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The undergraduate program in electrical engineering provides background in
engineering fundamentals, with an emphasis on the development of analytical and
creative ability that affords the graduate the opportunity to achieve success
in an advancing technological community. Careers involve a wide range of
activities, including design, development, teaching, management, sales, and
research. Areas in which electrical and computer engineers contribute heavily
include information and communication systems; automation; control, computer,
and data processing systems; power systems; biomedical electronics; and
electronic materials and devices.
Students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering pursue one
of two curricula: electrical engineering or computer engineering. Both
curricula are accredited in electrical engineering by the Engineering
Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET). The computer engineering curriculum is also accredited in
computer engineering. Each curriculum includes a required core of courses in
mathematics, basic science, English composition, fine arts or humanities,
social science, and electrical engineering. The computer engineering curriculum
supplements the electrical engineering core with additional computer
engineering courses. The electrical engineering curriculum allows the student
to study a single topic in depth by choosing electives from a technical area.
At least three technical electives must be selected from a single technical
area.
Course requirements are divided into three categories: basic sequence courses,
major sequence courses, and other required courses. Enrollment in major
sequence courses is restricted to students who have received credit for all of
the basic sequence courses and have been admitted to the major sequence by the
College of Engineering Admissions Committee. (
Requirements for admission to a
major sequence are given in this chapter.) Enrollment in other required courses is
not restricted by completion of the basic sequence.
Courses used to fulfill technical and nontechnical elective requirements must
be approved by the electrical engineering faculty before the student enrolls in
them. Courses that fulfill the social science and fine arts/humanities
requirements are listed in this chapter.
Electrical Engineering Curriculum
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
Basic Sequence Courses
|
| | Chemistry 301, Electrical Engineering 302,
411, 312, 316, 319K, 323, English 306, 316K, Mathematics 408C, 408D, 427K,
340L, Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N | 51
|
Major Sequence Courses
| | Electrical
Engineering 321, 321K, 325, 333T, 338, 338K, 339, 351K, 155, 362K, 464K,
Physics 355, approved technical electives (15 hours) | 50
|
|
Other Required Courses
|
| | American government, including Texas
government | 6
|
| | American history | 6
|
| | Approved fine arts or humanities elective
| 3
|
| | Approved social science elective | 3
|
| | Engineering science elective | 3
|
| | Free electives | 6
|
|
| | | Minimum Required | 128 |
Computer Engineering Curriculum
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
Basic Sequence Courses
|
| | Chemistry 301, Electrical Engineering 302,
411, 312, 316, 319K, 323, English 306, 316K, Mathematics 408C, 408D, 427K,
Mathematics 325K or Philosophy 313K, Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N | 51
|
|
Major Sequence Courses
|
| | Electrical
Engineering 321, 321K, 325, 333T, 338, 338K, 339, 351K, 155, 360C, 360N, 464K,
Electrical Engineering 360P or Computer Sciences 372, Physics 355, approved
technical electives (12 hours) | 53
|
|
Other Required Courses
|
| | American government, including Texas
government | 6
|
| | American history | 6
|
| | Approved fine arts or humanities elective
| 3
|
| | Approved social science elective | 3
|
| | Engineering science elective | 3
|
| | Free elective | 3
|
|
| | | Minimum Required | 128 |
Students must select at least three courses from a technical area. Students who
intend to satisfy the additional requirements of the accredited computer
engineering program must select courses from the computer engineering technical
area.
Area I, Biomedical Engineering
There
are two distinct paths that students may take in the biomedical engineering
technical area. One option is designed for premedical, preveterinary, and
predental students; it contains many of the chemistry and life science courses
required for admission to medical school. The other option, for students
interested in the application of engineering to medicine, is designed to serve
as a foundation for graduate study in biomedical engineering.
Premedical, preveterinary, and predental option. Students pursuing this
option must have a grade point average of at least 3.00 at the end of the
sophomore year. To fulfill the technical area requirements of this option, a
student should complete Electrical Engineering 374K and 374L. In addition,
twelve semester hours of biological science and sixteen semester hours of
chemistry, including all of the following, are generally required for medical
school application.
Biology 302, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biology 303, Structure and Function of Organisms
Chemistry 302, Principles of Chemistry II
Chemistry 204, Introduction to Chemical Practice
Chemistry 610A, Organic Chemistry, and 110K, Organic Chemistry
Laboratory
Chemistry 610B, Organic Chemistry, and 110L, Organic Chemistry
Laboratory
A sample four-year program is available that illustrates how electives can be
used to fulfill all of the premedical requirements.
Biomedical engineering option
Electrical Engineering 374K, Biomedical Electronics
Electrical Engineering 374L, Applications of Biomedical
Engineering
Electrical Engineering 345L, Microprocessor Applications and
Organization, or Mechanical Engineering 354, Biomedical
Engineering
Area II, Computer Engineering
The
student must take three courses from the following list, including at least one
course from group 1 and at least one course from group 2.
Group 1
Electrical
Engineering 332, Computer Graphics
Electrical Engineering 345L, Microprocessor Applications and
Organization
An advanced course that emphasizes programming
Group 2
Electrical
Engineering 360M, Digital Systems Engineering II
Electrical Engineering 360R, Computer-Aided Integrated Circuit
Design
Electrical Engineering 362K, Introduction to Automatic Control
Area III, Communication and Control Engineering
Electrical
Engineering 351L, Signals and Systems
Electrical Engineering 351M, Digital Signal Processing
Electrical Engineering 370, Automatic Control II
Electrical Engineering 370K, Computer Control Systems
Electrical Engineering 371M, Communication Systems
Mathematics 365C, Real Analysis I
Area IV, Electromagnetic Engineering
Electrical
Engineering 325K, Electromagnetic Engineering II
Electrical Engineering 347, Modern Optics
Electrical Engineering 348, Laser and Optical Engineering
Electrical Engineering 363M, Introduction to Microwaves
Electrical Engineering 379K, Topic 9: Introduction to Plasma
Dynamics
Area V, Electronic Materials and Devices
Students
must complete Electrical Engineering 440, Microelectronics Fabrication
Techniques, and at least two courses from the following list:
Electrical Engineering 325K, Electromagnetic Engineering II
Electrical Engineering 334K, Theory of Engineering Materials
Electrical Engineering 347, Modern Optics
Electrical Engineering 348, Laser and Optical Engineering
Area VI, Integrated Electronics
Electrical
Engineering 338L, Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Electrical Engineering 440, Microelectronics Fabrication
Techniques
Electrical Engineering 360K, Communication Electronics
Electrical Engineering 360R, Computer-Aided Integrated Circuit
Design
Electrical Engineering 360S, Digital Integrated Circuit Design
Area VII, Management and Production
Electrical
Engineering 366, Engineering Economics I
Electrical Engineering 366K, Engineering Economics II
Electrical Engineering 366L, Statistics for Manufacturing
Electrical Engineering 370L, Introduction to Manufacturing Systems
Automation
Mechanical Engineering 366L, Operations Research Models
Area VIII, Power Systems and Energy Conversion
Students
must complete Electrical Engineering 368, Electrical Power Transmission and
Distribution, Electrical Engineering 369, Power Systems Engineering,
and at least one course from the following list:
Electrical Engineering 341, Electromechanical Systems I
Electrical Engineering 362L, Power Electronics
Mechanical Engineering 337C, Nuclear Engineering: Introduction to
Nuclear Power Systems
Electrical Engineering Curriculum
First Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| CH 301, Principles of Chemistry I | 3
|
| E 306, Rhetoric and Composition | 3
|
| E E 302, Introduction to Electrical and Computer
Engineering | 3
|
| M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus | 4
|
| Social science or fine arts/humanities elective | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
First Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 312, Electrical Engineering Computation | 3
|
| M 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus
| 4
|
| PHY 303K, Engineering Physics I | 3
|
| PHY 103M, Laboratory for Physics 303K | 1
|
| Social science or fine arts/humanities elective | 3
|
| Free elective | 3
|
| | Total | 17 |
Second Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E 316K, Masterworks of Literature | 3
|
| E E 411, Circuit Theory | 4
|
| E E 316, Digital Systems Engineering I | 3
|
M 427K, Advanced Calculus for
Applications I | 4
|
| PHY 303L, Engineering Physics II | 3
|
| PHY 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L | 1
|
| | Total | 18 |
Second Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 319K, Microprocessor Programming | 3
|
| E E 323, Linear Circuits and Systems | 3
|
| M 340L, Matrices and Matrix Calculations | 3
|
| American history | 3
|
| Engineering science elective | 3
|
| | Total | 15 |
Third Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 321, Electrical Engineering Laboratory I | 3
|
| E E 325, Electromagnetic Engineering I | 3
|
| E E 333T, Technical Communication | 3
|
| E E 338, Electronic Circuits I | 3
|
| E E 155, Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar
| 1
|
| American history | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
Third Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 338K, Electronic Circuits II | 3
|
| E E 339, Solid-State Electronic Devices | 3
|
| E E 351K, Probability, Statistics, and Random
Processes | 3
|
| PHY 355, Modern Physics for Engineers | 3
|
| Approved technical elective | 3
|
| | Total | 15 |
Fourth Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 321K, Electrical Engineering Laboratory II
| 3
|
| E E 362K, Introduction to Automatic Control | 3
|
| American government | 3
|
| Approved technical electives | 6
|
| | Total | 15 |
Fourth Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 464K, Electrical Engineering Projects Laboratory
| 4
|
| American government | 3
|
| Approved technical electives | 6
|
| Free elective | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
Computer Engineering Curriculum
First Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| CH 301, Principles of Chemistry I | 3
|
| E 306, Rhetoric and Composition | 3
|
| E E 302, Introduction to Electrical and Computer
Engineering | 3
|
| M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus | 4
|
| Social science or fine arts/humanities elective | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
First Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 312, Electrical Engineering Computation | 3
|
| M 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus
| 4
|
| PHY 303K, Engineering Physics I | 3
|
| PHY 103M, Laboratory for Physics 303K | 1
|
| Social science or fine arts/humanities elective | 3
|
| Free elective | 3
|
| | Total | 17 |
Second Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E 316K, Masterworks of Literature | 3
|
| E E 411, Circuit Theory | 4
|
| E E 316, Digital Systems Engineering I | 3
|
M 427K, Advanced Calculus for
Applications I | 4
|
| PHY 303L, Engineering Physics II | 3
|
| PHY 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L | 1
|
| | Total | 18 |
Second Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 319K, Microprocessor Programming | 3
|
| E E 323, Linear Circuits and Systems | 3
|
| M 325K, Discrete Mathematics, or PHL 313K, Logic,
Sets, and Functions | 3
|
| American history | 3
|
| Engineering science elective | 3
|
| | Total | 15 |
Third Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 321, Electrical Engineering Laboratory I | 3
|
| E E 325, Electromagnetic Engineering I | 3
|
| E E 333T, Technical Communication | 3
|
| E E 338, Electronic Circuits I | 3
|
| E E 155, Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar
| 1
|
| E E 360C, Data Structures in C++ | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
Third Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 338K, Electronic Circuits II | 3
|
| E E 339, Solid-State Electronic Devices | 3
|
| E E 351K, Probability, Statistics, and Random
Processes | 3
|
| PHY 355, Modern Physics for Engineers | 3
|
| American history | 3
|
| | Total | 15 |
Fourth Year--Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 321K, Electrical Engineering Laboratory II
| 3
|
| American government | 3
|
| Approved technical electives | 9
|
| | Total | 15 |
Fourth Year--Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E E 464K, Electrical Engineering Projects Laboratory
| 4
|
| E E 360P, Interfacing to Operating Systems, or C S
372, Introduction to Operating Systems | 3
|
| E E 360N, Computer Architecture | 3
|
| American government | 3
|
| Approved technical elective | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
Geosystems engineers and hydrogeologists are concerned with the development and
use of engineering approaches in the management of natural resources from the
earth's surface and subsurface, environmental restoration of subsurface sites,
and other processes related to the earth sciences. This degree program, offered
jointly by the College of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences, is
designed to teach students the geological and engineering principles needed to
solve subsurface resource development and environmental problems. The
curriculum includes a fundamental sequence of engineering and geological
sciences courses in such areas as multiphase fluid flow, physical and chemical
hydrology, heat and mass transfer, field methods, and engineering design. This
interdisciplinary systems approach, combining engineering, geology, and
geophysics, is increasingly required to address complex real-world problems
such as characterization and remediation of aquifers. Graduates are
well-prepared to seek employment with environmental, water resource management,
energy, and mining companies in addition to many government agencies.
Course requirements are divided into three categories: basic sequence courses,
major sequence courses, and other required courses. Enrollment in major
sequence courses is restricted to students who have received credit for all of
the basic sequence courses and have been admitted to the major sequence by the
College of Engineering Admissions Committee. (Requirements for admission to a
major sequence are given in this chapter.) Enrollment in other required courses is
not restricted by completion of the basic sequence.
Courses used to fulfill technical and nontechnical elective requirements must
be approved by the petroleum and geosystems engineering faculty and the
geological sciences faculty before the student enrolls in them. Courses that fulfill the social science and fine arts/humanities
requirements are listed in this chapter.
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
Basic Sequence Courses
|
| | Chemistry 301, 302, Civil Engineering
319F, Engineering Mechanics 306S, English 306, Geology 312K, 416K, 416M, 420K,
Mathematics 408C, 408D, 427K, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 310, 312,
333T, Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, 103N | 59
|
|
Major Sequence Courses
|
| | English 316K, Geology 428, 468K, 476K,
376L, 376M, 376S, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 421K, 322K, 424, 326,
331, 337, 365, 368, 373K, 373L | 56
|
| | Approved environmental engineering
technical elective | 3
|
|
Other Required Courses
|
| | American government, including Texas government | 6
|
| | American history | 6
|
| | Approved fine arts or humanities elective
| 3
|
| | Approved social science elective | 3
|
|
| | | Minimum Required | 136 |
First Year -- Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| CH 301, Principles of Chemistry I | 3
|
| E 306, Rhetoric and Composition | 3
|
| GEO 312K, Geology of Engineering | 3
|
| M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus | 4
|
| Approved social science elective | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
First Year -- Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| CH 302, Principles of Chemistry II | 3
|
| GEO 416M, Sedimentary Rocks | 4
|
| M 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus
| 4
|
| PHY 303K, Engineering Physics I | 3
|
| PHY 103M, Laboratory for Physics 303K | 1
|
| American government | 3
|
| | Total | 18 |
Second Year -- Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E M 306S, Statics and Dynamics | 3
|
| GEO 416K, Earth Materials | 4
|
M 427K, Advanced Calculus for
Applications I | 4
|
| PGE 310, Formulation and Solution of Geosystems
Engineering Problems | 3
|
| PHY 303L, Engineering Physics II | 3
|
| PHY 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L | 1
|
| | Total | 18 |
Second Year -- Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| C E 319F, Elementary Mechanics of Fluids | 3
|
| GEO 420K, Introduction to Field and Stratigraphic
Methods | 4
|
| PGE 312, Physical and Chemical Behavior of Fluids I
| 3
|
| PGE 333T, Technical Communication | 3
|
| American government | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
Third Year -- Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| GEO 428, Structural Geology | 4
|
| GEO 476K, Groundwater Hydrology | 4
|
| PGE 322K, Transport Phenomena in Geosystems | 3
|
| PGE 424, Petrophysics | 4
|
| PGE 326, Thermodynamics and Phase Behavior | 3
|
| | Total | 18 |
Third Year -- Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| E 316K, Masterworks of Literature | 3
|
| PGE 421K, Physical and Chemical Behavior of Fluids II
| 4
|
| PGE 337, Introduction to Geostatistics | 3
|
| PGE 365, Resource Economics and Valuation | 3
|
| American history | 3
|
| | Total | 16 |
Third Year -- Summer Session
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| GEO 376L, Field Methods in Groundwater Hydrology
| 3
|
Fourth Year -- Fall Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| GEO 376S, Physical Hydrology | 3
|
| PGE 331, Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering
| 3
|
| PGE 368, Fundamentals of Well Logging | 3
|
| PGE 373K, Geosystems Engineering Design and Analysis I
| 3
|
| Approved environmental engineering technical elective
| 3
|
| | Total | 15 |
Fourth Year -- Spring Semester
| Courses | Semester Hours
|
|
| GEO 468K, Geophysics for Geology Majors | 4
|
| GEO 376M, Chemical Hydrogeology | 3
|
| PGE 373L, Geosystems Engineering Design and Analysis
II | 3
|
| American history | 3
|
| Approved fine arts/humanities elective | 3
|
| | Total | 16
|
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