Master of Engineering (M. Eng.

) Program in
Electrical Engineering
The program leading to the degree of Master of Engineering in EE provides an opportunity for
the students to pursue advanced studies in a particular field of major interest.
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program is designed for students who want to pursue their
electrical engineering education beyond the undergraduate level but are looking for an alternative
to a thesis-based research program.
The Master of Engineering program consists of a total of 33 credit hours of course work with the
option of completing a supervised project. Students are free to choose among a number of EE &
Non-EE courses to complete the program.
The program consists of a total of 33 credit hours of course work: a minimum of 9 credit hours of
letter-graded courses in the departments technical specialty areas to provide depth, a minimum of
6 credit hours of letter-grade courses in other area(s) within EE in order to provide breadth, a
minimum of 3 and a maximum of 9 credit hours of technical non-EE (letter-grade) courses, 3
credit hours of non-technical course (business-related), and 3 credit hours of project work (P/F).
Possible areas of concentration include:

Power/Energy Systems
Control Systems
Communications
Signal Processing
Electromagnetics
Electronics
Digital Systems

Admission Requirements
Applicants to the M. Eng. program in EE must hold a B.S degree in electrical engineering or
related fields from an accredited university, with a GPA not less than 2.5 / 4.00 or equivalent, in
addition to the general requirements set by the Deanship of Graduate Studies at KFUPM.

The program consists of 33 credit hours satisfying the following requirements:

A minimum of 9 credit hours of letter-grade courses in one area of EE (the area of

specialization of the student).

A minimum of 6 credit hours of letter-grade courses in other area(s) within EE.
A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 9 credit hours of technical non-EE (letter-grade)

courses.
3 credit hours of non-technical course (business-related)
3 credit hours of project work (P/F).

The condition of letter-grade courses excludes the counting of PASS/FAIL courses towards the
minimum requirements in any of the categories. Technical non-EE courses must be taken from
the following colleges: College of Engineering Sciences & Applied Engineering, College of
Sciences, College of Computer Science & Engineering, and College of Petroleum Engineering &
Geosciences. Exceptions require the approval of the EE department.
This program is open only for non-scholarship students. Students on scholarship from KFUPM
are not allowed to enroll in this program.
The following table depicts a typical degree plan.
Course #
First Semester
EE xxx
EE xxx

Subject
EE Course in Area of Depth
EE Course in Area of Depth

Second Semester
EE xxx
EE Course in Area(s) of Breadth
EE xxx
EE Course in Area of Depth
Third Semester
EE xxx
EE xxx

EE Course in Area(s) of Breadth

EE Elective

Fourth Semester
EE xxx
EE Elective
XX xxx
Free Technical Elective
Summer Semester
EE 600
Electrical Engineering Project
Fifth Semester
XX xxx
XX xxx
TOTAL

Free Technical Elective

Free non-Technical Elective

LT

LB

CR

3
3
6

0
0
0

3
3
6

3
3
6

0
0
0

3
3
6

3
3
6

0
0
0

3
3
6

3
3
6

0
0
0

3
3
6

0
0

0
0

3
3

3
3
6

0
0
0

3
3
6
33

List of Courses
The program will cover courses from the following list:

EE 520 Power System Steady State Analysis

EE 522 Power System Dynamic Analysis
EE 523 Analysis and control of Electrical Machines
EE 524 Bulk Power System Planning
EE 525 Transmission of Electrical Energy
EE 526 Sustainable Energy
EE 527 Reliability Assessment of Power Systems
EE 528 Advanced Power Electronics
EE 530 Radiation and Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
EE 531 Applied Electromagnetic Theory
EE 532 Antenna Theory and Applications
EE 533 Microwave Integrated Circuits
EE 541 Design of Digital Systems
EE 542 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
EE 543 Computer System Architecture
EE 544 Embedded System Design and Applications
EE 545 Advanced Analog Electronics
EE 546 Semiconductor Device Theory
EE 550 Linear Control Systems
EE 551 System Identification
EE 552 Optimal Control Theory and Applications
EE 554 Advanced Digital Control Systems
EE 555 Neural Networks Theory and Applications
EE 556 Intelligent Control
EE 562 Digital Signal Processing I
EE 563 Speech and Audio Processing
EE 570 Stochastic Processes
EE 571 Digital Communications I
EE 573 Digital Communications II
EE 574 Detection and Estimation
EE 575 Information Theory
EE 576 Error Control Coding
EE 577 Wireless and Personal Communications
EE 578 Simulation of Communication Systems
EE 600 Electrical Engineering Project
EE 608 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering I
EE 609 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering II
EE 620 High Voltage Engineering
EE 622 Power System Operation

EE 623 HVDC Transmission System

EE 624 Smart Grids
EE 625 Power System Protection
EE 629 Special Topics in Power Systems
EE 631 Microwave Measurements
EE 633 Optical Fiber Communication
EE 635 Computational Electromagnetics
EE 636 Theory and Applications of Antenna Arrays
EE 639 Special Topics in Electromagnetics
EE 642 Analog VLSI Circuit Design
EE 645 VLSI Architecture
EE 649 Special Topics in Digital Systems and Electronics
EE 651 Adaptive Control
EE 652 Nonlinear Systems
EE 653 Robust Control
EE 654 Large Scale Systems
EE 656 Robotics & Control
EE 659 Special Topics in Control
EE 661 Digital Signal Processing II
EE 662 Adaptive Filtering and Applications
EE 663 Image Processing
EE 664 Wavelet Signal Processing
EE 665 Signal and Image Compression
EE 669 Special Topics in Signal Processing
EE 677 Advanced Wireless Communications
EE 679 Special Topics in Communication

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q1. I am a part-time student of EE currently enrolled in M.Sc. program. Am I eligible to
change to M.Eng. program?
A1: Yes. Any student with a genuine interest in pursuing M.Eng. program is eligible.
Q2: I have already registered EE 610 (Master Thesis) course. Is there any chance that I can
move to M.Eng. program?
A2: Yes. Any student who is already enrolled for EE 610 can still change to M.Eng. program
provided that he accepts NF (fail) grade in EE 610 course.
Q3: What is the procedure of migrating to the new M.Eng. program?

A3: Migrating to the new M.Eng. program requires initiating change of major request via
your portal account. Also, it requires a declaration from the student to accept a fail NF
grade in EE 610 course.