University Catalog

Electrical Engineering - Undergraduate Programs

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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

The program is divided into a pre-professional program and a professional engineering program, with the division essentially occurring between the sophomore and junior years.

Pre Professional Requirements that may also satisfy Core requirements 126
STUDENT SUCCESS 5
RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I
RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II
CALCULUS I 2
CALCULUS II
CALCULUS III
GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II
General Education24
History Electives: 6 hours of history courses that satisfy University Core Curriculum requirements
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
English literature elective: Any English or modern and classical languages literature that meets the 3 University Core Curriculum requirement for Language, Philosophy and Culture is accepted.
Communication: COMS 2302
Creative arts elective: any course which satisfies the University Core Curriculum requirements for Creative Arts is accepted. 3
Social/behavioral elective: ECON 2305
Program Requirements
MATH 3319DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS & LINEAR ALGEBRA3
CHEM 1465CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS 44
EE 1201INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING2
EE 1106ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FRESHMAN PRACTICUM1
EE 1311COMPUTING SYSTEM AND ALGORITHMIC SOLUTIONS3
EE 2315CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I3
EE 2240SOPHOMORE PROJECT LABORATORY2
EE 2347MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING3
EE 2302PRINCIPLES OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DEVICES3
EE 2303ELECTRONICS I3
EE 2341DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS3
Professional Courses
EE 3316CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS3
EE 3330PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL METHODS3
EE 3346CIRCUIT ANALYSIS II3
EE 3407ELECTROMAGNETICS4
EE 3318ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING3
EE 3314FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS3
EE 3240JUNIOR PROJECT LABORATORY2
EE 4240CONCEPTS & EXERCISES IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE2
EE 4149ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT1
Select four Electrical Engineering Junior/Senior Elective courses12
Select one Engineering Elective course (also includes Electrical Engineering) 33
Select one 3000/4000 courses in Mathematics or Science Elective 33
MAE 3309THERMAL ENGINEERING3
Total Hours125
1

All pre-professional courses must be completed before enrolling in professional program courses

2

The Mathematics Department requires passing a placement test provided by the Mathematics Department before enrolling.

3

A list of acceptable electives is available in the EE Dept. advising office.

4

Chem 1465 can be substituted with Chem 1441 and Chem 1442 (8 hours). 

5

 For transfer students, UNIV 1131 can be substituted with ENGR 1101.

6

 Total hours will depend upon prior preparation and academic qualifications. Also, students who do not have two units of high school foreign language will be required to take two courses of foreign language in addition to the previously listed requirements.

Recommended Core Curriculum

Electrical Engineering students will satisfy the university core curriculum requirement by completing all General Education courses specified under “Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering” along with ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, MATH 1426, MATH 2425, MATH 2326, MATH 3319, PHYS 1443 and PHYS 1444, which are also part of the Pre-Professional Program.  For more information, see University Core Curriculum.

Refer to the College of Engineering section of this catalog for information concerning the following topics: Admission into Engineering, Admission into Pre-Engineering, Admission into the Professional Program, Counseling or Advising, Transfer and Change of Major Policies, Honors Program, Academic Regulations, Professional Engineering Registration, Cooperative Education, Academic Probation, Repeating Course Policy, and Academic Dishonesty.

Refer to the Electrical Engineering Department website for the suggested course sequence or contact the Undergraduate Advisor.

Requirements for a Minor in Electrical Engineering

To receive a minor in Electrical Engineering, a student must complete the following five courses in the boxed Course List below and, one elective from the following EE courses: EE 3302, EE 3314, EE 3318, EE 3346 or EE 3444 with a grade of C or better in each.

EE 2303ELECTRONICS I3
EE 2315CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I3
EE 2341DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS3
EE 3407ELECTROMAGNETICS4
EE 3316CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS3

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN Electric propulsion

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

The certificate program will emphasize the common aspects of Electric Propulsion including power electronics, electric machines and drives, or energy distribution systems. This program aims to employment opportunities of the participants, including UTA's students. Upon completion, students will be able to 

  • Model, analyze, or control power electronics circuits and systems
  • Model, analyze, or control electric machines and drives
  • Understand the impact of power quality 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • A current enrollment at Junior level in an engineering undergraduate’s program at UTA.
  • If English is not the applicant's native language, he/she should meet the EE admission requirement on TOEFL iBT, or IELTS.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete two (2) required/Core course and one (1) elective course as outlined. All courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements must be passed with a grade of B or better. The time limit for completion of the Certificate Program is 2 years.

Required/Core Courses
EE 4375INTRODUCTION TO POWER ELECTRONICS3
EE 4370ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVES3
Elective Courses
EE 4371POWER SYSTEM PROTECTIVE RELAYING3
EE 4372POWER SYSTEM DISTRIBUTION3
EE 4373POWER QUALITY3

Undergraduate Certificate in Embedded Systems

Program Objective

The Undergraduate Certificate in Embedded Systems educates undergraduate students in the knowledge and skills required to design, develop, and deploy Embedded Systems including Industrial, Security, Entertainment and Automation Systems.  This program aims at the dual goal of providing the UVS industry with a knowledgeable, locally available workforce and developing career opportunities for its participants.

Through this program the students will learn hardware/software development techniques for microprocessors and their programmable peripherals, perform DMA/SDRAM controller design, and real-world interfacing, gain proficiency in C programming, HDL, design of digital systems using programmable logic devices and high-level techniques.

Admission Requirements

  • A current enrollment in an engineering undergraduate’s program at UTA with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
  • If English is not the applicant's native language, he/she should meet the EE admission requirement on TOEFL iBT, or IELTS.

Academic Requirements

Students must complete one (1) required/Core course and two (2) elective courses as outlined above. The average GPA of all courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements must be 3.0 or better. The time limit for completion of the Certificate Program is 6 years.

Required/Core Courses
EE 4311EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS3
Elective Courses
EE 4310MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS3
EE 4312ADVANCED MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS3
EE 4334PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DESIGN3

Undergraduate Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS)

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

The Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS), offered through the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), will educate undergraduate students in the knowledge and skills required for design, development and operation of UVS including Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS), and Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS). The certificate program will emphasize common aspects of UVS such as sensors, actuators, communications, and more importantly, decision-making capabilities (autonomy), while also covering development of domain-specific mobile platforms such as airplane and rotorcraft. This program aims at the dual goal of providing the UVS industry with a knowledgeable, locally available workforce and developing career opportunities for its participants. To this end, the Certificate in UVS will be awarded concurrently with the BSEE degree. 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • A Bachelorʹs degree in an engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or a current enrollment in an engineering Masterʹs program at UTA with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
  • Those who desire to complete the certificate program without enrolling in
  • Graduate degree program must be admitted to UTA as a non‐degree seeking student.
  •  An essay detailing the applicant's background and skills as pertaining to UVS, his/her interest in a specific domain and his/her expected benefit from completing this program.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete 15 hours of coursework as outlined below that include 9 hours of a core curriculum that is interdisciplinary and forms the basis of a common core in UVS Certificate and 6 hours of discipline specific curriculum. All courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements must be passed with a grade of B or better.

Required/Core Courses
EE 5307LINEAR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING3
EE 6321INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS3
EE 6322UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT3
Elective Courses
EE 5321OPTIMAL CONTROL3
EE 5322INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS3
EE 5325ROBOTICS3
EE 5327SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND ESTIMATION3
AE 5301ADVANCED TOPICS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING3
CSE 5369SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS3
EE 5323NONLINEAR SYSTEMS3