Thesis Option

Thesis Option Requirements

For brief descriptions of the MSEE courses, visit the UW Bothell Electrical Engineering Course Descriptions.

Graduate Seminar – 1 Credit

  • B EE 599 – Electrical Engineering Graduate Seminar

Thesis – 10 Credits minimum

  • B EE 700 – MSEE Thesis

Advanced Courses – 10 Credits from the following list:

  • B EE 512 – Signal Processing II
  • B EE 518 – Wireless Communication
  • B EE 526 – Advanced Topics in Embedded Systems Design II
  • B EE 532 – Acoustical Engineering: Medical Devices
  • B EE 546 – CMOS II
  • B EE 552 – Biomedical Microsystems
  • B EE 572 – Power System Operations

Elective Courses – 25 Credits from the following list:

  • B EE 510 – Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineers
  • B EE 511 – Signal Processing I
  • B EE 512 – Signal Processing II*
  • B EE 515 – Digital Image Processing Applications
  • B EE 517 – Wireless Communication I
  • B EE 518 – Wireless Communication *
  • B EE 520 – Predictive Learning from Data
  • B EE 525 – Embedded Systems Design I
  • B EE 526 – Advanced Topics in Embedded Systems Design II*
  • B EE 531 – Acoustical Engineering: Fundamentals
  • B EE 532 – Acoustical Engineering: Medical Devices*
  • B EE 533 – Biomedical Devices and Instruments
  • B EE 542 – Solar Cells
  • B EE 545 – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors I
  • B EE 546 – CMOS II*
  • B EE 550 – Power Electronics
  • B EE 551 – Introduction to MEMS
  • B EE 552 – Biomedical Microsystems*
  • B EE 554 – Planar RF and Microwave Engineering I: Passive Circuits and Networks
  • B EE 555 – Introduction to Electrical Machines and Drives
  • B EE 571 – Power System Analysis
  • B EE 572 – Power System Operations*
  • B EE 590 – Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
  • B EE 600 – Independent Study/Research (6 credit maximum)

*Courses designated as an advanced course may be used toward electives once an advanced course requirement has been met.