Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Students in Electrical Engineering (EE) study, design, and build devices and systems which utilize electricity and electromagnetic fields. This wide-ranging discipline covers problems at many scales, from the physical design of nano-sized transistors, through complex circuit analysis, up to the signals carried by communication and control systems. Application examples include cell phones, solar cells, power generation and distribution, and sensors.

• Program Educational Objectives

  Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe career and professional accomplishments that the program prepares graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation.  Graduates of the Electrical Engineering program will:

  1. Apply their technical knowledge and skills in the advancement of their careers with increasing responsibility in the Electrical Engineering industry or in the pursuit of other fields.
  2. Possess effective research and development skills that will enable them to pursue graduate education in Electrical Engineering or related fields and enable them to continue with lifelong learning in their careers.
  3. Obtain careers where they will become leaders in their chosen field, be leaders in multidisciplinary teams, be active in professional organizations, make socially responsible decisions and demonstrate effective communication skills.
  4. Meet the educational requirements needed to pursue Professional Engineering licensure in the state of Georgia or other states.
• Student Outcomes
  Student outcomes describe the knowledge and skills acquired by students who complete the program. Students completing the 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
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Engineering Standing

Prior to enrolling in upper-level courses, students must meet the requirements needed for the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. View engineering standing requirements.

Curriculum

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

See listing of requirements in the KSU Catalog.

• Specific General Education Prerequisite Courses for EE Major
  • COM 1100 - Human Communication
  • MATH 1190 - Calculus I
  • MATH 2202 - Calculus II
  • PHYS 2211 - Principles of Physics I
  • PHYS 2211L - Principles of Physics Laboratory I
  • PHYS 2212 - Principles of Physics II
  • PHYS 2212L - Principles of Physics Laboratory II

Lower Division Major Requirements

• Area F (18 Credit Hours)
  • ENGR 2214 - Engineering Mechanics - Statics
  • MATH 2203 - Calculus III
  • CHEM 1211 - General Chemistry I
  • CHEM 1211L - General Chemistry I Laboratory
  • EE 2301 - Circuit Analysis I
  • One Credit Hour from Area A
  • Two Credit Hours from Area D

Other Requirements Specific to the Major

• 22 Credit Hours
  • CSE 1321 - Programming and Problem Solving I
  • CSE 1321 - Programming and Problem Solving I Laboratory
  • EE 1000 - Foundations of Electrical Engineering
  • EE 2302 - Circuit Analysis II
  • EE 2401 - Semiconductor Devices
  • EE 2501 - Digital Logic Design
  • MATH 2306 - Ordinary Differential Equations
  • STAT 2332 - Probability and Data Analysis

Major Requirements

• 33 Credit Hours
  • EE 3501 - Embedded Systems
  • EE 3605 - Electromagnetics
  • EE 3701 - Signals and Systems
  • ENGR 4402 - Engineering Ethics
  • EE 3401 - Engineering Electronics
  • EE 3601 - Electric Machines
  • EE 3702 - Communication Systems
  • EE 4201 - Control Systems
  • EE 4701 - Professional Practice
  • EE 4800 - Senior Project

Upper Level Electives

• 15 Credit Hours

  EE 3/4XXX Technical Electives (9 Credit Hours) Engineering Science Elective (3 Credit Hours) Math about MATH 2335 (3 Credit Hours)

Program Total (130 Credit Hours)