Undergraduate programs
| Programs | Degree | Course plan | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineering | BSE | Major map | Tempe, Online |
| Electrical engineering (electric power and energy systems) | BSE | Major map | Tempe, Online |
About our programs
The electrical engineering BSE program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Student enrollment and graduation data are available on the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering website.
The electrical engineering industry is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary. Electrical and computing devices are used in a vast array of applications, including wireless communications, electric power generation, medicine, energy, space exploration and environmental conservation. The development of the microprocessor also expanded opportunities for electrical engineers to improve the design of familiar products such as automobiles, consumer and office products, entertainment systems, power tools and a variety of test and measurement instruments.
Electrical engineers combine the laws of electricity and principles of engineering to a variety of applications that directly affect the daily lives of most of the world’s population, from the development of satellite communication links to a sophisticated patient monitoring system in a hospital trauma unit. Electrical engineers are concerned with many design and development challenges associated with technology that uses electricity.
Our faculty includes experts in electrical engineering’s many application areas. They are committed to the integration of use-inspired research with locally and globally relevant academic programming and have achieved national recognition by pursuing the best activities in research, training and entrepreneurship.
BSE in electrical engineering
The goal of the electrical engineering undergraduate program is to prepare graduates for positions as electrical engineers. Initial coursework in mathematics, science and engineering foundation classes build a solid base of knowledge. The foundation classes help you explore engineering through hands-on projects and activities. The electrical engineering curriculum includes a number of required upper-division electrical engineering and technical elective courses in areas such as:
- Mixed signal circuit design
- Signal processing and communication
- Control systems
- Electromagnetics, antennas and wireless communication
- Electric power and energy systems
- Physical electronics and photonics
Approved technical elective courses provide students with an opportunity to broaden their background in electrical engineering or to study, in greater depth, technical subjects in which they have special interest. To learn more, contact your academic advisor.
During the course of your degree program, you will work with your peers to examine real issues facing society and learn to develop solutions to those problems.
- Additional program fee: Yes
- Second language requirement: No
- First required math course: MAT 265 — Calculus for Engineers I
Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Electrical engineering (electric power and energy systems), BSE
The goal of the electric power and energy systems concentration is to prepare you for positions in industries dealing with the generation, transmission and utilization of electric power. Generation includes conventional power generation methods, such as from fossil fuels and nuclear energy, and alternative energy systems such as those that use solar, wind and fuel cells for power.
In this concentration, you will first complete foundation courses in math, science and engineering. You are then required to take the pathway course in electric power and complete nine of the 15 required technical elective credit hours with power-focused classes. In addition, your senior design capstone project should be in the area of electric power and energy systems.
Degrees offered
Electrical engineering (BSE) with concentration in electric power and energy systems
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Program objectives and outcomes
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Objectives
Our undergraduate programs aim to prepare graduates for work as electrical engineers in commercial, industrial, academic and government organizations. Our programs also intend to prepare graduates for continued learning experiences in continuing education or a formal graduate or professional program. We aim to equip our alumni will to advance to supervisory and leadership positions in their chosen careers.
Three to seven years after graduation, we expect our alumni to do one or more of the following:
- Graduate from a graduate or professional school degree program.
- Achieve success in a government, industrial, commercial, entrepreneurial or academic position, as evidenced by continued employment and technical accomplishments.
- Progress in a chosen career, as shown by promotion to a position of increased technical, supervisory or management responsibility.
Outcomes
- Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and math.
- Ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- Ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts.
- Ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives.
- Ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- Ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed using appropriate learning strategies.