Electrical and computer engineering involves designing and implementing new electrical and magnetic devices, products and technologies for many applications.
It provides the required training for creating and applying electric and magnetic forces in all disciplines of electrical and computer engineering such as automatic control, communication, power systems, power electronics, computer/digital design, and other electronics.
Electrical and computer engineers are needed in both industrial and non-industrial organizations including aerospace, military, government agencies, utility companies, communication industries, medicine, manufacturing and law. Their roles include but are not limited to:
• Research and development
All of t he program options are designed to enable graduates to practice engineering or to continue their education toward M.S. or
Ph.D. degrees. In addition, the Biomedical Option gives extra science preparation suitable for engineering practice or to pursue a medical degree such as M.D., D.O., D.C., Ph.D., or M.D./ Ph.D.
• System and component design
• Production, construction, sales, management, and consulting
As an electrical or computer engineer, you could find yourself contributing to innovations in medical diagnostics and treatment.
You might work with exciting developments in strategic defense initiatives, the exploration of space, and technological advances that help ensure our survival as a species.
Through the Office of Career Services, electrical and computer engineers graduating from YSU typically have the opportunity to be interviewed on campus by prospective employers.
Starting salaries meet or exceed the national average for new electrical engineers, which the latest statistics show to be about
$61,000 per year.
The Electrical Engineering Program of the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering offers three options. The
Traditional Option is for those desiring the traditional study of electrical engineering; the Computer/Digital Option emphasizes computer/digital engineering; and the Biomedical Option is for those interested in pursuing a medical or biomedical degree or practicing electrical engineering. Completion of any of these options leads to an accredited Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering.
Youngstown State University maintains a faculty-student ratio of
1:20, among the best of state-affiliated universities in Ohio.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is staffed by qualified teaching professionals. The electrical and computer engineering faculty keep abreast of developments in the specialty areas through continuous study and research, as well as through consulting and other interactions with industry and society.
The Electrical Engineering Program of the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering is accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Youngstown State University is accredited by the Higher
Learning Commission and a member of the North Central
Association.
Facilities are available to electrical and computer engineering students in Moser Hall. The Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering maintains laboratories for digital and analog electronics, communications, electromagnetics,
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YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY power systems and electronics, automatic controls, and microcontroller, digital-signal and PLC applications.
Electrical and computer engineering students in good standing are encouraged to acquire membership and participate in the student chapter of the IEEE.
Outstanding electrical engineering students may be elected to campus chapters of Tau Beta Pi (national engineering honorary society) and Phi Kappa Phi (honorary society for all disciplines).
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In any of the electrical engineering options, your first year of study will include an introduction to engineering, courses in engineering computations, calculus, chemistry, and writing. During the first year, you will also take a course and laboratory in computer and digital circuits.
During the second year, you will continue with calculus and physics to give the solid basis needed for engineering. Differential equations and several different engineering courses are taken, and studies in electrical engineering are continued with circuit theory and laboratory courses.
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Your third year includes studies in digital and electronic circuit design, communication systems, and electromagnetics. Well equipped laboratories with networked computers and other equipment offer you hands-on opportunities in these areas to experiment with theory, engineering design, and testing.
Specific courses and scheduling vary between options. If you are following the biomedical option, you will be taking some biology and chemistry courses during the third and fourth years.
In your fourth year, you will take courses in electrical energy conversion, control systems, and other electrical and computer engineering courses. Other courses will depend on your choice of option. Electives include courses such as advanced logic design, microprocessor and robotic design, power systems and electronics, energy radiation and propagation, computeraided design, solid-state devices, modern control and communications systems, and sensors.
The curriculum is rounded out with general education courses. Also, the scheduling of courses has some flexibility to accommodate the needs of the co-ops and the typical students.
Students who are close to graduation may qualify for advanced study in the YSU graduate program leading to the Master of
Science in Engineering degree. By taking one or more graduate courses, an early start toward a graduate degree may be possible .
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