Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering lies at the foundation of modern technology, with its electronic devices making everything from digital computers to satellite navigation possible. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree prepares students to hit the ground running when they start their professional lives. Whether a program graduate begins a career in the avionics (aerospace electronics) area, in aerospace systems, or in some other aspect of electrical engineering, they start with knowledge of industry practices that give them a leg up relative to graduates from similarly named programs at other schools.
The BSEE includes real-world hands-on projects such as the telemetry system of an autonomous aircraft or the power switching for a hybrid automobile, giving students a chance to develop the knowledge, skills, and ways of thinking required to design and implement electronic devices and systems. Graduates enter the workforce ready to make a contribution and a difference.
The BSEE program can be taken with a track in avionics, with a track in aerospace systems, or with no track at all. All three options give the student a thorough grounding in the design of electronic systems, including digital systems. In the Avionics Track, the student studies wired and wireless aerospace electronics systems, digital communications, electromagnetism, high-frequency radio-frequency systems, and navigation and communication systems (both terrestrially and satellite based). In the Aerospace Systems Track, systems engineering concepts are explored from both the lifecycle of an individual aerospace system and from the systems of systems perspectives.
The BSEE curriculum gives the student an opportunity to start to work with embedded systems, such as a small, mobile robot, upon entering the program. Through the program, not only will you learn how to develop electrical systems effectively, but also how to construct large, complex electrical systems in a way that ensures that they meet design specifications, customer requirements, and mandated levels of safety. The program culminates in a two-semester capstone design sequence in which you’ll work with a team of other student electrical engineers and computer engineers to specify, design, build, and demonstrate a working system, or even a system of systems, often for a real-world “customer.”
The detailed objectives of the BSEE program are to produce graduates who:
- Are prepared to be immediately productive as well-rounded electrical engineers in the aerospace, aviation, and related fields
- Understand the importance of life-long learning and pursue professional development including advanced degrees and professional registration
- Are able to apply systematically the fundamental principles of science and mathematics to solve engineering problems
- Understand engineering design processes that will meet system and component requirements as well as comply with health and environmental regulations
- Are effective at both oral and written communications
- Work effectively within a team, in both supporting and leadership roles
- Area able to apply their knowledge to real-world multidisciplinary challenges facing society
- Are able to apply the latest tools and technology to engineering problems
- Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, political, social, and ethical context
For details on degree overview, requirements, and expected outcomes visit Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
The Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; Telephone: (410) 347-7700, http://www.abet.org).
