Electrical Engineering
undergraduate program
The electrical engineering industry is increasingly transdisciplinary as electrical and computing devices are used in wireless communications, medicine, energy, space exploration and the environment. The development of the microprocessor has expanded the opportunities for electrical engineers to improve the design of familiar products such as automobiles, consumer and office products, entertainment systems and a vast variety of test and measurement instruments and machine tools.
Electrical engineers combine the laws of electricity and principles of engineering to a variety of applications that directly affect the daily lives of most of the world’s population, from the development of satellite communication links to a sophisticated patient monitoring system in a hospital trauma unit. Electrical engineers are concerned with a vast array of design and development challenges associated with radio and television transmitters and receivers, telephone networks and switching systems, computer systems and electric power generation and distribution.
Our faculty includes experts in many application areas such as the design of flight control for aircraft and the implementation of neural interfaces for biomedical applications. They are committed to the integration of use-inspired research with locally and globally relevant academic programming, and have achieved national recognition by pursuing the highest-quality activities in research, training and entrepreneurship.
Electrical engineering, B.S.E.: undergraduate students will take basic engineering courses as well as specialty courses in circuits, electromagnetic fields and waves, microprocessors, communication and control systems, solid-state electronics and electrical power systems. Undergraduates in the program prepare for positions as electrical engineers in industrial, commercial and government organizations. Major map (PDF)
Electrical engineering (electric power and energy systems), B.S.E.: the goal of the electric power and energy systems concentration is to prepare graduates for positions in industries dealing with conventional power generation (fossil fuel and nuclear) and alternative energy systems, including solar, wind and fuel cells. Major map (PDF)
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Electrical engineering, BSE/MSE: The integrated BSE/MSE program is for students currently enrolled in the Electrical Engineering-Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. This allows students to graduate with both degrees in five years of full-time course work. Students earning a BSE in electrical engineering can use nine credits of graduate course work towards undergraduate degree requirement. These nine credits count towards the graduate degree requirements as well.
Students interested in this program must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Have at least 75 credits applicable to an ASU EE BSE degree.
- Have a cumulative ASU GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Have a minimum of 90 credit hours of coursework applicable to the ASU EE BSE degree completed prior to enrollment in the accelerated program.
These nine credits count towards the graduate degree requirements as well.
