The campus located on 196 acres of the former estate of automotive pioneer Henry Ford was founded in 1959 as a senior level institution offering junior, senior and graduate level courses and degrees. One of the primary missions for the new campus is to provide high-quality engineering education to students in the metropolitan Detroit area. UM-D offers its engineering programs through the College of Engineering and Computer Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, and Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Degree programs in Computer and Information Science are also offered through the college. One of the principal features of the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs is the active involvement of faculty in all aspects of academic instruction.
Class sizes are relatively small and individual attention to students is emphasized.
Under this proposal, students can get a second degree in Electrical Engineering through additional course work of 15 hours. The ECE department undertook a major curriculum revision to bring it into complinace with the ABET 2000 criteria. New courses have been developed with a view to reflect current trends in technology and improve the instructional delivery system. The new curriculum will go into effect in Fall 2001. The new curricula allow both EE and CE students to obtain a second degree through additional course work.