Degree Requirements

The road to graduation may seem long, but we’re here to help you find the best route toward your degree. Continue reading to see important information about the Graduate program, electives, and more. 

Requirements

To meet the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree requirements, you must:

• Complete 33 semester units with a Cumulative Major GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).
• Have an overall SJSU GPA of 3.0 or better.

Students can complete the MSEE program with either the Project or Thesis option:

Required Courses

Notes:

• To see what Area of Specialization each of our courses belongs to, visit our Graduate Syllabi page.

With approval from a Project/Thesis Advisor:

• You can change from project to thesis option by taking EE 297A and EE 299B, OR
• You can change from thesis to project option by taking EE 299A and EE 297B

In exceptional cases, with pre-approval from the Graduate Advisor:

• Up to three units of undergraduate upper-division EE courses listed below may be approved as electives: EE 104, EE 127, EE 129, EE 132 (if not take EE 231), EE 134, EE 136, EE 153, EE 161, EE 166, EE 172, EE 181 (if not take EE 281), EE 182
  AND
• Up to three units of graduate-level courses taken at SJSU but outside the Electrical Engineering Department may be approved as electives
  OR
• Up to six units of graduate-level Open University courses taken in the EE Department at SJSU (or transferred from another university before your admission to MSEE program at SJSU) may be approved as electives.

Culminating Experience

EE 297B (MSEE Project) and EE 299B (Master’s Thesis) are the culminating experiences of the MSEE program. You may take one of these classes after passing the EE 297A (MSEE Proposal) or EE 299A (MSEE Thesis Proposal).

To enroll in EE 297A or EE 299A, students must be classified status, be good standing (NOT on probation), have overall SJSU GPA of 3.0 or above, satisfied GWAR requirement or completed EE 295 or ENGR 200W with grade C or above (or may be taken concurrently with EE 297A or EE 299A).  Students also should have filed the “Petition Advancement to Candidacy" form. Do not enroll in this class if you are not qualified.

Students can enroll in any open section of EE 297A or EE 299A. All sections will be merged into one class and will be instructed by the Graduate Coordinator. Students can work for their MSEE project alone or by a team of 2 students (more than 2 students are not allowed), and project advisors will be assigned to the students during the first class meeting, which is scheduled on the first Friday of the semester, from 12:30 to 13:30.

Areas of Specialization

The Department offers you an opportunity to specialize in one of the following areas:

• Communications, Signal Processing, and Remote Sensing
• Network, Network Security, Mobile Network, and loT
• Microprocessors, Computer, Embedded Systems, and Digital Systems
• Device Physics, Micro Electronics, and Nano Electronics
• Analog Electronics and Integrated Circuits
• Power Electronics and Energy Systems
• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
• Control, Robotic, and Autonomous Systems
• Quantum Information and Computing

You can specialize in an area by taking at least three courses in that area. You can choose the electives you take from your area of specialization or from other areas.

Practical Training for MSEE Students

We encourage you to gain real-world electrical engineering experience by doing internships.

International students must contact International Student and Scholar Services for CPT requirements and applications. If approved, international students must enroll in EE 298I when working as interns.

Note: EE 298I units do not count towards the number of units required to earn an MSEE degree.