After identifying an area of interest, choose courses that are of interest and meet the guidelines given at:
http://www.mtu.edu/ece/graduate/electrical/
Simply stated, you must meet each condition given in those guidelines for a particular degree. For example, if you are pursuing a Plan D MS, you must have 18 credits minimum of EE5000-6000 AND 9 credits maximum EE4000 series courses AND 3 credits minimum 4000 or higher outside the department AND 3 credits maximum of EE5805. That is, you should "logically AND" each of the requirements in a given list. Regarding courses outside the department, courses chosen from other engineering disciplines: math, physics, or materials science are all permitted. Within the ECE department, recommended course sequences are given below.
Recommended Grad Course Sequences
Electrophysics
Basic Courses – Taught every year
EE 5410 – Engineering Electromagnetics
EE 5415 – Applied Optics & Photonics
EE 5430 – Electronic Materials
EE 5460 – Solid State Devices
Advanced Courses – Taught (perhaps) every other year
EE 5431 – Techniques of Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis & Design
EE 5451 – Modeling of VLSI Interconnections
EE 5480 – Advanced MEMs
EE 5528 – Antenna Engineering
Computer Engineering
Basic Courses – Taught every year
EE 5495 – Design of Multimedia Systems
EE 5496 – GPU and Multicore Programming
EE 5726 – Embedded Sensor Networks
EE 5750 – Distributed Embedded Control Systems
EE 5780 – Advanced VLSI CAD
Advanced Courses – Taught (perhaps) every other year
EE 5726 – Embedded Sensor Networks
EE 5755 – Fault-tolerant Systems
EE 5821 – Computational Intelligence
EE 5841 – Machine Learning
Signals and Systems
Basic Courses – Taught every year
EE 5500 – Probability and Stochastic Processes
EE 5715 – Linear System Theory and Design
EE 5521 – Detection and Estimation Theory
EE 5527 – Digital Communications
Advanced Courses – Taught (perhaps) every other year
EE 5511 – Information Theory
EE 5522 – Digital Image Processing
EE 5523 – Radar Systems l
EE 5524 – Radar Systems ll
EE 5525 – Wireless Communications
EE 5526 – Microwave Systems
EE 5528 – Antenna Engineering
EE 5535 – Wireless Communications ll – Advanced Topics
EE 5726 – Embedded Sensor Networks
EE 5750 – Distributed Embedded Control Systems
Power
Basic Courses – Taught every year
EE 5200 – Advanced Methods in Power Systems
Specialization/Advanced Courses – Taught every year
EE 5295–Advanced Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Electric Drive Vehicles(co-listed with ME)
EE 5296–Advanced Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Electric Drive Vehicles Lab(co-listed with ME)
Advanced Courses – Taught (perhaps) every other year
EE 5220 – Transient Analysis Methods
EE 5221 – Advanced Electric Machinery and Drives (taught in alternating fall semesters)
EE 5223 – Power System Protection
EE 5224 – Power System Protection Lab
EE 5227 – Advanced Power Electronics (taught in alternating fall semesters)
EE 5240 – Computer Modeling of Power Systems
EE 5250 – Distribution Engineering
Advanced Courses – Taught every third year
EE 5230 - Power System Operations
EE 5260 – Wind Power Grid Integration
EE 6210 – Power System Stability