Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical EngineeringDepartment Website: www.iit.edu/engineering/ece

Electrical engineering is concerned with the generation,transmission, and utilization of electrical energy and withthe transmitting and processing of information. Electricalengineers are involved in the analysis, design, and pro-duction of electric power, radio, radar, television, comput-ing, telecommunication, control, and information systems.These engineers find solutions to the challenging technicalproblems that arise in our rapidly changing society. Theyimpact virtually every aspect of daily life, as evidencedby examples such as wireless communications, audio andvideo equipment, power distribution, computerized trafficcontrol, noise pollution monitoring and abatement, andmedical instrumentation.

The Electrical Engineering curriculum puts emphasis on

both theory and practical applications by providing a solidbackground in engineering science and mathematics, fol-lowed by a sequence of core courses in electrical engineering.Design skills are fostered in the professional elective coursesin the senior year, along with the project experience in-stilled by Interprofessional Projects (IPROs).

The objectives of the ECE undergraduate Electrical En-gineering program are to produce electrical engineeringgraduates who are prepared to:

• Enter their profession and make intellectual contribu-tions to it.

• Embark on a lifelong career of personal and professionalgrowth.

• Take advanced courses at the graduate level.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Required Courses Credit Hours

Electrical Engineering Requirements 36ECE 100, 211, 213, 218, 242, 307, 308, 311, 312, 319

Professional ECE Electives 17/20

Mathematics Requirements 24MATH 151, 152, 251, 252, 333, 474

Physics Requirements 11PHYS 123, 221, 224

Chemistry Requirement 3CHEM 122

Engineering Science Course Requirement 3MMAE 200 or MMAE 320

Computer Science Requirements 4CS 115, 116

Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements 21For general education requirements, see page 25.

Science Elective 3BIOL 107, BIOL 115, MS 201, or CHEM 126

Technical Elective 3

Interprofessional Projects 6

Total Hours 131/134

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering Curriculum

Semester 1 CreditsECE 100 Introduction to the Profession 3MATH 151 Calculus I 5CHEM 122 Principles of Chemistry I 3CS 115 Object-Oriented Programming I 2Humanities 100-level Course 3Total Hours 16

Semester 2 CreditsMATH 152 Calculus II 5PHYS 123 General Physics I 4CS 116 Object-Oriented Programming II 2Science Elective* 3Social Sciences Elective 3Total Hours 17

Semester 3 CreditsMATH 252 Introduction to Differential Equations 4PHYS 221 General Physics II 4ECE 211 Circuit Analysis I 4ECE 218 Digital Systems 3Total Hours 15

Semester 4 CreditsMATH 251 Multivariate & Vector Calculus 4PHYS 224 General Physics III 3ECE 213 Circuit Analysis II 4ECE 242 Digital Computers and Computing 3Social Sciences Elective 3Total Hours 17

Semester 5 CreditsMATH 333 Matrix Algebra and Complex Variables 3ECE 307 Electrodynamics 4ECE 311 Engineering Electronics 4IPRO Elective I** 3Humanities Elective (300+) 3Total Hours 17

Semester 6 CreditsECE 308 Signals and Systems 3ECE 312 Electronic Circuits 4ECE 319 Fundamentals of Power Engineering 4MATH 474 Probability and Statistics 3Social Sciences Elective (300+) 3Total Hours 17

Semester 7 CreditsIPRO Elective II** 3Professional ECE Elective† 4Professional ECE Elective† 3/4Technical Elective†† 3Humanities Elective (300+) 3Total Hours 16/17

Semester 8 CreditsProfessional ECE Elective† 4Professional ECE Elective† 3/4Professional ECE Elective† 3/4Engineering Science Elective*** 3Humanities or Social Sciences Elective 3Total Hours 16/18

Total Credit Hours 131/134

* Science elective must be BIOL 107, BIOL 115, CHEM 126, or MS 201.

** Interprofessional Projects may be taken at any time during the sophomore, junior or senior years. (Course scheduling must beadjusted accordingly with advisor approval.)

*** Engineering science elective: Choose either MMAE 200 or MMAE 320.

† Professional ECE electives may be chosen from any of the 400-level ECE courses identified with (P) in the course descriptions.Courses at the 500-level may be taken with the written consent of the instructor, faculty advisor and the ECE department chair. Atleast two of the electives must contain laboratories. A maximum of three credits of Undergraduate Research (ECE 491) or SpecialProblems (ECE 497) may be used as professional ECE electives with advisor approval.

†† Advisor-approved course from engineering, science, mathematics, or computer science that is more advanced than the academic levelof the student.

This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Tech-nology (ABET).

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