Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.)
We offer a comprehensive and flexible Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree program that includes courses from several areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In addition, we offer the following specialized M.S.E. programs:
Some students in our department are interested solely in the M.S.E. degree, while others may elect to receive an M.S.E. on the way to the Ph.D. Either way, the requirements are the same, and involve the number and kinds of courses that must be taken, grade standards, and limits on transfer courses.
Students enrolled solely in the M.S.E. program are not guaranteed admission to the Ph.D. program on successful completion of their degree .
Applying to our M.S.E. program will severely limit the type and amount of financial aid that may be available to you.
The requirements for the M.S.E. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering are as follows:
- Eight one-semester graduate (400-799) courses approved by the advisor must be satisfactorily completed. These courses cannot include Independent Study, Dissertation Research, or Special Studies.
- Further depth of understanding must be demonstrated by either satisfactorily completing two additional one-semester courses approved by the advisor, or by writing an M.S.E. thesis acceptable to a member of our faculty, or by completing a special project acceptable to a member of our faculty and writing the corresponding report.
- A course (including independent study) is satisfactorily completed if a grade of A, B, C, or P is obtained. No more than one C grade can be counted toward the requirements and a D or F or second C grade results in probation. A second D or F or a third C grade results in termination from our program.
- At least six one-semester courses in the M.S.E. program must be courses offered by our department, excluding independent study.
- M.S.E. students may transfer up to two courses from another institution. These courses must have been completed after the undergraduate degree was conferred and not applied to a degree elsewhere.
- Every graduate course designated Independent Study, Dissertation Research, or Special Studies counted toward the M.S.E. degree must include a written report. A copy of the report will become part of the student's permanent file.
- Every M.S.E. student must register for a minimum of two semesters as a full-time resident graduate student. Every student must be registered in the semester that degree requirements are met.
- Every M.S.E. student must earn the master's degree within five consecutive academic years (ten semesters). Only semesters during which a student has a university-approved leave of absence are exempt from the ten semester limit; otherwise, all semesters from the beginning of the student's graduate studies – whether the student is resident or not – count toward the ten semester limit.
Contact Felicia Roane (froane at jhu dot edu) for information.
