Electrical Engineering
The major in Electrical Engineering prepares students for a career in design and analysis of electrical devices, circuits, and systems. It encompasses a thorough study of electrical fundamentals, solid state devices, integrated circuits, microprocessors, and control system design. It prepares the student for an entry-level job in electrical engineering or for further graduate study. A full engineering degree, it includes 21 hours of math, 9 hours of physics, and a minimum of 44 hours of electrical engineering and related courses. Several courses include a design component and all students are involved in large individual and group design projects. Students are encouraged to pursue summer internships and research opportunities.
Curriculum Highlights
- Freshman
- Engineering Graphics I
- Calculus I
- Transcendental Functions
- Digital Electronics
- Sophomore
- Basic Circuit Analysis I & II
- General Physics I & II
- Calculus II & III
- Junior
- Energy Conversion
- Calculus IV
- Computer Systems
- Linear Integrated Circuits
- Microprocessor Interfacing
- Transistor Physics
- Electronics Elective
- Senior
- Embedded Systems
- Linear System Analysis
- Electricity & Magnetism I & II
- Design Problems
- Linear Control Systems
- Differential Equations
For further details see complete major information:
Electrical 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.
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.
Linear Control Systems Use advanced mathematical methods to design control systems that are stable, predictable, and have optimum response.
Design Problems To finish off your degree, you must design and build a complex electronic device from start to finish, including manufacturing your own circuit board.
Career Opportunities
Our Electrical Engineering program is designed to lead to entry level jobs or to further study in graduate school. Our students have been accepted at numerous graduate schools around the country. Many career paths are available within the umbrella of electrical engineering, including those sample areas listed below. Visit the IEEE website at for information about careers in electrical engineering.
- Analog and digital circuit design
- Signal processing
- Computers
- Consumer electronics
- Communications systems
- Data communications
- Signal Processing
- Control Systems
- Robotics
- Nanotechnology