{"id":1600,"date":"2014-10-30T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:35:01","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/curriculum","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Students in the master\u2019s program gain an advanced, in-depth knowledge across a breadth of electrical and computer engineering topics, while developing a concentrated knowledge base within a key area of study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\/computer-engineering\">Computer Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\/power-energy\">Power &amp; Energy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\/signal-processing\">Signal Processing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\/biomedical-systems-devices\">Biomedical Systems and Devices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\/microelectronics-devices\">Microelectronics and Devices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\/wireless-rf-microwave-telecommunications\">Wireless, RF\/Microwave, and Telecommunications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gml-stem-students-engineering005-square.jpg\" alt=\"Man with dark hair wearing a white shirt holding a blue cord that is plugged into a device. A man in dark jacket is working on a computer in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-10000031268 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gml-stem-students-engineering005-square.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gml-stem-students-engineering005-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gml-stem-students-engineering005-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gml-stem-students-engineering005-square-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gml-stem-students-engineering005-square-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each focus area gives students an opportunity to tailor their path through the program to meet their educational and career objectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A variety of electives such as <strong>signal processing, embedded systems design, acoustical engineering, power electronics, solar cells, wireless communication, and digital systems processing<\/strong> serve to expose and help students explore a breadth of topics. Students can choose to dive into research and engage in current faculty research while pursuing a thesis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help students decide if they want to do the thesis or coursework option, the curriculum includes a 1-credit faculty research seminar for students to interact and learn about current faculty research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students fulfill the 46 credits of the curriculum by choosing to pursue the <a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/coursework-option\">coursework option<\/a> or <a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/thesis-option\">thesis option<\/a>. Those looking to <a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/research\">dive into research<\/a> or focus on a particular area of study should deeply consider the thesis option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coursework Option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/coursework-option#seminar\">1 credit B EE Graduate Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/coursework-option#advanced-courses\">5 credits of advanced coursework<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/coursework-option#electives\">40 credits of B EE electives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thesis Option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/thesis-option#seminar\">1 credit B EE Graduate Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/thesis-option#thesis\">10 thesis credits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/advising\/degree-requirements\/thesis-option#electives\">35 credits of B EE electives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The master&#8217;s degree is designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals and full-time research students. Enrollment is either part time or full time, with courses meeting in the afternoon and evening two or three times a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full-time students are able to complete the degree requirements in one and a half to two years, while part-time students are able to complete the degree requirements in three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For brief descriptions of the MSECE courses, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/students\/crscatb\/bee.html#bee510\">UW Bothell Electrical Engineering Course Descriptions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each focus area gives students an opportunity to tailor their path through the program to meet their educational and career objectives. A variety of electives such as signal processing, embedded systems design, acoustical engineering, power electronics, solar cells, wireless communication, and digital systems processing serve to expose and help students explore a breadth of topics&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":32905,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Curriculum - School of Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/graduate\/ms-electrical-computer-engineering\/curriculum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Curriculum - School of Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each focus area gives students an opportunity to tailor their path through the program to meet their educational and career objectives. 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