Master of Science - Electrical Engineering (MS EE)

The Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles, is designed for engineers who wish to prepare for advancement in their profession, whether in management research and development, sales, manufacturing, construction, consulting, teaching, or any of the expanding number of fields requiring highly educated electrical engineers.

The graduate program in Electrical Engineering at Cal State L.A. is organized to accommodate the need of engineers employed full time as well as those interested in accelerating their programs by attending full time. Courses are scheduled both during the day and at hours to suit the needs of those working the profession.

Instruction is offered year round on the quarter system. Each of the four quarters that comprise the academic year (winter, spring, summer, fall) is 11 weeks in duration. Students may accelerate their progress by attending all four quarters.

The university is located at the eastern edge of Los Angeles and adjacent to the western San Gabriel Valley. The convenient location ensures easy access by freeway and major surface streets, as well as by bus & metro-line from all parts of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Admission to the Graduate Program (apply online at http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/grad_apply.asp)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (from an accredited college or university)
• Minimum 2.75 grade point average (A = 4.0) in the last 90 quarter units attempted in the undergraduate program.

Please note: Applicants with a Bachelor of Science degree in an allied field (e.g. Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics) may be admitted to postbaccalaureate-unclassifed standing until prerequisites have been successfully completed. Those who have not yet taken the GRE may be admitted in conditional status.

Writing Proficiency Examination

All students must pass the Writing Proficiency Examination prior to advancement to candidacy status. Postbaccalaureate students must satisfy this postbaccalaureate requirement within the first three quarters of their graduate (conditionally classified or classified) program or before the completion of 16 units, whichever comes later. Students must satisfy this postbaccalaureate writing requirement within the required time to be eligible for continued registration

Degree Requirements

• A total of 45 quarter units is required, including at least 24 units of 500 level courses.
• A minimum of a B, 3.0 grade point average is required.
• Completion of the program requires the writing of an acceptable thesis or successful completion of a comprehensive examination.

Need More Information?

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, (323) 343-4470 or email engr@calstatela.edu

Areas of Specialization

• Communication Systems
• Computer Engineering
• Control Systems
• Power Systems
• Solid State Electronics

Areas of Instruction and Research

Illustrative of the areas from which students select courses that will prepare them for their area of special interest are the following blocks of engineering courses for graduate students. Unit values are indicated in parenthesis.

Communication Systems

EE 411 Waveguides and Transmission Lines (4)
EE 412 Antennas (4)
EE 420 Digital Communication Systems (4)
EE 472 Opto-Electronic System Design (4)
EE 421 Coding for Communications (4)
EE 483 Power Electronics (4)
EE 422 Digital Signal Processing I (4)
EE 536A Solid State Electronics I (4)
EE 423 Digital Signal Processing II (4)
EE 536B Solid State Electronics II (4)
EE 424 Optical Communication Systems (4)
EE 536C Solid State Electronics III (4)
EE 426 Image Processing Systems (4)
EE 427 Speech Signal Processing (4)
EE 428 Digital Signal Processing Lab (1)
EE 520 Advanced Digital Communications I (4)
EE 521 Advanced Digital Communications II (4)
EE 483 Power Electronics (4)
EE 522 Principles of Signal Compression (4)
EE 523 Wireless Communication (4)
EE 524 Simulation of Communication (4)
EE 525 Optical Communication (4)

Computer Engineering

EE 440 Data and Computer Communications (4)
EE 442 Multimedia Networking (4)
EE 443 PLD Design Lab (1)
EE 445 Microprocessor Interface Design (4)
EE 447 Backend Compiler Technology (4)
EE 448 Digital Design Lab (1)
EE 449 Computer Organization (4)
EE 544 Computer Networks and Internets (4)
EE 547A Computer System Architecture I (4)
EE 547B Computer System Architecture II (4)

Control Systems

EE 360 Control Systems Theory I (4)
EE 460 Control Systems Theory II (4)
EE 461 Discrete-Time Control Systems (4)
EE 462 State Space Control Systems (4)
EE 561 Scholastic Systems and Estimation (4)
EE 562 Advanced Digital Control Systems (4)
EE 563 Optimal Control Theory (4)

Solid State Electronics

EE 436 Analog Integrated Circuits (4)
EE 439 Digital Integrated Circuits (4)
EE 472 Opto-Electronic System Design (4)
EE 483 Power Electronics (4)
EE 571 Adv Elec Circuits for Comm Systems (4)
EE 573 Adv Elec Cir for Power and Control Sys (4)
EE 575 Adv Elec Circuits for Data Acquisition, Conversion, and Signal Processing (4)

Power Systems

EE 432 Power Transmission Lines (4)
EE 433 Electric Power Systems (4)
EE 434 Electromagnetic Energy Conversion (4)
EE 483 Power Electronics (4)
EE 533 Computer Methods in Power Systems (4)
EE 534 Power Systems Stability (4)
EE 534 Power Systems Stability (4)
EE 537 Faulted Power Systems (4)

Additional Courses

EE 430 Computer Aided Circuit Design (4)
EE 437 Electric and Magnetic Fields (4)
EE 530 Linear Systems Analysis (4)
EE 597 Graduate Research (1-5)
EE 598 Graduate Directed Study (1-4)
EE 599 Thesis (1-4)
EE 596 Comprehensive Exam (-0-)