Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
446 Engineering Center (map)
(248) 370-2177 • Fax (248) 370-4633
www.oakland.edu/ece/

Graduate Student Coordinator
Daniel Llamocca
438 Engineering Center
(248)370-4042
llamocca@oakland.edu

Program Coordinator
Brian Dean
446A Engineering Center
(248) 370-2822
bkdean@oakland.edu

Program Description

The Master of Science in electrical and computer engineering degree program (ECE) is designed for students who are interested in acquiring advanced knowledge and skills in the traditional and emerging areas of ECE. The graduate curricula include strong offerings in advanced control engineering, automotive mechatronic systems, computer engineering, digital and wireless communication, digital signal and image processing, electromagnetics and antenna theory, electronics and microelectronics system design, microprocessor-based system design and robotic systems.

Admission Terms and Application Deadlines

Before an applicant’s file can be reviewed for full program admission, all application documents must be received in Oakland University Graduate School by the semester deadlines listed below. Incomplete applications will not be sent to departments for admission review.

February 15 (early) April 15 (regular) and July 15 (late) for fall semester
October 1 (early) and November 15 (regular) for winter semester
March 1 (regular) for summer semester
International applicants

Application requirements

To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must submit all Graduate Application Requirements and additional department requirements by the published application deadlines:

Graduate application requirements
Additional department application requirements

Recommendation for Graduate Admission form:
Two recommendation forms must be from faculty members of the undergraduate major department or professionals in the field who can evaluate the scholarly achievement and potential of the applicant. These recommendations form an important part of the admission credentials.
Applicants must submit official scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) if they graduated from an institution not accredited by a regional accrediting agency of the USA. The department may choose to waive the GRE requirement if at least one of the following special circumstances is met:
- Applicant has a degree from a U.S. institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency.
- Applicant’s overall GPA from last degree is at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicant has worked in the USA for at least two years in the engineering profession.
- To request a waiver, applicants must submit a
- Request to Waive GRE form to the Graduate School as part of the application packet. The request for waiver is subject to the approval of the Graduate Admissions Committee
Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering or computer engineering. Applicants from other disciplines will be considered after successfully completing appropriate prerequisite courses.
Admission to master’s program is selective; applicants should have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or better for regular admission.
If the applicant’s undergraduate GPA is between 2.7 and 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, admission with limited standing may be offered. For applicants graduated from an institution not accredited by a regional accrediting agency of the USA, a 70% or better percentile score of the GRE Quantitative Reasoning section is required.
Applicants from institutions with which Oakland University has an articulation agreement containing alternative admission criteria will be admitted according to the criteria in that agreement.

Admission Review and Assessment

Admission to graduate school at Oakland University is selective. In making admission recommendations to Oakland University Graduate School, each department assesses the potential of applicants for success in the program by examining their undergraduate records, goal statement, letters of recommendation, prerequisite courses and any other admission requirements established by the academic department.

Degree Requirements

To fulfill the requirements for a Master of Science in electrical and computer engineering degree, a student must:

Complete at least 32 credits of graduate-level work, of which at least 24 credits must be in approved courses offered by the School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in courses applied toward the degree.
Complete the requirements specified for the program in electrical and computer engineering.
Satisfy all requirements concerning academic progress.

The degree requirements may be satisfied by taking only coursework. However, a graduate engineering project (course) or master’s thesis research (course) provides a unique and valuable learning experience in which an individual student works with a faculty member in an area of mutual interest. Therefore, students are encouraged to include such an experience as their program permits.

Course Requirements (32 credits)

a. Core and Theory Course Requirements (8 credits)

Choose two courses from the following:

course Mathematical Analysis for Engineers I (4 credits)
course Mathematical Analysis for Engineers II (4 credits)
course Applied Mathematics: Discrete Methods I (4 credits)
course Complex Analysis (4 credits)
course Systems Optimization and Design (4 credits)
course Linear Systems and Control (4 credits)
course Random Signals and Processes (4 credits)