Opportunities to enhance teamwork, written and oral communication, and self-learning skills are available across the curriculum. Students are encouraged to learn about and promote the profession - and to develop leadership skills through their involvement in honorary and professional societies and through their participation in laboratory and design project activities. The department has a mandatory student advising program which facilitates individual contact with students to help them make sound academic decisions and understand the purpose of their education and the profession. Through this program, students and faculty establish personal relationships and enthusiasm toward engineering education. Service to the university is also within the mission of the department.
Faculty members are active on university committees and faculty governance.
The faculty and students are encouraged to participate in professional and technical societies and university projects. The Department The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. Although many courses are common to both programs, there are significant differences between the graduation requirements for electrical engineering and for computer engineering. Students are advised to decide early in their program of study which major they intend to pursue. Computer Engineering Computer engineering is a discipline which allows the student to obtain expertise in the design, programming, and applications of computers.