Rice University

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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Course Description

For general university requirements, see Graduation Requirements. Students pursuing the BSEE degree with a major in Electrical Engineering (ELEG) must complete: A minimum of 29-31 courses (85 credit hours) to satisfy major requirements. A minimum of 134 credit hours to satisfy degree requirements. The requirements for one area of specialization. Planning sheets and degree plan forms can be found on the Electrical and Computer Engineering External Link. Electrical and Computer Engineering undergraduate degrees are organized around a core of required courses and a selection of elective courses from five areas of specialization: Computer Engineering: provides a broad background in computer systems engineering, including computer architecture, digital hardware engineering, software engineering, and computer systems performance analysis. Data Science: integrates the foundations, tools and techniques involving data acquisition, data analytics, data storage and computing infrastructure in order to enable meaningful extraction of actionable information from diverse and potentially massive data sources. Neuroengineering: exploits engineering techniques to understand, repair, manipulate, or treat the diseases of human neural systems and networks. Photonics, Electronics, and Nano-devices: encompasses studies of electronic materials, including nanomaterials, semiconductor and optoelectronic devices, lasers and their applications. Systems: Control, Communication, and Signal Processing: focuses on wireless communication systems, digital signal processing, image processing, and networking.

Course Duration

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134credit

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