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Meet the challenges of harnessing electrical energy cleanly and efficiently.

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå University is a single program of study delivered through traditional, face to face instruction on the Romeoville campus, with laboratory courses meeting on campus in the engineering laboratories. The program carries a deliberate emphasis on electric power, electrical machines, power electronics, and control, the areas of greatest workforce demand among the electric utilities, power delivery firms, electrical infrastructure manufacturers, and factory automation employers of the southwest Chicago corridor

The curriculum requires a minimum of 133 credit hours and consists of mathematics and basic science, an engineering core with a power and electronics emphasis, technical electives, a culminating senior design project, and the University Lasallian general education requirements. Mathematics and science precede and support the engineering core; the core builds from circuits and electronics through signals, fields, machines, power, and control; and the senior design project integrates the full program. Two technical electives let each student build depth in power systems and energy, electronics and signals, or control and embedded systems.

Graduates are prepared to enter professional engineering practice and graduate study. Qualified undergraduates may apply to the accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s pathway into the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Program Educational Objectives

Within a few years of graduation, graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering are expected to:

1. Excel in a career that uses their electrical engineering education.
2. Demonstrate ethical and professional integrity in their professional and personal interactions.
3. Keep up to date with rapidly evolving technologies related to electrical engineering and continually pursue professional development.
4. Informed by their liberal arts education, seek and pursue opportunities to identify, understand, and address challenges in a broad range of disciplines.
5. Be distinguished as creative developers of innovative solutions in their professional roles.

Student Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students in the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering will have:

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Annual Student Enrollment And Graduation Data

Enrollment by class level and degrees awarded for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering:

Total degrees awarded across the period: 4.

Explore Existing Partnerships for Job Experience and Placement

Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå University faculty members have strong professional connections with local power engineering software developers and electric switch gear manufacturers, among others. Electrical Engineering students will have unique opportunities to work on real-world projects and secure internships to complement their classroom learning. Graduates of the program will know how to apply these experiences, along with their knowledge and skill set, to their professional roles once they enter the workforce.

Sample of Required and Elective Courses:

• Signals and Systems
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Electromechanics
• Digital Communications
• Control Systems
• Electric Power Systems
• Power Electronics
• Renewable Electric Energy Systems

Career Areas:

• Electrical Utilities
• Transportation
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Conservation

On Campus Opportunities

• Association of Computing Machinery
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Student Chapter

Admission Requirements

Please refer to the Office of Admission for application requirements and specific next steps.

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Related Programs

• Engineering, B.S. (Joint Degree with IIT)
• Computer Science, B.S.
• Computer Engineering, B.S.
• Physics, B.S.
• Pre-Engineering

For questions regarding the Electrical Engineering program contact ece@lewisu.edu.

Program contact:
Dr. Yazan M. Alsmadi
Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Engineering Programs
(815) 836-6673
yalsmadi@lewisu.edu.

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