Nov 23, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Electrical Engineering, B.S.

The electrical engineering undergraduate degree program seeks to produce graduates who are trained in the theory and practice of electrical and computer engineering and are well prepared to handle the professional and leadership challenges of their careers. The program allows students to specialize in high performance and embedded computing, microelectronics and nanotechnology, power and energy, signal processing and communications, high frequency circuits and fields, and control systems, among others.

The objective of the electrical engineering degree program is to prepare students for success as practicing engineers engaged in life-long learning and serving in leadership roles in their chosen career path. Specifically, within three to five years of graduation, graduates of the electrical engineering program will:

Establish themselves as practicing professionals meeting or exceeding the expectations of their employers.
Continue their professional development or pursue formal education to earn advanced degrees and/or certifications.
Demonstrate leadership in their professional endeavors and/or in their communities.

The electrical engineering undergraduate program has identified curriculum tracks as recommended groups of courses for undergraduate students interested in a particular area of electrical engineering. Each track consists of a list of three recommended electives (typically EE Technical Electives) and possibly a recommended lab elective. A student will be considered to have completed a track if these course requirements have been satisfied with a grade of C or better.

Students are not required to participate in a track. Tracks are intended for students as a guide of classes to take in a particular area. Student transcripts will not explicitly mention completion of a track. However, any student completing a track will receive an official recognition of this completion from the department.

Tracks

The current set of tracks are:

Electric Power and Energy

EE Technical Electives:

EE 537 - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS I Credit(s): 3
EE 538 - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS II Credit(s): 3
and one of the following:
EE 518 - ELECTRIC DRIVES Credit(s): 3
EE 531 - ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 539 - POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
Also
EE 416G - ENERGY CONVERSION LABORATORY Credit(s): 2 as a Lab Elective

Signals and Systems

Any three of the following EE Technical Electives:

EE 511 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 512 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 513 - AUDIO SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 571 - FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN Credit(s): 3
EE 572 - DIGITAL CONTROL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 586 - COMMUNICATION AND SWITCHING NETWORKS Credit(s): 3
Also
EE 422G - SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS LABORATORY Credit(s): 2 as a Lab Elective

Digital Systems

EE Technical Electives:

EE 582 - HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC Credit(s): 3
EE 584 - INTRODUCTION TO VLSI DESIGN AND TESTING Credit(s): 3
and one of the following:
EE 585 - FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTING Credit(s): 3
EE 586 - COMMUNICATION AND SWITCHING NETWORKS Credit(s): 3
EE 587 - ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 589 - ADVANCED VLSI Credit(s): 3

High Frequency Circuits and Fields

EE Technical Electives:

EE 522 - ANTENNA DESIGN Credit(s): 3
EE 523 - MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN Credit(s): 3
and one of the following:
EE 525 - NUMERICAL METHODS AND ELECTROMAGNETICS Credit(s): 3
EE 527 - ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Credit(s): 3

Degree Requirements

Each student must complete the following:

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

EE 490 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN I Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CS 215 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAM DESIGN, ABSTRACTION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING Credit(s): 4
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 242 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
EE 211 - CIRCUITS I Credit(s): 4
EE 282 - DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN Credit(s): 4
EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 49

Major Requirements

EE 223 - AC CIRCUITS Credit(s): 4
EE 287 - INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
EE 415G - ELECTROMECHANICS Credit(s): 3
EE 421G - SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 461G - INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS Credit(s): 3
EE 468G - INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS Credit(s): 4
EE 490 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN I Credit(s): 3 ††
EE 491 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN II Credit(s): 3 ††
MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
MA 320 - INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3

Choose two of the following lab courses:

EE 416G - ENERGY CONVERSION LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
EE 462G - ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
EE 422G - SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS LABORATORY Credit(s): 2

Subtotal: Major hours: 37

Electives

Engineering/Science Electives [E] Credit(s): 6
Math/Statistics Elective [M] Credit(s): 3
Technical Elective [T] Credit(s): 6
EE Technical Electives Credit(s): 12*

Subtotal: Electives: 27

Total Hours: 128

Curriculum

§ Transfer students will take

EGR 215 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS

, in place of EGR 101 and EGR 103 .

Δ Students must complete both EGR 101 and EGR 103 to fulfill the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement. Transfer students may satisfy the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement by taking EGR 215 .

[M] Math/Statistics Elective: Any upper-division (300-level or higher) math or statistics course excluding MA 308 and MA 310 (3 credit hours total).

[E] Engineering/Science Electives: Any engineering, physics, computer science, or math course at the 200-level or higher, other than an electrical engineering course and excluding MA 308 , MA 310 , and more elementary versions of required courses (6 credit hours total). Cooperative education credit may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

[T] Technical elective may be selected from upper-division (300-level or higher) engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, or other technically-related fields excluding MA 308 , MA 310 , EE 305 , and more elementary versions of required courses, to be selected in consultation with the academic advisor (6 credit hours total).

[L] Electrical Engineering Laboratory Elective: EE 416G , EE 422G , EE 462G (4 credit hours total).

†Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course.

Freshman Year

First Semester

EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ
CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CS 215 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAM DESIGN, ABSTRACTION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING Credit(s): 4

Sophomore Year

First Semester

MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 242 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
EE 211 - CIRCUITS I Credit(s): 4
EE 282 - DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN Credit(s): 4
OR
CPE 282 - DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
EE 223 - AC CIRCUITS Credit(s): 4
EE 287 - INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
OR
CPE 287 - INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Social Sciences
Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities
Credit(s): 3

Junior Year

First Semester

EE 415G - ELECTROMECHANICS Credit(s): 3
EE 421G - SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
Elective EE Laboratory [L] Credit(s): 2
EE 461G - INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS Credit(s): 3
MA 320 - INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3
Technical Elective [T] Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EE 468G - INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS Credit(s): 4
Elective EE Laboratory [L] Credit(s): 2
Engineering/Science Elective [E] Credit(s): 3
Technical Elective [T] Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA
Credit(s):3

Senior Year

First Semester

EE 490 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN I Credit(s): 3
OR
CPE 490 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN I Credit(s): 3
EE Technical Elective Credit(s): 3 *
EE Technical Elective Credit(s): 3 *
Math/Statistics Elective [M] Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics
Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EE 491 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN II Credit(s): 3
OR
CPE 491 - ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN II Credit(s): 3
EE Technical Elective Credit(s): 3 *
EE Technical Elective Credit(s): 3 *
Engineering/Science Elective [E] Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning
Credit(s): 3

EE Technical Electives

*EE Technical Electives (must be 500-level courses). Courses recommended as electrical engineering technical electives are listed below (each course is 3 credit hours):

EE 503 - POWER ELECTRONICS Credit(s): 3
EE 511 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 512 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 513 - AUDIO SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 517 - ADVANCED ELECTROMECHANICS Credit(s): 3
EE 518 - ELECTRIC DRIVES Credit(s): 3
EE 522 - ANTENNA DESIGN Credit(s): 3
EE 523 - MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN Credit(s): 3
EE 525 - NUMERICAL METHODS AND ELECTROMAGNETICS Credit(s): 3
EE 527 - ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Credit(s): 3
EE 531 - ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 532 - SMART GRID: AUTOMATION AND CONTROL OF POWER SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 533 - ADVANCED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION Credit(s): 3
EE 535 - POWER SYSTEMS: GENERATION, OPERATION, AND CONTROL Credit(s): 3
EE 536 - POWER SYSTEM FAULT ANALYSIS AND PROTECTION Credit(s): 3
EE 537 - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS I Credit(s): 3
EE 538 - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS II Credit(s): 3
EE 539 - POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 543 - SOLAR CELL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION Credit(s): 3
EE 546 - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 3
EE 560 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DESIGN Credit(s): 3
EE 566 - ENGINEERING OPTICS Credit(s): 3
EE 567 - INTRODUCTION TO LASERS AND MASERS Credit(s): 3
EE 569 - ELECTRONIC PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
EE 571 - FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN Credit(s): 3
EE 572 - DIGITAL CONTROL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 582 - HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC Credit(s): 3
EE 584 - INTRODUCTION TO VLSI DESIGN AND TESTING Credit(s): 3
EE 585 - FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTING Credit(s): 3
EE 586 - COMMUNICATION AND SWITCHING NETWORKS Credit(s): 3
EE 587 - ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 588 - REAL-TIME DIGITAL SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
EE 589 - ADVANCED VLSI Credit(s): 3
EE 599 - TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

Electrical Engineering, B.S.

Tracks

Electric Power and Energy

Signals and Systems

Digital Systems

High Frequency Circuits and Fields

Degree Requirements

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics

UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 49

Major Requirements

Choose two of the following lab courses:

Subtotal: Major hours: 37

Electives

Subtotal: Electives: 27

Total Hours: 128

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Junior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Senior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

EE Technical Electives