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

MATH19A	Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics	5
MATH19B	Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics	5

Plus one of the following courses

MATH23A	Vector Calculus	5
AM30	Multivariate Calculus for Engineers	5

Plus one of the following options

Either these courses
AM10	Mathematical Methods for Engineers I	5
AM20	Mathematical Methods for Engineers II	5
or these courses
MATH21	Linear Algebra	5
MATH24	Ordinary Differential Equations	5

Science

One of the following lecture/lab combinations

Either these courses
PHYS5A	Introduction to Physics I	5
PHYS5L	Introduction to Physics Laboratory	1
or these courses
PHYS6A	Introductory Physics I	5
PHYS6L	Introductory Physics Laboratory	1

Plus one of the following lecture/lab combinations

Either these courses
PHYS5C	Introduction to Physics III	5
PHYS5N	Introduction to Physics Laboratory	1
or these courses
PHYS6C	Introductory Physics III	5
PHYS6N	Introductory Physics Laboratory	1

Upper-Division Courses

All of the following courses

ECE101	Introduction to Electronic Circuits	5
ECE101L	Introduction to Electronic Circuits Laboratory	2
ECE103	Signals and Systems	5
ECE171	Analog Electronics	5
ECE171L	Analog 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

ECE104	Bioelectronics	5
ECE118	Introduction to Mechatronics	5
ECE118L	Introduction to Mechatronics Laboratory	2
ECE130	Introduction to Optoelectronics and Photonics	5
ECE130L	Introduction to Optoelectronics Laboratory	1
ECE230	Optical Fiber Communication	5
ECE136	Engineering Electromagnetics	5
ECE141	Feedback Control Systems	5
ECE241	Introduction to Feedback Control Systems	5
ECE157	RF Hardware Design	5
ECE157L	RF Hardware Design Laboratory	2
ECE167	Sensing and Sensor Technologies	5
ECE167L	Sensing and Sensor Technologies Lab	2
ECE172	Advanced Analog Circuits	5
ECE221	Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits	5
ECE173	High-Speed Digital Design	5
ECE173L	High-Speed Digital Design Laboratory	2
ECE175	Energy Generation and Control	5
ECE175L	Energy Generation and Control Laboratory	2
ECE176	Energy Conservation and Control	5
ECE176L	Energy Conversion and Control Laboratory	2
ECE177	Power Electronics	5
ECE177L	Power Electronics Laboratory	2
ECE178	Device Electronics	5
ECE180J	Advanced Renewable Energy Sources, Storage, and Smart Grids	5
ECE201	Introduction to Nanotechnology	5
ECE203	Nanocharacterization of Materials	5
ECE231	Optical Electronics	5

Computer Science and Engineering

CSE121	Microprocessor System Design	5
CSE121L	Microprocessor System Design Laboratory	2

(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

ECE118	Introduction to Mechatronics	5
ECE118L	Introduction to Mechatronics Laboratory	2
ECE130	Introduction to Optoelectronics and Photonics	5
ECE130L	Introduction to Optoelectronics Laboratory	1
ECE230	Optical Fiber Communication	5
ECE136	Engineering Electromagnetics	5
ECE141	Feedback Control Systems	5
ECE241	Introduction to Feedback Control Systems	5
ECE152	Introduction to Wireless Communications	5
ECE252	Wireless Communications	5
ECE153	Digital Signal Processing	5
ECE250	Digital Signal Processing	5
ECE237	Image Processing and Reconstruction	5
ECE251	Principles of Digital Communications	5
ECE253	Introduction to Information Theory	5
ECE255	Error Control Coding	5
ECE256	Statistical Signal Processing	5

Computer Science and Engineering

CSE150	Introduction to Computer Networks	5
CSE150L	Introduction 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.)