program self-study report - Lamar University Electrical Engineering

4. Professional ComponentThe program of study for a BS degree in Electrical Engineering is shown in Table I-1. A total of 130(semester) credit hours is required for degree certification. One credit normally corresponds to one lecturehour (i.e., 50 minutes). A standard three credit hour course has 48 hours, three hours per week for sixteenweeks.4.1 Curriculum Course ContentElectrical Engineering requires background and study in many different areas of science and engineeringas well as the humanities. LUEE offers a fundamental program and attempts to cover as much material aspossible while maintaining attention to our mission and program objectives. We feel that it is essentialthat our graduates understand what we call the fundamental paradigms of electrical engineering: circuits,electronics, computers, signals and systems and electromagnetics. From this foundation, it is possible forour students and graduates to reach into more focused studies of EE. Mathematics, physics and chemistryare core sciences that must be thoroughly studied in order for the student to be prepared to adequatelyaddress the challenges that will be encountered in EE studies. Likewise, the modern day engineer mustinterface with engineers and scientists at a fast pace with multiple cultures and the requirement for globallevelcommunication skills that access technology that is continually changing. As such, our curriculumhas elements of the humanities that focus on refining the intellectual development of our students beyondthat possible with engineering, science and mathematics alone.Mathematics and Basic SciencesThe EE Program requires 36 credit hours of mathematics and basic sciences. Students admitted with pooror missing preparation in math (pre-calculus) or science (algebra-based HS physics) are afforded theopportunity to take preparatory courses offered by math, physics and chemistry to accommodate anydeficiencies. Table 4.1 shows the courses and hours devoted to college-level math and science that is fourcredits above the ABET required minimum of 32 hours.Table 4.1 College-level Mathematics and Basic Science for LUEECourse Credits Lab ContentMATH2413 Calculus I 4MATH2414 Calculus II 4MATH2415 Calculus III 4MATH3301 Differential Equations 3MATH2318 Linear Algebra 3MATH3370 Statistics 3CHEM1411 Chemistry I 4 PHYS2425 Physics I 4 PHYS2426 Physics II 4 PHYS3350 Modern Physics 3EE Program Self-Study Report-2006 24