Dec 26, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2023-2024 [Archived Catalog]

Electrical Engineering Minor


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A minor in Electrical Engineering consists of at least 15 credits from the courses below. Courses for the minor may not be taken on a Pass/No Credit basis.  No more than 50% of the course credits applied to the minor requirement may be drawn from credits applied to the major.  No course which is required for one minor can be used for another minor requirement. Students wishing to fulfill a minor need an approval from the ECSE curriculum chair.

The Minor consists of:


Required courses:

  • ECSE 2010  - Electric Circuits Credit Hours: 4
  • One of the following 4 courses: ECSE 2100  – Fields and Waves I Credit Hours: 4, ECSE 2110  – Electrical Energy Systems Credit Hours: 3, ECSE 2050  – Intro to Electronics Credit Hours: 4,  ECSE 2410  - Signals and Systems Credit Hours: 3
  • ECSE 2900   – ECSE Enrichment Seminar Credit Hours: 1
  • A 4000-level ECSE course Credit Hours: 3 – 4

Elective courses*:

   Any ECSE courses at 2000-level and above.

* Students can take as many elective courses as necessary to satisfy the rules above.

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