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Electrical engineering applies mathematical and physical principles to a wide variety of electrical, electronic, or computer-based devices and systems.

The major in electrical engineering has several areas of special emphasis, including:

Computer engineering
Energy and power systems
General
Microelectronics
Systems engineering (communications, controls, and signal processing)

In addition to on its Pullman campus, WSU offers electrical engineering degrees at WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver, WSU North Puget Sound at Everett, and WSU Olympic College at Bremerton.

Strengths of the program

Join other science, math, and engineering students in WSU Pullman's Stephenson residence hall—share classes with your neighbors, study together, get free tutoring, and use the hall’s computer lab.
Solid theory foundations and hands-on learning experiences make WSU graduates highly sought by employers.
Receive assistance on career goals with the engineering school's industrial advisory board and numerous internship and career contacts.
Assist faculty in research on microelectronics, electromagnetics, communications and signal processing, power systems, integrated circuit design, and computer engineering.
Use state-of-the-art laboratories to study computer systems, high-voltage systems, wireless communications, signal processing, circuits, protective power relay systems, and electrophysics.

Requirements and featured courses

The bachelor of science in electrical engineering curriculum includes a solid foundation in mathematics and sciences, 38 credits of required core electrical engineering courses, and 15 credits of elective courses that allow a student to specialize in one area of electrical engineering or take various courses for breadth of knowledge.

FEATURED COURSES

Here are some of the courses that electrical engineering majors can expect to complete during their time at WSU:

Design of Logic Circuits
Microprocessor Systems
Electrical Circuits I and II
Electronics
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Power systems
Signals and systems

Careers in electrical engineering

A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering prepares students for careers in the design, analysis, and improvement of electrical, electronic, or computer-based systems. Specific areas include power systems, electromagnetics, systems and control, solid state electronics, communications and signal processing, and radio frequency engineering and wireless communications.

Some Northwest companies that frequently hire WSU electrical engineering students for internships and career positions are Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, Battelle, Motorola, Tektronix, Intel, and the Bonneville Power Administration.