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Regents’ Professors: Balanis, Ferry, Heydt
Professors: Backus, Crouch, Goodnick, Gorur, Higgins, Hoppensteadt, Hui, Karady, Kiaei, Kozicki, Lai, Palais, Pan, Roedel, Schroder, Shen, Si, Spanias, Tao, Thornton, Y. Zhang
Associate Professors: Aberle, Allee, Bird, Chakrabarti, Cochran, Diaz, El-Sharawy, Greeneich, Grondin, Holbert, Karam, Kim, Morrell, Rodriguez, Skromme, Tsakalis, Tylavsky
Assistant Professors: Ayyanar, Duman, Joo, Papandreou-Suppappola, Reisslein, Tepedelenlioglu, Vasileska, J. Zhang
The professional activities of electrical engineers directly affect the everyday lives of most of the world’s population. They are responsible for the design and development of radio and television transmitters and receivers, telephone networks and switching systems, computer systems, and electric power generation and distribution. Within the broad scope of these systems, the electrical engineer is concerned with a challenging and diverse array of design and development problems.
Electrical engineers design minuscule semiconductor integrated circuits that contain many thousands of elementary devices. These engineers design systems for automatically controlling mechanical devices and a variety of processes. These engineers are responsible for the design of satellite communication links as well as patient monitoring systems for hospitals. The development of the microprocessor has expanded the opportunities for electrical engineers to improve the design of familiar products since these devices are now incorporated in automobiles, consumer and office products, entertainment systems, and a vast variety of test and measurement instruments and machine tools.
Students who earn a B.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering will be involved in a variety of electrical and electronic problems in the course of their careers. To ensure the necessary breadth of knowledge, the Electrical Engineering curriculum includes basic (core) engineering courses and courses in networks and electronic circuits, electromagnetic fields and waves, microprocessors, communication and control systems, solid-state electronics, electrical power systems, and other specialty courses.
The goal of the Electrical Engineering undergraduate program is to prepare the graduates for entry-level positions as electrical engineers for the broad range of opportunities available in industrial, commercial, and governmental organizations, and to prepare the graduates for continued learning experiences either in a formal graduate program or in continuing education applications.
This goal is achieved through a curriculum designed to accomplish five objectives:
The curriculum in Electrical Engineering builds upon the base provided by the engineering core. Beyond the engineering core, the curriculum includes a number of required electrical engineering and technical elective courses. Approved technical elective courses serve to provide students with an opportunity either to broaden their background in electrical engineering or to study, in greater depth, technical subjects in which they have special interests. Successful completion of the curriculum leaves the student prepared to embark on a career in electrical engineering or to pursue advanced education in graduate school.
The engineering design experience is structured around four backbone courses employing engineering teams: ECE 100 Introduction to Engineering Design (freshman year), ECE 300 Intermediate Engineering Design (junior year), EEE 488 Senior Design Laboratory I, and EEE 489 Senior Design Laboratory II. The integrated experience is strengthened with required courses: EEE 120 Digital Design Fundamentals, EEE 225 Assembly Language Programming and Microprocessors (Motorola), EEE 226 Assembly Language Programming and Microprocessors (Intel), EEE 303 Signals and Systems, and EEE 360 Energy Conversion and Transport. Students focus on design pertaining to specific electrical engineering areas in their senior technical electives before the culminating, capstone design experience in EEE 488 and 489.
A minimum of 128 semester hours is necessary for the B.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering. A minimum of 50 upper-division semester hours is required.
A student must earn a grade of “C” or higher in the mathematics and physics courses listed in the program of study. Each mathematics and physics course in the program of study must be completed with a “C” or higher before enrolling in any course that requires that mathematics or physics course as a prerequisite. The student must also have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 for the following group of courses: CSE 100; ECE 201, 300, 334, 352; all courses with an EEE prefix; and all other courses used as technical electives.
In addition to fulfilling school and major requirements, students must satisfy all university graduation requirements. See “University Graduation Requirements.”
The specific course requirements for the B.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering follow.
| First-Year Composition1 | |
| Choose among the course combinations below (6) | |
| ENG 101 First-Year Composition (3) | |
| ENG 102 First-Year Composition (3) | |
| ——— or ——— | |
| ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition (3) | |
| Elective (requires departmental approval) (3) | |
| ——— or ——— | |
| ENG 107 English for Foreign Students (3) | |
| ENG 108 English for Foreign Students (3) | |
| Total: 6 | |
| General Studies/School Requirements | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts/Social and Behavioral Sciences | |
| ECN 111 | Macroeconomic Principles SB (3)
or ECN 112 Microeconomic Principles SB (3) |
| HU courses (6–9) | |
| SB course(s) (3–6) | |
| Minimum total: 15 | |
| Literacy and Critical Inquiry | |
| ECE 300 | Intermediate Engineering Design L (3) |
| EEE 488 | Senior Design Laboratory I L1 (2) |
| EEE 489 | Senior Design Laboratory II L1 (2) |
| Total: 7 | |
| Natural Sciences/Basic Sciences | |
| CHM 114 | General Chemistry for Engineers SQ (4)
or CHM 116 General Chemistry SQ (4) |
| PHY 121 | University Physics I: Mechanics SQ2, 3 (3) |
| PHY 122 | University Physics Laboratory I SQ2, 3 (1) |
| PHY 131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism SQ2, 4 (3) |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Laboratory II SQ2, 4 (1) |
| PHY 241 | University Physics III2 (3) |
| Total: 15 | |
| Mathematical Studies | |
| ECE 100 | Introduction to Engineering Design CS (3) |
| MAT 270 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MA2 (4) |
| MAT 271 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MA2 (4) |
| MAT 272 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MA2 (4) |
| MAT 274 | Elementary Differential Equations MA2 (3)
or MAT 275 Modern Differential Equations MA2 (3) |
| MAT 342 | Linear Algebra2 (3) |
| MAT 362 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists2 (3) |
| Total: 24 | |
| General Studies/school requirements total: 61 | |
| Engineering Core | |
| ECE 201 | Electrical Networks I (4) |
| ECE 214 | Engineering Mechanics (4) |
| ECE 334 | Electronic Circuits (4) |
| ECE 352 | Properties of Electronic Materials (4) |
| EEE 225 | Assembly Language Programming and Microprocessors (Motorola) (4)
or EEE 226 Assembly Language Programming and Microprocessors (Intel) (4) |
| Total: 20 | |
| 1 | Both EEE 488 and 489 must be taken to secure L credit. |
| 2 | A minimum grade of “C” is required. |
| 3 | Both PHY 121 and 122 must be taken to secure SQ credit. |
| 4 | Both PHY 131 and 132 must be taken to secure SQ credit. |
The following courses are required to fulfill the Electrical Engineering major:
| CSE 100 | Principles of Programming with C++ CS* (3) |
| EEE 120 | Digital Design Fundamentals (3) |
| EEE 302 | Electrical Networks II (3) |
| EEE 303 | Signals and Systems (3) |
| EEE 340 | Electromagnetic Engineering I (4) |
| EEE 350 | Random Signal Analysis (3) |
| EEE 360 | Energy Conversion and Transport (4) |
| Total: 23 |
| * | CSE 110 Principles of Programming with Java (3) can be substituted for CSE 100 with Department of Electrical Engineering approval. |
The program in Electrical Engineering requires a total of 18 semester hours of technical electives. With department approval, a maximum of two technical electives may be taken outside electrical engineering. Qualified students may choose from approved courses in business, engineering, mathematics, and the sciences at or above the 300-level, including graduate courses. Students must have a GPA of not less than 3.00 and approval of the dean to enroll in EEE graduate-level courses. To ensure breadth of knowledge, students must select courses from at least three of the following seven areas. In addition, to ensure depth, two courses must be taken in one area.
| Communications and Signal Processing | |
| EEE 407 | Digital Signal Processing (4) |
| EEE 455 | Communication Systems (4) |
| EEE 459 | Communication Networks (3) |
| Computer Engineering | |
| CSE 330 | Computer Organization and Architecture (3) |
| CSE 420 | Computer Architecture I (3) |
| CSE 421 | Microprocessor System Design I (4) |
| CSE 422 | Microprocessor System Design II (4) |
| Controls | |
| EEE 480 | Feedback Systems (4) |
| EEE 482 | Introduction to State Space Methods (3) |
| Electromagnetics | |
| EEE 440 | Electromagnetic Engineering II (4) |
| EEE 443 | Antennas for Wireless Communications (3) |
| EEE 445 | Microwaves (4) |
| EEE 448 | Fiber Optics (4) |
| Electronic Circuits | |
| EEE 405 | Filter Design (3) |
| EEE 425 | Digital Systems and Circuits (4) |
| EEE 433 | Analog Integrated Circuits (4) |
| Power Systems | |
| EEE 460 | Nuclear Concepts for the 21st Century (3) |
| EEE 463 | Electrical Power Plant (3) |
| EEE 470 | Electric Power Devices (3) |
| EEE 471 | Power System Analysis (3) |
| EEE 473 | Electrical Machinery (3) |
| Solid-State Electronics | |
| EEE 434 | Quantum Mechanics for Engineers (3) |
| EEE 435 | Microelectronics (3) |
| EEE 436 | Fundamentals of Solid-State Devices (3) |
| EEE 437 | Optoelectronics (3) |
| EEE 439 | Semiconductor Facilities and Cleanroom Practices (3) |
| First Semester | |
| CHM 114 | General Chemistry for Engineers SQ (4)
or CHM 116 General Chemistry SQ (4) |
| ECE 100 | Introduction to Engineering Design1 CS (3)
or EEE 120 Digital Design Fundamentals (3) |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 270 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MA (4) |
| Total: 14 | |
| Second Semester | |
| EEE 120 | Digital Design Fundamentals1 (3)
or ECE 100 Introduction to Engineering Design CS (3) |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 271 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MA (4) |
| PHY 121 | University Physics I: Mechanics SQ2 (3) |
| PHY 122 | University Physics Laboratory I SQ2 (1) |
| Total: 14 | |
| First Semester | |
| CSE 100 | Principles of Programming with C++ CS3 (3) |
| ECN 111 | Macroeconomic Principles SB (3)
or ECN 112 Microeconomic Principles SB (3) |
| MAT 272 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III MA (4) |
| MAT 274 | Elementary Differential Equations MA (3)
or Mat 275 Modern Differential Equations MA (3) |
| PHY 131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism SQ4 (3) |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Laboratory II SQ4 (1) |
| Total: 17 | |
| Second Semester | |
| ECE 201 | Electrical Networks I (4) |
| EEE 225 | Assembly Language Programming and Microprocessors (Motorola) (4)
or EEE 226 Assembly Language Programming and Microprocessors (Intel) (4) |
| MAT 362 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists (3) |
| PHY 241 | University Physics III (3) |
| HU/SB and awareness area course5 (3) | |
| Total: 17 | |
| First Semester | |
| ECE 334 | Electronic Circuits (4) |
| EEE 302 | Electrical Networks II (3) |
| EEE 340 | Electromagnetic Engineering I (4) |
| MAT 342 | Linear Algebra (3) |
| HU/SB and awareness area course5 (3) | |
| Total: 17 | |
| Second Semester | |
| ECE 300 | Intermediate Engineering Design L (3) |
| ECE 352 | Properties of Electronic Materials (4) |
| EEE 303 | Signals and Systems (3) |
| EEE 360 | Energy Conversion and Transport (4) |
| HU/SB and awareness area course5 (3) | |
| Total: 17 | |
| First Semester | |
| ECE 214 | Engineering Mechanics (4) |
| EEE 350 | Random Signal Analysis (3) |
| EEE 488 | Senior Design Laboratory I L6 (2) |
| Technical electives (7) | |
| Total: 16 | |
| Second Semester | |
| EEE 489 | Senior Design Laboratory II L6 (2) |
| HU/SB and awareness area course5 (3) | |
| Technical electives (11) | |
| Total: 16 | |
| 1 | Both ECE 100 and EEE 120 are required. |
| 2 | Both PHY 121 and 122 must be taken to secure SQ credit. |
| 3 | CSE 110 Principles of Programming with Java (3) can be substituted for CSE 100 with Department of Electrical Engineering approval. |
| 4 | Both PHY 131 and 132 must be taken to secure SQ credit. |
| 5 | Engineering students may not use aerospace studies (AES) or military science (MIS) courses to satisfy HU or SB requirements. |
| 6 | Both EEE 488 and 489 must be taken to secure L credit. |
| Electrical Engineering (EEE) Courses |
| Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered. |
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