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Duluth Campus
Electrical Engineering B.S.E.E.Electrical Engineering
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
The electrical engineering B.S.E.E. program is concerned with the theory, design, and application of electrical phenomena. The department displays strengths in such diverse areas as microelectronics and VLSI, signal processing, electromagnetics, digital computer systems, automatic control, communications, and power and energy. The program balances theoretical and practical experience in electrical engineering through analysis, synthesis, and experimentation, using facilities that include major instructional laboratories and research laboratories.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
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website.
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements for the B.S.E.E. in electrical engineering include the following:
* EE majors must meet with their advisers each semester. See department for details.
* Completion of the EE "Exit Survey," and a one-to-one exit interview with the EE department head.
EE Requirements (37 cr)
EE 1001 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering
(2.0 cr)
EE 1315 - Digital Logic
(4.0 cr)
EE 2006 - Electrical Circuit Analysis
(4.0 cr)
EE 2111 - Linear Systems and Signal Analysis
(4.0 cr)
EE 2212 - Electronics I
(4.0 cr)
EE 2325 - Microprocessor Systems
(4.0 cr)
EE 3151 - Control Systems
(4.0 cr)
EE 3235 - Electronics II
(4.0 cr)
EE 3445 - Electromagnetic Fields
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 4951 - Design Workshop
(4.0 cr)
EE Electives (21 cr)
Minimum one course from four out of the five areas of specialization. The rest of the credits can be filled from any of the five areas. With approval, students may also take ECE 5995 Special Topics course; group assigned will depend upon topics title.
Take 21 or more credit(s) from the following:
Communications and Signal Processing
·
EE 5477 - Antennas and Transmission Lines
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 5741 - Digital Signal Processing
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 5765 - Modern Communication
(4.0 cr)
·
Controls and Robotics
·
EE 5151 - Digital Control System Design
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 5171 - Introduction to Robotics and Mobile Robot Control Architectures
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 5742 - Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
(4.0 cr)
or
EE 5801 - Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 5831 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
Digital Systems
·
EE 4305 - Computer Architecture
(4.0 cr)
or
EE 4321 - Computer Networks
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 4341 - Digital Systems
(4.0 cr)
or
EE 5315 - Multiprocessor-Based System Design
(3.0 cr)
Non-EE Electives (3 cr)
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CE 2017 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Mechanics of Materials
(5.0 cr)
·
CHE 2001 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
(3.0 cr)
·
CHE 2111 - Material and Energy Balances
(3.0 cr)
·
IE 3115 - Operations Research
(4.0 cr)
·
ME 2105 - Introduction to Material Science for Engineers
(3.0 cr)
Courses From Other Programs (48 cr)
First math course is determined by the ACT math score. This schedule presupposes placement into Math 1296.
CHEM 1153 - General Chemistry I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry Lab I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(1.0 cr)
CS 1511 - Computer Science I
[LE CAT]
(5.0 cr)
MATH 1296 - Calculus I
[LE CAT, LOGIC & QR]
(5.0 cr)
MATH 1297 - Calculus II
[LOGIC & QR]
(5.0 cr)
MATH 3280 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
(4.0 cr)
MATH 3298 - Calculus III
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 2013 - General Physics I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 2014 - General Physics Lab I
[NAT SCI]
(1.0 cr)
PHYS 2015 - General Physics II
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 2016 - General Physics Lab II
(1.0 cr)
STAT 3611 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
(4.0 cr)
WRIT 1120 - College Writing
[LE CAT, WRITING]
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 3130 - Advanced Writing: Engineering
(3.0 cr)
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