Areas of study
The curriculum exposes students to the breadth of electrical engineering and allows them to pursue electives in several areas or to emphasize a specialty. The areas are defined as circuits, electronics, power, communications-signal processing, controls, electromagnetics, optic/devices, and computer engineering.
Circuits and electronics
In circuits and electronics, courses provide study of basic electrical devices - energy sources, resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors - and their interconnection in operational networks. Circuits design and analysis techniques are covered with both analog and digital applications.
Power
In power, courses emphasize the design and applications of motors, generators, transformers, distribution systems, high-voltage devices, and power electronics.
Communications-signal processing
In communications-signal processing, courses include concepts required for the characterization and manipulation of information-bearing signals, modulation systems, wireless networks, image processing, and detection hardware.
Controls
In controls, courses emphasize the design and application of circuits and systems to automatically monitor and regulate devices, machines, and processes. Advanced technologies using digital control, intelligent processing, neural networks, and programmable logic controllers are included.
Electromagnetics
In electromagnetics, courses provide instruction in the interaction, propagation, and transmission high-frequency waves and signals through space and in conductors. Topics include grounding and shielding, antennas, microwaves, and systems.
Optics/devices
In optics/devices, courses provide study of solid-state materials, electronic devices, and optoelectronics. Applications are microfabrication, telecommunications, computing, instrumentation, lasers and fiber optics, sensing, and smart technologies.
Computer engineering
In computer engineering, courses are offered in digital logic, digital hardware, and microprocessor systems. Other studies are available for embedded computer systems, computer architecture, integrated circuits, computational intelligence, networks and software engineering, and software security and reliability.
