The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is designed to meet the needs of working professionals in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area and full-time graduate students. The MSEE offers a high-level graduate program with strong foundations in theory to: a) equip students with interdisciplinary skills required to grasp and develop new technologies and trends in the electrical engineering field; and b) prepare electrical engineers with the knowledge and tools needed to advance into leadership roles and to shape the future of this dynamic field. The MSEE has the following two areas of emphasis: Communications and Signal Processing, Digital Systems Engineering. The MSEE requires 30-credit-hours of graduate-level course work. The program offers both thesis and non-thesis options. However, students who are supported as research assistants are required to pursue the thesis option.