Electrical Engineering
Electricity drives everything around us, and a degree in electrical engineering provides countless career options and limitless employment potential.
What is Electrical Engineering?
A degree in electrical engineering opens the door to a career in nearly any industry. Electrical Engineering students learn through a combination of design and lab work. This mix of theory and practical application prepares students to apply mathematical and scientific principles to design, development, and operational evaluation of electrical and electronic systems and their components.
Program Note
This Associate of Science in Engineering (A.S.E.) program is designed for transfer to certain four-year Maryland institutions. Students wishing to transfer out-of-state should consult with the Engineering department or academic advisor to develop an educational plan.
Electrical Engineering Degrees Awarded
The Garrett College Engineering department awards Electrical Engineering graduates an Associate of Science in Engineering (A.S.E.).
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, when presenting their ideas and engineering projects.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of, and the ability to engage in the various steps in the engineering project development process including: problem specification, design, modeling, simulation (using computer-aided engineering), fabrication, testing, and redesign.
- Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of electrical and electronic circuits.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to design, build, and test electrical and electronic circuits and analyze their performance.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to design and analyze digital logic circuits.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in performing numerical analysis and computations, using tools such as MATLAB.
- Students will demonstrate competency in the use and application of high-level programming languages such as "C" and "C++".
Program Benefits
The curriculum is built around a strong basic core of mathematics, the sciences including chemistry and physics, and computer technology. Students will gain knowledge of engineering theory through engineering courses and application of theory to real world problems. The program will provide students hands-on experience in the design, development, implementation, and management of projects and in the communication and presentation of their ideas and project plans. Graduates may choose to continue learning at a four-year institution or begin in their chosen career.
Career Goals
Garrett's Electrical Engineering program prepares you for a career in any of the following fields:
- Engineering project management
- Military systems engineering
- Scientific systems engineering
- Mining technology
- Fabrication systems
- Logistics systems design and development
- Software and hardware design
- Vehicle systems design and maintenance
- and more
Electrical Engineering A.S.E. Degree
Total Credit Hours Required 64
GER Required Credits 32
English Compsition
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ENG101
Comp I—Expos Writing
3
Min. C grade required
Arts and Humanities
- COM101 Intro to Communication 3
- GER Humanities Course 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences
- GER Two (2) Soc & Behav Science Courses 6
Science
- CHE101 Chemistry I 4*
- PHY111 Gen Physics I (Calc-based) 5*
Mathematics
- MAT190 Calculus I 4*
Interdisciplinary/Emerging Issues
- CIS170 Computer Science Programming I 4*
Core Courses 32
Category
- ENR100 Intro to Engineering Design 3*
- PHY112 Gen Physics II (Calc-based) 5*
- MAT191 Calculus II 4*
- MAT192 Calculus III 4*
- MAT281 Differential Equations 4*
- ENR210 Basic Circuit Theory 3*
- ENR211 Electrical & Digital Circuit Lab 2*
- ENR230 Sci & Engineering Computations 3*
- ENR240 Digital Logic Design 3*
- ENR241 Digital Logic Design Lab 1*
Additional Graduation Requirements:
*Must achieve a grade of "C" or better in all computer science, engineering, mathematics, and natural/physical science courses.
