Computer Engineering (BS)
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Core Courses
The electrical and computer engineering curricula share core courses comprising a substantial portion of the first three years of study. Many of the core courses are offered three times a year in fall, spring, and summer. A strong emphasis is placed on fundamental concepts in core courses so that graduates are prepared for rapid technological changes common in the electrical and computer engineering professions. A comprehensive foundation in mathematics and the physical sciences in the freshman year is followed in subsequent years by additional core courses in mathematics, physics, electric circuit theory, digital logic, computer systems, electronics, electromagnetics, and linear systems. Laboratory work is designed to demonstrate fundamental principles and to provide experience in designing and testing electronic hardware and computer software. Both curricula have a required two semester senior design project which gives students comprehensive experience in designing, building, and testing physical systems.
Curricula
In addition to the core courses described above, students in the electrical engineering curriculum take two foundational electives and four specialization electives in areas of their choice within the discipline and two technical electives that can be in either electrical engineering or selected engineering courses offered by other departments. Beyond the core, students in the computer engineering curriculum take courses in discrete mathematics, data structures, embedded systems, and complex digital systems, in addition to four specialization electives in areas of their choice and one technical elective. For both curricula, a variety of elective courses are offered in communications, computational intelligence, controls, digital signal processing, digital systems, nanotechnology, mechatronics, microelectronics, networking, robotics, and VLSI design. There are typically a dozen or more of these courses offered each fall and spring semester and two or three available each summer.
Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听109 | Introduction to Computer Systems 2 | 3 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 听 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | 听 | |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE听200 | Introduction to Signals, Circuits and Systems 2 | 4 |
| ECE听209 | Computer Systems Programming 2 | 3 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CSC听226 | Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists 2 | 3 |
| ECE听211 | Electric Circuits 2 | 4 |
| ECE听212 | Fundamentals of Logic Design 2 | 3 |
| ECE听220 | Analytical Foundations of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE听301 | Linear Systems | 3 |
| ECE听302 | Microelectronics | 4 |
| ECE听306 | Introduction to Embedded Systems | 3 |
| ST听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听309 | Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Engineering Profession for Electrical Engineers | 听 | |
| Engineering Profession for Computer Engineers | 听 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Product Development | 听 | |
| ECE听310 | Design of Complex Digital Systems | 3 |
| CPE Elective | 3 | |
| ENG听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select one of the following Senior Design Project I courses: | 3 | |
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I | 听 | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Project I | 听 | |
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I | 听 | |
| CPE Elective | 3 | |
| ECE Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 9 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select one of the following Senior Design Project II courses: | 3 | |
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development II | 听 | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Project II | 听 | |
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development II | 听 | |
| ECE Elective | 3 | |
| Open/Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 9 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 105 |
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 17 | ||
CPE Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comp Arch Sys | |||
| CSC听406 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| CSC听506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| ECE听406 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| ECE听463 | Microprocessor Architecture | 3 | |
| ECE听464 | ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog | 3 | |
| ECE听506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| ECE听546 | VLSI Systems Design | 3 | |
| ECE听563 | Microprocessor Architecture | 3 | |
| ECE听564 | ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog | 3 | |
| Embed Sys | |||
| ECE听460 | Embedded System Architectures | 3 | |
| ECE听461 | Embedded System Design | 3 | |
| ECE听560 | Embedded System Architectures | 3 | |
| ECE听561 | Embedded System Design | 3 | |
| Networking Sys | |||
| CSC听570 | Computer Networks | 3 | |
| CSC听573 | Internet Protocols | 3 | |
| CSC听574 | Computer and Network Security | 3 | |
| CSC听575 | Introduction to Wireless Networking | 3 | |
| CSC听577 | Switched Network Management | 3 | |
| ECE听407 | Introduction to Computer Networking | 3 | |
| ECE听470 | Internetworking | 3 | |
| ECE听570 | Computer Networks | 3 | |
| ECE听573 | Internet Protocols | 3 | |
| ECE听574 | Computer and Network Security | 3 | |
| ECE听575 | Introduction to Wireless Networking | 3 | |
| ECE听577 | Switched Network Management | 3 | |
| Software Sys | |||
| CSC听517 | Object-Oriented Design and Development | 3 | |
| ECE听466 | Compiler Optimization and Scheduling | 3 | |
| ECE听517 | Object-Oriented Design and Development | 3 | |
| ECE听566 | Compiler Optimization and Scheduling | 3 | |
听ECE Elective
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comm, Sig, Proc Sys | |||
| ECE听402 | Communications Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE听420 | Wireless Communication Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听421 | Introduction to Signal Processing | 3 | |
| ECE听513 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 | |
| ECE听514 | Random Processes | 3 | |
| ECE听515 | Digital Communications | 3 | |
| ECE听542 | Neural Networks | 3 | |
| ECE听558 | Digital Imaging Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听582 | Wireless Communication Systems | 3 | |
| Control Sys | |||
| BME听522 | Medical Instrumentation | ||
| ECE听436 | Digital Control Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听455 | Industrial Robot Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听456 | Mechatronics | 3 | |
| ECE听516 | System Control Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE听522 | Medical Instrumentation | 3 | |
| ECE听555 | Autonomous Robot Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听556 | Mechatronics | 3 | |
| Circ, E&M Sys | |||
| ECE听403 | Electronics Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE听422 | Transmission Lines and Antennas for Wireless | 3 | |
| ECE听424 | Radio System Design | 3 | |
| ECE听511 | Analog Electronics | 3 | |
| ECE听524 | Radio System Design | 3 | |
| ECE听532 | Principles Of Microwave Circuits | 3 | |
| ECE听540 | Electromagnetic Fields | 3 | |
| ECE听546 | VLSI Systems Design | 3 | |
| ECE听549 | RF Design for Wireless | 3 | |
| Nano Sys | |||
| BME听418 | Wearable Biosensors and Microsystems | ||
| BME听518 | Wearable Biosensors and Microsystems | ||
| CHE听468 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | ||
| CHE听568 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | ||
| ECE听404 | Introduction to Solid-State Devices | 3 | |
| ECE听418 | Wearable Biosensors and Microsystems | 3 | |
| ECE听423 | Introduction to Photonics and Optical Communications | 3 | |
| ECE听442 | Introduction to Integrated Circuit Technology and Fabrication | 3 | |
| ECE听468 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | 3 | |
| ECE听489 | Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting | 3 | |
| ECE听518 | Wearable Biosensors and Microsystems | 3 | |
| ECE听523 | Photonics and Optical Communications | 3 | |
| ECE听530 | Physical Electronics | 3 | |
| ECE听531 | Principles Of Transistor Devices | 3 | |
| ECE听557 | Principles Of MOS Transistors | 3 | |
| ECE听568 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | 3 | |
| ECE听589 | Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting | 3 | |
| MSE听489 | Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting | ||
| MSE听589 | Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting | ||
| PY听489 | Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting | ||
| PY听589 | Solid State Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting | ||
| Power Sys | |||
| ECE听434 | Fundamentals of Power Electronics | 3 | |
| ECE听451 | Power System Analysis | 3 | |
| ECE听452 | Renewable Electric Energy Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听453 | Electric Motor Drives | 3 | |
| ECE听533 | Power Electronics Design & Packaging | 3 | |
| ECE听534 | Power Electronics | 3 | |
| ECE听535 | Design of Electromechanical Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听550 | Power System Operation and Control | 3 | |
| ECE听551 | Smart Electric Power Distribution Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听552 | Renewable Electric Energy Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听553 | Semiconductor Power Devices | 3 | |
| ECE听581 | Electric Power System Protection | 3 | |
| ECE听583 | Electric Power Engineering Practicum I | 3 | |
| ECE听585 | The Business of the Electric Utility Industry | 3 | |
| ECE听586 | Communication and SCADA Systems for Smart Grid | 3 | |
| MAE听535 | Design of Electromechanical Systems | ||
| Comp Arch Sys | |||
| CSC听406 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | ||
| CSC听506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | ||
| ECE听406 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| ECE听463 | Microprocessor Architecture | 3 | |
| ECE听464 | ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog | 3 | |
| ECE听506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| ECE听546 | VLSI Systems Design | 3 | |
| ECE听563 | Microprocessor Architecture | 3 | |
| ECE听564 | ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog | 3 | |
| Embed Sys | |||
| ECE听460 | Embedded System Architectures | 3 | |
| ECE听461 | Embedded System Design | 3 | |
| ECE听560 | Embedded System Architectures | 3 | |
| ECE听561 | Embedded System Design | 3 | |
| Networking Sys | |||
| CSC听570 | Computer Networks | ||
| CSC听573 | Internet Protocols | ||
| CSC听574 | Computer and Network Security | ||
| CSC听575 | Introduction to Wireless Networking | ||
| CSC听577 | Switched Network Management | ||
| ECE听407 | Introduction to Computer Networking | 3 | |
| ECE听470 | Internetworking | 3 | |
| ECE听570 | Computer Networks | 3 | |
| ECE听573 | Internet Protocols | 3 | |
| ECE听574 | Computer and Network Security | 3 | |
| ECE听575 | Introduction to Wireless Networking | 3 | |
| ECE听577 | Switched Network Management | 3 | |
| Software Sys | |||
| CSC听517 | Object-Oriented Design and Development | ||
| ECE听466 | Compiler Optimization and Scheduling | 3 | |
| ECE听517 | Object-Oriented Design and Development | 3 | |
| ECE听566 | Compiler Optimization and Scheduling | 3 | |
| Special Topics | |||
| ECE听492 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 1-4 | |
Open/Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| E听304 | Introduction to Nano Science and Technology | 3 | |
| ECE听303 | Electromagnetic Fields | 3 | |
| ECE听305 | Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion | 3 | |
| ECE听308 | Elements of Control Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听310 | Design of Complex Digital Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听402 | Communications Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE听403 | Electronics Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE听404 | Introduction to Solid-State Devices | 3 | |
| ECE听407 | Introduction to Computer Networking | 3 | |
| ECE听420 | Wireless Communication Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听421 | Introduction to Signal Processing | 3 | |
| ECE听422 | Transmission Lines and Antennas for Wireless | 3 | |
| ECE听434 | Fundamentals of Power Electronics | 3 | |
| ECE听442 | Introduction to Integrated Circuit Technology and Fabrication | 3 | |
| ECE听451 | Power System Analysis | 3 | |
| ECE听452 | Renewable Electric Energy Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听453 | Electric Motor Drives | 3 | |
| ECE听455 | Industrial Robot Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听456 | Mechatronics | 3 | |
| ECE听461 | Embedded System Design | 3 | |
| ECE听463 | Microprocessor Architecture | 3 | |
| ECE听464 | ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog | 3 | |
| ECE听466 | Compiler Optimization and Scheduling | 3 | |
| ECE听470 | Internetworking | 3 | |
| ECE听492 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 1-4 | |
| ECE听552 | Renewable Electric Energy Systems | 3 | |
| ECE听556 | Mechatronics | 3 | |
| ECE听561 | Embedded System Design | 3 | |
| ECE听563 | Microprocessor Architecture | 3 | |
| ECE听564 | ASIC and FPGA Design with Verilog | 3 | |
| ECE听566 | Compiler Optimization and Scheduling | 3 | |
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 | |
| MAE听201 | Engineering Thermodynamics I | 3 | |
| MAE听208 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听302 | Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 | |
| CE听214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 | |
| or听MAE听206 | Engineering Statics | ||
| MSE听200 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials | 3 | |
| or听MSE听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | ||
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments 2 | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听109 | Introduction to Computer Systems 2 | 3 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 1 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE听200 | Introduction to Signals, Circuits and Systems 2 | 4 |
| ECE听209 | Computer Systems Programming 2 | 3 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CSC听226 | Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists 2 | 3 |
| ECE听211 | Electric Circuits 2 | 4 |
| ECE听212 | Fundamentals of Logic Design 2 | 3 |
| ECE听220 | Analytical Foundations of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE听301 | Linear Systems | 3 |
| ECE听302 | Microelectronics | 4 |
| ECE听306 | Introduction to Embedded Systems | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| ST听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听309 | Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Engineering Profession for Electrical Engineers | 听 | |
| Engineering Profession for Computer Engineers | 听 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Product Development | 听 | |
| ECE听310 | Design of Complex Digital Systems | 3 |
| Open/Technical Elective | 3 | |
| ENG听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE听484 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Project I | 3 |
| CPE Elective | 3 | |
| CPE Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听485 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Project II | 3 |
| ECE Elective | 3 | |
| ECE Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 122 |
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |