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Undergraduate Program in Electrical Engineering

Nickajack Dam TourThe department offers a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree. Lectures are augmented with ample laboratories and design experiences. In addition, internship opportunities frequently exist with local engineering companies, including TVA. Outside of the classroom, UTC's proximity to multiple power generation facilities is leveraged for student tours.

Curriculum

A BSEE degree is comprised of 128 credit hours and can be earned in four years. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (see Program Outcomes).

A reduced selection of freshman, sophomore, and junior courses is offered during the summer. Cooperative education is encouraged, though it extends the course of study. General education courses are required by the university. UTC has course transfer agreements with many regional community college, as indicated in the Transfer Equivalency Charts.

The table below presents a typical schedule. A description of each course can be found in the Undergraduate Course Catalog. The table indicates the prerequisites for each required course in the curriculum. A 'c' after the code (as in M1c) indicates that the listed course is a corequisite. A course with a code displayed in inverse print, such as CHEM 1110, indicates that the course is generally offered in both fall and spring semesters. Clicking on a course number brings up the course listings for the upcoming semester while clicking on the course title returns the catalog description. A list of all currently offered courses is available here.

Typical EE Schedule

  Fall Semester Prereqs Hrs   Spring Semester Prereqs Hrs
Freshman Year
  CHEM 1110/1110L-Chem. I/Lab   4 EG2 ENGR 1040-Statics M2c, EG1 3
EG1 ENGR 1030/1030L-Basic Eng/Lab M1c 4 M2 MATH 1920-Calc. II w/o Lab M1 3
M1 MATH 1910/1911-Calc. I/Lab   4 M3 MATH 2200-Elem. Lin. Algebra M1 3
G1 ENGL 1010-Rhetoric & Comp.   3 EG3 ENGR 1850-Intro. to Design MATH1720c
EG0c		 2
EG0 ENGR 1011-Intro to Modeling   1 G2 ENGL 1020-Rhetoric & Comp. G1 3
          General Education   3
 
Total
 16  
Total
 17
Sophomore Year
EG5 ENGR 2250-Engr. Programming M4c 3   PHYS 2320-Optics & Modern Phys. EG2,M2 3
EE1 ENGR 2700/2700L-Circuits I/Lab M4c, P1c 4 EE2 ENEE 2720/2720L-Circuits II/Lab EE1, M4,P1 4
EG4 ENGR 2460-Mech. Mat. M2,EG2,EG3,G2 3 M5 MATH 2550-Multivariable Calc. M2, M3 3
M4 MATH 2450-Diff. Equations M2, M3c 3 EG6 ENGR 2220-Prob. & Statistics M2 3
P1 PHYS 2310/2310L-Elec & Mag/Lab EG2, M2 4 EE3 ENEE 2740/2740L-Digital/Lab EE1 4
 
Total
 17  
Total
 17
Junior Year
  ENGR 3050-Thermo-Fluids EG2, M5 3 EE7 ENEE 3730/3730L- Controls/Lab M4,M5,EE4 4
EE4 ENEE 3250-Signals & Sys. M4, M5, EE2 3 EE8 ENEE 3770/3770L-Adv Elect/Lab OR ENEE 4600/L-Pwr Elect/Lab EE2, EE3 4
EE5 ENEE 3750-Fields and Waves P1,M4,M5,EE1 3 EE9 ENEE 3800/3800L- Machines/Lab EE2, EE5 4
EE6 ENEE 3720/3720L-AnalogDev/Lab EE2 4   General Education   3
  General Education   3        
 
Total
 16  
Total
 15
Senior Year
  ENEE 4700-Microprocessor Appl. EG5, EE6, EE8 3   ENEE 4800-Instrumentation EG5, EE8 3
  ENEE 4720-Power Systems EE9 3   Engineering Elective   3
  ENEE 4750-Comm. Systems EE4, EG6 3   ENGR 4500-EE Design Project EG7, EE9 3
  ENEE 4780-Disc./Nonlin. Controls EE7 3   General Education   3
EG7 ENGR 3850-Design Project EG4 3   General Education   3
 
Total
 15  
Total
 15

Program Outcomes

The program outcomes of the undergraduate curriculum mirror the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria for accrediting engineering programs. Prior to graduation, each graduate of UTC’s electrical engineering program will demonstrate:

  1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering,
  2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data,
  3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability,
  4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams,
  5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems,
  6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,
  7. An ability to communicate effectively,
  8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context,
  9. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning,
  10. A knowledge of contemporary issues,
  11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.