Roger Dougal, Chair

Overview

Electrical engineers create micro-devices, circuits, and systems that are used to create, process, or distribute information and energy. Graduates of this program are prepared for a wide range of professional practice through a combination of core and career track courses. The first two years of study establish a technical foundation in math, science, and engineering principles and a responsible social foundation in the liberal arts. The last two years of study focus a student’s interest into one of the department’s specialties, which include microelectronics, energy and control systems, and communication systems. The department is well-known for its outstanding hands-on laboratory sequence and for encouraging highly talented and motivated undergraduate students to participate in its many research programs. The rapid pace of developments in electrical engineering requires that graduates make strong commitments to lifelong learning, and it ensures that graduates will be presented with many exciting and diverse opportunities throughout their professional careers.

The objectives of the academic program are to imbue in the graduate: 1) a broad education that establishes competencies in the arts, humanities, foreign languages, sciences, and mathematics and that fosters an appreciation of the role of the engineer in society and the world-awareness that is so necessary to the practice of engineering in a global economy, 2) engineering skills that are both broad in the basics and deep within a selected specialization, and 3) professional skills that include the abilities to communicate effectively, to work productively as a team member, and to engage in career-long professional development.

Programs and Courses

Programs

• Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.

Courses

• ELCT 101 - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• ELCT 102 - Electrical Science
• ELCT 201 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory
• ELCT 220 - Electrical Engineering for Non-Majors
• ELCT 221 - Circuits
• ELCT 222 - Signals and Systems
• ELCT 301 - Electronics Laboratory
• ELCT 302 - Real-Time Systems Laboratory
• ELCT 321 - Digital Signal Processing
• ELCT 331 - Control Systems
• ELCT 332 - Fundamentals of Communication Systems
• ELCT 350 - Computer Modeling of Electrical Systems
• ELCT 353 - Modeling of Electrical Systems
• ELCT 361 - Electromagnetics
• ELCT 363 - Introduction to Microelectronics
• ELCT 371 - Electronics
• ELCT 402 - Electrical Engineering Design Project
• ELCT 403 - Capstone Design Project I
• ELCT 404 - Capstone Design Project II
• ELCT 499 - Special Problems
• ELCT 510 - Renewable Energy Technologies: Photovoltaic Devices and Systems
• ELCT 521 - Introduction to Microwaves
• ELCT 530 - Industrial Controls
• ELCT 531 - Digital Control Systems
• ELCT 540 - Nanotechnology
• ELCT 541 - Sensors for Biomedicine
• ELCT 551 - Power Systems Design and Analysis
• ELCT 553 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion
• ELCT 554 - Integration of Photovoltaics in Modern Power Systems
• ELCT 559 - Special Topics in Distributed Energy Resources for Electric Energy Systems
• ELCT 561 - Advanced Electromagnetics
• ELCT 562 - Wireless Communications
• ELCT 563 - Semiconductor Electronic Devices
• ELCT 564 - RF Circuit Design for Wireless Communications
• ELCT 566 - Semiconductor Optoelectronics
• ELCT 572 - Power Electronics
• ELCT 573 - High Speed Digital Systems
• ELCT 574 - Semiconductor Materials and Device Characterization
• ELCT 575 - Advanced Electronics
• ELCT 580 - Audio Engineering
• ELCT 581 - Physics of Semiconductor Devices
• ELCT 582 - Semiconductor Laboratory