2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined
in the following full-time curriculum. Deviations from the
recommended program may be made only with the approval of
the student’s adviser and concurrence of the department head,
in accordance with the Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (ABET) criteria. Students may complete these
requirements on a part-time basis.
Proficiency in certain key areas is of primary importance to
success as electrical engineers. For this reason, a student who
receives a grade of D in any of the following courses is strongly
urged to repeat the course to attain a grade of at least C:
ECE 2111, ECE 2112, ECE 3111, ECE 3222, ECE 3442;
MTH 1001, MTH 1002, MTH 2001, MTH 2201; PHY 1001,
PHY 2002, PHY 2003.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 90 percent of
all the courses listed below under the freshman and sophomore
years before being allowed to register for upper-level (3000/4000)
courses.
Students who have completed 24 credit hours and have not
passed COM 1101 will register for this course in the next available
semester. Students who have completed 48 credit hours and
have not passed COM 1102 will register for this course in the
next available semester.
Courses that are acceptable as humanities/social science electives
are identified as such in the Course Descriptions section of
this catalog. Definitions of electives for engineering programs are
presented in the Academic Overview section of this catalog.
Additional policies and procedures governing degree requirements
may be found in the program’s student handbook and
online in Blackboard.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ..........................................................1
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ............................................................4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
ECE 1551 Digital Logic.........................................................................4
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
16
SPRING
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................3
ECE 1552 Computer Design .................................................................4
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
PHY 1001 Physics 1 .............................................................................4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................1
16
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
ECE 2111 Circuit Theory 1 ...................................................................4
ECE 2551 Software/Hardware Design ..................................................3
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ..................................4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
15
SPRING
ECE 2112 Circuit Theory 2 ...................................................................4
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................4
MTH 2401 Probability and Statistics ......................................................3
PHY 2003 Modern Physics ..................................................................3
17
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ............................3
ECE 3111 Electronics ...........................................................................4
ECE 3222 Signals and Systems .............................................................3
ECE 3331 Electron Devices ..................................................................3
ECE 3441 Electromagnetic Fields ........................................................3
16
SPRING
ECE 3240 Junior Design (Q) .................................................................1
ECE 3442 Electromagnetic Waves ........................................................3
ECE 3551 Microcomputer Systems 1 ...................................................4
ECE 4221 Communication Systems .....................................................3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................3
Free Elective ........................................................................3
17
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
ECE 4231 Control Systems ...................................................................3
ECE 4241 System Design 1 (Q) ............................................................3
Restricted Electives* (Electrical Engineering) .....................6
Social Science Elective ........................................................3
Technical Elective ................................................................3
18
SPRING
ECE 4242 System Design 2 (Q) ............................................................3
ECE 4332 Electrooptic Devices and Systems .......................................3
Humanities/Social Science Elective .....................................3
Humanities Elective .............................................................3
Technical Elective ................................................................3
15
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ......................................130
*A list of approved electives is available from the department.
grADuATe Degree ProgrAmS
Master of Science
Computer Engineering _______________________
The computer engineering program is committed to excellence in
teaching, innovative and challenging research programs, and providing
opportunities for the student’s development of professional
engineering competence and scholarly achievement. A commitment
to innovative research stimulates an excellent teaching
and research program that allows graduates to use imaginative
solutions to engineering problems. The program offers opportunities
for graduates to pursue positions in research, development
and manufacturing for industry and government.
The curriculum is flexible to allow opportunities to design an
education program that is suited to individual academic goals.
Background is provided in a variety of topics, including computer
architecture, signal and image processing, high-performance
computing and telecommunications. Effective interaction
between related topics is an important aspect of the program.
Faculty are engaged in research of significance and regularly
collaborate with prominent scientists and engineers from industry
and government. The low student-faculty ratio fosters a close
relationship between faculty and students.
The opportunities for graduate education and research in computer
engineering are wide-ranging. Although specific research
areas are listed in this section, there is a great deal of overlap in
both technical content and faculty interest. As a result, there is
considerable interaction among students and faculty across these
areas, and a student may pursue studies that combine a variety of
topics. Students with backgrounds in computer engineering may
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