Electrical Engineering

DEGREE INFORMATION

B.S. IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (BSECE) - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSECE) – Electrical Engineering Concentration is a new degree at LeTourneau University involving a curriculum of 127 semester hours. This new degree offers students the opportunity to focus on the hardware aspects of electrical systems, including microcontrollers, digital signal processing, communications, and digital systems.

Electrical Engineers have lots of career choices! The Energy Industry needs them for everything from power plants to smart homes. Electronics run smartphones and washing machines and so much more. The Automotive Industry needs ECE majors for designing electric cars, autonomous vehicles, and all kinds of smart car features. They work on Telecommunications from satellites to radar to GPS to TV and radio. The world of Medicine benefits from improved test equipment and wearable (even internal) sensors and systems designed by ECE majors. They work in Government Agencies, Oil and Gas Industries, Aerospace, and the Mission Field. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, concentration in Electrical Engineering, is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.

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INTERESTING CLASSES YOU'LL TAKE

Digital Electronics: The first step on your journey into the world of computing is to learn the basic circuitry underlying all computers. Digital Electronics is the class where you’ll learn to design logic circuits (including adders, multiplexers, registers, and counters), along with hands-on implementation.
Mechatronics: One of the highlights of our curriculum is the introduction you’ll receive to the field of Mechatronics, the intersection of electronics, mechanics, computing, and controls. the foundation of modern automation and robotics. Mechatronics is a highly interdisciplinary and valuable field, the foundation of modern automation and robotics. Engineers working in this area may interact with product design, smart machines, networks, and the Internet of Things.
Electric Circuits: The core course for all of Electrical Engineering is Electric Circuits. In this class, you’ll study the response of electrical components to steady and sinusoidal voltages. You’ll learn to work with op amps and analyze time-varying responses.
Introduction to Microcontrollers: This course is your introduction to the world of microcontrollers and microprocessors, the “brains” inside most equipment and computers in our modern world. In this class, you’ll explore the application of digital circuits and logic concepts to the study of microcontroller functions. You’ll learn to program these devices at the machine level and work with the hardware design for applications.

FACILITY HIGHLIGHTS

Advanced Communications Lab
The Advanced Communications lab supports courses in communications and digital signal processing. The lab has been used primarily for senior design projects.
Advanced Electronics Lab
Students use this lab for circuits and electronics lab assignments, and to work on projects involving electronic circuits.
Communications Lab
The Communications lab supports courses in communications and digital signal processing. The lab has been used primarily for senior design projects.
Electronics Lab
In this lab students learn about circuits through hands-on experimentation. This is where students are introduced to electronic test equipment such as multimeters, power supplies, waveform generators, and oscilloscopes. Additionally, students get experience with data acquisition and virtual instrumentation in LabVIEW.
Mechatronics Lab
The Mechatronics lab houses equipment for the study of electrical motors and generators. It is used primarily by engineering technology students taking the Electrical Machinery course.
Microcomputer Design Lab
The Microcomputer Design Lab supports a course in which students design, build and test a single-board computer. It has also been used for senior design projects.
Microprocessor/Microcontroller Lab
The Microprocessor / Microcontroller lab is equipped with microcontroller and microprocessor trainers and with programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is primarily used by engineering and engineering technology students who take microcontroller or microprocessor classes. This is also where engineering technology students learn to use programmable logic controllers.
Robotics Lab
Here is where students taking the Robotics course learn how to program industrial robots. The lab is equipped with one delta robot and four articulated robots, including two collaborative robots.