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:

• Depth and Breadth: Produce graduates that will have the theoretical, practical, and professional knowledge necessary for them to be immediately productive upon entering the workforce or advanced study;
  
• Staying Current: Produce graduates that will maintain and develop the knowledge and the skills needed to identify, formulate, an solve problems throughout their career; and
  
• Professionalism: Produce graduates that exhibit an understanding of the necessity for personal integrity, ethical behavior, and cultural awareness.

Program Educational objectives are statements that describe the expected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation.

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. A computer engineering (CpE) track is available for students who intend to work in the area of computers. Students who are undecided as to which area they want to pursue should follow the electrical engineering track until they decide.

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 334, 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 495A, B, and C sequence of courses where students complete a design project that simulates work found in professional practice.

EE faculty takes their student advising duties very seriously. Each new student is assigned a faculty member as an academic advisor: students meet with their advisor on a quarterly basis to discuss course scheduling. During each quarter, EE faclty set office hours aside to meet with students and assit them with class assignments.

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.

Students can also participate in the College's co-op program through which they can obtain practical experience and extra income by working for a corporation or a government organization while pursuing their degree. Participating in the co-op program will typically add extra time to the completion of all degree requiremets. Sophomore and Junior courses are scheduled to accommodate all students participating in the co-op program.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Major code BS7253 EE Track
Major code BS7254 CpE Track

                   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

MATH 340           Diff. Equations                      4

CHEM 151           Fund. of Chemistry I                 5

PHY 251            Gen. Physics                         5

PHY 252            Gen. Physics                         5

General Engineering 

CE 220             Statics                              4

Electrical Engineering Introduction 

Introduction

EE 101             Intro to EE                          4

EE 102             Intro to CpE                         4

EE 103             Intro to EE Design                   4

Foundations 

EE 210             Foundations of ECE I                 4

EE 211             Foundations of ECE II                4

EE 212             Foundations of ECE III               4

EE 221             Instrumentation Lab                  4

Intermediate Breadth 

EE 321             Electromagnetics I                   5

EE 371             Probability and Statistics
                   for EEs                              3

Select either the EE Track or the CpE Track courses:

EE Track 

EE 333             Intermediate EE I                    4

EE 334             Intermediate EE II                   4

CpE Track 

EE 224             Intro. Dig. Circuits &
                   Comp. Design                         4

CS 351             Intermediate CpE I                   4

CS 352             Intermediate CpE II                  4

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            ECE Capstone Design I                4

EE 495B            ECE Capstone Design II               4

EE 495C            ECE Capstone Design III              4

Electives

Students, in conjunction with their advisor, will create a plan of study for additional elective courses. (Minimum of 18 courses and 72 hours.) The plan must contain a significant number of non-technical courses including some breadth (courses in different areas) and some depth (courses in the same area) (8). The plan must include:

            2 Tier II electives (1)

            1 Advanced Math elective (2)

            3 Math/Basic Science electives (3)

            2 Engineering electives (4)

            3 Programming electives (5)

            3 EECS electives (6)

            2 Non-Technical Electives (Breadth/Depth)

            2 Technical Electives (9)

            2 Free Elective (Tech or Non-Tech) 

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, and EE 224 and CS 456 for their technical electives.

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

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

3Courses with automatic approval include the approved advanced math courses, BIOS 170, 171, 172, CHEM 152, 123, 153, 301, GEOL 211, GEOL 231, 270, 283, BIOS 221, PHIL 320, PHYS 253 and PHYS 254.

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

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

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

7A 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.

8This combined with the two Tier II electives will normally satisfy the minimum breadth and depth (2+2) or (3+1) model. Exceptions to these have to be approved by the advisor.

9Courses with automatic approval include any EE 3xx or EE 4xx courses (excluding required courses, EE 313, Ee 314, and EE 315), CS 320-361, 404, 410, 442, 456, 462, 480, MATH 410, 412, 444, 446, 460A, 460B, 470, ME 321, 410, 491, 492, CE 340, ISE 330, PHYS 253, 254.

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

                   Programming Elec.                  4-5

Spring 

MATH 263C          Calculus                             4

                   Math/Basic Science Elec.           4-5

EE 103             Intro to ECE Design                   4

                   Freshman Comp.                       5

CpE track students take CS 240A as a programming elective in the winter and CS 240B in 
the spring instead of the math/science elective.

Juniors are encouraged to attend the Senior Electives fair organized by the Assistant Chair during the spring quarter of the junior year. The purpose of the fair is to assist students with choosing their senior electives.

Seniors are required to arrange a graduation check with the Assistant Chair no later than the end of the fall quarter of their senior year.

Seniors are expected to complete an exit survey during the spring quarter of their senior year.

For more information visit the School's web site: (https://www.webeecs.ent.ohiou.edu/)