There are no additional course requirements beyond the SEAS-wide requirements. Students seeking an S.M. in Engineering Sciences: Electrical Engineering should construct a coherent Electrical Engineering program plan with their assigned SEAS graduate advisor. M.E. students must fulfill the SEAS-wide S.M. requirements of eight courses plus eight additional research-oriented courses at the 300-level that result in the completion of the required M.E. thesis.

Electrical Engineering (often abbreviated as EE) covers a range of research areas from devices (such as lasers and robotics) to systems (such as computer architecture and the human brain).