The headphones around your neck, the turn signal in your car, the webcam above your screen — each of these was made possible by an electrical engineer. In fact, all electronics devices receive the attention, the design, and the creative input of electrical engineers.
As a student in the master's in Electrical Engineering program, you’ll use what you’ve already learned about physics, chemistry, and mathematics create the products of tomorrow. We support this kind of initiative by providing top-flight laboratories — home to developments in microwaves, VLSI design, and robotics — as well as a faculty dedicated to advanced research.
The program will prepare you for a professional career as an entrepreneur, a practicing engineer in industry, business or government at an advanced level, or to pursue a PhD degree in electrical engineering. You can choose a concentration from a number of stimulating fields, including the following:
Communications, Networking and Signal Processing
Computer Engineering and VLSI
Energy systems and power electronics
Electromagnetics and analog/RF/Biomedical circuits
Admission to the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Program requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher. Students who do not have a prior BS degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering, but have a strong background in their chosen area of study, and sufficient mathematics preparation, may be considered for admission.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 30 credits, comprised of the following:
Select 6 credits of courses from any science, engineering, or management department at NYU, except courses from the School of Professional Studies.
6
Total Credits
30
1
A 3-credit course taken at other science or engineering departments of NYU that is closely related to electrical engineering may be used to substitute an ECE-GY course with the approval of the Program Director.
Additional Program Requirements
Thesis, Project, Reading
Students are encouraged to participate in research by registering for a master’s thesis (ECE-GY 997X, 6 credits, can be taken over two semesters), an advanced project (ECE-GY 9953 or ECE-GY 9963, 3 credits each, ECE-GY 9941, 1.5 credits) or a reading course (ECE-GY 9933, 3 credits). Students must secure a faculty member’s commitment for advising such individual studies. Oral defense of the master’s thesis with at least three professors (at least 2 ECE professors) in attendance is required. For the project and reading courses, a project report and an oral presentation is required. The total credits for thesis, projects, readings, and internships (see below) should not exceed 9 credits within the 30 credits required for the MS degree.
Internships
International students must register for an internship course (CP-GY 9911, CP-GY 9921, 1.5 credit each) to do an internship. Up to 3 credits of approved internships can be applied towards the 30 credits required for the MS degree. International students cannot do internship after they have completed the degree requirement. For an internship to be approved for credits, the internship job must provide industry and/or research experience relevant to the Electrical Engineering degree program. All internships must be approved and supervised by an ECE faculty member. Students must secure a faculty member’s commitment for advising an internship. The internship supervisor should submit a midterm and a final term evaluation report to the adviser. The student must submit a project report to the faculty adviser upon completion of the internship for the evaluation and grading of the internship course. The total credits for independent studies including MS thesis, projects, reading, and internship cannot exceed 9 credits. Note that CP-GY 9911 and CP-GY 9921 can be counted towards the ECE-GY course requirement. However, if a student has already taken more than 7.5 credits of independent studies, he/she will not be approved for another CP-GY course.
Sample Plan of Study
Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/Term
Credits
ECE-GY Core Course 1
3
ECE-GY Core Course 2
3
ECE-GY Elective
3
Credits
9
2nd Semester/Term
ECE-GY Elective
3
ECE-GY Elective
3
Free Elective
3
Credits
9
3rd Semester/Term
ECE-GY Elective
3
ECE-GY Elective
3
Free Elective
3
Credits
9
4th Semester/Term
ECE-GY Elective
3
Credits
3
Total Credits
30
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
Be prepared for a professional career as an entrepreneur, a practicing engineer in industry, business or government at an advanced level.
Have acquired breadth and depth across a number of electrical engineering subdisciplines. This is facilitated by requirements core courses, and electives, including suggested concentration areas.
Be prepared to pursue a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering.
Policies
Program Policies
Computer Networking (CS-GY 6843)
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department expects most students have covered the material of Computer Networking (CS-GY 6843) in an undergraduate course. Therefore, students can only take this course and have it counted towards the MS in Electrical Engineering with the approval of the Program Director.
Out-of-Department Courses and 5000-level ECE-GY Courses
Non-ECE-GY courses numbered in the 5000-level from other departments cannot be counted towards degree requirements, except with the approval of the Program Director. The total number of credits for 5000-level ECE-GY courses and non-ECE-GY courses cannot exceed 12 credits.
GPA Requirement
There are two Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements for the MS in Electrical Engineering. The first is the Core GPA Requirement. Students must earn a Core GPA of 3.0 or higher: i.e. students must earn a B average or better in their two core courses. The second GPA requirement is the Cumulative GPA Requirement. Students must earn a Cumulative GPA (overall GPA) of 3.0 or better in all courses taken.
Transfer Credits
No transfer credits are accepted towards the MS in Electrical Engineering.