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The department offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program in electrical engineering. Within the program, a Computer Engineering Option was re-instated to allow more flexibility to students in their choice of a career path. The program has also reduced the total number of required credits from 139 to 128.
The program places special emphasis on such areas as analog and digital electronics, digital and analog communication systems, control system and advanced digital systems design, and electromechanical energy conversion. In addition, the Department houses a networked, state-of-the-art computer-aided engineering (CAE) facility comprising several engineering and PC workstations with appropriate industry-standard CAE software tools for very complex design activities, including integrated circuit (VLSI) layout design and HDL(VHDL/Verilog) synthesis and complex programmable logic device design.
Students graduating from the program are encouraged to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination which qualifies them as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in their professional career and helps them become licensed professional engineers (PE).
Program Educational Objectives
- To provide graduates with a strong engineering background which enables them to enter the engineering workforce serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and elsewhere;
- To provide graduates with an adequate background to pursue advanced engineering studies; and
- To produce graduates who are computer literate and proficient in written and oral communication and have an understanding of the ethical responsibilities of the engineering profession.
Program Outcomes
Students graduating from the program are expected to acquire the following:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
- an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
- an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
- an ability to communicate effectively
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
- a knowledge of contemporary issues
- an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
The BS degree program in electrical engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET.
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