Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The educational objectives of the Electrical Engineering program are consistent with the mission of the University of Memphis. The program is designed to provide students satisfying, robust, and quality education in electrical engineering, leading to professional employment and/or graduate-level education.

The program educational objectives are that Electrical Engineering graduates will have a quality added education that: (1) Prepares graduates to immediately enter professional practice. Graduates will be capable of analyzing and designing electrical or electronic engineering systems; (2) Prepares graduates to pursue graduate programs in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering if desired. Prepares graduates to pursue other professional programs such as law or business if desired; (3) Prepares graduates to be competent electrical engineering employees that meet or exceed the expectations of their employers; and (4) Prepares graduates to undertake leadership roles in government and industry, as well as in their communities and global society.

In pursuit of these objectives, students enrolled in electrical engineering are offered a curriculum designed to provide a thorough background and understanding of the theoretical and physical principles of electric and magnetic phenomena. The intent of the program is to produce graduates who can apply concepts and techniques of mathematics and physics to a variety of analysis and design applications in electrical engineering. In addition graduates are prepared to communicate their ideas succinctly and clearly in both oral and written presentations.

Laboratory facilities are available for a wide variety of instructional and research activities. Significant laboratory activity is required in the curriculum.

Career opportunities include positions in development and design, research, sales, management, manufacturing, and construction. Some of the technical areas of opportunity are related to computer applications, communications systems, power generation and distribution systems, microwave and antenna systems, automatic control systems, and general instrumentation. An undergraduate student, with the approval of the department chairman, may select some electives that satisfy the course entrance requirements for medical school.

Honors Program: Students are eligible for the honors program in electrical engineering if they have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.4 with at least junior standing and have received approval of the departmental honors committee. The honors program in electrical engineering requires a minimum of 8 hours of honors courses in electrical engineering and must include the completion of an honors thesis (EECE 4999). Those students who complete the program and the regular B.S.E.E. requirements will be recognized at the commencement ceremony by having their degree conferred "With Honors in Electrical Engineering." Moreover, the student's diploma and record at the University of Memphis will reflect this accomplishment. Details concerning this program and honors course offerings are available in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Master of Science degree for electrical engineers who desire advanced study in electro-optical systems, automatic control systems, engineering computer systems, and communications and propagation systems. The department also offers a concentration in Electrical Engineering for students pursuing the interdepartmental Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Details about the program and the program objectives are available on the departmental home page of the world wide web (http://www.ee.memphis.edu/).

ADMISSION: Admission to the university will allow a student to be in a pre-electrical engineering major. Movement into the major requires completion of the courses listed below with a minimum grade of "C" in each of these courses.

MATH 1910, CHEM 1110, PHYS 2110, EECE 1202, EECE 1207, and ENGL 1010

Monitoring of a student's progress will be performed by the Herff College of Engineering academic advisor. A student will not be forwarded to the academic department for advising until these courses have be satisfactorily completed.

Pre-electrical engineering majors may not register for EECE courses at or above the 3000-level. Exceptions to these criteria are at the discretion of the department chair.

GRADUATION: The minimum requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering are given below. The student must satisfy general university and college requirements. The student must obtain a minimum grade of "C" in EECE 1202, 1207, 2201, 2222; MATH 1910, 1920, 2110, 3120; CIVL 2131; MECH 2332; CHEM 1110/1111; PHYS 2110/2111, 2120/2121 or any equivalents to these courses used to satisfy degree requirements. Students must obtain a C or better in each EECE course that is used to satisfy degree requirements. No transfer credit with a grade less than “C” may be used to satisfy a requirement for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Waiver of departmental graduation requirements for exceptional circumstances will be granted only upon approval of both the department chair and the Dean of the College of Engineering (or designee).

MINORS: Students satisfying the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering may also satisfy requirements for a minor offered by a department in one of the other colleges. Requirements for minors are specified by the appropriate college and department. Students should submit application for the minor to the appropriate department chair. Candidates for graduation who satisfy requirements for a minor should file the approved application with the intent-to-graduate cards.

Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.)

A. University General Education Program (36 hours)

See Graduation from the University for University General Education Program requirements. Note the following requirements are specified for this program: Communication: ENGL 3603 instead of COMM 2381; Mathematics: MATH 1910 (students who have not had MATH 1730 or its equivalent must take it before enrolling MATH 1910);

Social/Behavioral Sciences: ECON 2110 must be taken in addition to 3 hours from the other specified choices; Natural Science: PHYS 2110/2111, 2120/2121.

American Heritage: waived for B.S.E.E. students who have completed one unit of American history in high school.

B. College and Degree Requirements (27 hours)

Mathematics (14 hours): MATH 1920, 2110, 3120, and 4635.

Natural Science (4 hours): CHEM 1110/1111.

Collateral Courses (9 hours): CIVL 2131: MECH 2332, 3310 or 3311.

C. The Major (65 hours)

1. Completion of 65 hours including EECE 1202, 1207, 2201 (3), 2203 (1), 2222 (4), 3201 (4), 3202, 3211, 3212 (4), 3213 (1), 3221, 3240, 4201, 4203 (1), 4235, 4279, 4280; 12 hours of EECE electives approved by advisor.

2. Six hours of technical electives. These electives may be chosen from upper division courses in engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science. Approval of department chair is required for all technical electives. Students may use elective hours to broaden their base of knowledge or for one of the concentrations below. A minimum of 9 semester hours is required for a concentration. The concentrations are the following:

a. Computer Engineering: EECE 3220, 3270 (4), 4222, 4230, 4272, 4273, 4275, 4276, 4278, 4720, and 4730.

b. Electrophysics: EECE 4241, 4242, and 4243.

c. Systems and Signals: EECE 4202, 4204, 4221 (4), 4232, 4251, 4252, and 4253.

NOTE: Projects I or II, EECE 4991 or 4992 can be taken for up to 6 semester hours credit in any of the areas of concentration.

Typical 4-Year Electrical Engineering Sequence

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 128

*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement