Electrical Engineering Curriculum from 2007-2008 Catalog

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Electrical Engineering Curriculum
2007-2008 University Catalog (class of 2011)

This curriculum applies to Freshmen entering in 2007 (class of 2011). Students from the class of 2011 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
	1	EGR 105	Foundations of Engineering I
	3	CHM 101	General Chemistry Lecture I
	1	CHM 102	Laboratory for Chemistry 101	credit or concurrent registration in 101
	4	MTH 141	Introductory Calculus with Analytic Geometry	passing a placement test
	3	PHY 203	Elementary Physics I	credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141 and concurrent enrollment in 273
	1	PHY 273	Elementary Physics Laboratory I	concurrent enrollment in 203, 204, and 205
	3	General Education Requirement

Second semester: 17 credits
	2	EGR 106	Foundations of Engineering II	MTH 141 or concurrent registration in MTH 141
	3	ECN 201	Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
	4	MTH 142	Intermediate Calculus with Analytic Geometry	141 or permission of chairperson
	3	PHY 204	Elementary Physics II	203, credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 142, and concurrent enrollment in 274
	1	PHY 274	Elementary Physics Laboratory II	concurrent enrollment in 203, 204, and 205
	4	CSC 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
	3	MTH 362	Advanced Engineering Mathematics I	142
	3	PHY 205	Elementary Physics III	203; credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 243 or 362; concurrent enrollment in PHY 275
	1	PHY 275	Elementary Physics Laboratory III	concurrent enrollment in 203, 204, and 205
	3	ELE 201	Digital Circuits Design	credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141
	1	ELE 202	Digital Circuits Design Laboratory	credit or concurrent enrollment in 201
	6	General Education Requirements

Second semester: 17 credits
	3	ELE 205	Microprocessor Laboratory	credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141 and ELE 206
	3	ELE 212	Linear Circuit Theory	PHY 204 and credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 244 or 362
	2	ELE 215	Linear Circuit Laboratory	credit or concurrent enrollment in 212
	3	MTH 243	Calculus for Functions of Several Variables	142
	3	PHY 306	Elementary Modern Physics	204 and 205
	3	General Education Requirement

Junior Year				Prerequisites(hide prerequisites)
First semester: 16 credits
	3	ELE 313	Linear Systems	212 and (MTH 244 or 362) and (EGR 106 or permission of instructor)
	3	ELE 331	Introduction to Solid State Devices	212 and MTH 243 and (PHY 306 or 341)
	4	ELE 342	Electronics I
	3	MTH 451	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	243 or equivalent
		or
	3	IME 411	Probability and Statistics for Engineers
	3	General Education Requirement

Second semester: 17 credits
	4	ELE 306	Electronic Design Automation Laboratory
	3	ELE 314	Linear Systems and Signals	313
	3	ELE 322	Electromagnetic Fields I	212 and MTH 243 and PHY 204
	4	ELE 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
	1	ELE 400	Introduction to Professional Practice	(205 or 208) and 212
	2	ELE 480	Capstone Design I	(205 or 208) and 313 and ((338 and 339) or 342) and permission of instructor
	2	ELE 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).

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.

Electrical Engineering Curriculum2007-2008 University Catalog (class of 2011)