Electrical Engineering In the College of Engineering OFFICE: Engineering 426 General Education TELEPHONE: 619-594-5718 Students will complete a minimum of 50 units in General Education, http://electrical.sdsu.edu to include a minimum of nine upper division units taken after attaining junior class standing. No more than 12 units may be used for General The undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering is accredited Education credit from any one department or academic unit. No by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, 111 more than 7 units from one department can be used in Sections II Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; telephone: and IV combined (Foundations of Learning and Explorations of Human 410-347-7700. Experience), nor more than 10 units from one department in Sections II, III, and IV combined (Foundations of Learning, American Institutions, Faculty and Explorations of Human Experience). Emeritus: Abut, Bailey, Chang, Iosupovici, Harris, J., Lee, L., Lin, I. Communication and Critical Thinking: 9 units Marino, Massey, Panos, Skaar, Stuart, Thyagarajan You may not use Credit/No Credit grades in this section. Chair: Tummala 1. Oral Communication (3 units) The Radio Frequency Communication Systems Industry Chair: Gupta 2. Composition (3 units) Professors: Gupta, harris, f., Kolen, Kumar, Lee, G., Ozturk, Szeto, 3. Intermediate Composition and Critical Thinking (3 units) Tummala II. Foundations of Learning: 29 units Associate Professors: Betancourt, Engin, Nagaraj, Sarkar, A. Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning (17 units): Seshagiri, Sharma 1. Physical Sciences (7 units) Assistant Professors: Alimohammad, Ashrafi Physics 195 (3 units) Offered by the Department of Physics 196 and 196L (4 units) Electrical and Computer Engineering 2. Life Sciences (3 units) Doctor of Philosophy degree in engineering sciences: Engineering students will take Biology 100 or 101. 3. Laboratory (satisfi ed under A.1. above) (bioengineering), (electrical and computer engineering), (mechanical and aerospace engineering), (structural engineering). 4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning You may not use Credit/No Credit grades. Master of Engineering. Mathematics 150 (3 units applicable to Master of Science degree in electrical engineering. General Education) Major in computer engineering with the B.S. degree. Mathematics 151 (4 units) Major in electrical engineering with the B.S. degree. B. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 units) Certifi cate in rehabilitation technology (refer to the Graduate C. Humanities (9 units) Bulletin). Complete three courses in three different areas. One of these courses and the one under IV.A. below must be taken in the The Radio Frequency Communication same department. Systems Industry Chair III. American Institutions: Three units of the six units of coursework which meet the American Institutions graduation requirement may The Radio Frequency (RF) Communications Systems Industry be used in General Education, excluding courses numbered 500 Chair was established in recognition of the pervasiveness and vital and above. role of radio frequency and wireless communications in modern IV. Explorations of Human Experience: Courses in this area must society, and the emergence of San Diego as the world’s leading center not be taken sooner than the semester in which you achieve of research and development in the fi eld of telecommunications and upper division standing (60 units passed). Upper division wireless engineering. The chair is sustained through generous contri- courses in the major department may not be used to satisfy butions of Cubic Corporation and other corporations engaged in General Education. Total: 9 units; must include one course of wireless communication technology, in appreciation of contributions cultural diversity. of students trained in the fi eld at SDSU. The RF Communications A. Upper division Humanities (3 units) Systems Industry Chair is intended to promote excellence in Three units must be taken from the same department as education of RF and microwave engineers, and encourage signif- one of the Humanities courses selected in Foundations of icant professional activities in the fi eld. Dr. Madhu S. Gupta, the fi rst Learning. occupant of the chair, maintains a major involvement in professional B. Upper division Humanities (3 units from a department not work in the discipline and has received international recognition from selected in A above.) his professional peers as a distinguished educator and scholar in the C. Upper division Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 units) fi eld of RF and microwave engineering. After enrollment in electrical engineering at SDSU, an Electrical Engineering major must take all upper division electrical engineering Transfer Credit courses at SDSU unless prior approval is obtained from the No credit will be given for upper division engineering coursework department. taken at an institution having an engineering program which has not been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) The Major of ABET, unless the student successfully completes the fi rst 12 units The fi eld of Electrical Engineering involves three major activities: of engineering work attempted at this university. At that time, and the generation and distribution of electric power; the collection, upon recommendation of the department, credit will be given for the processing and communication of information; and the study and unaccredited work. application of electromagnetic phenomena and materials. 224 SDSU General Catalog 2014-2015 Electrical Engineering The electric power industry is the oldest area of Electrical Impacted Program Engineering, but it remains an active area of innovation and devel- opment, as well as a major employer. Activities in the power area The electrical engineering major is an impacted program. To be include the design of machines for energy conversion (motors and admitted to the electrical engineering major, students must meet the generators); the design of DC power supplies and other electronic following criteria: circuits for the effi cient delivery of electric power from various sources a. Complete with a grade of C or higher: Electrical Engineer- (e.g., solar cells, batteries, AC generators); and the design and ing 210; Computer Engineering 160; Mathematics 150, 151; operation of systems for the distribution of electric power, including Physics 195, 196. These courses cannot be taken for credit/no the power grid that cover the United States with links to grids of other credit (Cr/NC); countries. b. Have an overall cumulative GPA of 2.1. The most dynamic area of Electrical Engineering today is the processing and communication of information. Activities in this area To complete the major, students must fulfi ll the degree require- include the design of machines that store, process and display infor- ments for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time mation; and the design of systems for communicating information they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous (e.g., radios, telephones, fax machines, cellular phones, computer enrollment). networks, the world wide web, satellite communication systems, cable television systems, etc.). Also included in this area are consumer Major Academic Plans (MAPs) electronics and instrumentation for applications of all sorts (e.g., Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses medical equipment, industrial process control, machine control, needed to fulfi ll your major requirements. The MAPs website was bio-engineering, traffi c control, radar, sonar, speech analysis and created to help students navigate the course requirements for their synthesis, music, etc.). majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfi ll The study of electromagnetic phenomena and materials provides a major preparation course requirement. the foundation for all of Electrical Engineering. Research and devel- opment at this level typically leads to new developments and improve- ments in other areas. Major activities today include the study of energy Electrical Engineering Major conversion processes, fabrication processes, imaging techniques, With the B.S. Degree information storage mechanisms, environmental processes, and optoelectronics (e.g., lasers, optical fi bers, optical computing). (Major Code: 09091) (SIMS Code: 443001) The Bachelor of Science degree program includes a core of The program below describes the 130 units required for the degree. courses that provides an introduction to each of the major areas Each course specifi cally listed in the program is required. In addition, described above. In addition, nearly a full year of professional the total number of units specifi ed in each elective category represents electives provides the opportunity for students to specialize in areas a minimum requirement. These are General Education, American of particular interest. The process of engineering design is empha- Institutions, Upper Division Engineering Elective, Professional sized throughout the curriculum by including open-ended problems Electives, and Electrical Engineering Laboratory Electives. with realistic design constraints. The design experience culminates Preparation for the Major. in a capstone design course required of all students. Creativity, Electrical Engineering 210; Aerospace consideration of economic and social factors, and the application of Engineering 280; Biology 100 or 101; Computer Engineering 160, 270, systematic design procedures are