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Website (http://www.ece.neu.edu) study, such as graduate study in engineering or related disciplines, and to educate graduate students so they can make meaningful contributions to Srinivas Tadigadapa, PhD the research and industrial communities. Professor and Chair Other Programmatic Features 409 Dana Research Center More than 90 percent of department undergraduates take advantage 617.373.7529 of the cooperative education program. During the cooperative work 617.373.4431 (fax) phase of the program, the students’ levels of responsibility grow as Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) is a discipline that they gain theoretical and technical knowledge through academic prepares graduates to solve problems across a diverse array of work. A sophomore might begin cooperative work experience as an industries. Coursework is drawn from a curriculum that includes engineering assistant and progress by the senior year to a position with cutting-edge ECE technologies: embedded and internet responsibilities similar to those of entry-level . of things, and cyber-human systems, networking (mobile/ The department also offers significant research opportunities throughout wireless as well as the internet of the future), and big data analytics all fields of electrical and computer engineering, including participating in and machine learning. Northeastern's historic strengths in ECE include research centers based in our department and college. communications and digital processing, power and control systems, power , RF/microwave magnetic materials, device A senior-year design course caps the education by drawing on everything technologies, computer engineering, networking, and robotics. The learned previously. Teams of students propose, design, and build a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is deeply committed functioning electrical or computer engineering —just as they to training and educating the next generation of electrical and computer might in actual practice. engineers through Northeastern’s experiential learning model and comprehensive pedagogy. BS, MS, and PhD degrees are offered in both Programs electrical and computer engineering. Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCmpE) Overview of Programs Offered • Computer Engineering (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/computer- Please see the programs tab (p. 1) for a list of the department's engineering-bscompe/) academic programs. • Computer Engineering and (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ Successful engineers need to organize and adapt information to solve undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/computer- problems. They also must work effectively in teams and communicate engineering-physics-bscompe/) well. Therefore, the goal of the and computer • Computer Engineering and (http:// engineering programs is to help students develop these skills and provide catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/engineering/electrical- the appropriate technical background for a successful career. computer/computer-engineering-computer-science-bscompe/) The curricula are continuously assessed to ensure that graduates can Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) achieve these goals and go on to succeed as professional electrical or • Electrical Engineering (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ computer engineers. The Bachelor of Science programs allow students undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/electrical- sufficient flexibility within the standard eight academic semesters to earn engineering-bsee/) a minor in nearly any department in the university. Typical minors might include physics, math, computer science, or business, but students might • Electrical Engineering and Physics (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ also organize their course of study to earn a minor in economics, English, undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/electrical- or music. engineering-physics-bsee/) • Electrical Engineering and Music with Concentration in Music The academic program is supported by extensive laboratory facilities for Technology (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/ study and experimentation in , circuit analysis, electronics, engineering/electrical-computer/electrical-engineering-music- digital systems, microwaves, control systems, processing, concentration-music-technology-bsee/) very large-scale integration (VLSI) design, and digital . Students have access to state-of-the-art computing facilities, including Combined Major (BSEE or BSCmpE) numerous Linux and Windows-based workstations. Two introductory • Electrical and Computer Engineering (http:// electrical and computer engineering courses meet in integrated lab- catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/engineering/electrical- classrooms where students and professors, assisted by undergraduate computer/electrical-computer-engineering-bsee-bscompe/) and graduate teaching assistants, work together on both theoretical and practical aspects of a wide range of signal processing and computing Minors systems. • (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/biomedical- Mission of the Department engineering-minor/) The primary educational missions of the Department of Electrical and • Computer Engineering (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ Computer Engineering are to educate undergraduate students so they undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/computer- have the opportunity to obtain successful careers in electrical and engineering-minor/) computer engineering and related disciplines and pursue advanced 2 Electrical and Computer Engineering

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