All students in their first semester of regular graduate work must select an academic adviser who will assist the student in formulating a graduate plan of study leading to their particular degree. This plan, which must receive the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies, must contain specific courses and a proposed thesis area or specialized project topic. In order to assure a minimum breadth and level of understanding at the graduate level, all EE graduate students must take three of five specified courses from the major areas of electrical engineering. Although no formal course requirements exist for the Ph.D. program, students must satisfy the above mentioned core course requirements as well as the selection of an adviser and the formulation of the graduate plan of study. All doctoral students must satisfy the Department of Electrical Engineering foreign language requirement prior to sitting for the qualifying examination.
Departmental laboratories are well-equipped for students' research.
In addition, the Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Systems at the University of Kentucky provides additional research opportunities in the area of robotics and manufacturing systems.