Undergraduate AdmissionsAdmissions Reception Center - Mail Code 4710

Southern Illinois University Carbondale 425 Clocktower DriveCarbondale, IL 62901

618 | 536.4405joinsiuc@siu.edu

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Why Study At SIuC?

• Our graduates typically have multiple job offers from leading high-technology industries well before graduation, and consistently command salaries well above the national average.

• Electrical and computer engineering is the largest department in the College of Engineering and one of the largest in Illinois.

• The significant enrollment of international students

and the diversity of our student body create a rich multicultural environment which contributes to the educational experience and the professional success of our graduates.

• You will gain hands-on experience in our specialized, state-of-the-art laboratories specifically developed for our engineering specializations.

• Major natural attractions are a short drive from campus, including Giant City State Park, four lakes and the Shawnee National Forest.

• Campus lake features a beach, picnic areas, walking/jogging paths and a boat dock where you can rent canoes, paddleboats and rowboats.

Electrical Engineering

MorrIS LIbrAry

Morris Library, the University’s main library, will be an important resource for you. It holds more than 2.4 million volumes, 3.1 million microform units and more than 12,500 current periodicals and serials. You will have access to I-Share (the statewide automated system) as well as a wide array of databases and other electronic data files. Our library offers a wide range of services, including reference assistance, instructional and technical support, distance learning, geographic information systems (GIS), and multimedia courseware development.

ACCrEdItAtIoN

The Electrical Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET), 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; phone 410 | 347.7700.

Therefore, our graduates are eligible to become registered professional engineers in any state in the country.

You will be prepared and may take the first comprehensive licensing examination during your final year before graduation. The second licensing examination can be taken after the completion of four years of professional work experience.

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INtErNShIpS

Internships involve employment with a local company to do work relevant to your studies (up to 20 hours per week) while maintaining a normal class schedule. We strongly encourage this program because it provides actual professional experience and is also a means to help pay for your education.

Our co-op programs are normally offered after completion of your sophomore year, alternating a semester of full-time work with a semester of full-time study. This provides the student with a year of work experience upon graduation. Our co-op students are currently working with many companies, including Caterpillar, Ericsson, IBM, Toyota, Motorola, Boeing, Ameren, Lucent and Texas Instruments.

For MorE INForMAtIoN

Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringEngineering Building - Mail Code 6603Southern Illinois University Carbondale

1230 Lincoln DriveCarbondale, IL 62901

618 | 536.2364ecedept@engr.siu.eduwww.engr.siu.edu/elec

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We Have A Place For You!

WhAt WE oFFEr

We offer a full range of programs, from the bachelor of science level to the doctoral level, in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering.

You can pursue a bachelor’s degree in: computer engineering, electrical engineering, electrical engineering with specialization in computer engineering, and a dual bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering.

GrAduAtE proGrAMS

While your focus right now is on obtaining a bachelor’s degree and a job, at some later point you may want to consider advanced education. We offer master of science programs (both thesis and non-thesis options) in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering, such as VLSI design and testing, wireless and fiber-optics communications, fault tolerant computing, embedded control and mechatronics, power systems and power electronics, image and signal processing, biomedical engineering and neural networks.

In addition, we offer one of the largest and most successful doctoral programs in Illinois in the areas of electrical and computer engineering. Our faculty have obtained prestigious research grants from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and the Department of Energy and from high-tech industries including Intel, Motorola and Qualcomm.

our FACuLty

All of our faculty members have doctoral degrees from major research universities. They develop and sustain high-quality research programs and make every effort to involve undergraduates in their research. We have an excellent tradition of encouraging and achieving close interaction between students and faculty. Undergraduate courses are normally taught by the faculty. Instructors and graduate assistants normally assist with laboratory sessions. Many of our faculty members have national and international visibility in their respective fields of expertise.

our FACILItIES

One of the main strengths of our program is the strong emphasis on laboratory training. Almost all courses include a laboratory component. This enables our students to better understand and appreciate the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering. We offer modern and well-equipped laboratory facilities in the following specialized areas of electrical and computer engineering:

Circuits and systems, microelectronics, combinational and sequential circuits, computer controlled measurements, digital instrumentation, VLSI design and testing, control systems, photonics and laser electronics, communications, fiber-optics, microprocessors, electrical machines, power systems and power electronics.

We have also developed a well-equipped “senior design laboratory,” where seniors work in teams on their final design project, which is a major component of their education, and is greatly valued by employers.

State-of-the-art UNIX workstation laboratories and fully equipped PC centers are available to students. Our department alone maintains more than 300 stations. All computer systems are fully interconnected via a high-speed network and have access to supercomputer facilities. Several major computer-aided design (CAD) tools are supported by our department: Cadence, Synopsys, OPNET, VHDL/Verilog, LabView, SPICE, PSPICE, Xilinx, MATLAB / SIMULINK and many toolboxes.

our objECtIvES

• To provide electrical engineering majors with the knowledge, skills and the attributes necessary to successfully compete for quality jobs in all functions of electrical engineering employment, ranging from research and development to sales and customer support.

• To provide electrical engineering majors with communication skills, extensive design experiences, familiarity with modern computer-aided design tools and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• To provide electrical engineering majors with the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

• To equip electrical engineering majors with life-long learning skills. This will allow them to successfully adapt to the evolving technologies throughout their professional career.

• To provide electrical engineering majors with a solid foundation in mathematics, basic sciences and electrical engineering science. This will allow them to successfully pursue graduate studies in electrical and computer engineering, or in other professional degrees such as business, law and medicine.

• To provide electrical engineering majors with high-quality laboratory training and experiences in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering. The heavy emphasis on laboratory training is a feature characteristic of the program, designed to provide the graduates with a unique advantage in this area.

WhAt WE do

Our mission is to serve society as a center for learning and innovation in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering. We accomplish this through teaching, by creating new knowledge through research and publications, and by converting original ideas and concepts into new technologies. By combining education and research, we create the academic environment necessary for training innovators and leaders for the future.

Our undergraduate program has a strong tradition of excellence and success. Laboratory training and design experience are strongly emphasized throughout the program, which translates into strong demand for our graduates from industries throughout the nation.

The strengths of our program are the high quality of instruction, the personal attention you will receive as well as the training in the use of sophisticated software used by industry.

Subjects covered by our program (and supported by excellent facilities) include: antennas and propagation, wireless and fiber-optics communications, instrumentation and measurements, microelectronics, gaseous electronics, signal and image processing, embedded control, mechatronics, MEMS, robotics, power systems, power electronics, electrical machines, digital systems, digital and analog VLSI design and testing, computer architecture and computer networking.