During their careers,?electrical engineering graduates will

• become successful practicing engineers or pursue another career that makes use of engineering principles and professional skills;
• become contributing members of multidisciplinary teams and successfully apply the fundamentals of their educational background; and
• pursue professional development, including continuing or advanced education, relevant to their career path.

To achieve these objectives students are given a rigorous foundation in mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, programming, digital systems, and circuit theory. They are then immersed in a sequence of required courses in microprocessors; electronics; electromagnetics; signals and systems; and sensors, transducers, and data acquistion. In the senior year, Digital Signal Processing, Random Signals and Noise, and Design I & II are required courses.

In addition to the required professional electives, seniors must choose a sequence of courses in one of the following areas: VLSI, controls, communications and signal processing, electric power, computer systems, or system simulation. Both the required courses and the sequences are designed to achieve breadth and depth in the curriculum. The integrated design experience is obtained in two senior capstone design courses. Our senior capstone projects increasingly are becoming industry sponsored.