Electrical engineering is one of the most popular fields in engineering, covering everything related to electrical and electronic devices and circuits, including computing devices, cell phones, displays, etc.; telecommunications networks that circle the globe, electronic controls that coordinate complex systems in factories, cars and commercial aircraft as well as all power and energy systems.
Electrical Engineering at UT Dallas
The electrical engineering program provides a solid foundation in electrical networks, electronics, electro-magnetics, computing and communications. Mastery of these areas provides students with the ability to thrive and adapt in their careers. Students may take advanced courses in computer hardware and software, analog and digital communication systems, analog and digital signal processing, micro-electronic components and systems, as wells as power and energy systems.
The Jonsson School also offers a wide choice of electives, emphasizes the importance of communication skills and seeks to heighten awareness of the relationship between technology and society. Students must take 128 hours to graduate, including 42 hours from the University's core curriculum and 76 hours in the major. All lower-division students concentrate on mathematics, science and introductory engineering courses, building competence in these cornerstone areas for future application in upper-division engineering courses.
Engineering education requires strong high school preparation. Pre-engineering students should take at least one semester in trigonometry and one year each in elementary algebra, intermediate and advanced algebra, plane geometry, chemistry and physics, thus preparing to move immediately into college courses in calculus, calculus-based physics and chemistry for science majors. Students also should be able to read well and with comprehension, and to write clearly and correctly.
The Jonsson School operates one of the largest internship and cooperative education programs of its kind, averaging more than 1,200 undergraduate and graduate student placements a year at Dallas-area high-tech companies, including Texas Instruments, Intel, Raytheon, Alcatel-Lucent and IBM.