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Electrical & Electronic Engineering
M.S. Degree Program
California State University, Sacramento
M.S. Degree Course Requirements


The master of science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering requires completion of 30 units of course work with a minimum 3.0 GPA.   Specific degree requirements are:  (Select number for catalog description.)

Units Course No. Course Description and Prerequisites.
A.  REQUIRED CORE COURSE (3 units)
3 EEE 244 Electrical Engineering Computational Methods & Applications (EEE 180)
Plus two of the following elective area core courses (6 units):
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3		 EEE 211
EEE 230
EEE 241
EEE 250
EEE 260
EEE 285		 Microwave Engineering
Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design
Linear Systems Analysis
Analysis of Faulted Power Systems
Statistical Theory of Communication
Micro-Computing System Design I
B.  ELECTIVES (15-21 units)
Select 15-21 units from the following fields of study and other areas, in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator.   A maximum of 6 units of undergraduate technical electives in electrical and electronic engineering may be applied to this requirement, if approved by the Graduate Coordinator and if they have not been used to satisfy the B.S. program requirements or M.S.E.E.E. admission requirements.
Communication Systems
3 EEE 211 Microwave Engineering I (EEE 161)
3 EEE 213 Microwave Devices & Circuits (EEE 162)
3 EEE 215 Lasers (EEE 161, 180; or permission of instructor)
3 EEE 233 Advanced Digital Signal Processing (EEE 174, 181 or equivalent)
3 EEE 260 Statistical Theory of Communication (EEE 185)
3 EEE 261 Information Theory, Coding, Detection (EEE 185)
3 EEE 262 Wireless Communication Systems
3 EEE 267 Fiber Optic Communications (EEE 185 or instructor permission)
Control Systems
3 EEE 221 Machine Vision
3 EEE 225 Advanced Robot Control (EEE 184 or equivalent)
3 EEE 241 Linear Systems Analysis
3 EEE 242 Statistical Signal Processing
3 EEE 246 Direct Digital Control (EEE 241)
3 EEE 249 Advanced Topics in Control & Systems
Power Systems
3 EEE 250 Analysis of Faulted Power Systems (EEE 130 or equivalent)
3 EEE 251 Power System Economics & Dispatch (EEE 141 or equivalent)
3 EEE 252 Power System Reliability & Planning (EEE 142 or equivalent)
3 EEE 254 Large Interconnected Power Systems (EEE 142)
3 EEE 256 Advanced Power Systems Protection (EEE 141, EEE 145)
3 EEE 259 Advanced Topics in Power Systems (EEE 142)
Microelectronic Design
3 EEE 230 Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design (EEE 109)
3 EEE 231 Advanced Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design (EEE 230)
3 EEE 232 Key Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Building Blocks (EEE 230)
3 EEE 236 Advanced Semiconductor Devices (EEE 166)
3 EEE 237 Semiconductor Fabrication (EEE 166)
3 EEE 238 Advanced VLSI Design-For-Test I (EEE 166, CPE 151)
3 EEE 239 Advanced VLSI Design-For-Test II (EEE 238)
Computer Architecture/Digital Design
3 CSC 242 Computer-Aided Design Methodology for Computer Systems (CSC 205)
3 EEE 272 High Speed Digital Design (EEE 161)
3 EEE 273 Hierarchical Digital Design Methodology (EEE 064 or equivalent)
3 EEE 280 Advanced Computer Architecture (CSC 205 or instructor permission)
3 EEE 285 Micro-Computer System Design I (EEE 174 or CPE 185)
3 EEE 286 Micro-Computer System Design II (EEE 285 or CPE 186)
C.  CULMINATING REQUIREMENTS (3-6 units)
1 EEE 201 Research Methodology
2-5 EEE 500 Culimiating Experience (Advancement to Candidacy)
Note: The student cannot register for the Culminating Experience until the student passes the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE) and advances to candidacy.   In subsequent semesters, in accordance with University policy, students will enroll in EEE 599, Continuous Enrollment.