Electrical engineering curriculum.

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The discussion revolves around a detailed school curriculum for an engineering program, highlighting courses across four years, including foundational subjects like calculus, physics, and electrical engineering. The curriculum is accredited by ABET, and the participant expresses confidence in the quality of the professors despite not having started classes. There is a query about the equivalence of Multivariable Calculus to Calculus III, which is affirmed by others in the thread. Concerns are raised about the absence of humanities courses, with some participants advocating for a well-rounded education that includes subjects like history and literature. However, others express a preference for a focus on technical subjects, emphasizing the importance of engineering ethics as a sufficient humanities component. The discussion reflects differing opinions on the balance between technical and humanities education in engineering curricula, while generally agreeing on the curriculum's robustness.
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hi all
here is my school curriculum :

First Year :

1st semester

ENG 101 college writing

MTH 181 Calculus I

CHM 261 General Chemistry I

CHM 266 General Chemistry Lab I

ESC 120 Intro To Engineering Design

ESC 100 New Student Orientation


semester 2:

ENG 102 OR ESC 102 Tech. Writing

MTH 182 Calculus II

PHY 243 Univ. Physics I (Writing)

ESC151 C Programming





2nd Year:

semester 3

MTH 283 Multi. Calculus for Engineers

MTH 284 Matrices for Engineers

PHY 244 Univ. Physics II (Writing)

ESC 250 Differential Equations for Eng

EEC 310 Electric Circuits I


semester 4:

EEC 311 Electric Circuits II

EEC 313 Electronics I

EEC 312 Circuits Lab

ESC 310 Eng. Statistics & Probability

Gen Ed Elective




3rd year:

semester 5

EEC 314 Electronics II

EEC 315 Electronics Laboratory

EEC 361 Electro‐Mech Energy Conversion

EEC 382 Digital Systems and Lab

EEC 414 Writing in Elec & Comp Eng



semester 6:

ESC 203 Statics and Dynamics

ESC 282 Engineering Economy

PHL 215 Engineering Ethics (Writing)

EEC 460 Engineering Electromagnetics

Gen Ed Elective

4th year:

semester 7

EEC Core Elective **

EEC Core Lab **

EEC Core Elective **

EEC Core Lab **

EEC Tech Elective

Gen Ed Elective


semester 8:

EEC 490 Senior Design

EEC Tech Elective

EEC Tech Elective

Gen Ed Elective







**Two Core Elective/Lab sets should be selected from the following three areas:
∙ Communications: EEC450/EEC451
∙ Controls: EEC440/EEC441
∙ Power Electronics: EEC470/EEC471




I need to know what do you think about this curriculum.
my school is accredited by the ABET and the professors seem to be good enough despite I have not started classes yet :)

is Multi.Calculus the same of calculus III ? or what?
 
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YYaaSSeeRR said:
I need to know what do you think about this curriculum.
my school is accredited by the ABET and the professors seem to be good enough despite I have not started classes yet :)

is Multi.Calculus the same of calculus III ? or what?

You will be fine. Just make sure you learn what you need to.

Multivariable calculus should be equivalent to what calculus 3 usually is.
 
Looks reasonable and is accredited, so I agree that you will be fine. Every school does things a little differently, so it is hard to tell too much from course names alone. By the way, where are all of your humanities courses? Is that what "gen ed" refers too? In any case, make sure you keep up with your work throughout the semester and make the most of the offices hours with professors and you will earn a good education.

jason
 
That is pretty much identical to my universities curriculum, however it doesn't look like you do a partial differential equation course which can be quite handy.
 
jasonRF said:
where are all of your humanities courses?

thank god there are no humanities courses because I hate them.
but ,I do have Engineering ethics.
 
Don't be so quick to hate on humanities courses, nothing wrong with a well rounded mind.
 
Looks very different from my university curriculum. Your course look more mathematical than mine(which is good for you). There is no Instrumentation course though(which is considered very core for EE). Electromagnetism in 6th semester is too late. Should have been in 2nd or 3rd semester. But the curriculum looks good!
 
What a shame to hear you so down on humanities. I hope you will reconsider the richness in life that comes from studying history, literature, cultures and similar topics.
 
marcusl said:
What a shame to hear you so down on humanities. I hope you will reconsider the richness in life that comes from studying history, literature, cultures and similar topics.

I realize the importance of humanities courses but I just prefer to keep dealing with Physics/Math topics.
I do have Engineering ethics in my curriculum.
 
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I must say that I really learned how to write (or at least improved my writing) from history and english classes. I was an EE major and 25% of my courses (10 of 40) were humanities / social science. It is too bad your curriculum is so narrow. In any case, I wish you the best of luck.

jason
 

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