The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering The BS degree in Electrical Engineering requires a minimum of one hundred and twenty-six (126) credits that must include: Forty-five (45) credits of ECE courses including Circuits (520.213), Signals and Systems (520.214), Fields, Matter and Waves I (520.219), one (1) introductory laboratory course (520.345, 520.349 or 520.372), and at least six (6) credits of advanced laboratory, design intensive, or senior design project courses. Up to six (6) credits of Computer Science courses may be used to satisfy the 45-credit requirement. A GPA of at least 2.0 must be maintained in ECE courses. Courses in this group may not be taken Pass/Fail. Six (6) credits of engineering courses from School of Engineering departments other than ECE, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, or General Engineering. Students must complete enough of the approved non-ECE advanced design labs so that they have at least twelve (12) credits of combined ECE and non-ECE advanced laboratory, design intensive, or senior design project courses. Courses in this group may not be taken Pass/Fail. Entrepreneurship and Management courses in the Center for Leadership Education, CANNOT be counted as “other engineering courses”. Twenty (20) credits of mathematics courses taken from the Mathematics Department or the Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department. Students must take Calculus II (110.109), Calculus III (110-202), Linear Algebra (110.201), Differential Equations (110.302), and either Probability and Statistics (550.310/311) or Introduction to Probability (550.420). Courses in this group may not be taken Pass/Fail. Elementary or precalculus courses such as 110.105 or 550.111-112 are not acceptable. (Calculus I may be waived through an examination taken during freshman orientation. If not waived, it must be taken as a prerequisite to Calculus II). Sixteen (16) credits of basic sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, earth and planetary sciences) which must include General Physics (171.101-102), General Physics Laboratory (173.111-112), and Introductory Chemistry (030.101). Courses in this group may not be taken Pass/Fail. At least six (6), three-credit courses in humanities and social sciences. The humanities and social sciences courses are one of the strengths of the academic programs at Johns Hopkins. They represent opportunities for students to appreciate some of the global and societal impacts of engineering, to understand contemporary issues, and to exchange ideas with scholars in other fields. Some of the courses will help students to communicate more effectively, to understand economic issues, or to analyze problems in an increasingly international world. The selection of courses should not consist solely of introductory courses, but should have both depth and breadth. Typically, this means that students should take at least three (3) courses in a specific area with at least one of them at an advanced level. A programming language requirement must be met by taking Introduction to Java (600.107) or Intermediate Programming (600.120). Two (2) writing intensive (W) courses (at least 3 credits each) are required. The writing intensive courses may not be taken Pass/Fail and require a C- or better grade. Students may wish to consider a course in Technical Communications to fulfill one of the writing intensive requirements. The course 661.315, The Culture of the Engineering Profession, is recommended by the ECE Faculty as a writing intensive course.

The Faculty of the Electrical Engineering program at Johns Hopkins University are committed to providing a rigorous educational experience that prepares students for further study and to professionally and ethically practice engineering in a competitive global environment. The mission of the program is to provide a stimulating and flexible curriculum in fundamental and advanced topics in electrical engineering, basic sciences, mathematics, and humanities, in an environment that fosters the development of analytical, computational, and experimental skills that involve students in design projects and research experiences; and to provide our electrical engineering graduates with the tools, skills, and competencies necessary to understand and apply today’s technologies and become leaders in developing and deploying tomorrow’s technologies. ECE Student Outcomes The program has student outcomes (a) through (k) that prepare graduates to attain the program educational objectives: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.