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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
5050 Anthony Wayne Drive
Detroit, MI 48202
College of engineering
Electrical and
computer engineering
COLLEGE of ENGINEERING
What is Electrical and
computer engineering?
Earn a degree in electrical and computer engineering,
and you’ll have the tools you need to create a
faster smartphone, a thinner laptop, even a more
powerful automotive navigation system. Electrical and
computer engineers design and build the gadgets
we use everyday, as well as the computer hardware
within larger systems like airplanes and robotic
assembly lines. A creative, hands-on discipline with
a strong math component, electrical and computer
engineering students learn to work with controls,
computer systems, telecommunications, fiber optics,
remote sensors, circuits and more.
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Bachelor of science in electrical engineering
Undergraduate certificate in control systems
Master of science in computer engineering
Master of science in electrical engineering
Doctor of philosophy in computer engineering
Doctor of philosophy in electrical engineering
“I have a strong passion for
electronics and technology.
Wayne State is not only
affordable, it has a helpful
faculty and provides a lot of
opportunities for students.”
— Luke Popiel,
electrical and computer
engineering
research
Wayne State is known for supporting undergraduate
research as early as the freshman year, and the College
of Engineering is no exception. In fact, the college
recently kicked off its Undergraduate Research Award
Matching Fund Program, providing students with
support and faculty mentorship on a wide range of
research projects.
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Internships: Start working in the field before
you even graduate with a large number of
internship opportunities.
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Practical experience: Break classroom
boundaries by building a concrete canoe,
steel bridge, hybrid vehicle and more.
Faculty expertise
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Scholarships: The college awards up to
100 engineering scholarships annually.
The university offers many more.
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Study abroad: Graduate with the global
perspective employers love.
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Undergraduate research: Join expert faculty
in research from your very first year.
Wayne State engineering students enjoy unparalleled
career opportunities in Detroit and around the
world. We support our students and alumni through
our Career Services Office, online job listings,
industry employer job banks and more. And, with so
many employers based in the city and surrounding
areas, our students have direct access to countless
internship opportunities.
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The College of Engineering’s new laboratory
building contains seven instructional laboratories
for experimental work in control systems, analog
circuits, digital systems, microcomputers, power
electronics, optics and communication systems. In
addition, departmental faculty run advanced research
laboratories dealing with computer systems, computer
vision, semiconductor device materials including
a clean-room facility, micro- and nano-electronics,
photonics, power and energy systems, robotics,
imaging and communication systems.
Why the Wayne State
College of engineering?
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Wayne State’s electrical and computer engineering
faculty members conduct cutting-edge research in
diverse areas, from control systems and smart sensors
to biomedical electronics and robotics. For example,
Associate Professor Song Jiang is working to improve
the performance of computer data storage systems, a
critical issue in the digital age. He is collaborating with
Facebook on the project.
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Our alumni are positioned to succeed across
a variety of industries thanks to Wayne State’s
nationally recognized faculty, well-equipped
laboratories and innovative interdisciplinary
research, as well as the university’s close ties to
U.S. automakers and Detroit’s extensive health care
systems.
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Electrical and computer engineering alumnus
ROB RUTENBAR is the founding director of the
U.S. National Focus Research Center for Circuits
and System Solutions, a consortium of 19
universities and more than 50 faculty members.
He was also the Stephen Jatras Chair in Electrical
and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon
University. Currently he is the Abel Bliss Professor
of Engineering and head of the computer science
department at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign.