Electrical Engineering Department

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The Department of Electrical Engineering offers the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Concentrations in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering.

The University also offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science in Engineering and the Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science. The department has a strong commitment to scholarship and encourages faculty to participate in the Master's and Ph.D. level programs in the college of engineering and to perform research with graduate students.

The field of electrical and computer engineering is primarily involved with the tasks of transmission, processing, or storage of information or electric power. The underlying factor in accomplishing these tasks by electrical engineers is the use of electricity or electromagnetic waves (such as light).

The Department of Electrical Engineering has the goal of producing well-educated Electrical and Computer Engineers who will be successfully employed in industry at the regional and national levels or who will continue on with graduate studies. The curriculum is designed for maximum breadth of coverage of electrical and computer engineering topics while allowing considerable depth in certain areas chosen by each student. The majority of the department's graduates are employed in the electronics, communications, computer, power, oil and petro-chemical, and consulting industries. There are curricular requirements included in the program to support employment in any of these areas. Other areas of electrical and computer engineering are available in the curriculum via electives.

Students may select a concentration in either Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. The traditional areas of electronics, power, communications, and controls are emphasized in the Electrical Engineering Concentration; while the Computer Engineering Concentration emphasizes the areas of digital electronics, computer architecture, operating systems, and software development. Electives are available which allow students in either concentration to obtain breadth and depth in other areas.

In order to support the urban mission of the University, the undergraduate program has particular emphasis on serving both the traditional and non-traditional students in the New Orleans region, and adheres to the College's evening program so that all courses are offered in the evening on a two-year rotation.

The Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700.