Electrical Engineering

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. Students interested in digital computers, may choose from courses in the school on programming, digital circuits, computer design, and 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 electrical engineering program has three major goals for its undergraduate students:

• That they have the knowledge and skills necessary for them to be immediately productive upon entering the workforce or advanced study,

• That they will maintain and develop the knowledge and the skills needed to identify, formulate, and solve problems throughout their career,

• That they will exhibit personal integrity, ethical behavior, and cultural awareness in the practice of their profession.

The program offers two curriculum tracks leading to a B.S.E.E. degree. The electrical engineering (EE) track is intended for students who want to work in one of the many areas of electrical engineering or who are undecided as to which area they want to pursue. A computer engineering (CpE) track is available for students who intend to work in the area of computers.

All electrical engineering students must fulfill the university's general education requirements. Students will select six elective courses in conjunction with their advisors. To develop the general knowledge and skills necessary to support the study and practice of engineering, students will take 12 courses in mathematics and the basic sciences. The purpose of the five general engineering courses is to give students an understanding of engineering fundamentals outside of electrical engineering.

The electrical engineering portion of the curriculum consists of seven blocks of courses. The introductory block is intended to promote the students interested in electrical engineering while introducing physical and logical concepts necessary for future studies. The goal of the foundations block is to develop the fundamental knowledge and analytical skills necessary for the study and practice of electrical engineering. The intermediate breadth block prepares the student to study the various areas of electrical engineering and computer engineering at the advanced level. EECS electives allow students to develop specialized knowledge and skills in one of the areas of electrical and computer engineering or explore other topics at the advanced level.

Because the ability to solve problems is critical for engineers, students will develop engineering design skills as they progress through the curriculum. While engineering design is addressed in most EE courses, it is given special emphasis in EE 103, EE 212, EE 332, and CS 456. In the intermediate design block, students will develop experience in experimental design and analysis. The design experience culminates in the senior year with EE 495, where students complete a design project that simulates work found in professional practice.

Ohio University is unique in offering internships in avionics engineering. 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 EE Track
Major code BS7254 CpE Track

General Studies

           Freshman Composition   5

ENG 305J   Technical Writing      4

           Tier III	          4

Math and Basic Science

MATH 263A   Calculus	          4

MATH 263B   Calculus	          4

MATH 263C   Calculus	          4

MATH 263D   Calculus	          4

MATH340     Diff. Equations       4

CHEM151     Fund. of Chemistry I  5

PHY 251     Gen. Physics	  5

PHY 252     Gen. Physics	  5

PHY 253     Gen. Physics	  5

General Engineering

CE 220     Statics   4

Electrical Engineering Introduction

EE 101	Intro to EE	4

EE 102	Intro to CpE	4

EE 103	Intro to EE Design	4

Foundations

EE 210 	Circuits I	4

EE 211	Circuits II	4

EE 212	Circuits III	4

EE 221	Instrumentation Lab	2

Intermediate Breadth

EE 321 	Electromagnetics I	5

EE 371	Probability and Statistics	3

Select either the EE Track or the CpE Track courses:

EE Track

EE 331	Intermediate EEI	4

EE 332	Intermediate EE II	4

CpE Track

CS 351	Intermediate CpE I	5

CS 404	Intermediate CpE II	5

CS 462	Databases	        5

Intermediate Design

EE 395A	Int. ECE Design Exp. I     4

EE 395B	Int. ECE Design Exp. II    4

EE 395C	Int. ECE Design Exp. III   4

Advanced Design

EE 495A	ECECapstone Design I     4

EE 495B	ECECapstone Design II    4

EE 495C	ECECapstone Design III   4

Electives

            2 Tier II electives1

            1 Advanced Math elective2

            2 Math/Basic Science electives3

            2 Engineering electives4

            3 Programming electives5

            3 EECS electives6

Computer Engineering Track students should take CS 240A and 240B for their programming electives, CS 240C and CS 361 for their engineering electives, and CS 300 for their advanced math elective.

1. Courses must be selected so that students take at least 4 hours in two of the three Tier II categories 2S, 2C, and 2H.

2. Courses with automatic approval include CS 300, MATH 411, 410, 412, 413A, 440, 441, 444, 446, 460A, 470, and 480A.

3. Courses with automatic approval include the approved advanced math courses, BIOS 170, 171, 172, CHEM 152, 123, 153, 301, GEOL 211, GEOL 231, 270, 283, MICR 211, PHIL 320, and PHYS 254.

4. Courses with automatic approval include CE 222, 340, CS 240C, 361, ME 224, 321, 412, 491, CHE 331.

5. Course pairs with automatic approval include CS 240A and 240B, CS 210 and 309, and ET 181 and 240.

6. Courses must be at the 300 or 400 level with at least two at the 400 level.

7. A remedial course is a course that is at the lower level than a required course. Examples would include MATH 263, PHYS 201, 202, 203, CS 120, 220, 230, ENG 150.

First-Year Program

Fall

MATH 263A   Calculus	         4

CHEM 151    Fund. of Chemistry   5

EE 101      Intro to EE	         4
or EE 102   Intro to CpE	 4

            Elective	         4

Winter

MATH 263B   Calculus                     4

            Math/Basic Science Elec.   4-5

EE 102      Into to CpE	                 4
or EE 101   Intro to EE                  4

Spring

MATH 263C   Calculus	                 4

            Math/Basic Science Elec.   4-5

EE 103      Intro to EE Design	         4

            Freshman Comp.	         5

    

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