About the program

The future envisioned by the Internet of Things Co-op program is one in which a high density of networked devices are collecting and processing data. Diverse applications are impacting areas such as personal health monitoring to improve quality of life, intelligent transportation and smart mobility systems, energy efficient smart buildings, and environmental sensing of a changing world at a campus or city scale. A Master’s in IoT will prepare you to explore the possibilities for developing and applying this technology towards these new and emerging areas.

As a student you will gain a deep knowledge in analytics, sensors, wireless communications, and networks to grow into an expert that can ideate, design, develop, test, and debug the applications of IoT technology.

This Internet of Things (IoT) Co-op program from Drexel University will give you the tools that you will need to advance your career or entrepreneurial ambitions in industry or provide a foundation for future PhD research in engineering or a related field.

Career Opportunities

A graduate program in the Internet of Things prepares you for a career path that could include continuing your education in a PhD program or pursuing advanced technical, research or management positions in telecommunications companies, high-tech industries, electronics manufacturing, security, utilities, urban planning, automation or robotics.

The number of IoT devices is projected to grow exponentially to many billions of devices with an anticipated market of hundreds of billions of dollars, driving the demand for experts in the field.

Graduate Co-Op Program

Graduate co-op is an optional three or six-month work experience woven into academic studies for full-time master’s students. Drexel University co-op provides the opportunity to apply theory learned in class to a work experience before graduating. The insights help to direct the vision you have for your career and provide context for the remainder of your learning. You will take advantage of resources from the Steinbright Career Development Center, including programming that enhances your professionalism and resume writing and provides resources for your job search.

Starting fall 2024, students that select this option will now have access to the Steinbright Career Development Center job matching platform and will move their co-op cycle from summer to fall. For students interested in the Graduate Co-op program the best time to start is in the fall so students have access to all the resources available to them.

Some program highlights include:

• Opportunity to earn money gain professional experience as an engineer
• Students may work in a lab to gain valuable research skills
• Most positions are paid, and most are fulltime
• Average weekly pay is around $1098 per week
• International students – considered CPT and does not affect OPT

Curriculum

• Microwave Networks & Transmission Media
• Microwave Passive Components
• Microwave Active Subsystems
• Modeling & Analysis of Power Distribution Systems
• Power Distribution Automation and Control
• Service and Power Quality in Distribution Systems
• Power System Dynamics