Electrical Engineering Degree Program

Electrical Engineering

The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) is located in Stocker Center, a modern facility housing undergraduate, graduate, and research activities. The school is the beneficiary of a major endowment from the late Dr. C. Paul Stocker, an electrical engineering alumnus. This endowment provides support for facilities and a level of excellence surpassed by few other electrical engineering and computer science departments in the nation.

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.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Major code BS7253

Freshman

Fall

CHEM 151    Fund. of Chemistry I1 5
MATH 263A   Calculus 4
             Freshman composition2 5
             Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 3-5

Winter

CHEM 152    Fund. of Chemistry II 5
ET 280       Engineering and Tech.-An Overview 4
IT 101        Engineering Drawing I 3
MATH 263B   Calculus 4
             Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 3-4

Spring

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

Sophomore

Fall

EE 210         Circuit Analysis I 4
MATH 263D    Calculus 4
PHYS 251      General Physics 5
              Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 3-4

Winter

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

Spring

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

Junior

Fall

EE 301    Intermediate Laboratory I 1
EE 310    Linear Systems and Networks I 4
EE 321    Electromagnetics and Materials I 5
EE 340    Electronics I 5
ET 240    Computer Methods in Engineering II 4

Winter

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

Spring

EE 303     Intermediate Laboratory III 1
EE 335     Energy Conversion 5
EE 371     Applied Probability and Statistics for EE 3
ENG 305J  Technical Writing 4
ME 321    Thermodynamics 4

Senior

Fall

             Senior Depth Elective I4 3
PHYS 254     Contemporary Physics 3
             Mathematics Elective 6 4
             Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 3-5
             Technical Elective5 3

Winter

           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

Spring

          Senior Depth Elective III4 3
EE 402     Advanced Laboratory7 1
          Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 6-9
          Technical Elective5 6

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Option

Major code BS7254

Freshman

Fall

CHEM 151     Fund. of Chemistry I 5
MATH 263A    Calculus 4
              Freshman composition2 5
              Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 4-5

Winter

CHEM 152      Fund. of Chemistry II 5
ET 280         Engineering and Tech.-An Overview 4
IT 101          Engineering Drawing I 3
MATH 263B     Calculus 4

Spring

ET 181         Computer Meth. in Engr. I 4
INCO 103      Public Speaking 4
MATH 263C    Calculus 4
              Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 4-5

Sophomore

Fall

EE 210         Circuit Analysis I 4
MATH 263D     Calculus 4PHYS 251      General Physics 5
              Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 4-5

Winter

CS 240A     Intro. Computer Science 5
EE 211      Circuit Analysis II 4
EE 221      Instrumentation Laboratory 2
MATH 340   Diff. Equations 4
PHYS 252   General Physics 5

Spring

CS 240B   Intro. Computer Science 4
EE 222    Intro to Digital Circuits 3
EE 232    Analytic Foundations of EE 5
          Soc. Sci. or Hum.3 4-5

Junior

Fall

CE 220      Statics 4
or CE 301   Applied Mechanics or 5
CS 300      Intro. Discrete Structures 5
EE 310      Linear Systems and
           Networks I 4
EE 461      Digital Systems I 3

Winter

CS 240C   Into. Computer Science 4
EE 301    Intermediate Laboratory I 1
EE 340    Electronics I 5
EE 367    Intro to Microprocessors 4
EE 462    Digital Systems II 3

Spring

CS 361      Data Structures 5
EE 303      Intermediate Laboratory III 1
EE 371      Applied Probability and Statistics for EE 3
EE 463      Digital Systems III 3
PHYS 316   Contemporary Physics 3
ENG 305J   Technical Writing 4

Senior

Fall

CS 404    Design and Analysis of Algorithms 5
EE 495    Electrical Eng. Design 3
         EE/CS electives 3-5
         Tier III 4

Winter

CS 462    Database Systems I 5
EE 401    Advanced Lab 1
EE 415    VLSI Design 3
         EE/CS electives 3-5
         Soc. Sci. or Hum. 4-5

Spring

CS 456    Software Design and Dev. 5
EE 402    Advanced Lab 1
         EE/CS Electives 3-5
         Soc. Sci. or Hum. 4-5

1. Alternatives to sequence CHEM 151, 152, and 123 are:

   CHEM 151, BIOS 170, and BIOS 171;

   CHEM 151, PBIO 110, and PBIO 111; or

   CHEM 151, GEOL 283, GEOL 211 or 270.

2. Freshman English composition requirement can be satisfied in any quarter of the freshman year. ENG 151 Freshman Composition: Writing and Rhetoric is preferred.
3. Total hours must be at least 24, with at least 8 in humanities and 8 in social sciences. See College of Engineering and Technology section on degree requirements for information on specific course selections.
4. Must be taken in the same EE areas each quarter, i.e., controls, communications, power, etc. Contact the EE office for a list of senior concentration elective courses offered each year.
5. Technical electives are normally 400-level EE courses not used as senior system electives. However, technical electives can (with prior department approval) be other 400-level engineering, mathematics, or computer science courses.
6. Can be taken in any quarter of the senior year. Must be selected from the following: MATH 411, 412, 413A, 440, 441, 444, 446, 450A, 460A, 470, or 480A. Other 400-level math courses can be taken with prior approval by the EECS curriculum committee.
7. Must take at least one structured senior lab. Contact the EE office for a list of structured labs taught each year.
8. Tier III requirement can be satisfied in any quarter of the senior year. If you are transferring from another institution, consult with the EE office to determine the remaining requirements for the completion of the degree.

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