BS Electrical Engineering

The objective of the undergraduate program in electrical engineering is to prepare students for careers as professional engineers and to provide a base for graduate study and lifelong learning in new and developing specialties.

The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are:
PEO1: Electrical engineering graduates are expected to apply fundamental electrical engineering knowledge and analytical problem-solving skills in a wide variety of practical applications.

PEO2: Electrical engineering graduates are expected to become well-rounded citizens who rely on their electrical engineering education to serve society with an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities.

PEO3: Electrical engineering graduates are expected to contribute their Electrical Engineering expertise effectively as members of engineering teams in diverse environments through communications, teamwork, and leadership.

PEO4: Electrical engineering graduates are expected to continuously engage in professional development, to exhibit intellectual growth, and to pursue life-long learning through educational endeavors and participation in professional societies and organizations.

Basic and required courses are taken during the first two years, along with introductory professional courses, including an engineering laboratory. The third and fourth years include both required and elective technical courses.

The Clarkson Common Experience is addressed in the first year with the Clarkson Seminar and ES110 Engineering and Society. Five knowledge area courses, including a university course, are required over the four years of study. One of these knowledge area courses must be in economics and one must be ES110. The Clarkson Common Experience is designed, in part, to develop communication, problem-solving, and
critical-thinking skills and an understanding of the social, ethical and economic implications of an engineer’s work.