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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), the largest
department in the College of Engineering, offers a Bachelor of Science
degree with concentrations in Control System Engineering, Communication
and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) System Engineering, and Computer
Engineering. The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(EAC/ABET). Individuals enrolling in this degree program are given an
opportunity to develop a strong background in the engineering sciences
and to learn the analysis, design, and synthesis tools necessary to
function well as active participants in many traditional, new, and emerging
areas of technology. The Cooperative Education in Engineering Program
formally integrates students' University studies with institutionally
supervised work experiences at cooperating organizations. The majority
of students have had engineering-related experience during their Bachelor's
degree. The EE department continues to be recognized locally and nationally
for the quality of its undergraduate program. As a result, EE graduates
continue to find high-paying jobs or are accepted into graduate schools
nationwide.
Bachelor of
Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
The Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
offers students the opportunity to prepare for careers in areas associated
with electronics, digital systems, computer architecture and design,
communications, controls and robotics, computer-aided design (CAD),
instrumentation, bioengineering, and other traditional and emerging
areas of high technology. Through the proper selection of elective courses
to augment required courses, successful students may develop a specialization
pertinent to many of these areas that may lead to employment with electronic
companies, high-technology industries, and government agencies.
The electrical engineering curriculum allows the student to study a
single topic in depth by choosing electives from one of the three technical
areas: computer engineering, communication and DSP system engineering,
and control system engineering. At least three technical elective courses
must be selected from a single technical area. Top
The educational objectives of the Electrical Engineering program are
that:
1. Graduates will have strong abilities in the fundamentals in mathematics,
engineering, and science.
2. Graduates will possess sound capabilities in critical thinking and
problem solving essential for a successful engineering career.
3. Graduates will gain knowledge in current electrical engineering methodologies
and tools and be able to apply them to remain competitive.
4. Graduates will be able to make a contribution to the greater society
in both the short and long term.
Meeting Program Objectives
To meet the program objectives, the curriculum is organized into a flexible
129 semester-credit-hour structure that provides high-quality education
in the fundamentals of engineering, in addition to a thorough coverage
of the major specialties within electrical engineering. A selection
of technical electives is provided to allow concentration in depth in
selected areas: computer engineering, communication and DSP system engineering,
and control system engineering.
Highly qualified faculty work in concert to provide and to evolve a
curriculum that is challenging to students, with depth in engineering
science, design orientation, and modern laboratory experience. The curriculum
objectives are accomplished via a three-tiered curriculum structure
comprised of the lower-division core (the first two years), the upper-division
core (concentrated primarily in the third year), and the senior-level
electives, which are briefly described below.
Lower-Division Core
The lower-division core provides students with a basic background in
mathematics, physics, and chemistry; computer hardware and software
fundamentals; electric circuit fundamentals and electrical engineering
laboratory experience; statics and dynamics; and communication skills,
humanities, and social sciences. The lower-division core relates to
objectives 1 and 2. EGR 2213 Statics and Dynamics is outside the discipline,
but electrical engineering students take the course with students from
other engineering disciplines. Top
Upper-Division Core
The upper-division core for electrical engineering provides students
with a basic education in the fundamentals of electrical engineering.
These courses include fundamental circuits (3 semester credit hours),
controls (3 semester credit hours), energy conversion (3 semester credit
hours), electromagnetics (3 semester credit hours), electronics (6 semester
credit hours), logic design (3 semester credit hours), and probability
and random processes (3 semester credit hours). Many of these fundamental
courses include the usage of modern software tools for design and analysis.
These fundamentals are supplemented with one hands-on laboratory course
(3 semester credit hours). Written and technical communication is further
emphasized in the laboratory course. The upper-division core relates
to objectives 1, 2, and 3.
Senior-Level Electives
In the senior year, electrical engineering students enroll in five technical
electives (15 semester credit hours), a senior laboratory course (3
semester credit hours), and the capstone design sequence (4 semester
credit hours). The technical elective courses involve modern software
tools. The capstone sequence not only provides a major design experience
but also emphasizes team work, proposal development, communication skills,
and professional and ethical responsibility. Students are required to
choose one of the three technical areas and to select a minimum of three
technical electives (9 semester credit hours) from that single area.
The remaining two technical electives (6 semester credit hours) may
be selected either from the same area or from other two areas, including
one course at the graduate-level and/or three credit hours from an engineering
co-op program. The engineering co-operative program provides an opportunity
to the students for obtaining practical experience by enrolling in three
semesters (one semester credit hour each semester) and working in an
approved industry. Students who want to pursue graduate studies are
encouraged to enroll in a graduate class during their last semester,
which will be counted as one of the remaining technical electives. These
senior-level electives relate to objectives 2, 3, and 4. Top
The electrical engineering program uses five sources for assessment
of its program:
1. Faculty assessment;
2. Student assessment prior to graduation;
3. Oral exit interview of graduating seniors by the Department Chair;
4. Written exit interview of graduating seniors by the Department Chair;
5. Assessment by companies/graduate schools that hire/accept EE graduates.
Engineering Design Experience
The engineering design experience is especially important in meeting
objectives 4 and 5 and is integrated throughout the program. Modern
software tools usage, design and analysis, and formal written report
writing are integrated components of several of the electrical engineering
courses. EE 3113 Electrical Engineering
Laboratory I and EE 4113 Electrical Engineering
Laboratory II emphasize hands-on experiments using basic to advanced
capability instruments and formal written, as well as oral, reports.
Other electrical engineering classes that use software tools include
EE 3313 Electronic Circuits I, EE
3413 Analysis and Design of Control Systems, EE
3423 Signals and Systems I, EE 3463
Microcomputer Systems I, EE 3563 Digital
Systems Design, and EE 4313 Electronic Circuits
II. Engineering design is distributed throughout the curriculum starting
from the second semester in EE 2513 Logic
Design. In the third semester, students take EE 3563
Digital Systems Design, which deals with design and simulation of sequential
digital systems. During the fourth semester, students take EE
3313 Electronic Circuits I and EE 3113
Electronics Laboratory I, which provide students with significant design
components. During the fifth semester, analog control systems design
is covered in EE 3413 Analysis and Design
of Control Systems. In the sixth semester, students take EE
4313 Electronic Circuits II, which deals with design and analysis
of advanced analog circuits. In the seventh and eighth semesters, students
take five technical elective courses, which all have design components.
During the seventh semester, students also take EE
4113 Electrical Engineering Laboratory II, which includes design-oriented
automated testing as important attributes. Top
All candidates for this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements,
the general engineering requirements, and the degree requirements, which
are listed below.
Core Curriculum requirements:
Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner
as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both
major requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these
courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need
to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester
credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses
that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 9-13 of this
catalog.
General Engineering Requirements
Degree Requirements
All degree-seeking candidates in Electrical Engineering must complete
the following semester credit hours, as well as the Core Curriculum
requirements and general engineering requirements:
A. 55 semester credit hours of required courses:
1. 49 semester credit hours of electrical engineering:
ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics
EGR 3323 Applied Engineering Analysis
II
EE 2423 Network Theory
EE 2513 Logic Design
EE 3113 Electrical Engineering Laboratory
I
EE 3213 Electromagnetic Engineering
EE 3313 Electronic Circuits I
EE 3413 Analysis and Design of Control Systems
EE 3423 Signals and Systems I
EE 3463 Microcomputer Systems I
EE 3513 Electromechanical Systems
EE 3523 Signals and Systems II
EE 3563 Digital Systems Design
EE 4113 Electrical Engineering Laboratory
II
EE 4313 Electronic Circuits II
EE 4811 Electrical Engineering Design I
EE 4813 Electrical Engineering Design II
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2. 6 semester credit hours of supporting courses:
CS 2073 Programming with Engineering
Applications
STA 3533 Probability and Random
Processes
or
EE 3533 Random Signals and Noise
B. 15 semester credit hours of electrical engineering elective courses.
At least three courses (9 hours) from one of the following concentrations
must be selected.
Computer Engineering Concentration
CS 3323 Topics in Programming
Languages
or
CS 3733 Operating Systems
EE 4243 Computer Organization and Architecture
EE 4323 Advanced Electrical Engineering
Laboratory
EE 4513 Introduction to VLSI Design
EE 4553 VLSI Testing
EE 4573 Engineering Workstations
EE 4583 Microcomputer Systems II
Communication and DSP System Engineering Concentration
EE 4323 Advanced Electrical Engineering
Laboratory
EE 4613 Communication Systems
EE 4623 Digital Filtering
EE 4643 Digital Signal Processing
EE 4653 Digital Communication
EE 4663 Digital Image Processing
EE 4673 Data Communication and Networks
EE 4683 Wireless Communications
Control System Engineering Concentration
EE 4323 Advanced Electrical Engineering
Laboratory
EE 4443 Discrete-Time and Computer-Controlled
Systems
EE 4723 Intelligent Robotics
EE 4733 Intelligent Control
EE 4743 Embedded Control Systems
EE 4753 Computer Analysis of Power Systems
Other choices for elective courses include:
EE 4353 Introduction to Modern Optics
EE 4453 Principles of Bioengineering and Bioinstrumentation
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