Department of Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

The electrical engineering degree will prepare you for an exciting and rewarding career in a wide range of areas within the umbrella of the electrical engineering profession.  Electrical engineers design and construct systems for areospace, multimedia, telecommunications, electric power, robotics, signal processing and controls.  In the aerospace arena electrical engineers develop new sensors, control and power systems.  In communications, new networks are under development that will enhance both data and voice communications. Intelligent robotic systems are being developed to locate survivors in the debris from catastrophic events such as earthquakes.  Electrical power systems engineering strive to develop safe, effective and efficient integration of traditional with renewal energy sources to increase capacity in the electrical power grid.

The first two years of curriculum contain the required science, mathematics, engineering, and computer science basics to prepare the student for the upper level courses. The junior and senior years of the traditional electrical engineering curriculum include 6 hours of technical electives, 3 hours of mathematics elective and 6 hours of electrical engineering electives which allow students to concentrate their studies in an area of specialization: electric power, controls and robotics, or communications. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.  Graduates are eligible to practice and become licensed professional engineers. 

It is highly recommended that all freshmen engineering students purchase a laptop computer. The recommended laptop computer specifications are at: https://www.atu.edu/engineering/specifications.php. 

For a detailed policy regarding transfer credit for the Electrical Engineering programs, please see the Department of Electrical Engineering page. 

The following curriculum represents the program of study and a suggested sequence for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. The student should be aware that not all courses are offered each semester and the ordering of courses is subject to change. In order to minimize scheduling difficulties, each student should schedule a special session with their advisor at the beginning of their junior year to plan the remaining coursework.

Curriculum

Program: Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this major.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	COMS 2104 Foundations of Computer Programming I	4
  CHEM 2124 General Chemistry I	4	MATH 2924 Calculus II	4
  MATH 2914 Calculus I	4	ELEG 2130 Digital Logic Design Lab	0
  ELEG 1011 Introduction to Electrical Engineering	1	ELEG 2134 Digital Logic Design	4
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  COMS 2203 Foundations of Computer Programming II	3	PHYS 2124 General Physics IIT	4
  PHYS 2114 General Physics I	4	MATH 2934 Calculus III	4
  MATH 3243 Differential Equations I	3	ELEG 2111 Electric Circuits Laboratory	1
  ELEG 2103 Electric Circuits I	3	ELEG 2113 Electric Circuits II	3
  ELEG 3133 Microprocessor Systems Design	3	ELEG/MATH 3173 Math Methods for Engineers	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  ELEG/MCEG 3003 Engineering Modeling and Design	3	ELEG 3123 Signals and Systems	3
  ELEG 3103 Electronics I	3	ELEG 3143 Electromagnetics	3
  ELEG 3153 Electrical Machines	3	ELEG 4103 Electronics II	3
  Technical Elective3	3	ELEG/MCEG 4202 Engineering Design	2
  Electrical Engineering Elective2	3	MATH Electives4	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	14

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  U.S. History/Government1	3	ELEG 4122 Electrical Systems Lab	2
  ELEG 4113 Digital Signal Processing	3	ELEG 4192 Electrical Design Project II	2
  ELEG 4143 Communication Systems I	3	Technical Elective3	3
  ELEG 4191 Electrical Design Project I	1	Electrical Engineering Elective2	3
  ELEG 4303 Control Systems	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Engineering Elective must be a 3000 or 4000 level Electrical Engineering course.
³Technical Elective must be a course from Engineering, MGMT 4203 Project Management, Math or the Sciences (excluding courses intended for Education Majors). All electives must have approval of the Department.
⁴Must have departmental approval.