Electrical Engineering

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

• Laboratory Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Design Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Electives (2) Credit Hours: 6-8
  (See footnote 5 below)
• Free Electives (2 or 3) Credit Hours: 8-9
  (See footnote 2 below)
• Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3-4
  
• Hum. or Soc. Sci. Electives (2) Credit Hours: 8

• ENGR 4010 - Professional Development III Credit Hours: 1

Humanities or Social Sciences Electives

In this area, electives are based on the Institute and School of Engineering requirements. Additionally, at least one course must be selected from the list posted on the ECSE home page. Students are urged to elect humanities and social science sequences through which they will obtain adequate breadth and depth in subject areas. Students desiring minors in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences must consult the school or department in which the courses are offered to obtain further information and specific requirements.

Multidisciplinary Electives

• ENGR 1600 - Materials Science for Engineers Credit Hours: 4
• ENGR 2090 - Engineering Dynamics Credit Hours: 4
• ENGR 2250 - Thermal and Fluids Engineering I Credit Hours: 4
• ENGR 2530 - Strength of Materials Credit Hours: 4

Laboratory Electives

• ECSE 4130 - EPE Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
• ECSE 4220 - VLSI Design Credit Hours: 3
• ECSE 4760 - Real-Time Applications in Control and Communications Credit Hours: 3
• ECSE 4770 - Computer Hardware Design Credit Hours: 3
• ECSE 4790 - Microprocessor Systems Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 4710 - Manufacturing Processes and Systems Laboratory I Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives

Any course with the designation ECSE 4xxx or ECSE 6xxx.

Technical Elective

Any course in engineering or science at the 4000 level or higher.

Design Electives

• ECSE 4900 - ECSE Design Credit Hours: 3

• (Fall and spring)

• MANE 4220 - Inventor’s Studio Credit Hours: 3

• (Fall and spring)

Footnotes

1. May be taken either term.
   
2. The free electives must total at least 12 credits.
3. This course will be fulfilled from a list published at the start of each semester.
   
4. Students are encouraged to select a life science course, such as BIOL 1010.
5. It is recommended that students use electives to form a concentration. See the ECSE Web page for concentration listings.