1. Electrical Engineering at PSU
Presented by:
Mr. David Salvia
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Department of Electrical Engineering
Penn State University

2. WIRE HOUSES OR FIX WASHING MACHINES
What DON’T EEs do?
WIRE HOUSES OR FIX WASHING MACHINES

3. What DO EEs do?
Electromagnetics
Communications
Electro-Optics

4. What DO EEs do?
Digital
Signal
Processing
Image Processing

5. What DO EEs do?
Control Systems
Power Systems

6. What DO EEs do? Analog and Digital Electronics
Electronic Device Fabrication

7. What will I study in EE?
Freshman/Sophomore year - basic math, physics, engineering design and programming classes + a 1st Year seminar class (digital music, ham radio, etc.)
Sophomore/Junior year - electrical engineering “core” courses/labs that give all EE’s a broad background in all aspects of the electrical engineering field
Junior/Senior year - specialization in 1 or more sub-areas of electrical engineering with a culminating final senior design project in the area of your choice

8. Departmental Statistics
Faculty: 45
Undergrad students (officially in EE): 525
Typical EE Class Sizes:
Required EE core courses: 50-70
Lab courses: 20-25
EE Elective courses: 30-50
BS Degrees granted per year: 200
Graduation Rate (once in major): 85%
Average Starting Salary: $52,000 (2nd highest major next to Chemical Engineering – source: JobWeb online)

9. How hot is EE? How hot is EE?
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Accounting Business administration/management Economics/finance Computer science Management information systems Marketing/marketing management Information sciences & systems Computer engineering
Master's Degree M.B.A. Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering Computer science Accounting
Doctorate Degree Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering Computer engineering Chemical engineering Chemistry
Source: JobWeb Online

10. What non-class educational opportunities are available to EE students at PSU?
SPIRIT III (ESPRIT)
Student Project Involving Rocket Investigation Techniques
NASA-sponsored rocket experiments designed by students
To be launched in Norway in 2006
LionSat
Local Ionosphere Satellite
Students compete with other schools to develop a small satellite that will be launched from a future space shuttle flight
Challenge X
Hybrid Electric Vehicle
EPICS
Engineering Projects in Community Service

11. What non-class educational opportunities are available to EE students at PSU?
Co-operative Education (co-op)
Students alternate periods of school and engineering-based work to get great hands-on industrial experience
The co-op experience earns credit and is paid

12. How can I get more information?
visit
me at
sign up for one of our 1st Year Seminars
EE 007s: Adventures in Electrical Engineering
EE 008s: Introduction to Digital Music
EE 010s: Introduction to Ham Radio
EE 010s: World of Wireless