The College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Graduate Program

Graduate School
ECE Graduate Program
Timeline of Program of Study
Contact Information
ECE Graduate Courses
Research Assistants (RAs)

Why go to graduate school?

Among the many reasons why students pursue graduate study, here are some of the most common:

• Opportunity to specialize in your field of interest – graduate study allows you to focus your studies on topics that particularly interest you
• Opportunity to expand your skill-set – after the BS in ECE, your graduate degree could be an MBA, an MD, a degree in Law or a PhD
• Opportunity to earn a higher salary – on average, engineers with an Master’s degree receive a 15% higher starting salary, compared to a BS graduate.

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Rowan ECE Graduate Program

The ECE department at Rowan University offers a graduate program leading to an MS in Engineering (Specialization in Electrical Engineering) degree. The program of study (30-credits) is available with the following options:

• 1-Approved Graduate CS Course: 3-Cr
• 1-Approved Graduate Math Course: 3-Cr
• 4-Approved ECE Graduate Electives: 12-Cr
• MTS Thesis Research: 9-Cr
TOTAL: 30-Cr

• 1-Approved Graduate CS Course: 3-Cr
• 1-Approved Graduate Math Course: 3-Cr
• 5-Approved ECE Graduate Electives: 15-Cr
• MTS Thesis Research:6-Cr
TOTAL: 30-Cr

• 1-Approved Graduate CS Course: 3-Cr
• 1-Approved Graduate Math Course: 3-Cr
• 7-Approved ECE Graduate Electives: 21-Cr
TOTAL: 30-Cr

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The timeline of a typical program-of-study for the thesis option is as follows:

Rowan MS in Engineering (Specialization in Electrical Engineering)

Thesis Requirements

Please visit the Graduate College webpage for information on thesis format requirements. A typical MS thesis will have the following contents:
• Cover Page (link)
• Table of Contents
• Abstract
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction (Motivation, Objectives and Scope)
• Background ((Literature Survey)
• Approach
• Results and Implementation
• Conclusions (including Recommendations for Future Work)
• References (in IEEE format)
• Present oral defense of thesis
• Revise thesis with corrections suggested by committee members
• Print 1-copy of thesis on Thesis Paper
• Obtain signatures on Cover Page
• Submit thesis to Graduate School
• Receive approval from graduate school for thesis submission
• Print 3-addtional copies of approved of thesis on Thesis Paper
• Obtain signatures on Cover Page
• Give to the ECE department secretary for binding (You will receive 1-bound copy, 1- will be placed in the ECE library and the other will be provided to your major professor)

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For further information contact our Graduate Studies Coordinator Dr.Mandayam or schedule an appointment.

Graduate Studies Coordinator
Shreekanth Mandayam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Phone:(856) 256-5333
Fax: (856) 256-5241
E-mail: shreek@rowan.edu

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Typical Rowan ECE Grad Courses

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Research Assistants (RAs)

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Rowan ECE Graduate Program
Advantages
• Many MS Thesis topics are extensions of Senior engineering clinic projects
• Research Assistantships are available (fully paid tuition + monthly stipend)
Talk to faculty to learn about research topics and funding
Apply by March 1