Major Academic Plan (MAP) Why study Electrical Engineering? Electrical Engineering is both one of the country’s highest paid occupations and one with the lowest unemployment rates. The current economy thrives on innovation, and electrical engineers are at the forefront of it, constantly developing not only new and exciting products, but also technologies that improve society and the world. Be part of the future! Career Opportunities Besides the traditional roles electrical engineers play in the design and implementation of systems such as integrated circuits, power plants, control systems, etc., the recent growth in fields like wireless communications, alternative energy, biomedical engineering, robotics, etc., provide electrical engineers with innumerable choices of rewarding jobs. Out graduates currently are employed in a wide range of geographically diverse companies in positions that vary from design engineers to upper management. EWU’s laboratory-intensive Electrical Engineering program will prepare you to have a seamless transmission into the workplace, regardless of your career choice. Program Advisor Gar Springberry 319B Computing & Engineering Building Cheney, WA Department Chair Esteban Rodriguez- Marek CEB 319G (509) Department Assistant Karen Simmons CEB 319G (509) Sample Careers Power Engineer Chip Designer Communications Engineer Associate in Arts & Sciences BS in Electrical Engineering (153 credits) Department of Engineering & Design College of Science Health & Engineering
Degree Requirements (AA-DTA) with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements Required Courses for Undergraduate Students at EWU International Studies (4 quarter credit min) It is recommended the student NOT take a course to satisfy the International Studies requirement prior to their time at Eastern WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (10 credits) ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5)ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argument (5) ENGL 201 The Research Paper (5)ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis/Research/Documentation (5) QUANTITATIVE/SYMBOLIC REASONING (5 credits) MATH& 141 Precalculus I (5)MATH 141 Precalculus I (5) HUMANITIES (15 credits) Consult your advisor for course options. SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits) Consult your advisor for course options. NATURAL SCIENCES (15-16 credits) CHEM& 161 General Chemistry I (6)CHEM 151 General Chemistry (5) MATH& 142 Precalculus II (5)MATH 142 Precalculus II (5) PHYS 121 General Engineering Physics I (6) PHYS 151 General Physics I (4) PHYS 161 Mechanics Lab (1) ELECTIVES (30+ credits) MATH& 151 Calculus I (5)MATH 161 Calculus I (5) MATH& 152 Calculus II (5)MATH 162 Calculus II (5) MATH& 153 Calculus III (5)MATH 163 Calculus III (5) PHYS 122 General Engineering Physics II (6) PHYS 152 General Physics II (4) PHYS 162 Heat and Optics Lab (1) PHYS 123 General Engineering Physics III (6) PHYS 153 General Physics III (4) PHYS 163 Instrumentation Lab I (1) Cultural Diversity (4 quarter credit minimum) o CES 257 Queer Studies (5) o CES/ETHN 100 Race in the United States (5) o CES/ETHN 109 Introduction to Women’s Studies (5) o CES/ETHN 120 Introduction to Native American Studies (5) o CES/ETHN 152 Introduction to Asian American Studies (5) o CMST 280 Intercultural Communication (5) o CMST 330 Intercultural Communication for the Professional (5) o ENGL 276 Women Writers (5) o HD 140 U.S. Race Relations (2) o PSYC 250 Cross Cultural Psychology (5) o PSYC 257 Psychology of Sex & Gender (5) o SOC 105 Blacks in America (5) o SOC 262 Sociology of Race & Ethnicity (5) Course(s) listed in the left column are those offered at your institution, course(s) listed in the right column are those that are equivalent at EWU.