UCC/UGC/YCC
Proposal for New Academic Plan, Plan Change, or Plan Deletion
FAST TRACK
(Select if this will be a fast track item. Refer to UCC or UGC Fast Track Policy for eligibility)
If this is a new plan proposal and the plan is not listed in the current NAU academic
program inventory, then you must complete the “Proposal to establish a New Degree”
form.
If this proposal represents changes to the intent of the plan or its integral components,
review by the college dean, graduate dean (for graduate items) and/or the provost may
be required prior to college curricular submission.
1. Effective beginning FALL:
2012
See effective dates calendar
2. College:
CEFNS
4. Academic
M.S.E. Electrical
Plan Name: Engineering
6. Plan proposal:
Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science
3. Academic Unit:
5. Emphasis:
New Plan*
New
Emphasis
N/A
Plan Change**
Emphasis
Change
Plan Deletion
Emphasis
Deletion
** UCC plan or sub plan proposals must include an updated 8-term plan.
** UGC plan or sub plan proposals must include an updated program of study.
All Plans with NCATE designation, or plans seeking NCATE designation, must include a
letter of approval from the NAU NCATE administrator prior to college curricular
submission.
7. NCATE designation, if applicable:
Initial Plan
Advanced Plan
Change from Initial to Advanced Plan
Revised 06/22/2011
Remove Designation
Change from Advanced to Initial Plan
8. Current / New* catalog plan text in this
column. Cut and paste, in its entirety, from the
current on-line academic catalog:
(http://www4.nau.edu/aio/AcademicCatalog/academiccatal
Show the proposed changes in this column.
Bold the changes, to differentiate from what is
not changing, and change font to Bold Red
with strikethrough for what is being deleted.
ogs.htm)
M.S.E. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
The Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.)
with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering is a
master’s level graduate degree program built
upon the overarching themes of sustainability
and advanced engineering design. The
program allows students to achieve depth in a
single discipline or breadth across multiple
disciplines. The two emphases of the program
are:


Sustainable Systems
Advanced Engineering Design
The Sustainable Systems theme focuses on
sustaining environmental and built systems
with topics related to energy, the natural and
built environments, policy and management,
and informatics.
The Advanced Engineering Design theme
emphasizes innovation (e.g., creating new
ideas, designing new products, integrating
processes, advancing applications, delivering
sophisticated services, and introducing new
strategies).
The Sustainable Systems and Advanced
Engineering Design themes, however, naturally
intersect–the methods of design and
innovation are a necessary element to the
successful development or support of
sustainable systems. Likewise, the principles of
sustainability can foster innovation and
economic development.
The M.S.E. curriculum requires 30 units as
described below:



Research and Thesis (EE 699) (6 units)
Graduate-level Mathematics or Statistics
(3 units)
Core Courses in Sustainable Systems
and Advanced Engineering Design (6
Revised 06/22/2011
M.S.E. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
The Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.)
with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering is a
master’s level graduate degree program built
upon the overarching themes of sustainability
and advanced engineering design. The
program allows students to achieve depth in a
single discipline or breadth across multiple
disciplines. The two emphases of the program
are:


Sustainable Systems
Advanced Engineering Design
The Sustainable Systems theme focuses
on sustaining environmental and built systems
with topics related to energy, the natural and
built environments, policy and management,
and informatics.
The Advanced Engineering Design theme
emphasizes innovation (e.g., creating new
ideas, designing new products, integrating
processes, advancing applications, delivering
sophisticated services, and introducing new
strategies).
The Sustainable Systems and Advanced
Engineering Design themes, however,
naturally intersect–the methods of design and
innovation are a necessary element to the
successful development or support of
sustainable systems. Likewise, the principles
of sustainability can foster innovation and
economic development.
The M.S.E. curriculum requires 30 units as
described below:



Research and Thesis (EE 699) (6 units)
Graduate-level Mathematics or
Statistics (3 units)
Core Courses in Sustainable Systems
and Advanced Engineering Design (6
units)
units)
EGR 501 (3 units); and
EGR 502 (3 units)
15 units Electives
o Nine of the 15 units of electives
must be in electrical engineering
(which may include up to 3 units
of EE 698)
o A maximum of two courses, up to
8 units, may be at the 400-level.
o
o


You must complete at least 24 hours of
formal course work, other than such
individualized studies as independent
study, directed readings, thesis and
research.
Since the M.S.E. program emphasizes
interdisciplinary topics, students may wish to
take courses outside of their primary
disciplinary focus. Some courses may require
prior completion of pre-requisite courses.
Other requirements for master of science
students in electrical engineering include the
following:


You are responsible for choosing the
chair and members of your advisory
committee before completing 9 units of
course work.
You must submit a plan of study that
lists all course work intended to satisfy
the M.S.E. degree requirements by the
first month of the semester in which
you take your 10th credit. The elective
and math/statistics courses are selected
in consultation with and acceptable to
the student’s graduate committee and
its chair.
Click here for the overall requirements of the
M.S.E. program.
Click here for more information about Electrical
Engineering graduate courses and faculty.
Revised 06/22/2011
EGR 501 (3 units); and
EGR 502 (3 units)
15 units Electives
o Nine of the 15 units of electives
must be in electrical engineering
(which may include up to 3
units of EE 698)
o A maximum of two courses, up
to 8 6 letter-graded units,
may be at the any
combination of 400-level.
units, EE 685 or EE 697.
o
o


You must complete at least 24 18
hours of formal course work, other
than 400–level units and such
individualized studies as independent
study, directed readings, thesis and
research.
Since the M.S.E. program emphasizes
interdisciplinary topics, students may wish to
take courses outside of their primary
disciplinary focus. Some courses may require
prior completion of pre-requisite courses.
Other requirements for master of science
students in electrical engineering include the
following:


You are responsible for choosing the
chair and members of your advisory
committee before completing 9 units of
course work.
You must submit a plan of study that
lists all course work intended to satisfy
the M.S.E. degree requirements by the
first month of the semester in which
you take your 10th credit. The elective
and math/statistics courses are
selected in consultation with and
acceptable to the student’s graduate
committee and its chair.
Click here for the overall requirements of the
M.S.E. program.
Click here for more information about
Electrical Engineering graduate courses and
faculty.
9. Please list the Learning Outcomes of the Plan/Emphasis (see degree major assessment
webpage http://www4.nau.edu/assessment/main/degree/degree.htm), if applicable to the proposal.
10. Will this proposal affect other plans, sub plans, or course offerings, etc.? Yes
No
If yes, describe the impact and attach written responses from the affected academic
units prior to college curriculum submission.
11. Does this proposal have the support of the Dean’s office, including sufficient resources to
administer the plan?
Yes
No
12. Is this plan currently offered at the same academic level by any other academic unit at
NAU?
Yes
No
If yes, list the plan(s) with duplicate material. If the duplication is great than 20%,
explain why NAU should establish the plan.
13. Justification for plan proposal.
The changes are being made as a result of changes made to NAU Graduate Policies last
year that now allow students to take a minimum of 18 hours of non-400 level classes if they
are in a thesis option program like the M.S.E. The other change was delete a reference to
EE 698 which we no longer offer.
Answer 14 for UCC/YCC only:
14. Will this requirement be a Student Individualized Plan?
Yes
No
(Due to the flexible nature of Student Individualized Plans, selecting yes
will require the requesting academic unit to submit an exception for every
student in this plan. These exceptions outline the approved individual
requirements for encoding by Degree Progress staff in the system).
Scott Galland
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
01/24/2012
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/ Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Revised 06/22/2011
Dean of college
Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC/YCC Approval
Date
:
Approved as submitted:
:
:
Revised 06/22/2011
Yes
No
Approved as modified: Yes
No