ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Electrical Engineering Major
(128 Semester Hours)
11/6/2014
REQUIRED COURSES WITHIN THE ENGINEERING COLLEGE
COURSE TITLE
NUMBER OFF. HRS. PREREQUISITES
Electrical Engineering Core Courses(43 hrs)
Orientation*a
Introduction to Thermodynamics
Introduction to Thermodynamics
Introduction to Computing and Programming
Introduction to Electrical and Computer Eng.
Circuit Analysis
Introduction to Logic Design
Computer Organization I
Discrete and Continuous Signals and Systems
ENGR 100
CHE 201 or
ME 205
CS 107
ECE 115
ECE 225
ECE 265
ECE 267
ECE 310
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Communication Electromagnetics
Electronics I
Probability and Random Processes for Engineers
Solid-State Device Theory
Senior Design I
Senior Design II
Professional Development Seminar
ECE 322
ECE 340
ECE 341
ECE 346
ECE 396
ECE 397
ECE 499
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Admission to the College of Engineering
MATH 181 and PHYS 141
MATH 181 and PHYS 141
Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180
Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180
MATH 220; & grade of C or bett. in PHYS 142 & grade of C or bett. in ECE 115
MATH 180; and grade of C or better in ECE 115
CS 107 and credit or concurrent registration in ECE 265
MATH 220; & cr. or conc. reg. in ECE 225; or cr. or conc. reg. in ECE 210
for non-ECE students
Electrical Engineering Advanced Core Courses(12 hrs)
(Students must complete at least three of the following courses.)
Communication Engineering
Digital Signal Processing I
Electronics II
Principles of Automatic Control
Microprocessor-Based Design
RF and Microwave Guided Propagation
ECE 311
ECE 317
ECE 342
ECE 350
ECE 367
ECE 424
Grade of C or better in ECE 225
Grade of C or better in ECE 225
Credit or concurrent registration in ECE 310
MATH 220, gr. of C or better in ECE 115, and a gr. of C or better in PHYS 142
ENGL 161 and senior standing
ECE 396
Open only to seniors; & approval of the dept. Must be taken in the student's last semester of study.
.
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Grade of C or better in ECE 310
Grade of C or better in ECE 310
ECE 340
Math 310 and gr. of C or better in ECE 310
ECE 267; and gr. of C or bett. in ECE 265; or gr. of C or bett. in CS 366
ECE 225 and ECE 322
Technical Electives(17 hrs)
(Those courses not used to meet the advanced EE core requirement can be used as technical electives. However, no more than a total of
two courses below the 400 level can be used to meet the technical electives requirement. Also, no more than one course from outside the
ECE Department can be used to meet the technical electives requirement.)
General PHYS III (Modern PHYS)
Computer Communication Networks I
Integrated Circuit Engineering
Computer Organization II
CAD-Based Digital Design
Operating Systems Concepts and Design*a
Quasi-Static Electric and Magnetic Fields
Pattern Recognition I
Network Analysis
Introduction to Filter Synthesis
Image Analysis and Computer Vision I
Digital Signal Processing II
Statistical Digital Signal Processing
Introduction to Antennas and Wireless Propagation
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Modern Linear Optics
Analog Communnication Circuits
Digital Communications
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES CONTINUED
PHYS 244
ECE 333
ECE 347
ECE 366
ECE 368
CS 385
ECE 401
ECE 407
ECE 410
ECE 412
ECE 415
ECE 417
ECE 418
ECE 421
ECE 423
ECE 427
ECE 431
ECE 432
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C or bett. in PHYS 107 or C or bett. in PHYS 108; or C or bett. in PHYS 142
ECE 341 and CS 201
CHEM 112 and grade of C or better in ECE 225
ECE 267 and CS 201
ECE 366
CS 361 or CS 201 & ECE 367
ECE 322
MATH 220
Math 310 and gr. of C or better in ECE 310
Grade of C or better in ECE 310
MATH 310; or grade of C or better in ECE 310
ECE 317
ECE 317 and 341
ECE 225 and ECE 322
Math 310 and ECE 322
ECE 310 and ECE 322
ECE 311 and ECE 340
Math 310, ECE 311 and ECE 341
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES CONTINUED
Multimedia Systems
Computer Communication Networks II
Wireless Communications
Nanoelectronics
Power Semiconductor Devices & Integ. Circuits
Analysis & Design of Power Electronic Circuits
Transistors
Microdevices and Micromachining Technology
Control Engineering
Robotics: Algorithms and Control
Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Digital Systems Design
Advanced Computer Architecture
Introduction to VLSI Design
Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI Design
Computer Systems Design
Coding and Cryptography
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ECE 434
ECE 436
ECE 437
ECE 440
ECE 442
ECE 445
ECE 448
ECE 449
ECE 451
ECE 452
ECE 458
ECE 465
ECE 466
ECE 467
ECE 468
ECE 469
MCS 425
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ECE 310
ECE 333
ECE 311 and ECE 341
ECE 346; or consent of the instructor
ECE 342 and ECE 346
ECE 342; and grade of C or better in ECE 310
ECE 346
ECE 347; or consent of the instructor
ECE 350
CS 201; & gr. of C or bett. in ECE 210 or gr. of C or bett. in ECE 225
Grade of C or better in ECE 225
Gr. of C or better in PHYS 142; and Gr. of C or better in ECE 265 or Gr. of C or better in CS 366.
CS 366; or ECE 366
ECE 340
ECE 467
CS 366; or ECE 366 and ECE 368
Gr. of C or bett. in MATH 215; &Gr. of C or bett. in MATH 310
or Gr. of C or bett. in MATH 320; or consent of the instructor
NONENGINEERING AND GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS(50 hrs)
COURSE TITLE
NUMBER
General College Chemistry I*b
Chem 112
HRS. PREREQUISITES
5
C or better in CHEM 101 or adequate performance on the
UIC chemistry placement exam
Academic Writing I:WAPC
ENGL 160
3 Performance on Dept. Placement Test
Academic Writing II:WIR
ENGL 161
3 ENGL 160 or the equivalent
Exploring World Cultures course*a
3
Understanding the Creative Arts course*a
3
Understanding the Past course*a
3
Understanding the Individual and Society course*a
3
Understanding US Society course*a
3
Calculus I*b
MATH 180
5 C or better in MATH 121 or app. perf. on the dept. pl. test
Calculus II*b
MATH 181
5 C or better in MATH 180
Calculus III*b
MATH 210
3 C or better in MATH 181
Introduction to Differential Equations I
MATH 220
3 C or better in MATH 210
General Physics I (Mechanics)*b
PHYS 141
4 Gr. of C. or better in MATH 180
General Physics II (Electricity & Magnetism)*b
PHYS 142
4 Gr. of C or bett. in MATH 181&Gr. of C or bett. in PHYS 141 or consent of the instructor
*a-Consult General Education section of the catalog for approved courses in this category;*b-Course approved for the Analyzing the Natural
World General Education category
Additional Mathematics Requirement
(Students must complete at least one of the following courses.)
Applied Linear Algebra
Advanced Calculus I
Complex Analysis with Applications
Applied Partial Differential Equations
Numerical Analysis
MATH 310
MATH 410
MATH 417
MATH 481
MCS 471
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3
3
3
3
"C" or better in MATH 210
"C" or better in MATH 210
"C" or better in MATH 210
"C" or better in MATH 220
Gr. of C or bett. in MCS 275 or Gr of C or bett. in CS 102 or Gr. of C or bett. in CS 108
or consent of instructor.
FREE ELECTIVES(3 hrs)
Students must select* courses from outside the ECE Department.
(*Students preparing for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, which leads to becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer, are advised
to use these hours to take the course CME 201, Statics; and one course from the following courses: CME 203, Strength
of Materials; CME 260, Properties of Materials; ME 211, Fluid Mechanics I.)
UIC Electrical Engineering Curriculum - Suggested Schedule of Courses
Year 1
Sem 1
(17 hours)
Year 1
Sem 2
(16 hours)
CHEM 112
CS 107
(5)
(4)
Year 2
Sem 1
(17 hours)
ECE 265
Year 2
Sem 2
(15 hours)
Year 3
Sem 1
(17 hours)
Year 3
Sem 2
(17 hours)
ECE 267
ECE 310
ECE 341
(3)
(3)
(4)
(3)
ECE 225
(3)
PHYS 141
Year 4
Sem 2
(11-14 hours)
EE Tech.
Elective
(3-4)
EE Tech.
Elective
(3-4)
EE Tech.
Elective
(3-4)
EE Tech.
Elective
(3-4)
EE
Advanced
Core (4)
EE Tech.
Elective
(3-4)
ECE 322
ECE 115
(4)
Year 4
Sem 1
(16-18 hours)
PHYS 142
(4)
ECE 340
(4)
(4)
ECE 346
MATH 220
MATH 180
MATH 181
MATH 210
(4)
(4)
(3)
(5)
ENGL 160
(3)
(5)
ENGL 161
(3)
ENGR 100
(0)
Prerequisite course
Grade ≥C required in prerequisite
Co-requisite course
V.G. 11/01/2011
(3)
Gen. Ed.
Elective
(3)
Gen. Ed.
Elective
(3)
CHE 201
or ME 205
(3)
Gen. Ed.
Elective
(3)
Math*
Elective
(3)
Gen. Ed.
Elective
(3)
EE
Advanced
Core (4)
Non-ECE
Free
Elective (3)
EE
Advanced
Core (4)
ECE 396
(2)
ENGL 161 and senior standing
ECE 397
(2)
ECE 499
(0)
Gen. Ed.
Elective
(3)
*Select one course from: MATH 310, 410, 417, 481 & MCS 471
EE Advanced Core Courses:
ECE 311 (4), 317 (4), 342 (4), 350 (4), 367 (4), 424 (4)
(Must take at least three courses from this group)