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Sample A.B./B.E. Program: Electrical Engineering

Students interested in electrical engineering have several options, including

• electronics
• signals and systems
• photonics

The A.B. program below focuses on the fundamentals; 3 separate B.E. sample programs show how students might pursue these options.

Sample A.B. Major in Engineering Sciences

Common core (3 courses)

• ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering
• ENGS 22 Systems
• ENGS 23 Distributed Systems and Fields

Distributive core (2 courses)

• ENGS 24 Science of Materials
• ENGS 26 Control Theory

Gateway (2 courses)

• ENGS 31 Digital Electronics OR ENGS 32 Electronics: Introduction to Linear and Digital Circuits (Electrical engineering students normally take one for gateway credit and the other as an elective for the A.B. or B.E.)
• One course from ENGS 33-37

Electives (2 courses)

• ENGS 61 Intermediate Electrical Circuits
• PHYS 19 Introductory Physics III

Sample B.E. Program (Electronics)

Mathematics (2 courses)

• ENGS 92 Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
• MATH 22 Linear Algebra with Applications OR MATH 23 Differential Equations

Engineering design (2-course sequence)

• ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation
• ENGS 290 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion

Electronics (2 courses)

• ENGS 31 Digital Electronics OR ENGS 32 Electronics: Introduction to Linear and Digital Circuits
• ENGS 120 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
• ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory and Devices

Electives (3 or 4 courses)

• ENGS 63 Introduction to VLSI Systems
• ENGS 125 Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
• ENGS 126 Analog VLSI System Design
• ENGG 129 Instrumentation and Measurement

Sample B.E. Program (Signals and Systems)

Mathematics (2 courses)

• ENGS 92 Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
• MATH 22 Linear Algebra with Applications OR MATH 23 Differential Equations

Engineering design (2-course sequence)

• ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation
• ENGS 290 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion

Signals and Systems (2 courses)

• ENGS 27 Discrete and Probalistic Systems
• ENGS 110 Signal Processing

Electives (3 or 4 courses)

• ENGS 62 Microprocessors in Engineered Systems
• ENGS 68 Introduction to Communications Systems
• ENGG 129 Instrumentation and Measurement
• ENGS 145 Modern Control Theory
• ENGG 149 Introduction to Systems Identification

Sample B.E. Program (Photonics)

Mathematics (2 courses)

• ENGS 92 Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
• MATH 22 Linear Algebra with Applications OR MATH 23 Differential Equations

Engineering design (2-course sequence)

• ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation
• ENGS 290 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion

Photonics (2 courses)

• ENGS 120 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
• ENGS 124 Optical Devices and Systems

Electives (3 or 4 courses)

• ENGS 68 Introduction to Communications Systems
• ENGS 110 Signal Processing
• ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory and Devices
• ENGS 123 Optics
• ENGS 126 Analog VLSI System Design
• ENGG 129 Instrumentation and Measurement
• ENGS 131 Science of Solid State Materials