Educational Objectives
Electrical Engineering Program Educational Objectives
- contribute their technical knowledge to better their lives and society
- assume positions of leadership and responsibility in their electrical engineering related careers
- pursue graduate and professional studies
- conduct themselves in a professional manner that meets or exceeds the expectations of their employers
Computer Engineering Program Educational Objectives
- engage in life-long learning, remaining current and becoming leaders in their profession;
- advance and expand in their computer engineering related careers by applying their engineering knowledge and skills;
- contribute productively to the workforce in state, regional, national and international industries and government organizations;
- communicate effectively, provide enabling solutions to societal challenges, and respond to technical, business, social, ethical, and human needs of the society through their professional endeavors;
Meeting Program Objectives
To meet the program objectives, the curriculum for the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and the curriculum for the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering are organized into a flexible 126-semester-credit-hour structure that provides high-quality education in the fundamentals of engineering, in addition to a thorough coverage of the major specialties within electrical engineering and computer engineering.
For electrical engineering students, a selection of technical electives is provided to allow in-depth concentration in selected areas such as: Communications; Computer Engineering; Digital Signal Processing (DSP); Electronic Materials and Devices; Systems and Control; and Electric Power Engineering.
For students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, the selection of technical electives are from different areas within computer engineering such as: digital system design, computer architecture, VLSI design, engineering programming languages and embedded systems.
Highly qualified faculty work in concert to provide and to evolve a curriculum that is challenging to students, with depth in engineering science, design orientation, and modern laboratory experience. The curriculum objectives are accomplished via a three-tiered curriculum structure comprised of the lower-division core (the first two years), the upper-division core (concentrated primarily in the third year), and the senior-level electives, which are briefly described on our Program Overview page.