Computer Engineering
The major in Computer Engineering prepares students for a career in design and analysis of electrical devices, circuits, and systems with an emphasis on computer systems. Graduates are comfortable working with computers at both software and hardware levels. A full engineering program, it includes 18 hours of mathematics and 9 hours of general physics as well as most of the electrical engineering core. It also includes 15 hours of computer science. It prepares the student for an entry-level job in computer engineering or for further graduate study.
Curriculum Highlights
- Freshman
- Computer Science I & II
- Transcendental Functions
- Calculus I
- Digital Electronics
- Sophomore
- Basic Circuit Analysis I & II
- General Physics I & II
- Calculus II & III
- Junior
- Computer Systems
- Computer Communications
- Microprocessor Interfacing
- Calculus IV
- Senior
- Embedded Systems
- Linear System Analysis
- Design Problems
- Electricity & Magnetism I & II
- Transistor Physics
For further details see complete major information:
Computer Engineering Personal Opportunity Profile
You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.
Key Courses
Basic Circuit Analysis This is the foundational class in which you will study DC, AC, and transient circuit analysis using a full range of calculus based techniques including Laplace transforms. In addition to lectures, you will have a weekly laboratory session. You will also learn to use PSpice and Electronic Workbench, two standard circuit-analysis computer programs.
Computer Systems Assembly language is where software meets hardware, and this class is essential to your understanding of how computers work.
Computer Science I This class is an introduction to programming using a high-level language with an emphasis on problem solving with structured techniques and use of objects.
Digital Electronics From simple logic gates to complex programmable chips, this class is the foundation for everything digital.
Linear Integrated Circuits Everything seems to be going digital but the real world is still analog. This advanced analog class teaches you how to use op-amps, the building block for serious analog circuitry. The class theory is essential for understanding how to handle digitized analog signals such as audio and video.
Career Opportunities
Our Computer Engineering program is designed to lead into jobs and careers immediately or to further study in graduate school. Our graduates will find career opportunities in many areas, such as:
- Computer design
- Embedded systems
- Control systems
- Software development
- Computer networks
- Robotics
- Medical electronics
- Communications