Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science Degree
Curriculum Year 2016-2017
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall semester
Cr
ENGR 1020/1021 Engr Discipl & Skills I*
2
4
3
4
3
16
CH 1010 & 1011 General Chemistry
ENGL 1030 Accelerated Composition
MATH 1060 Calculus I
Humanities/Soc Sci req
Term completed
Spring semester
Cr
ENGR 1410/1411 Engr Discipl & Skills II*
3
4
3
4
3
17
CH 1020 & 1021 Gen Chemistry II
Humanities/Soc Sci req
MATH 1080 Calculus II
PHYS 1220 Physics with Calculus I
Term completed
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall semester
Cr
CPSC 1110 & 1111 Intro to Prog in C
3
2
3
1
1
4
3
17
ECE 2010 Logic & Computing Devices
ECE 2020 Electric Circuits I
ECE 2090 Logic Lab
ECE 2110 Electrical Engineering Lab I
MATH 2060 Calculus III
PHYS 2210 Physics with Calculus II
Term completed
Spring semester
Cr
ECE 2120 Electrical Engr Lab II
ECE 2620 Electric Circuits II
ECE 2720 Computer Organization
ECE 2730 Computer Org Lab
MATH 2080 Differential Equations
Humanities/Social Science req **
1
3
3
1
4
3
Term completed
15
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall semester
ECE 3110 Electrical Engr Lab III
ECE 3200 Electronics I
ECE 3300 Signals, Sys, & Transforms
ECE 3600 Electric Power Engineering
ECE 3800 Electromagnetics
1
Adv. Mathematics Requirement
Cr
1
3
3
3
3
3
Term completed
Spring semester
ECE 3120 Electrical Engr Lab IV
ECE 3170 Random Signal Analysis
ECE 3210 Electronics II
ECE 3710 Microcntrllr Interfacing
ECE 3720 Microcontroller Interf Lab
ECE 3810 Fields, Waves & Circuits
ENGL 3140 Technical writing
16
Cr
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
17
Term completed
Cr
2
3
Term completed
SENIOR YEAR
Fall semester
Communications Requirement***
Cr
3
ECE 4090 Intro Linear Control Systems
ECE 4270 Communications Systems
ECE 4950 / 4951 Systems Design I
EE Technical Elective
3
3
2
3
Term completed
Spring semester
ECE 4960 Systems Design II
EE Technical Elective OR
Humanities/Social Science req****
EE Technical Elective
Humanities/Social Science req
2
Special Requirement
14
3
3
3
14
*ENGR 1020/1021 (old ENGR 1050/1060 sequence) and ENGR 1410/1411 (old ENGR 1070/1080/1090 sequence)
** OR EE Technical Elective (ECE 2220—Systems Programming)
*** COMM 1500/1501 OR COMM 2500/2501
**** OR Humanities/Social Science elective if took ECE 2220 in place of Humanities/Social Science in Sophomore year.
NOTES:
1. Advanced Mathematics Requirement Options: MATH 4190, MATH 4340, MATH 4350, MATH 4530, or MATH 4540.
2. Special Requirement Options:
a.
3 additional credits of approved Humanities/Social Science courses (see listing here https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/currentstudents/humanities_policy.html ; or
b. ELE 3010 - Executive Leadership and Entrepreneurship I (prerequisite: MGT 2010); or
c.
An additional 3-credit, 4000-level course from the EE Technical Elective List or the CpE Technical Elective List; or
d. An additional 3-credit MATH course from the following list: MATH 3110 (Linear Algebra), MATH 4120 (Intro. to Modern Algebra), MATH 4190
(Discrete Math I), MATH 4340 (Advanced Engineering Math), MATH 4350 (Complex Variables), MATH 4400 (Linear Programming), MATH 4410
(Intro to Stochastic Models), and MATH 4530 (Advanced Calculus I), MATH 4540 (Advanced Calculus II).
2014-2017 academic year
Updated 6 September 2016
Electrical Engineering Technical Requirements
Courses that satisfy EE technical requirements are shown below. Three courses (9 credits) must be taken (list subject to change)
Subject Area
Course
Course Title
Semester
Pre-requisites
offered
Systems Programming Concepts
Fall &
CPSC 1110
ECE 2220
For Computer Engineers
Knowledge Engineering
Spring
Fall
ECE 3220 & ECE 3520
Spring
ECE 2620, MATH 3110 & MATH 4340
ECE 4680
ECE 4730
Computer-Aided Analysis &
Design
Embedded Computing
Spring
Introduction to Parallel Systems
BIOE 2010
Intro to Biomedical Engineering
Fall or
Spring
Fall & Spr
ECE 2230 and ECE 3710; co-req ECE 3710
ECE 3220 or ECE 3290
BIOE 3700
Bioinstrumentation & Bio
Imaging
Fall & Spr
BIOE 4710
Biophotonics
Check w/
Dept
ECE 4300
Digital Communications
Fall or
Spring
ECE 4380
Computer Communications
Spring
CH 1020 & BIOE 1010 or BIOL 1030 or BIOL
1100
MATH 2080 & ECE 2020 or ECE 2070; co-req
BIOE 3710
MATH 2080, PHYS 2210 & ECE 2070 or ECE
3200
ECE 3170, & ECE 3300 AND instructor
permission
SR standing in EE, CPE or CPSC
ECE 4400
Performance Analysis of Local
Computer Networks
Spring
ECE 2720 and ECE 3170
ECE 4420
Knowledge Engineering
Fall
ECE 3220 and ECE 3520
ECE 4670
Intro. Digital Signal Processing
ECE 4350
ECE 4360
ECE 4460
Grounding & Shielding
Fall &
Summer
Fall
Microwave Circuits
Fall
Antennas and Propagation
Spring
ECE 4420
Computer
Systems
And Architecture
Biomedical
Systems
Communication
Systems &
Networks
Digital Signal
Processing
Applied
Electromagnetics
ECE 4600
ECE 4320
ECE 4040
ECE 4060
Electronics
ECE 4220
Intelligent
Systems
ECE 4320
ECE 4370
ECE 4420
ECE 4550
ECE 4570
ECE 4600
ECE 4670
Power
Renewable Energy
and Electric
Vehicles
ECE 4680
ECE 4180
ECE 4190
ECE 4190
ECE 4200
ECE 4220
ECE 4570
ECE 4610
Instrumentation
Spring
Semiconductor Devices
Fall
Intro to Microelectronics
Processing
Electronic System Design I
Fall
Check w/
Dept
Instrumentation
Spring
Microelectromechanical Systems
Spring
Knowledge Engineering
Fall
Robot Manipulators
Summer
Fundamentals of Wind Power
Summer
Computer-Aided Analysis &
Design
Intro. Digital Signal Processing
Spring
ECE 3300
ECE 3810
ECE 3810; co-req MATH 3110 or MATH 4340
ECE 3300 & ECE 3810 & MATH 3110 or MATH
4340
ECE 3210 & MATH 3110 or MATH 4340
ECE 3200; pre or co-req MATH 3110 or 4340
ECE 3200; pre or co-req MATH 3110 or 4340
ECE 3210, ECE 3300, ECE 3600, ECE 3710 &
ECE 3810; co-req ECE 4221
ECE 3210; pre or co-req MATH 3110 or 4340
CH 1020 and PHYS 1220
ECE 3220 and ECE 3520
MATH 2060 and MATH 3110
ECE 2070 or ECE 3200
ECE 2620, MATH 3110 and MATH 4340
Embedded Computing
Fall &
Summer
Spring
Power Systems Analysis
Fall
Electric Machines & Drives
Spring
ECE 3210, ECE 3600 & ECE 3800; pre or-req MATH 4340
Electric Machines & Drives
Spring
ECE 3210, ECE 3600 & ECE 3800; pre or co-req MATH 4340
Renewable Energy
Spring
Electronic System Design I
Spring
Fundamentals of Wind Power
Summer
Fundamentals of Solar Energy
Fall
ECE 2070 or ECE 3200
ECE 2070 or ECE 3200
ECE 2070 or ECE 3200
ECE 3200
ECE 3300
ECE 3710 and ECE 2230; co-req ECE 4681
ECE 3600 and ECE 3800
Other course Options: ECE 4050 (Design Projects), ECE 4600 (Computer-Aided Design & Analysis), ECE H 4910 (Honors
Research), ECE 4920 (Special Problems), ECE 4930 (Selected Topics), ECE 4990 (Creative Inquiry) or ECE 4990 Honors.
(A maximum of 3 credits from this category may be used to satisfy the technical elective requirement)