Program in Electrical Engineering

Overview

The University of Alabama at Birmingham / Program in Electrical Engineering is located in Birmingham, AL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)	Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

57

Applied

38

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

60

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	August 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in all junior and senior electrical and computer engineering and mathematics courses attempted, letters of evaluation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

53

Total Graduate Students

60%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.77%
Black or African American	5.66%
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.89%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (90%)

Female (9%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 4

Part-time - 3

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Low-power analog and RF circuit design for sensors and biomedical instrumentation, mathematical foundations of quantum electronics, intelligent control of respiratory therapy, mobile and cloud computing, information theoretical foundations for software
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,294

Location & Contact

Address 1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL  35294
United States

Contact Dr. Murat Tanik
Chair
Email: mtanik@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-8440
Fax: 205-975-3337

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