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Electrical engineering is a broad field that cuts across many other fields that utilize electrical energy; electrical/electronic systems; computers; electromagnetic devices; communications; and electrical control. Thus, there are numerous subfields under electrical engineering, with new ones, including increasingly multidisciplinary areas of focus (for example, nano-electronics, alternative energy, and bio-electrical engineering) being added periodically. Since electrical, electronic, computer, and electromagnetic/ optoelectronic energy, communications, components, systems, and processes undergird nearly every facet of modern society’s infrastructure, the demand for electrical, electronic, computer, and related types of engineers is significant and increasing, and electrical engineering is a marketable, lucrative, geographically widespread, and fulfilling career.

An electrical engineering education and career build upon a strong foundation in mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals, as well as, increasingly, strong laboratory/field, instrumentation, computer, problem solving, design, human relations, teamwork/leadership, economics, and communication knowledge and skills. Historically “non-technical” issues, such as global trade, ethics, litigation, aesthetics, and the environment, are also becoming increasingly important in an electrical engineering career. The Electrical Engineering Program has designed a curriculum to provide its students competence in and sensitivity to these areas. This is reflected in the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree program. Student knowledge, capabilities, and professionalism are also enhanced through involvement in the ASU Student Branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, student research and industrial internship opportunities, seminars, and a variety of other service, social, and professional activities.

A-State electrical engineering graduates have come from diverse backgrounds and localities, can be found in nearly every type of engineering position, and have excelled in their careers. Numerous graduates have acquired advanced degrees (master- and doctoral-level) at other institutions after obtaining the bachelor degree at A-State. Thus, the Electrical Engineering Program does an excellent job in educating its students for the challenges and opportunities associated not only with a successful engineering career, but also with being good scholars, citizens, and contributors to society.

The Electrical Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The Electrical Engineering Program has a mechanism in place to periodically assess its effectiveness in meeting its educational objectives and outcomes (see below). This assessment process results in periodic modification to specific courses and the overall degree plan so as to better promote the achievement of the objectives and outcomes, themselves periodically formulated and revised, with the assistance of the Electrical Engineering Advisory Council, in relation to the evolving mission and resource base of the Program. This occurs within the context of the evolving needs of the region and nation, and the current state-of-the profession. The specific educational objectives of the BSEE degree program are:

• Graduates have successfully advanced in electrical/computer engineering or related relevant practice as evidenced by contributions to their employers and the greater professional community.
• Graduates have pursued graduate degrees or completed professional development activities in continuing to advance their knowledge base in electrical engineering or related professional fields.
• Graduates have made a broader contribution by providing an engineering or otherwise technical or objective perspective to the challenges and opportunities of society.

The Electrical Engineering Program’s outcomes define the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that program graduates are expected to have by the time of graduation from the Program. Graduates of the Electrical Engineering Program will have:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics;
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors;
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts;
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives;
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions; and
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

A complete 8-semester degree plan is available at https://www.astate.edu/info/academics/degrees/

Programs

• Electrical Engineering, BSEE

• Electrical Engineering, Minor

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