The Department of Electrical Engineering offers a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. The electrical engineering degree requirements include completion of at least one of the emphases: controls, computers, power and energy, or communications and electronics. The program has outstanding laboratory and computer facilities where all students gain hands-on practical experience. Students graduate with a broad background in electrical engineering and are ready to take their place in industry.

Electrical engineers design, plan, and supervise the construction and maintenance of electrical and electronic equipment, computers, or control systems. The variety of an electrical engineeršs work can range from the smallest integrated circuit to power systems that cover entire states. Virtually every device that is either "plugged in" or runs on batteries has had an electrical engineer involved in its design or construction somewhere in its development.

Educational Goals and Objectives:

The mission of the electrical engineering program is to provide a high quality education with extensive hands-on and laboratory experience that will enable our graduates to practice their profession with proficiency and integrity.

1. Have the laboratory skills and the ability to use modern analysis and design techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to solve practical engineering problems. The specific objectives of this goal are to graduate engineers who have:
   
   
   1. the ability to apply science, engineering science, and mathematics to solve engineering problems
   2. the ability to put their engineering and design skills into practice
   3. the ability to use modern laboratory equipment and engineering software for analysis, testing, design, and communication
   4. the ability to design systems, components, and processes that satisfy predetermined constraints
   5. the ability to recognize engineering problems, reduce them to solvable form, and develop and evaluate alternative solutions.
   
   
2. Have the professional skills to function effectively in the work environment as well as in the community. The specific objectives of this goal are to graduate engineers who have:
   
   
   1. the ability to clearly communicate their ideas and designs orally, in written form, or graphically
   2. the ability to work as members of a team; and c) the opportunity to develop leadership skills
   
   
3. Have a solid understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. The special objective of this goal is to graduate engineers who: understand ethical principles and their role in the engineering profession.
   
   
4. Have a broad education in order to understand contemporary issues and the impacts of technology on society and the environment. The specific objectives of this goal are to graduate engineers who:
   
   
   1. have knowledge of contemporary issues
   2. have sufficient knowledge of the humanities and social sciences to understand the interaction between technology and society
   3. understand the effects that the products they develop will have on the environment.
   
   
5. Have the ability to engage in life-long learning and recognize its importance. The specific objectives of this goal are to graduate engineers who:
   
   
   1. realize that the practice of electrical engineering is constantly evolving and that engineers must continuously acquire new knowledge and skills
   2. have the learning skills necessary to understand new developments in electrical engineering and to acquire new engineering knowledge and skills on their own
   3. have the ability to earn graduate degrees or pursue professional studies