The Masters Program

The department currently offers masters degree programs in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering on our main campus in Morgantown. In addition, a masters degree program in Software Engineering is offered entirely online.

The Computer Science and Electrical Engineering degree programs each have unique requirements, but both programs also have the following common characteristics.

Areas of Concentration

The Lane Department of CSEE is organized into the following five Areas of Concentration. Both degree programs (Computer Science and Electrical Engineering) organize their course work into these five Areas:

Each Area has several courses associated with it. Some of the courses are designated as "core" courses, while the rest are designated as "elective".

Majoring and Minoring in Areas of Concentration

Each MS degree option requires students to major in one Area of Concentration and minor in one or two other Areas. Majoring in an Area requires that three courses be taken from that Area, including at least one core course. Minoring in an Area requires that one of the core courses from that Area be taken.

Degree Requirements

The specific requirements for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering are listed on their individual pages. In addition to the degree-specific requirements, the following requirements are common to both degree options:

• Graduate Seminar must be taken in the first semester.
• Both a Plan of Study and a Supplemental Plan of Study must be submitted at the end of the first semester to the Graduate Office before registering for the second semester.
• No more than three 400 level (upper level undergraduate) courses are allowed.
• No more than one independent study is allowed.
• All the remaining courses must be subject to approval from the chair of students Advisory Examination Committee.
• Research assistants must pursue the thesis option.