| Each
student will have a graduate advisory
committee and a faculty advisor. The
student's program of study must be
approved by the advisory committee and
all courses taken must have the
approval of the student's faculty
advisor. |
| Three
plans of study are offered. The thesis
option includes 6 hours of credit for
the thesis. The project option
includes 3 hours of credit for the
project. The thesis differs from the
project in that the thesis is usually
oriented toward original engineering
research whereas the project is
usually oriented toward engineering
applications. The following minimum
distribution requirements must be met
for each of the three options: |
| |
| Thesis
Option: 31 semester hours
credit required for degree (25
hours course work required). |
- 16
to 19
semester hours course work in
engineering
- 6 to 9 semester hours course
work in supporting areas
- 6 semester hours of thesis
credit
|
|
| Project
Option: 34
semester hours credit required for
degree (31
hours course work required).
Electrical Engineering requires 36
semester hours credit for this option. |
- 19
to 22
semester hours course work in
engineering
- 9 to 12 semester hours course
work in supporting areas
- 3 semester hours of project
credit
|
| Course
Work Option: 33 semester hours
credit required for degree (33 hours
course work required). Electrical
Engineering requires 36 semester hours
credit for this option. |
- 21 to 24 semester hours course
work in engineering
- 9 to 12 semester hours course
work in supporting areas
|
| The
distribution for the last two options
relating to the MSEE degree is
somewhat higher than the minimum. For
details, see the Master
of Science in Electrical Engineering. |
| Supporting
areas include mathematics, natural
sciences, basic medical sciences,
computer sciences, statistics,
business, as well as engineering. |
| All
students pursuing a thesis or project
option are required to take a one
semester hour course in research
integrity as part of their engineering
course work requirements. |
| A
maximum of six hours of directed study
may be counted toward the degree. A
maximum of six hours of thesis may be
counted toward the degree. |
| Students
must complete satisfactorily a
comprehensive examination. Students
failing this examination may try a
second time not sooner than 12 weeks
after the first attempt. Students
failing the second time will be
academically dismissed from the
program. |
| The
thesis or project candidate must
present a satisfactory oral defense of
the written report. Should the student
present an unsatisfactory defense, a
second attempt will be allowed not
sooner than 12 weeks after the first
attempt. A second unsatisfactory
defense will result in dismissal from
the program. |
| An
engineering senior at the University
of South Alabama who has completed 96
semester hours with a GPA of 3.00 or
better may with approval of the
Director of Graduate Studies enroll in
graduate engineering courses in
accordance with Graduate School
policies. See Graduate
Study For Advanced Undergraduates . |
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