Electrical Engineering
Major
Electrical engineering integrates materials, devices, components, and machines for design, manufacture, and use of electronic products and systems. As a result of rapid technological advances in electronics, the demand for competent electrical engineers is very strong. The electrical engineering major is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
- Students desiring to complement electrical engineering skills with an increased emphasis on computer science may choose a minor in Computer Science for Engineers and Scientists.
- Electrical engineering majors have access to a wide range of state-of-the-art computer systems and work in small groups in over 20 courses to solve real-world problems in electrical engineering.
- The Wireless Engineering Option offered by the Electrical Engineering Department focuses on state-of-the-art communications technologies and devices employed in present and future wireless communication systems.
- The Computer Engineering Option offered by the Electrical Engineering Department covers all key technologies of the design flow from concept to chip for the diversity of applications of complex digital systems.
- The Sensors Engineering Option offered by the Electrical Engineering Department addresses both the devices and advanced algorithms used to acquire and exploit information for applications ranging from national defense and homeland security to supply-chain production monitoring and assistive technologies.
| Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Suggested Curriculum |
Freshman
·Calculus I, II, III
·Fundamentals of Engineering
·Submicroscopic Chemistry
·Principles of Electrical Engineering
·"C" Programming for Engineers
·Physics I
·General Education |
Sophomore
·Differential Equations
·Physics II, III
·Digital Computer Hardware
·Calculus IV
·Circuit Analysis I&II
·Elementary Matrix Algebra
·Linear Systems I
Statics
·General Education |
Junior
·Linear Systems II
·Electronic Devices
·Communication Theory
·Dynamics
·Control Systems I
·Electronic Circuits
·Statistical Methods
·Electromagnetics
·Microprocessor-based System Design
·Technical Communications
·General Education |
Senior
·Numerical Methods
·Thermodynamics I
·Engineering Electives
·Technical Electives
·General Education |
Fast Facts:
Average starting salaries for professionals with a bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field: biomedical engineering $44,360; computer engineering $49,505; electrical engineering $48,492; industrial engineering $45,612; materials engineering $48,022; mechanical engineering $45,022; systems engineering $42,500; computer programmer $44,739. (Source: Salary Survey Summer 2000 The National Association of Colleges and Employers)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following careers will have a significant increase in demand from 1998 to 2008: computer support specialists, computer programmers, computer engineers, electrical engineers, and materials engineers.
The College of Engineering and Computer Science guarantees students employment in a degree-related career field after graduation or the opportunity to pursue an engineering or computer science master's degree tuition free.
The Academic Advantage program is an intense and innovative summer program especially designed for first-year students who will enter computer science or engineering programs.
Discover what you can do with a degree in:
Electrical Engineering - sound engineer, intelligence analyst
Special Note:
Students planning to study engineering-related majors should complete at least one year of chemistry and four years of math, including trigonometry, during high school. |
