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Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

Electrical Engineering Curriculum
2006-2007 University Catalog (class of 2010)

This curriculum applies to Freshmen entering in 2006 (class of 2010). Students from the class of 2010 may follow this curriculum, the most current curriculum, or curricula for the intervening years. See side menu for other curricula.


Freshman Year Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
First semester: 16 credits
  1EGR 105 Foundations of Engineering I
  3CHM 101 General Chemistry Lecture I
  1CHM 102 Laboratory for Chemistry 101 credit or concurrent registration in 101
  4MTH 141 Introductory Calculus with Analytic Geometry passing a placement test
  3PHY 203 Elementary Physics I credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141 and concurrent enrollment in 273
  1PHY 273 Elementary Physics Laboratory I concurrent enrollment in 203, 204, and 205
  3 General Education Requirement
 
Second semester: 17 credits
  2EGR 106 Foundations of Engineering II MTH 141 or concurrent registration in MTH 141
  3ECN 201 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
  4MTH 142 Intermediate Calculus with Analytic Geometry 141 or permission of chairperson
  3PHY 204 Elementary Physics II 203, credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 142, and concurrent enrollment in 274
  1PHY 274 Elementary Physics Laboratory II concurrent enrollment in 203, 204, and 205
  4CSC 200 Computer Problem Solving for Science and Engineering credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 131 or 141
 
Sophomore Year Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
First semester: 17 credits
  3MTH 362 Advanced Engineering Mathematics I 142
  3PHY 205 Elementary Physics III 203; credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 243 or 362; concurrent enrollment in PHY 275
  1PHY 275 Elementary Physics Laboratory III concurrent enrollment in 203, 204, and 205
  3ELE 201 Digital Circuits Design credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141
  1ELE 202 Digital Circuits Design Laboratory credit or concurrent enrollment in 201
  6 General Education Requirements
 
Second semester: 17 credits
  3ELE 205 Microprocessor Laboratory credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141 and ELE 206
  3ELE 212 Linear Circuit Theory PHY 204 and credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 244 or 362
  2ELE 215 Linear Circuit Laboratory credit or concurrent enrollment in 212
  3MTH 243 Calculus for Functions of Several Variables 142
  3PHY 306 Elementary Modern Physics 204 and 205
  3 General Education Requirement
 
Junior Year Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
First semester: 16 credits
  3ELE 313 Linear Systems 212 and (MTH 244 or 362) and (EGR 106 or permission of instructor)
  3ELE 331 Introduction to Solid State Devices 212 and MTH 243 and (PHY 306 or 341)
  4ELE 342 Electronics I
  3MTH 451 Introduction to Probability and Statistics 243 or equivalent
    or
  3IME 411 Probability and Statistics for Engineers
  3 General Education Requirement
 
Second semester: 17 credits
  4ELE 306 Electronic Design Automation Laboratory
  3ELE 314 Linear Systems and Signals 313
  3ELE 322 Electromagnetic Fields I 212 and MTH 243 and PHY 204
  4ELE 343 Electronics II credit or concurrent enrollment in 344
  3 General Education Requirement
 
Senior Year Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
Total credits for two semesters: 31-34
  1ELE 400 Introduction to Professional Practice (205 or 208) and 212
  2ELE 480 Capstone Design I (205 or 208) and 313 and ((338 and 339) or 342) and permission of instructor
  2ELE 481 Capstone Design II (205 or 208) and 313 and ((338 and 339) or 342) and permission of instructor
  3-4 Technical Elective
  6 General Education Requirements
  3 Free Elective (any course)
  14-16 Electrical Engineering Design Electives

Minimum Requirements

The major requires 131-134 credits.

Humanities and Social Sciences (27 credits)

See the general educational requirements for the University. Two courses in English Communication (C,Cw) (at least one writing course), two courses in Fine Arts and Literature (A), two courses in Letters (L), two courses in Social Sciences (S) (one is ECN 201), one course in Foreign Language or Cross-Cultural Competence (FC).

Mathematics (14-17 credits)

MTH 141, 142, 243, 362, 451.

Basic Science (19 credits)

CHM 101, 102; PHY 203, 273, 204, 274, 205, 275, 306.

Computer Science (4 credits)

CSC 200.

Technical Elective (3-4 credits)

One course chosen from the following list:

    Courses Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
  ELE 305 Introduction to Computer Architecture 201 and 212 and (205 or 208)
  ELE 325 Electrical Power Distribution Systems 212 and PHY 204 and MTH 362
  IME 404 Engineering Economy and Project Planning
  IME 412 Statistical Methods and Quality Control
  MTH 215 Introduction to Linear Algebra 131, 141, or equivalent
  MTH 244 Differential Equations 243
  Any 300- to 500-level mathematics course except MTH 381
  An additional Electrical Engineering Design Elective
Engineering Sciences and Design (58-63 credits)

EGR 105, 106; ELE 201, 202, 205, 212, 215, 306, 313, 314, 322, 331, 342, 343, 400, 480, 481; IME 411, four electrical engineering design electives.

Electrical Engineering Design Electives

Four courses from the following list, two of which must be chosen from ELE 405, 408, 427, 436, 444, 447, 458, or 489, which are indicated with a * below.

    Courses Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
  ELE 401 Lasers, Optical Fibers, and Communication Systems ((205 or 208) and 313 and 322 and 331 and ((338 and 339) or 342) and (credit or concurrent enrollment in 402)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 405 Digital Computer Design * (301, 305, and (credit or concurrent enrollment in 406)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 408 Computer Organization Laboratory * (305 and 313, ((338 and 339) or 342) and (credit or concurrent enrollment in 409)), or permission of instructor
  ELE 423 Electromagnetic Fields II (313 and 322 and ((338 and 339) or 342)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 427 Electromechanical Systems Laboratory * (313 and 322 and 331 and ((338 and 339) or 342) and (credit or concurrent enrollment in 428)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 432 Electrical Engineering Materials (313 and 322 and 331 and ((338 and 339) or 342)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 436 Communication Systems * credit or concurrent enrollment in 435
  ELE 437 Computer Communications ((205 or 208 or CSC 211) and (436 or MTH 451 or ISE 411)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 438 Information and Network Security 208 or MTH 362 or MTH 451 or ISE 411 or junior or senior standing in computer engineering or computer science or permission of instructor
  ELE 444 Advanced Electronic Design * ((205 or 208) and 313 and ((338 and 339) or 342) and concurrent enrollment in 445)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 447 Digital Integrated Circuit Design I * (202 and ((338 and 339 or 342) and 313 and PHY 204 and (credit or concurrent enrollment in 448)) or permission of instructor
  ELE 457 Feedback Control System ((205 or 208) and 314) or permission of instructor
  ELE 458 Digital Controls Laboratory * ((205 or 208) and (314 or 461 or BME 461) and ((338 and 339) or 342 and (credit or concurrent enrollment in 459)) or permission of instructor
  BME 464 Medical Imaging senior standing in biomedical engineering or permission of instructor
     and
  BME 465 Medical Image Processing Lab senior standing in biomedical engineering or permission of instructor
  ELE 489 Biomedical Engineering II *
Free Elective (3 credits)

A free elective is any course.