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UndergraduateProgram Undergraduate
Overview Overview
Mission Mission
ThemissionoftheECEDepartmentin
ProgramEducational
undergraduateeducationistograduateelectrical
Objectives
andcomputerengineerswhohavebeenwell
educatedinthebasicsandalsogiventhe StudentOutcomes
opportunitytoexperiencerealisticlaboratory
researchanddesignproblems.Withthisbroad Program
backgroundtheycanbeexpectedtoenjoy
Minors
successfulcareersinindustry,governmentor
academia.Ourgraduateswillbewellpreparedto Advisement
pursuegraduatestudies,shouldtheychoose.
FORFACULTY
TheElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)DepartmentoffersBachelordegreesinElectrical ADVISORS
Engineering(BEE)andComputerEngineering(BCpE),bothaccreditedbytheEngineeringAccreditation
AdvisementGroup
CommissionofABET,http://www.abet.org.
Dinners

FAQ&Links
ELEGrequirementssemesterbysemester
CPEGrequirementssemesterbysemester SeniorDesign

Theacademicprogramconsistsofaseriesofrequiredcoursesinscienceandengineeringcovering ResearchOpportunities
topicsconsideredessentialfortheunderstandingofourprofessionasawholeandincludeengineering
Studentgroups
coursesinCircuittheory,Electromagnetics,Nanoelectronics,SystemsandSignalProcessing,Software
andComputerArchitecture,andDigitalCircuitDesign. AcademicSuccessatUD

Electivesspanabroaderrange,andincludeclassesin
4+1Program

Cybersecurity Graduate
Bioengineering Overview
PowerandCleanEnergy
M.S.E.C.E.requirements
NanotechnologyandMEMs
MSCybersecurityProgram
VLSIDesign
ComputerNetworking MSCybersecurityProgram
ImagingandCommunications Online

ControlTheory MSE.C.EOnline
andmanyothers. MSSoftwareEngineering
Program

ProgramEducationalObjectives DualDegreeProgram
TheDepartmentofElectricaland (MasterofECE/MBA)
ComputerEngineeringoffers Ph.D.requirements
programsthatleadtothedegrees
ofBachelorofElectrical FoundationCourses
EngineeringandBachelorof Concentrations
ComputerEngineering,bothwith
HonorsDegreeOptions.The Coursedescriptions
ElectricalEngineeringcurriculum GraduateProgramPolicy
preparesgraduatestoenterthe
broadprofessionofmodern FAQ
electricalengineering.The
ComputerEngineeringcurriculum Jobs&Internships
ismorefocusedontheapplication
ofelectricalengineeringprinciples
tothedesignofcomputers,
ECEEvents
networksofcomputers,or
sometimessystemsthatincludecomputers. Sep28,201511:15am
BothdegreesstrivetoachievethreeProgramEducationalObjectives: ECEFallSeminarSeries
Dr.HabinLing
1.Graduateswhochoosetofollowacareerpathinindustryorgovernmentwillbe
EvansHall
successfulinobtainingemploymentandwillbecomeproductiveandvaluedengineers
withintheircompanies. Oct7,20153:30pm
2.Graduateswhochoosetoobtainanadvanceddegreeinengineeringwillbesuccessfulin
ECEDLS:RONWEISS,
gainingadmissiontoagraduateprogramandobtainingtheirdesireddegree.
"SyntheticBiology:From
3.Graduateswillhavetheprofessionalskillsrequiredtoadvanceintoleadershippositions
PartstoModulesto
withintheirchosencareers.
TherapeuticSystems"
Courseworkinelectricalandcomputerengineeringstartswiththefirsttermofthefreshmanyear,with MitchellHall
successiveyearsbuildingonprerequisitecoursesandincludinganunusuallyhighnumberofcourses
withlaboratories. Oct14,201511:15am
 TherearefourbasicpartstotheDelawarecurriculuminengineering:(1)acoregroupofcourses,(2)a ECEFallSeminarSeries
groupoffoundationelectives,(3)anelectivegroupoftechnicalcourses,and(4)a"breadth" MeiChaiZheng
componentthatincludessixcoursesinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesandtwoinwritten EvansHall
communications.
Oct26,201511:15am
Thecoregroupconsistsofrequiredcoursesinmathematics,chemistry,computerscience,andelectrical
ECEFallSeminarseries
andcomputerengineering.
SantiagoSegarra
Technicalelectivesarechosenfromasetofapprovedcoursesinthefieldsofengineering,mathematics, EvansHall
naturalscience,andcomputerscience.Theseelectivesprovidethestudentwiththeopportunityto
studyaparticularareaofinterestatagreaterdepth.Thetechnicalelectivecourseschosenbythe Oct28,201511:15am
studentmustfollowthespecificguidelinesforthestudent'smajorandbeapprovedbythe ECEFallSeminarSeries
departmentalacademicadvisor.Studentsmusttakesixcreditsincoursesdesignatedas"design." Liu(Peter)Qiang
Thebreadthcomponentmustincludecoursesfromthehumanitiesandfromthesocialsciences, EvansHall
includingcoursesatanadvancedlevel.ElectricalandComputerEngineeringstudentsmustincludetwo
writingcourses(ENGL110andonefromalistoffourupperlevelEnglishcourses). DistinguishedLectureSeries

AnydeviationfromtheserequirementsmustbeapprovedbytheECEDepartmentChairorhis/her DepartmentalCalendar
designee.
AllCOEEvents
DEPARTMENTALREQUIREMENTS PreviousECESeminars

Toqualifyforsophomorestanding,studentsmusthavesatisfactorilycompletedMATH241,MATH242,
CISC181,PHYS207,andCPEG202bytheendofthesummersessionoftheirfreshmanyear.With
fewexceptions,studentsareexpectedtocompletethisprogramineightregularsemesters.Electrical
andcomputerengineeringcoursesareofferedonlyonceeachyeartherefore,itisimperativethat
studentsfollowascloselyaspossiblethecoursesequences.

FormoreinformationregardingElectricalandComputerEngineering,pleasevisittheUniversityof
Delaware'sUndergraduateCatalog.

StudentOutcomes
Theprogrammusthavedocumentedstudentoutcomesthat
preparegraduatestoattaintheprogrameducationalobjectives.

Studentoutcomesareoutcomes(a)through(k)plusanyadditional
outcomesthatmaybearticulatedbytheprogram.

a. anabilitytoapplyknowledgeofmathematics,science,and
engineering
b. anabilitytodesignandconductexperiments,aswellasto
analyzeandinterpretdata
c. anabilitytodesignasystem,component,orprocesstomeet
desiredneedswithinrealisticconstraintssuchaseconomic,
environmental,social,political,ethical,healthandsafety,
manufacturability,andsustainability
d. anabilitytofunctiononmultidisciplinaryteams
e. anabilitytoidentify,formulate,andsolveengineeringproblems
f. anunderstandingofprofessionalandethicalresponsibility
g. anabilitytocommunicateeffectively "WhatattractedmetotheECE
departmentwasthediversityand
h. thebroadeducationnecessarytounderstandtheimpactof expertiseofthefaculty.Thecurriculum
engineeringsolutionsinaglobal,economic,environmental,and iswellbalancedandgivesstudentsa
societalcontext tasteofseveralaspectsofthefieldof
computerandelectricalengineering.
i. arecognitionoftheneedfor,andanabilitytoengageinlife OverthepastfouryearsIhavebeen
longlearning involvedinseveralengineering
j. aknowledgeofcontemporaryissues organizationssuchasRISEandIEEE
whichsupportdiversityandprovidean
k. anabilitytousethetechniques,skills,andmodernengineering outletforstudentstoconnectand
toolsnecessaryforengineeringpractice. supporteachother.TheUniversityof
Delawarehasprovidedmewitha
FormoreinformationregardingElectricalandComputer wonderfuleducationandwiththe
Engineering,pleasevisittheUniversityofDelaware's severaloutreachprogramsIhave
hadafulfillingexperience."
UndergraduateCatalog.
CristinaCiappi,

UndergraduateStudent

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