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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2024 School of Engineering Programs of Study Electrical and Computer Engineering Field of Study  

Field of Study


Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) is a rapidly developing and diverse field ranging from integrated circuits and submicron devices to powerful computational systems and wireless communication networks. Over the past two decades, increasing numbers of electrical and computer engineering graduates have been engaged in the development and application of data and information processing, cybersecurity, embedded systems, high performance computer systems, software engineering, and automatic control systems of increasing sophistication.

To prepare its graduates to compete in a fast-changing technical environment, the department depends upon a curriculum with a strong core of required courses in mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering science. In addition, students have considerable freedom to choose electives in these and other areas of study. As a result, electrical and computer engineering undergraduates may structure their programs to accommodate the changes of the electrical and electronic industry and to prepare for graduate study in such diverse areas as control and power systems, communication systems, digital signal processing, computer engineering, solid-state electronics, wireless information networks, human-computer interaction, and others. The wide range of subject matter enhances the student's opportunity for challenging employment and graduate study.

The department offers two curriculum options for undergraduate students: electrical engineering and computer engineering. The electrical engineering option follows a traditional set of required courses with equal emphasis on all main areas of electrical engineering, yet allows a student to favor one area over another by appropriate selection of elective courses. The computer engineering option, while giving a broad background in electrical engineering, prepares students for careers in the area of computer hardware, software engineering, and human-computer interaction.

The undergraduate program in Electrical and Computer Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Program Objectives

The current educational objectives of the Electrical and Computer engineering program are that within 3-5 years:
-Expectation: graduates will exceed the expectations of employers of electrical and computer engineers;

-Advanced Study: qualified graduates will pursue advanced study if they so desire; and

-Leadership: graduates will pursue leadership positions in their profession and/or communities.
 
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