The engineering and science electives total 37 hours. These upperclass electives stress the rigorous analysis and design principles practiced in the subdisciplines of electrical engineering. The electives total 22 hours distributed as follows. The following five course selections are introductory to major speciality areas of electrical engineering. The elective laboratory courses provide the student with essential hands-on experience in techniques and design that are important for the practicing engineer as well as the research scientist.
Students choose two courses from a departmentally approved list.
One lab must not be on the list of Restricted ECE Electives. With these courses a student defines her or his interest area within the field of electrical engineering. Elective choice should be chosen with care, planning, and consultation with an adviser. Consult also the advising materials for all the subdisciplines of electrical engineering. Technical Electives Technical electives total 15 hours.