Electrical Engineering
The Educational Objectives of the Electrical Engineering Program are:
1. To prepare graduates for careers as engineering professionals and/or for graduate studies
2. To enable graduates to pursue state-of-the-art solutions to engineering problems and to evaluate and embrace new technologies.
3. To instill in graduates personal commitment to high ethical standards, sound business decisions, and engineering excellence.
Graduates of the Program in Electrical Engineering will have:
a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
g) An ability to communicate effectively
h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
j) A knowledge of contemporary issues
k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
This page was last updated on: February 14, 2012