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Electrical Engineering and Physics, BSEE

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
    • Information for Entering Students
    • College Expenses
    • Academic Policies and Procedures
    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
    • Khoury College of Computer Sciences
    • College of Engineering
      • First Year Engineering
      • Interdisciplinary Minors
      • Bioengineering
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
        • Computer Engineering, BSCmpE
        • Computer Engineering and Physics, BSCmpE
        • Computer Engineering and Computer Science, BSCmpE
        • Electrical Engineering, BSEE
        • Electrical Engineering and Physics, BSEE
        • Electrical Engineering and Music with concentration in Music Technology, BSEE
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering, BSEE or BSCmpE
        • Biomedical Engineering, Minor
        • Computer Engineering, Minor
        • Computational Data Analytics, Minor
        • Electrical Engineering, Minor
        • Robotics, Minor
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
    • College of Science
    • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Faculty
    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Course Descriptions
  • Catalog Archives
  • Overview
  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

This intercollege combined major serves students who would like to explore their interest in physics while earning the benefit of an accredited Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. The major combines a major in physics from the Department of Physics in the College of Science with the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Because of the large body of shared knowledge between electrical engineering and physics, a combined major between these two disciplines is a logical course of study and can be accomplished within a student’s usual five-year program (including three co-op placements) without requiring course overloading in any semester. A student graduating from this program will have studied both the physical fundamentals and the applications of electronic devices and systems. The program is a particularly appropriate course of study for students who wish to pursue a career in solid-state devices, microelectromechanical systems, or nanotechnology.

Students interested in this program should contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or the Department of Physics as early as possible, preferably prior to registering for freshman courses.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with general electives.

Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
EECE 2140Computing Fundamentals for Engineers4
EECE 2150Circuits and Signals: Biomedical Applications5
EECE 2160Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics4
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
EECE 2412
and EECE 2413
Fundamentals of Electronics
and Lab for EECE 2412
5
EECE 2520Fundamentals of Linear Systems4
EECE 2530
and EECE 2531
Fundamentals of Electromagnetics
and Lab for EECE 2530
5
Computer Engineering Fundamentals
If more than one computer engineering fundamentals course is taken, it can count as a technical elective.
Complete one of the following:4-5
EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
EECE 2540
Fundamentals of Networks
EECE 2560
Fundamentals of Engineering Algorithms
Electrical Engineering Capstone Courses
EECE 4791Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 11
EECE 4792Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 24
EECE Technical Electives
Students can register for EECE4991/EECE4992/EECE4993 more than once. For these courses combined, a maximum of 8 semester hours will be allowed to satisfy the requirement of technical electives. An additional 4 semester hours will be allowed as a general elective. At most, one of these courses (4 semester hours) can be taken in a semester.
Though students may register for EECE 2750 more than once, only 4 semester hours will be allowed to satisfy the requirements of technical electives. An additional 4 semester hours will be allowed as a general elective.
Complete two of the following:8-9
EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
EECE 2540 to EECE 2750
EECE 3324 to EECE 3410
EECE 4512 to EECE 4698
EECE 4991
Research
EECE 4992
Directed Study
EECE 4993
Independent Study
EECE 5115 to EECE 5698
ENGR 5670
Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion, Storage, and Usage
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
EECE 3468
Noise and Stochastic Processes
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Mathematics/Science 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
Complete one of the following:5
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163
Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161
and Recitation for PHYS 1161
Complete one of the following:5
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157
Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155
PHYS 1165
and PHYS 1166
and PHYS 1167
Physics 2
and Lab for PHYS 1165
and Recitation for PHYS 1165
PHYS 2303Modern Physics4
PHYS 3600Advanced Physics Laboratory4
PHYS 3602Electricity and Magnetism 14
PHYS 4115Quantum Mechanics4
PHYS 4305Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics4
Advanced Physics Elective
Complete one of the following:4
MATH 4606
Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physics
PHYS 3600 to PHYS 7999
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the mathematics/science requirement:2
EECE 3468
Noise and Stochastic Processes
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Professional Development
GE 1000Introduction to the Study of Engineering1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.12

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum GPA required in EECE courses

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.

Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4ENGW 1111 (WF)4MATH 23414Vacation
CHEM 11530GE 1502 (ER)4  
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1165 or 1155 (ND)4  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1166 or 1156 (AD)1  
PHYS 1161 or 1151 (ND)4PHYS 1167 or 11570  
PHYS 1162 or 1152 (AD)1   
PHYS 1163 or 11530   
 18 17 4 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EECE 21404EECE 21604VacationVacation
EECE 2150 (AD)5PHYS 4305 (ND)4  
MATH 2321 (FQ)4EE fundamentals5  
PHYS 2303 (ND)4EE fundamentals5  
 17 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENCP 20001Co-opCo-opEECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE)1
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  PHYS 3600 (ND, AD, WI)4
PHYS 3602 (ND)4  General elective4
EE fundamentals4   
CE fundamentals4   
 17 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
EECE 34684EECE technical elective4  
EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)4EECE technical elective4  
ENCP 30001General elective4  
PHYS 4115 (ND, FQ)4PHYS advanced elective4  
General elective4   
 17 16  
Total Hours: 133

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 1111 (WF)4CHEM 1151 (ND)4Vacation0Vacation0
GE 10001CHEM 11530  
GE 15014GE 1502 (ER)4  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
PHYS 1161 or 1151 (ND)4PHYS 1165 or 1155 (ND)4  
PHYS 1162 or 1152 (AD)1PHYS 1166 or 1156 (AD)1  
PHYS 1163 or 11530PHYS 1167 or 11570  
 18 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EECE 21404EECE 2150 (AD)5Vacation0Co-op0
MATH 2321 (FQ)4EECE 21604  
MATH 23414ENCP 20001  
PHYS 2303 (ND)4PHYS 3602 (ND)4  
 General elective4  
 16 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4PHYS 3600 (ND, AD, WI)4Co-op0
 PHYS 4115 (ND, FQ)4General elective4 
 EE fundamentals 4  
 EE fundamentals 5  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0EECE 34684EECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE)1Co-op0
 ENCP 30001EECE technical elective4 
 PHYS 4305 (ND)4General elective4 
 CE fundamentals4  
 EE fundamentals5  
 0 18 9 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)4  
 EECE technical elective4  
 PHYS advanced elective4  
 0 12  
Total Hours: 133

Notes

The capstone design courses are taken as follows: (EECE 4791—summer 1 and EECE 4792—spring) OR (EECE 4791—summer 2 and EECE 4792—fall).

Physics courses are offered on the following schedule: 

  • PHYS 2303 offered every fall, spring, and summer 2
  • PHYS 2371/2372 offered every fall
  • PHYS 3600 offered every summer 1 and summer 2
  • PHYS 3601 offered spring and fall (even years)
  • PHYS 3602 offered every fall and spring
  • PHYS 3603 offered fall (even years) and summer 1 (odd years)
  • PHYS 4115 offered every fall and spring
  • PHYS 4305 offered every spring and summer 2 (even years)
  • PHYS 4621 offered spring (odd years) and fall (even years)
  • PHYS 4623 offered summer 1 and fall (even years)
  • PHYS 4651 offered spring and fall (odd years)
  • PHYS 4652 offered every spring
  • PHYS 5318 offered every spring
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