Department of Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering website

Chair: Philip Sealy
Office: 327 Engineering Hall
Phone: 608.342.1536
E-mail: sealy@uwplatt.edu
Emeritus Professors:
Frank Lofy
Richard D. Shultz
Professors:
David M. Drury
Yong Y. Li
Mesut Muslu
Piyare L. Sharma
Associate Professors:
Dale Buechler
Gang Feng
Xiaomin Kou
Nader Safari-Shad
Philip J. Sealy
Assistant Professor:
Steven Popovich
Lecturer:
John Goomey
Academic Department Associate:
Rose Durni

Majors

Electrical Engineering
Communications and Electronics Emphasis
Controls Emphasis
Computer Engineering Emphasis
Power and Energy Emphasis

About the Department and Major

The UW-Platteville 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, computer engineering, power and energy, or communications and electronics. The program has outstanding laboratory and computer facilities where all students gain hands-on practical experience. Students are encouraged to participate in undergraduate research projects supervised by faculty and sponsored by outside agencies. 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 engineer's 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 Mission, Goals and Expected Student Learning Outcomes

Mission statement: The mission of the UW-Platteville Electrical Engineering Department is to provide a quality electrical engineering education with extensive hands-on and laboratory experience that will enable our graduates to practice their profession with proficiency and integrity.

The educational goals are to graduate engineers who:

  1. have the ability to use modern analysis and design techniques and have the laboratory skills to use state-of-the-art equipment to solve practical engineering problems.

    The expected student learning outcomes 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 industrial-quality 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, put them in 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 expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who have:

    1. the ability to communicate their ideas and designs clearly orally, in written form and graphically
    2. the ability to work as members of a team
    3. had the opportunity to develop leadership skills
  3. have a solid understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

    The expected student learning outcome of this goal is to graduate engineers who:

    1. 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 expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who:

    1. have sufficient knowledge of the humanities and social sciences to understand contemporary issues concerning the interaction between technology and society
    2. understand that the products they develop and the methods used to manufacture them can affect the environment
  5. have the ability to engage in lifelong learning and recognize its importance

    The expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who:

    1. realize that the practice of electrical engineering is constantly evolving and that engineers must have the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills on their own
    2. have the ability to earn graduate degrees or pursue other continuing education opportunities

Academic Standards

All required electrical engineering courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better: 1020, 1210, 2210, 2220, 3020, 3140, 3320 and 3770.

Students must receive a "C" or better in these courses when used as prerequisites for electrical engineering courses: Calculus I, II and III, Differential Equations and Physics II.

Students may get a "D" in ELECTENG 3130, 3410, 3780, 4610, PHYSICS 3140 and COMPUTER 1430 as a graduation requirement, BUT, if used as a prerequisite or corequisite of an electrical engineering course, must be completed with a "C" or better. A "D" is allowed in any other 4000-level course in electrical engineering.

Students must also have an average G.P.A. of 2.00 or higher in electrical engineering courses.

General Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree

Total for Graduation: 131 credits
Major Studies 103: credits

Electrical Engineering Major (103 credits)

Mathematics (15 credits):

Advanced Math Electives (3 credits):

Basic Sciences Courses (17 credits):

Other Courses (10 credits):

Engineering Science Electives (6 credits)

Electrical Engineering Required Courses (28 credits):

Electrical Engineering Professional Emphasis Electives (16 credits):

Each student shall complete a total of 24 credits from the list below: (1) at least one emphasis, consisting of one of: ELECTENG 4040, ELECTENG 4050, ELECTENG 4350, ELECTENG 4450 or ELECTENG 4750, from the chosen emphasis and at least four more credits at the 4000 level from that emphasis area and (2) at least one more course from the above list outside of the chosen emphasis.

Communications and Electronics Emphasis

Computers Engineering Emphasis

Controls Emphasis

Power and Energy Emphasis