NPS has an in-residence, one-year Immediate Graduate Education Program (IGEP). Each year’s program typically begins in July and ends the following June. Bowman scholars sent to NPS for a 4-aquarter program fall under the IGEP Program. Bowman scholars enrolled in the Electrical/Electronic systems Curriculum may earn a

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) or
• a Master of Sciences in Engineering Sciences (focus in Electrical Engineering)  (MSES-EE)

depending on their undergraduate background.
Bowman scholars with a BSEE degree will earn a MSEE Degree by completing requirements for the MSEE Degree (a set of 9 to 10 graduate level courses which include the selection of a focus area and one to two elective courses). BSSE, or BSCE degree holders may need on average an additional two undergraduate courses to satisfy the undergraduate equivalence requirements depending on their specific undergraduate backgrounds. 
Bowman scholars with a undergraduate degree in engineering fields other than EE, SE, or CE may earn a Master of Science in Engineering Sciences (focus in Electrical Engineering) by completing requirements for the MSES(EE) Degree and taking any required undergraduate level courses needed to meet minimum prerequisite to enroll in their selected graduate level courses.

The ECE Department offers graduate programs of study covering the following focus areas:

• Communication & Information Engineering
• Cyber Engineering
• Nano-electronics & Energy Engineering
• Sensor & Control Engineering

Each focus area consists of two sets of four courses each in specific specializations to be selected among

• Communications
• Computers
• Cyber
• Electronics
• Guidance & Control
• Networks
• Power
• Sensors
• Signal Processing

Note that no all specialization options may be open to Bowman scholars due to the short duration of their NPS program of study and their undergraduate backgrounds.  Several examples are provided below. Please contact the ECE Department Academic Associate, Prof. Monique P. Fargues to discuss specific details.

In addition, students must successfully complete the thesis requirement. Each student performs the underlying research and then writes an independent master’s thesis on a topic of direct scientific and technological interest to the Navy’s technical programs, DoD, and the scientific community. Students are directly involved in cutting-edge research with world-class faculty and support staff, tackling many of the most important scientific problems facing the Navy today and preparing for future assignments as key military decision makers.

Students interested in applying to the one-year IGEP Graduate Program should have a solid undergraduate engineering background. Students without a BSEE will need to complement their graduate level program of study to satisfy a BSEE Equivalence in order to be eligible for a MSEE degree. Others will be eligible for an MSES(EE) degree. That program will be set-up by the Academic Associate upon arrival.

Satisfying the undergraduate equivalence will result in a program of study with specific undergraduate courses needed to satisfy the equivalence taken in place of some of the graduate electives. Interested IGEP students with a BS in Computer or Systems Engineering should be able to get the MSEE Degree during their 4-quarter in-residence program. Non BSEE holders interested in pursuing the MSEE Degree Program may get additional details by contacting the ECE Department Academic Associate, Prof. Monique P. Fargues

Students who do not have a BSEE Degree, or do not meet requirements for a BSEE equivalence by the end of their one-year graduate program at NPS, will be eligible for a Master of Science in Engineering Science with major in Electrical Engineering (MSES(EE)). Specific MSES(EE) program details are available here.

Officers have the option to complete the Navy educational skill requirements (ESRs) offered by the Electronics Systems Curriculum.   Please contact the Program Officer for specific details.

A few possible programs of study leading to the MSEE Degree are shown below. These specific programs require a BSEE degree for background. Students without a BSEE Degree need to satisfy a BSEE Equivalence, which may be set-up with the Academic Associate upon arrival. Satisfying a BSEE Equivalence will result in a program of study with specific undergraduate courses needed to satisfy the BSEE equivalence taken in place of some of the graduate electives.
Interested IGEP students with a BS in Computer or Systems Engineering should be able to get the MSEE Degree during the 4-quarter in-residence program. Non BSEE holders interested in pursuing the MSEE Degree Program may get additional details by contacting the ECE Department Academic Associate, Prof. Monique P. Fargues.

Numerous variations of these programs are possible, and programs of study finalized at the beginning of the program. Individuals assigned to the Electrical/Electronic systems Curriculum are encouraged to contact the Academic Associate to discuss specific choices of specialties by June 15th to allow for maximum flexibility in the design of their final NPS programs of study. Specific details regarding MSEE minimum requirements are available in the MSEE Degree webpage here.
Requirements for each focus area are satisfied by selecting two allowed specialties within a specific focus area (shown with X in the table below).