Students desiring to earn the MSEE degree at the University of Texas at Arlington may earn their degrees through Distance Learning.  Three major tracks are available to meet the needs of a variety of career interest, Control Systems, Digital Signal Processing, and Solid State Devices and Circuits.

 Students enrolled in Distance Learning degree programs will be considered as non-Thesis, enabling them to complete a degree based on coursework alone.  Twelve courses (36 semester credit hours) are needed to complete an Online degree.  To guarantee a breadth of understanding in Electrical Engineering students are required to take three courses outside their specific area of interest (for a total of four Technical Areas).  They are also required to take three “Technical Proficiency Courses” to demonstrate foundational competence in three of the Technical Areas.  Putting all this together, though, if a student takes one Technical Proficiency Course in the primary area of interest, and then takes two Technical Proficiency Courses in two other Technical Areas, then only one additional course is required in a fourth Technical Area.

Students would be expected to start during the Fall semester.  If an individual begins the program in a different semester, they should plan to get into the cycle shown The program can be completed in 7 semesters.  The degree plans shown below anticipate taking two classes during the Fall and Spring semesters and one class during the Summer semester.  The recommended Course Plans are shown below: 

Control Systems

Fall (1st Sem)                         EE5307           Linear Systems

                                               EE5320           Control Systems

 

Spring (2nd Sem)                   EE5321            Optimal Control

                                                                    *TA/TPC/Elective

 

Summer (3rd Sem)               EE5326              Fuzzy Logic

 

Fall (4th Sem)                      EE5322               Optimal Control

                                                                      TA/TPC/Elective

 

Spring (5th Sem)                 EE5329          Instrumentation and                                                                     Measurement

                                                                    TA/TPC/Elective

 

Summer (6th Sem)                                      TA/TPC/Elective

 

Fall (7th Sem)                                               TA/TPC/Elective

                                                                     TA/TPC/Elective  

                                                       

Digital Signal Processing

Fall (1st Sem)            EE5302           Random Signals and Noise

                                  EE5350           Digital Signal Processing

 

Spring (2nd Sem)       EE5352           Statistical Signal Processing

                                  EE5356           Digital Image Processing

 

Summer (3rd Sem)     EE5351           Digital Video Coding

 

Fall (4th Sem)            EE5353           Neural Networks

                                  EE5355           Discrete Transforms and                                                          Their Applications

 

Spring (5th Sem)      EE5359            Multimedia Processing

                                                        TA/TPC/Elective

 

Summer (6th Sem)  EE5357           Statistical Pattern Recognition

 

Fall (7th Sem)                                 TA/TPC/Elective

                                                       TA/TPC/Elective

                                                       

Solid State Devices and Circuits

Fall (1st Sem)             EE5305           Advanced Electronics

                                  EE5319           VHDL

 

Spring (2nd Sem)       EE5317           Advanced Digital VLSI                                                                      Design

                                  EE5318           Analog CMOS IC Design

 

Summer (3rd Sem)     EE5344           Introduction to MEMS

 

Fall (4th Sem)             EE5340           Semiconductor Device                                                           Theory

                                                          TA/TPC/Elective

 

Spring (5th Sem)  EE5348           Radio Frequency Circuit Design

                                                        TA/TPC/Elective

 

Summer (6th Semester)                      TA/TPC/Elective

                                                       

Fall (7th Sem)

                                                             TA/TPC/Elective

                                                             TA/TPC/Elective

  Planned Course Availability[1]

Fall Semester Courses 

5302

Random Signals & Noise

*TPC

5305

Advanced Electronics

TPC

5307

Linear Systems Engineering

TPC

5314

Embedded Microcontrollers

 

5315

DSP Microprocessors

 

5319

VHDL

 

5320

Control System Design

TPC

5322

Optimal Control

 

5328

Instrumentation & Measurement

 

5340

Semiconductor Device Theory

TPC

5344

Introduction to MEMS

TPC

5350

Digital Signal Processing

TPC

5353

Neural Networks

 

5354

Wavelets and Filter Banks

 

5355

Discrete Transforms & Their Applications

 

5363

Telecommunication Systems

 

5364

Information Theory & Coding

 

5368

Wireless Communication Systems

 

5386

Integrated Optics

 

6364

Advanced Data Networks

 

 

Spring Semester Courses

5301

Advanced Engineering Analysis

 

5306

Electromagnetic Theory

TPC

5317

Advanced Digital VLSI Design

 

5318

Analog CMOS IC Design

 

5319

VHDL

 

5321

Optimal Control

 

5325

Robotics

 

5329

Instrumentation & Measurement

 

5332

Antenna System Analysis

 

5342

Semiconductor Device Modeling & Characterization

 

5344

Introduction to MEMS

TPC

5348

Radio-Frequency Circuit Design

 

5350

Digital Signal Processing

TPC

5352

Statistical Signal Processing

 

5356

Digital Image Processing

 

5359

Multimedia Processing

 

5365

Information Theory & Coding

 

5368

Wireless Communication Systems

 

5382

Optical Detectors & Radiation

 

6314

Advanced Embedded Microcontroller Systems

 


Summer Semester Courses

5313

Microprocessor Systems

TPC

5326

Fuzzy Logic

 

5331

Microwave Systems Engineering

TPC

5344

Introduction to MEMS

TPC

5350

Digital Signal Processing

TPC

5351

Digital Video Coding

 

5357

Statistical Pattern Recognition

 

5375

Power System Distribution

 

 

*Designates a Technical Area/Technical Proficiency Course

[Based on typically offered courses

Note: The Distance Learning sections of classes with less than three students enrolled will be cancelled.