Electrical Engineering - Northwestern University

Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University is a Campus Bachelor Electrical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Electrical Engineering involves the development and application of electronic and optical technologies for generating, communicating, and processing information. Our EE curriculum includes courses in electronic circuits, solid-state electronics , electromagnetics, optics, lasers, controls, digital signal processing, communications and networks. Individual engineers may work in one or more of a large number of functional capacities in support of a total engineering effort. For example, engineers may choose system design and specification, component design, research and development, university teaching and research, consulting, production and quality control, sales, cost analysis, or management. Students may specialize in any of a number of areas, including: Circuits and Electronics Solid State Engineering Electromagnetics and Photonics Systems including Digital Signal Processing, Communications and Control The Electrical Engineering (EE) program involves the design and analysis of electronic devices and circuits, photonics, electromagnetics, and analog and digital systems, including control, communication, and information systems. It encompasses several broad areas and a core of fundamental knowledge, as well as many subfields of specialization. The goal of the EE undergraduate program is to educate electrical engineers in the fundamentals and applications of electrical engineering via a curriculum that allows sufficient flexibility to encompass graduates directly entering the work force and graduates pursuing graduate education. Graduates of the program should have a solid foundation in the theory underlying the field as it?s practiced, and be able to communicate effectively both in oral and written forms. A distinguishing feature of our program is the fact that the EE department at Northwestern is relatively small, which allows small class sizes and close interaction between students and faculty. Specific Educational Objectives are for all students to satisfy the following: a. Students should have a firm foundation in the basic mathematics underlying electrical engineering design, including calculus, linear algebra, probability, and vector calculus, and be able to apply this. b. Students should be able to design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret data. c. Students should have a sufficient foundation in the fundamental areas of electrical engineering to understand problems very broadly. These fundamental areas are Physical Electronics and Devices, Electromagnetics, Electronic Circuits, and Signals and Systems. Students should also have a deep enough training in at least one of the fundamental areas to perform detailed design and analysis. d. Students should have the interpersonal and other skills and general engineering knowledge necessary to function in a multi-disciplinary team. e. Students should be able to identify, formulate, and solve electrical engineering problems. f. Students should be exposed to the issues of professionalism and ethical responsibility through examples. g. Students should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms. h. Students should have a broad education that enables them to understand the impact of engineering in a social context. i. Students should have recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. j. Students should have knowledge of contemporary issues. k. Students should be able to use the fundamental tools of Electrical Engineering, including computer simulation, design and analysis software, and laboratory tools. View more details on Northwestern University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Electrical Engineering courses.