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M.S.E. in Computer Engineering Degree Requirements

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To earn a master's in Computer Engineering from Loyola Marymount University, students must successfully complete the following:

  • 30 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B grade or higher) of graduate-level coursework (i.e. 5000-level or 6000-level courses).
  • At least eight semester hours must be in 6000-level courses
  • At least 24 semester hours must be in EECE courses
  • At most six semester hours can include both EECE courses offered by this department as well as appropriate courses from other disciplines in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering or the College of Business Administration.
  • The program of study must include the following courses: EECE 5140, EECE 5141, EECE 5270, and Graduate Capstone Project or Master's Thesis.
  • Grade of "B" or higher in all 5000-level courses

Program Curriculum:

  • 24 EECE semester units:
    • Required courses: (16 semester hours)
      • EECE-5140 Computer Architecture with VHDL (4 semester units)
      • EECE 5270 Wireless Networks (4 semester units)
      • EECE 5141 Embedded Systems (4 semester units)
      • EECE-5000-level or EECE-6000-level elective course (4 semester units)
    • One of the following two options: (8 semester units)
      • Non-Thesis option
        • EECE-6000-level elective course (4 semester units)
        • EECE-6901 Graduate Capstone Project I (2 semester units)
        • EECE-6902 Graduate Capstone Project II (2 semester units)
      • Thesis option
        • EECE-6994 Thesis 1 (2 semester units)
        • EECE-6995 Thesis II (2 semester units)
        • EECE-6996 Thesis III (2 semester units)
        • EECE-6997 Thesis IV (2 semester units)
  • 6 semester units of elective courses (one of the following three options):
    • EECE courses only option
      • One EECE-5000-level or EECE 6000-level elective course (4 semester units), and
      • EECE-5999 or EECE-6999 Independent Studies (2 semester units)
    • EECE and Non-EECE mixed courses option
      • One non-EECE-500-level or non-EECE-600-level elective course (3 semester units), and
      • EECE-5999 or EECE-6999 Independent Studies (3 semester units)
    • Non-EECE courses only option
      • Two non-EECE 500-level or non-EECE-600-level elective course (3 semester units each, total 6 semester units)

Thesis

A master's thesis is an optional component of the Computer Engineering master's program. Students who select the thesis option will develop a research project under the close supervision and guidance of a faculty member. The student and faculty member agree on the research topic, and the results of the research activity are published at peer-reviewed conferences and journals. The thesis must conform to the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering Thesis Requirements.