Electrical Engineering, B.S.

Engineering Technology Building
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Curriculum and Program Requirements

Electrical Engineering is the basis of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering. We tend to be excited by the breakthroughs in smart phones, i-pads/minicomputer, improved medical machinery, GPS, and a host of other gadgets that make our modern life more exciting and more comfortable. Electrical Engineering is the field that gives us the applied science to build all of these gadgets. It is also the field from which the knowledge will come for the creation of new gadgets and for the improvement of present-day machine.

Since it is a universal degree, the BSEE graduate is flexible - the graduate can bend their talents to satisfy the needs of an ever-changing needs technology. This promotes job security for the graduate, and it feeds the appetite of an advancing society.

The graduate of this program will obtain the basic education in the first three years. The last year is utilized to explore specific areas of interest. Our graduates will have expertise in at least one sub-field of Electrical Engineering such as electricity, machines/controllers, energy/power, signals/communications, materials, and electronic device analysis.

Program Objectives

Graduates of the University of Bridgeport’s Electrical Engineering program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate peer-recognized expertise and problem solving skills providing solutions to the problems in industry, academia as well as other disciplines in the field they choose to pursue. [Problem Solving]
2. Demonstrate the capacity to embrace new opportunities and adapt to changes in emerging technologies, developing future state-of-the art designs and products. [Engineering System Design]
3. Demonstrate leadership skills and facili­tate the achievement of others while collaborating with professionals in a multidisciplinary environment. [Communication]
4. Demonstrate their creative and critical reasoning skills while solving technical problems, ethically and responsibly, in service to society. [Contemporary issues]
5. Demonstrate life-long learning and adaptation to a continuously changing field through graduate work, professional development, and self-study. [LLL/Work/ Grad School]

Transfer Policy

All undergraduate ABET accredited programs students must complete all Engineering major coursework, Engineering and Technical Electives, and STEM coursework at the 300+ level; and Junior/Senior level (as per the program requirements) at the University of Bridgeport.

Students are able to transfer classes, if approved by the chair and dean, outside the University at lower (100-200) levels or Freshman/Sophomore level (as per the program requirements) only at the time of transferring into the program; and based on UB’s transfer policy as it pertains to evaluation of course descriptions, syllabi and examples of work done in transferred-in classes.

Course Substitution Policy

All undergraduate ABET accredited programs students must complete all Engineering major coursework, Engineering and Technical Electives, and STEM coursework at the 300+ level; and Junior/Senior level (as per the program requirements) at the University of Bridgeport; and as per defined in the program requirements. There will be NO course substitutions allowed for these classes as defined in the program requirements.

Substitution courses may be allowed at lower (100-200) levels or Freshman/ Sophomore level (as per the program requirements) with the approval of the Department Chair and School Dean.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the University of Bridgeport’s Electrical Engineering program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and the ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. [Fundamentals/ Problem Solving]
2. Demonstrate knowledge of core electrical engineering topics and an ability to apply engineering principles to produce solutions that meet specified needs within realistic constraints such as public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. [Design/Techni­cal Skills]
3. Exhibit an ability to convey technical material through oral presentation and formal written reports/papers to a range of audience. [Communication]
4. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary global and societal issues and their relationship to professional ethics, and ability to make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. [Ethics/Profession/Engr Economics]
5. Exhibit an ability to function in a multidisciplinary team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environ­ment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. Communication. [Teamwork]
6. Have an ability to use techniques, skills and modern tools to design, develop, and conduct scientific and engineering experiments and to analyze and interpret data, and demonstrated ability to draw conclusions. [Experiment/Results]
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. [Diversity/LLL]