Electrical Engineering Minor

The electrical engineering minor provides a solid foundation in the core areas of electronic circuits and signals and systems, as well as the prerequisite material in mathematics and physics. Concentration of upper-division electives in either of the major tracks constitutes substantial and focused work in the discipline of electrical engineering. This minor is particularly suitable for students with majors in applied physics or any School of Engineering major.

Course Requirements

Requirements for the minor in Electrical Engineering are the following:

Lower-Division Courses

Mathematics

All of the following
MATH 19ACalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

MATH 19BCalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

Plus one of the following courses
MATH 23AVector Calculus

5

AM 30Multivariate Calculus for Engineers

5

Plus one of the following options
Either these courses

AM 10Mathematical Methods for Engineers I

5

AM 20Mathematical Methods for Engineers II

5

or these courses

MATH 21Linear Algebra

5

MATH 24Ordinary Differential Equations

5

Science

One of the following lecture/lab combinations
Either these courses

PHYS 5AIntroduction to Physics I

5

PHYS 5LIntroduction to Physics I Laboratory

1

or these courses

PHYS 6AIntroductory Physics I

5

PHYS 6LIntroductory Physics I Laboratory

1

Plus one of the following lecture/lab combinations
Either these courses

PHYS 5CIntroduction to Physics III

5

PHYS 5NIntroduction to Physics Laboratory III

1

or these courses

PHYS 6CIntroductory Physics III

5

PHYS 6NIntroductory Physics III Laboratory

1

Upper-Division Courses

All of the following courses

ECE 101Introduction to Electronic Circuits

5

ECE 101LIntroduction to Electronic Circuits Laboratory

2

ECE 103Signals and Systems

5

ECE 171Analog Electronics

5

ECE 171LAnalog Electronics Laboratory

2

Electives

Plus at least 15 additional credits of upper-division or graduate courses from the lists below. All of the upper-division electives must come from the same concentration.

Electronics/Optics Concentration Courses
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 104Bioelectronics

5

ECE 118Introduction to Mechatronics

10

ECE 118LIntroduction to Mechatronics Laboratory

2

ECE 121Microcontroller System Design

7

ECE 130Introduction to Optoelectronics and Photonics

5

ECE 130LIntroduction to Optoelectronics Laboratory

1

ECE 230Optical Fiber Communication

5

ECE 136Engineering Electromagnetics

5

ECE 141Feedback Control Systems

5

ECE 241Introduction to Feedback Control Systems

5

ECE 157RF Hardware Design

5

ECE 157LRF Hardware Design Laboratory

2

ECE 167Sensing and Sensor Technologies

7

ECE 167LSensing and Sensor Technologies Lab

2

ECE 172Advanced Analog Circuits

5

ECE 221Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits

5

ECE 173High-Speed Digital Design

7

ECE 173LHigh-Speed Digital Design Laboratory

2

ECE 175Energy Generation and Control

5

ECE 175LEnergy Generation and Control Laboratory

2

ECE 176Energy Conservation and Control

5

ECE 176LEnergy Conversion and Control Laboratory

2

ECE 177Power Electronics

5

ECE 177LPower Electronics Laboratory

2

ECE 178Device Electronics

5

ECE 180JAdvanced Renewable Energy Sources, Storage, and Smart Grids

5

ECE 201Introduction to Nanotechnology

5

ECE 203Nanocharacterization of Materials

5

ECE 231Optical Electronics

5

(ECE 130 and ECE 230, ECE 141 and ECE 241, and ECE 172 and ECE 221 are undergraduate and graduate courses taught in conjunction, and only one can be taken for this program.)

Communications, Signals, Systems, and Controls Concentration
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 118Introduction to Mechatronics

10

ECE 118LIntroduction to Mechatronics Laboratory

2

ECE 130Introduction to Optoelectronics and Photonics

5

ECE 130LIntroduction to Optoelectronics Laboratory

1

ECE 230Optical Fiber Communication

5

ECE 136Engineering Electromagnetics

5

ECE 141Feedback Control Systems

5

ECE 241Introduction to Feedback Control Systems

5

ECE 152Introduction to Wireless Communications

5

ECE 252Wireless Communications

5

ECE 153Digital Signal Processing

5

ECE 250Digital Signal Processing

5

ECE 237Image Processing and Reconstruction

5

ECE 251Principles of Digital Communications

5

ECE 253
/CSE 208
Introduction to Information Theory

5

ECE 255Error Control Coding

5

ECE 256Statistical Signal Processing

5

Computer Science and Engineering
CSE 150Introduction to Computer Networks

5

CSE 150LIntroduction to Computer Networks Laboratory

2

(ECE 130 and ECE 230, ECE 152 and 252, ECE 141 and ECE 241, and ECE 153 and ECE 250 are undergraduate and graduate courses taught in conjunction, and only one can be taken for this program.)