Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

The Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (ECE) programs prepare students for a career in Engineering by engaging them in studies related to core and specialty areas through both theoretical and hands-on teaching methods. ECE students have many courses in common, including math, physics, circuits and electronics, programming, microprocessors, digital systems, economics, engineering law, technical writing, technology and society, and a complementary studies elective in an Arts or Management discipline. In their final year, students participate in a team-based group design project that allows them both the opportunity to put into practice knowledge and skills acquired throughout their program and the exposure to the concepts of team work and project management.

What is unique about this program at the U of M?
A key strength of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. is our strong tie with local, national, and international industry through research collaboration. Professors bring this collaboration experience to their classroom teaching, allowing students the benefit of real-world examples of theoretical concepts.

Our Power & Energy, Antennas, and Applied Electromagnetics research areas are renowned nationally and internationally for developments in the areas of power system simulation, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission, satellite communications, and virtual antennas. In April 2011, distinguished Applied EM professor Dr. Lotfollah Shafai was awarded the Killam Prize for Engineering as acknowledgement of outstanding achievements. Our Materials research area houses a state-of-the-art Nano Systems Fabrication Laboratory, an open-access cleanroom micromachining lab established to provide nano-system research, development, and prototyping to multidisciplinary university and industry researchers.

Biomedical Engineering research begun in our Department in the late 1970s, culminating in the creation of the Biomedical Engineering Lab in the early 1980s. This research area has seen significant growth since that time, particularly in the past 5 years with the development of the Acoustic and Motor Control Laboratory, the Electromagnetic Imaging Laboratory, and the Biomedical Photonics (Biophotonics) Laboratory.
The department also has strong research groups in Communication Systems, Signal and Image Processing, and Computational Intelligence.