Program Overview

Electrical Engineering BS / Electrical Engineering MS

The BS/MS in Electrical Engineering is an accelerated degree program that provides academically qualified students the opportunity to develop technical depth and breadth in their major and an additional complementary related area, earning two diplomas (BS and MS) within the typical duration of earning the bachelor's degree alone.

About the Program

The program is a natural progression from the student's undergraduate courses, with the necessary technical prerequisite understanding and skills, prepares students for graduate-level studies. Students can still enjoy the benefits and rewards of the Drexel co-op experience and gaining research experience by working with research faculty. Salaries for students with MS degrees can be about 25% higher than those with BS degrees.

Admission Requirements

Students must have a GPA of at least 3.30 and have taken 300/400-level coursework sufficient to demonstrate a readiness to take graduate coursework. Students are encouraged to review ECE course foundations to identify specific undergraduate courses needed to take the corresponding graduate course.

Degree Requirements

• General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements
  • CIVC 101: Introduction to Civic Engagement (1.0)
  • COOP 101: Career Management and Professional Development (1.0)
  • ENGL 101: Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research (3.0)
  • ENGL 102: Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing (3.0)
  • ENGL 103: Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres (3.0)
  • PHIL 315: Engineering Ethics (3.0)
  • UNIV E101: The Drexel Experience (1.0)
  • Communications Elective (3.0)
  • General Education Courses (15.0)
• Foundation Requirements
  • CHEM 101: General Chemistry I (3.5)
  • ENGR 111: Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis (3.0)
  • ENGR 113: First-Year Engineering Design (3.0)
  • ENGR 131: Introductory Programming for Engineers (3.0)
  • ENGR 231: Linear Engineering Systems (3.0-4.0)
  • MATH 121: Calculus I (4.0)
  • MATH 122: Calculus II (4.0)
  • MATH 200: Multivariate Calculus (4.0)
  • MATH 221: Discrete Mathematics (3.0)
  • MATH 291: Complex and Vector Analysis for Engineers (4.0)
  • PHYS 101: Fundamentals of Physics I (4.0)
  • PHYS 102: Fundamentals of Physics II (4.0)
  • PHYS 201: Fundamentals of Physics III (4.0)
  • Science Elective: Any BIO, PHYS or CHEM course (3.0)
• Professional Requirements
  • ECE 101: Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Real World (1.0)
  • ECE 105: Programming for Engineers II (3.0)
  • ECE 200: Digital Logic Design (4.0)
  • ECE 201: Foundations of Electric Circuits I (4.0)
  • ECE 301: Foundations of Electric Circuits II (4.0)
  • ECE 303: ECE Laboratory (3.0)
  • ECE 361: Probability and Data Analytics for Engineers (4.0)
  • ECE 370: Electronic Devices (3.0)
  • ECE 371: Foundations of Electromagnetics for Computing & Wireless Systems (3.0)
  • ECE 380: Fundamentals of Power and Energy (3.0)
  • ECEC 201: Advanced Programming for Engineers (3.0)
  • ECEC 204: Design with Microcontrollers (3.0)
  • ECES 301: Signals and Systems I (4.0)
  • Senior Design (9.0)
    • ECE 491 [WI]: Senior Design Project I (3.0)
    • ECE 492 [WI]: Senior Design Project II (3.0)
    • ECE 493 [WI]: Senior Design Project III (3.0)
  • EE Core Elective (3.0-4.0)
  • ECE Electives (6.0)
  • ECE 400-level Electives (9.0)
  • Free Electives (27.0)
• Master's Program Courses
  • Graduate EE Courses (21.0)
  • Graduate Elective Courses (15.0)
  • Graduate General ECE Courses (9.0)
• Total Credits: 226.5-229.5

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid "clustering" these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

Sample Plan of Study

Students should complete undergraduate requirements in four years then convert to graduate status in their final year. A full-time, academically qualified undergraduate student may take up to 9.0 quarter credits of graduate coursework with departmental permission while in an undergraduate degree program. This coursework may be counted to fulfill undergraduate degree requirements with departmental permission.