Electrical Engineering Program
Electrical engineers harness electrical energy for the benefit of humankind. The profession is broad and encompasses products valued by society in many technical areas from communications to electric power and energy use to those for our current "Information Age". Employment opportunities range over product design, development, manufacturing, sales, management, teaching, and research. Employers include industrial companies, consulting firms, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The UNF Office of Career Services provides information on companies seeking electrical engineering graduates for permanent positions or current students for employment in cooperative education positions.
Program Educational Objectives
The UNF School of Engineering maintains an electrical engineering program that produces students who:
- have a strong grounding in the fundamentals
- are able to analyze and synthesize engineering problems
- possess excellent communications skills
- know and uphold ethical standards of the field
- have developed and practiced interpersonal (team) skills
- know how to resolve open-ended design problems
- are computer literate and Internet capable
- have developed and practiced interdisciplinary skills
- have taken and recorded results from the Fundamentals of Engineering and Graduate Record Examinations
- are capable of functioning in a rapidly changing and expanding technical and social environment
- are cognizant of current engineering problems
- are prepared for a life of continual learning
Program Outcomes
Electrical Engineering graduates have:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data
- an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
- an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
- an ability to communicate effectively
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, lifelong learning
- a knowledge of contemporary issues
- an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
- a knowledge of probability and statistics and their applications in electrical engineering
- a knowledge of mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and basic engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design electrical and electronic circuits and systems
- a knowledge of advanced mathematics, typically including differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, and discrete mathematics
