Electrical Engineering Program
Since electrical instrumentation is at the heart of modern science and technology, electrical engineers are employed not only in the computer, electronics, communications, and power industries, but also in diverse enterprises such as transportation, the chemical industry, large hospitals, and government laboratories.
The curriculum emphasizes the scientific basis of electrical engineering and the application of mathematical analysis to engineering problems. Work is required in network and systems theory, atomic physics and solid state, electromagnetic theory, and electronics. Creative use of scientific principles in problems of engineering design is stressed, particularly in the senior year. The development of computer hardware and software is a part of many electrical engineering courses.
Extensive laboratory work serves to bridge the gap between mathematical analysis and the real world of "hardware." Separate undergraduate laboratories are available for electrical measurements, analog electronics, digital electronics, microprocessors, control systems, optics, communications, and electronic materials.
Electrical engineering students should note that the four-year electrical engineering curriculum allows for three credits of completely free electives that do not have to satisfy any of the general education requirements. Although the natural science requirement will be satisfied automatically by courses specified in the electrical engineering curriculum, it is recommended that students take some additional courses in mathematics or physics for which the prerequisites have been satisfied.
To transfer from University College to the College of Engineering's electrical engineering program, students must have completed all science, mathematics, and engineering courses required during the first two semesters with a grade point average of 2.00 or better.
Please see the program educational objectives and outcomes for more information on what students are expected to know and are able to do by the time of graduation.
This program can be combined with the International Engineering Program (IEP), which will lead a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering as well as a B.A. degree in German, French, Spanish or Chinese. In the fourth year of the five-year program, students go abroad as interns with engineering firms in Europe, Latin America, or China.
