tenured and tenure-track faculty members, including two Fellows of the IEEE.
Faculty in the ECE department have expertise in both electrical and computer engineering, especially in the following areas: computer systems and networks, control systems, signal processing, electronics, optoelectronics, power electronics and energy systems, robotics, machine learning, and intelligent systems. Graduates from our graduate programs have gone on to pursue successful careers in industry, as well as to pursue Ph.D. studies. We invite you to learn more about our programs and faculty research.
Students desiring admission to the programs must have earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Please visit the program page to learn more about the requirements.
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Information For Current ECE Graduate Students
Graduate Courses
For the most current and finalized schedule of course offerings, please consult the Class Schedule. Course availability is subject to change.
Class Schedule
ECE Graduate Student Handbook
Graduate Advising
Academic advising is primarily done by faculty advisors with expertise in the area and with the support of our knowledgeable graduate staff. A list of faculty advisors for each ECE program is provided below. For additional academic information please contact the ECE office.
Dr. Hafiz Malik
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2065 ELB
Dr. Samir Rawashdeh
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2047 ELB
Dr. Adnan Shaout
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2070 IAVS
Dr. Selim Awad
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2055 ELB
Dr. Azeem Hafeez
- Email: [email protected]
- Office : 2080 IAVS
Dr. Junho Hong
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2072 IAVS
Dr. Taehyung Kim
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2031 ELB
Dr. Cheol Lee
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2241 HPEC
Dr. German Reyes-Villanueva
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 1292 HPEC
Dr. Alireza Mohammadi
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2057 ELB
Dr. Jaerock Kwon
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2069 ELB
Dr. Samir Rawashdeh
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: 2047 ELB
Directed Studies and Master's Thesis
Directed Studies
Students wishing to participate in guided study or directed research endeavors of academically appropriate efforts under the supervision of a full-time ECE faculty member (tenured, tenure track, and LEO IIIs and IVs), are encouraged to sign up for ECE 591 Directed Studies. This course can be taken for one (1) to three (3) credit hours. Graduate students are allowed a maximum of six (6) credit hours in Directed Study to satisfy the professional elective requirements of the MSE Electrical Engineering and MSE Computer Engineering programs. Students in the MSE Energy Systems and Sustainability Engineering program may elect to enroll in ESE 591 with prior approval from the ESE program director. If approved, ESE 591 will taken in lieu of one of that program's Elective courses.
Students electing to engage in directed study must first discuss their independent project possibilities with a faculty member. If approved, the student will then complete an authorization form and proposal, both of which must signed and dated by the faculty member they will be working with. The proposal must be clearly written, outline the student's intended goals, make a strong case for the work proposed, and indicate the specific work to be contributed by the student. Once a faculty member has agreed to supervise and evaluate the independent study or research effort, the student will then submit their course authorization and proposal form to the ECE Department for final review and approval by the ECE Department Chair.
Master's Thesis
Students in the MSE Electrical Engineering and MSE Computer Engineering programs may elect to complete six (6) credit hours of ECE 699 Master's Thesis work under the supervision of an ECE faculty advisor to satisfy the Professional Elective requirements of their degree curriculum. MSE Energy Systems and Sustainability Engineering students may elect ESE 699 Master's Thesis with the prior approval of the graduate program director. It will count for six (6) credit hours of graduate coursework replacing two courses in the Elective area and will extend at least two terms.
Graduate students electing the thesis option are expected to plan and carry out the work themselves. The student will submit a report on the project and give an oral presentation (a thesis defense) to a panel of faculty members at the close of the term.
To register for the master's thesis course, the student must complete a course authorization and proposal form, which must signed and dated by the faculty member supervising their work. The proposal must be clearly written, outline the student's intended goals, make a strong case for the work proposed, and indicate the specific work to be contributed by the student. Once a faculty member has agreed to supervise and evaluate the thesis, the student will then submit their completed course authorization and proposal form to the ECE Department for final review and approval by the ECE Department Chair.
For more information on the Master's Thesis visit the Graduate Studies Office's page on Master's Thesis Guidelines and Procedures.
Course Exemptions and Transfer of Credit
Exemptions and transfer credit are granted at the discretion of the program chair. Please see the relevant sections below for detailed information on each of these policies.
Please be aware that CECS does not allow for course waivers. However, students may petition for course exemptions in instances where a core course in a graduate program may not be available, may no longer be offered due to program changes, or the student may have taken a course with equivalent content. Previous undergraduate or graduate coursework deemed substantially similar to MSE core courses may qualify to exempt students from those core courses. Exempted courses must be replaced with ECE courses from within the degree program. An approved course exemption does not reduce the total number of credit hours needed to satisfy program requirements.
Students who have satisfied all conditions for full or conditional admission and are enrolled in good standing in their graduate program may be eligible to transfer up to a maximum of 6 credit hours of related graduate-level courses from other accredited degree-granting universities with graduate degree programs. These 6 transfer credits of previous equivalent graduate coursework can be applied to the degree only if those credits have not been counted toward a degree and have a final grade of B (3.0) or better. Students seeking transfer credit must abide by the criteria for transferring credit for master鈥檚 programs as outlined on the and in accordance with the campus鈥檚 . It is the responsibility of the student requesting transfer of credit to submit this completed form and an official transcript with course final grade and a copy of the course syllabus or the catalog鈥檚 description.
Contact the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Electrical and Computer Engineering department is conducting university business remotely and in-person.
Please be aware that ECE Staff are no longer using their personal 萝莉社ICH email accounts for student and non-employee communications. All academic inquiries must be submitted to the department via the [email protected] email address.
Advisor Appointments
Undergraduate students in need of advising should refer to the Undergraduate Advising page for scheduling options.
To schedule an appointment with your graduate program advisor, refer to the contact information on the Graduate Advising page or the "Graduate Advising" block on the ECE graduate programs page.
Course Instructor Appointments
To schedule an appointment with your course instructor, refer to your course syllabus for the best ways to meet with them.
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