Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Research laboratory facilities available for both
undergraduate senior and graduate level work
include:
• Atmospheric Phenomena Laboratory
Center for Power Electronic Systems
(CPES)
• Computing Research Laboratory
Electric Energy Processing Systems
Laboratory
• Human Computer Interaction Laboratory
Ionospheric Radar Laboratory
• Laboratory for Applied Remote Sensing
and Image Processing (LARSIP)
• Microwave and Antenna’s Laboratory
Optoelectronic Systems Research
Laboratory
• PASCOR Laboratory
• Power Electronics Laboratory
• Radiation Laboratory
• Software Research Laboratory (SoReL)
Space Information Laboratory Process
Control Laboratory
The Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department is the largest academic department at
UPRM, and it is currently the 24th Largest in the
USA. The Department currently includes over
1,400 undergraduate, over 120 MS students, and
over 20 Ph.D. students enrolled in its programs
(with over 27% female students – nearly twice
the average of US programs). The Department
accounts for over 12% of the entire
undergraduate student population at UPRM.
During the academic year 2001-02 a total of 235
undergraduate degrees in electrical and computer
engineering were awarded.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department has a very dynamic and prolific
faculty. During the academic year 2001-02, the
Department obtained approximately $4.2M in
external funds for research, academic, and
outreach activities – 21% of UPRM total
research funds obtained. The ECE faculty
members were also responsible for over 33% of
all undergraduate and graduate research
assistantship funding awarded at UPRM, thus
placing them as leaders in research mentoring.
The quality of the Department’s faculty is clearly
illustrated by the following sample of recently
obtained prestigious research awards: one
National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidential
Early Career Award, four NSF Career Awards,
one NASA Faculty Award for Research, two
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Awards,
one NSF Next Generation Software Award, one
NSF Computer Information Science and
Engineering Award, and two NSF Engineering
Research Center Awards.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering
Electrical Engineering integrates mathematical
and scientific principles of electricity and
magnetism to analyze electrical phenomena and
to design electrical systems. Electrical systems
are present in almost any situation of our daily
lives, ranging from the generation of electrical
power vital to the social and economic wellbeing
of society, to appliances, instruments, and
devices at home and at work. Electrical and
electronics systems are present in almost all
aspects of daily life. Therefore, our Electrical
Engineering program is designed to prepare
students for a wide-range of careers involving
design and implementation of electrical systems.
The objectives of the Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering Program are to:
1. Obtain a broad educational experience
necessary to understand the impact of
electrical engineering problems and
solutions within a global and societal
context.
2. Possess a combination of knowledge
and analytical, computational, and
experimental skills necessary to solve
practical electrical engineering
problems.
3. Have adequate communications skills
both as an individual and as part of a
team.
4. Value the importance of lifelong
learning.
5. Be aware of contemporary issues and
be able to make decisions taking into
consideration professional and societal
needs, and ethical implications.
The profession of Electrical Engineering has
evolved to encompasses many fields of
specialization. In recognition of that fact, the
undergraduate program is structured into a
common core sequence of courses which
provides a broad coverage of the areas which
Electrical Engineers are expected to master, and
a cluster of technical electives which study
closely at least one area of the discipline.
Current options include:
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