Electrical Engineering (B.E.)
Electrical engineers pioneer technologies such as integrated circuits, microelectronic devices, electromagnetics, and communication and control systems. An electrical engineer may design components and systems, plan and organize engineering tasks, or lead groups of engineers and technicians.
The electrical engineering program develops your skills to learn, lead and serve in your profession and community. You will receive a thorough education in the principles and methods fundamental to the electrical engineering profession, and you can customize your education by concentrating your studies in one of several focus areas. The electro-optics concentration enables you to pursue new careers in photonics, an important emerging technology that impacts computers, communications and electronics.
Our state-of-the-art laboratories give you access to hands-on learning. You can conduct research, apply course concepts and make discoveries in the Advanced Digital Design Laboratories, Communications Lab, Ham Radio Lab, Microfabrication Lab, Optical Information Processing Lab, Signal Processing Lab, Systems and Control Research Lab and Ultraviolet Laser Lithography Lab.
Hands-on experiences are part of the curriculum. You can gain real-world experience well before graduation by participating in the cooperative education program. In the multidisciplinary design course sequence, you will engage in a product design project while collaborating with other engineering students. You can also work with faculty members on research projects or conduct undergraduate research to satisfy senior your electives.
Our accelerated program in engineering allows you to earn a bachelor's and master's degree in just five years. Research assistantships, which include full tuition and a stipend, are available during the fifth year of this program.
It's important to be well prepared to begin your studies in electrical engineering. You should take chemistry and physics, and we recommend four years of high school mathematics, including algebra and trigonometry. While knowledge of calculus is not expected, it is helpful.
The electrical engineering program at the University of Dayton is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: 410-347-7700.
Career Opportunities
Our electrical engineers are prepared for a broad range of engineering-related fields, including aerospace electronics, biomedicine, communication systems, controls, electro-optics, instrumentation, robotics, and signal and image processing. Our students often receive several employment offers before graduation. Recent University of Dayton graduates are now employed with firms such as Altera Corporation, B.F. Goodrich, Cinergy Corp., GE Aircraft Engines, Honda Corporation, Intel Corporation and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.