Electrical Engineering Degree Program
Electrical engineering addresses the wide application of electrical and electronic phenomena to real-world needs, from consumer goods to space exploration. It encompasses such diverse areas as research, development, design, sales, and operation of electrical and electronic systems. Areas of specialization include such varied fields as circuit design, communications, computers and automata, control systems, electromagnetics, energy sources and systems, power electronics, power system planning, electronics, and instrumentation. If you are interested in digital computers, there are courses in the department on programming, digital circuits, and computer design, and courses related to software engineering.
Electrical engineering graduates hold challenging positions in such nonelectrical industries as chemical, nuclear, automotive, medical, textile, petroleum, and transportation, as well as in electronics, communications, power, control, and other electrical industries. The jobs performed by electrical engineering graduates include such diverse activities as research, development, design, production and manufacturing, and consulting.
The goal of the electrical engineering program is to produce graduates who can perform at the entry level in the engineering profession and are qualified to successfully complete an advanced degree program. In obtaining the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.), you can choose one of two curriculum tracks: the basic electrical engineering program or electrical engineering with the computer engineering option. The basic electrical engineering program in EECS is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET).
Following a freshman year that is essentially common to all engineering degree programs, you are introduced to circuit theory and modern electronic instrumentation. The remainder of the sophomore year and the junior year provide breadth in electrical engineering with courses in circuits/systems, electronics, field theory, energy conversion, and microprocessors. Many courses and labs include design experiences. The senior year provides an opportunity for you to obtain depth in a specialized area in electrical engineering. Courses may be chosen from communications, power systems and energy conversion, network theory, electronics, avionics, electromagnetic fields, computer systems, control systems, and others. In the senior year you are required to take EE 495 Electrical Engineering Design, in which you complete a design project that simulates work found in professional practice.
Under the computer engineering option, the freshman year is the same as that of the basic program. In the sophomore and junior years, most EE service courses courses are replaced by computer science and EE computer courses and a few EE courses such as electromagnetic fields and energy conversion. In the senior year, computer courses replace senior EE electives. The curriculum track combines electrical engineering and computer science with the goal of qualifying graduates to work in the computer industry or pursue advanced study.
If you are seeking greater depth and breadth, the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science offers programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D.
The B.S.E.E. is also offered with a computer engineering emphasis. To obtain a B.S.E.E., you must complete either the traditional B.S.E.E. curriculum or the B.S.E.E. with computer engineering option as described in this section.
You may earn internship credit by participating in approved internship programs with industry, and approved internships may be applied toward graduation requirements. Ohio University is unique in offering internships in avionics engineering. Recognition of our graduates by government and industry means employment opportunities in a dynamic, exciting technical specialty field.
The Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center, a research and engineering organization that is a unit within EECS, is extraordinary in providing undergraduate electrical engineering majors direct field and laboratory experience on real-world avionics projects sponsored by federal agencies and industry. Internship course credit can be granted for laboratory work performed, and a number of part-time jobs are supported for qualified students. Interns work with the professional faculty and staff on projects involving instrument landing systems, navigation processors, test flight evaluation, and low frequency navigation sensor systems.
CHEM 123 Prin. of Chemistry 4
ET 181 Computer Methods in Engr. I 4
INCO 103 Public Speaking 4
MATH 263C Calculus 4
Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 3-4
CE 220 Statics 4
EE 200 Intro to Personal Computer Software for EEs 0
EE 211 Circuit Analysis II 4
EE 221 Instrumentation Laboratory 2
MATH 340 Diff. Equations 4
PHYS 252 General Physics 5
EE 212 Circuit Analysis III 4
EE 222 Intro to Digital Circuits 3
EE 232 Analytic Foundations in EE 5
ME 224 Dynamics 4
CE 222 Strength of Materials 4
EE 302 Intermediate Laboratory II 1
EE 312 Linear Systems and Networks II 4
EE 322 Electromagnetics and Materials II 5
EE 341 Electronics II 4
EE 367 Intro to Microprocessors 4
Senior Depth Elective II4 3
EE 401 Advanced Laboratory7 1
EE 495 EE Design 3
Technical Elective5 3
Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 3-5
Tier III requirement8 4-5
EE 210 Circuit Analysis I 4
MATH 263D Calculus 4
PHYS 251 General Physics 5
Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 4-5
CHEM 151, BIOS 170, and BIOS 171;
CHEM 151, PBIO 110, and PBIO 111; or
CHEM 151, GEOL 283, GEOL 211 or 270.
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