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 footnotes 4 and 6 below)
• Free Electives (2 or 3) Credit Hours: 8-9
  (See footnote 2 below)
• Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3-4
  (See footnotes 4 and 6 below)
• HASS Electives (2) Credit Hours: 8

• ENGR 4010 - Professional Development III Credit Hours: 1

Humanities, Arts, and 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, arts, 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.

Science Electives

• BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 2120 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1100 - Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4

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 4090 - Mechatronics Credit Hours: 3 credit hours
• ECSE 4130 - EPE Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
• ECSE 4220 - VLSI Design Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 4710 - Manufacturing Processes and Systems Laboratory I 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

Restricted Electives

Any 3- or 4-credit-hour course with the designation ECSE 4XXX or ECSE 6XXX.

Technical Elective

Any 3- or 4-credit-hour course in engineering, mathematics, or science at the 4000 level or higher.

Design Electives

• ECSE 4900 - Multidisciplinary Capstone 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. It is recommended that students use electives to form a concentration. See the ECSE Web page for concentration listings.
5. Students who wish to take ENGR 1600 as their Multidisciplinary Elective must take CHEM 1100.
6. No more than one Independent Study course may be used when satisfying the combined Technical and Restricted Elective requirements.