The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) offers four ways to earn a graduate degree in electrical engineering and computer engineering: a Master of Science with thesis, Master of Science with creative component, traditional Ph.D., and direct entry Ph.D. Our Ph.D. students have earned degrees in as few as four years. Master's degree students have earned degrees within two years. Student also may select the ECpE department as their home department to pursue graduate degrees in one of three interdepartmental programs: bioinformatics and computational biology (Ph.D.), information assurance (MS, Ph.D.), and human-computer interaction (MS, Ph.D., and certificate).<br><br>Researchers in the Bioengineering Research Group develop innovative micro- and nanoscale devices and materials for the study of biological entities such as microorganisms, cells, proteins, DNA, and single molecules. The use of nanotechnology, combined with our state-of-art computational and imaging tools, enable us to pursue cutting-edge research in this research area.