The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering 59 courses 125 total credits
Communications, signal processing, networks, and systems broadly encompasses the principles underlying the design and implementation of systems for information transmission. The field considers how information is represented, compressed, and transmitted on wired and wireless links and how communication networks can be, and are, designed and operated. A student who chooses this technical concentration should recognize that communications and networking is a broad application domain where many engineering tools come into play: from circuit design for wireless phones to embedded network processors to system and application software for networked systems. The curriculum in electrical engineering and computer engineering is designed to educate students in the fundamentals of engineering, which are built upon a foundation of mathematics, science, communication, and the liberal arts. Graduates should be equipped to advance their knowledge while contributing professionally to a rapidly changing technology. Areas in which electrical and computer engineers contribute significantly are: communications, signal processing, networks and systems, electronics and integrated circuits, energy systems and renewable energy, fields, waves and electromagnetic systems, nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, computer architecture and embedded systems, and software engineering and design. Typical career paths of graduates include design, development, management, consulting, teaching, and research. Many graduates seek further education in law, medicine, business, or engineering. The core requirements of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering provide a foundation of engineering fundamentals. Students then build on the core requirements by choosing an advanced technical component and a set of free electives from within or outside of the department. Once the technical core area is chosen, the student is assigned a faculty advisor with expertise in that area to help the student select technical core courses that are appropriate to his or her career and educational goals. The curriculum thus ensures breadth through the core courses and the choice of a technical elective; technical core area coursework provides additional depth.
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | credits |
| College Requirements - Engineering | credits |
| General University Requirements | credits |
Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 325 or ECE 351M | Electromagnetic Engineering or Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
Concentration
Hours chosen from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 362K | Introduction to Automatic Control | 3 |
| ECE 371Q | Digital Image Processing | 3 |
| ECE 360K | Introduction to Digital Communications | 3 |
| ECE 445S or ECE 471C | Real-Time Digital Signal Processing Laboratory or Wireless Communications Laboratory | 4 |
| M 427L | Advanced Calculus for Applications II | 4 |
| Total Concentration | 3 credits | |
Concentration
Hours chosen from:
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Courses
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hours chosen from: senior design project
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 464G | Multidisciplinary Senior Design Project | 4 |
| ECE 464H | Honors Senior Design Project | 4 |
| ECE 464K | Senior Design Project | 4 |
| ECE 464R | Research Senior Design Project | 4 |
| ECE 464S | Start-Up Senior Design Project | 4 |
| Total | 4 credits | |
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
One upper-division electrical engineering course
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 316 | Digital Logic Design | 3 |
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sequence 1:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| M 408C | Differential and Integral Calculus | 4 |
| M 408D | Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sequence 2:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| M 408K | Differential Calculus | 4 |
| M 408L | Integral Calculus | |
| M 408M | Multivariable Calculus | |
| M 427J | Differential Equations with Linear Algebra | 4 |
| M 340L | Matrices and Matrix Calculations | 3 |
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Physics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHY 303K | Engineering Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 105M | Laboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K | 1 |
| PHY 303L | Engineering Physics II | 3 |
| PHY 105N | Laboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L | 1 |
Degree-Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rhetoric and Writing
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
Alternate Mathematics Courses
Alternate Mathematics Courses
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