Master of Science (M.S.) in Electrical Engineering

University of Maine

Thesis and non-thesis options are available for the M.S. in Electrical Engineering. For a non-thesis degree, a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework is required. Thesis options require 30 credit hours of which six credits of ECE699 shall be devoted to individual study with a graduate faculty member. This work must culminate in preparing a written thesis on a significant problem of common interest and an oral defense of the thesis. Students completing a thesis must also complete one credit of Responsible Conduct of Research training. At the advisory committee’s or Graduate Coordinator’s discretion, this credit may be substituted for one of the 6 required thesis/dissertation credits (ECE699).To obtain a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a student must have at least a GPA of 3.0 for all courses taken as a graduate student. In both the non-thesis and thesis options, at least 18 credit hours must be ECE course credit hours.

College of Engineering