THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PRESENTS...

ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineerng is a degree that focuses on the development,
production, and application of any system that utilizes electricity
encompassing topics such as circuit design, fields and optics, and
even nanotechnology.

Basic Information for

Future EE Majors:
Very Math intensive (e.g. Hardest math
courses taken are MA 26600 - Differential
Equations and MA 26500 - Linear Algebra)
Minimum of 4 science classes is needed like
Chemistry and Physics (e.g. CHM 11500 and
PHYS 17200)
No Foreign Language requirement (unless
its for the ECE General Education Elective)

Courses to Take in the

Future:
ECE 30100 - Signals and Systems

ECE 31100 - Electric and

Magnetic Fields

ECE 36200 - Microprocessor

Systems and Interfacing
Interesting Facts about EE:
64.42% of EE majors get employed (as of 2017)
"Purdue’s Center for Brain-inspired Computing
Enabling Autonomous Intelligence" focusing on
Application Drivers and Artificial Intelligence
"Social Media Analytics and Reporting Toolkit"
(or CERIAS) focuses on utilizing weather and
safety algorithms into an app that updates
automatically based on latest information from
any platform of social media to news reports
Lot more lecture type classes than lab classes
with lots of demonstrations from professors
Free electives go up to 10 credits (not many free
elective classes)
After Purdue
SOME TYPES OF JOBS STUDENTS GET ARE
PROCESS ENGINEER, APPLICATIONS
ENGINEER, MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY
ENGINEER, BATTERY ENGINEER, AND
ELECTRONICS ENGINEER.
VERY FEW PEOPLE GO TO GRADUATE
SCHOOL (29.81%) USUALLY PURSUING
ADVANCED DEGREES IN
COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING,
AUTOMATIC CONTROLS,
MICROELECTRONICS AND
NANOTECHNOLOGY, AND EVEN SIGNAL
AND IMAGE PROCESSING.
How do I codo into
this Major?
Watch the "CODO into First Year
Engineering" video and answer short
quiz
Talk to your academic advisor
Complete First Year Engineering
Requirements (Take MA 16100, MA
16200, PHYS 17200, CHM 11500, CS 15900,
COM 11400, ENGL 10600)
Must get a 3.0 GPA within these 12 credit
courses with no course having lower
than a C-
Signs If You are a
Good Fit for EE:
Sensing - hands-on experience and
practical understanding of topics within
electrical engineering designs will be
introduced within labs and lectures for
further use in development and design.
Thinking - Challenging, critiquing, and
innovating new ways compared to the
social norms within electrical engineering
is needed in order to improve upon them in
their future projects.
Investigative - having good math and
science abilities as well as the passion to
understand how to apply your knowledge
of electrical engineering is necessary to
succeed in designing products.