Electrical Engineering

KU has been producing Electrical Engineering (EE) graduates since the 1800s, and the strong tradition continues today within the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department with internationally recognized strengths in radar, communications, and signal processing. Our BSEE curriculum provides a broad and strong foundation in the field, preparing our graduates for positions in a variety of industrial and government settings. The problem-solving skills they learn prepare them for technological innovation, and even for less-typical careers such as law, medicine, and business.

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 101	New Student Seminar	1
EECS 140^H EECS 168^H	Introduction to Digital Logic Design, or Programming I	4
ENGL 101	Composition (or any GE 2.1)	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus I (KU Core GE 1.2)	4
ECON 142^H ECON 144^H	Principles of Microeconomics, or Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 140^H EECS 168^H	Introduction to Digital Logic Design, or Programming I	4
ENGL 102^H	Critical Reading & Writing (or any GE 2.1)	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
PHSX 210^H	General Physics I	3
PHSX 216^H	General Physics I Laboratory	1
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 202	Circuits I	4
	KU Core Goal 2.2	3
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
MATH 220^H	Applied Differential Equations	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 212	Circuits II	4
CHEM 130^H	Chemistry for Engineers (or CHEM 150)	5
EECS 221	Electromagnetics I	3
	KU Core Elective (GE 3H) *^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 312	Electronic Circuits I	3
EECS 388	Computer Systems & Assembly Language	4
EECS 361	Signal & System Analysis	3
PHSX 313	General Physics III	4
PHSX 316	Intermediate Physics Lab	1
	KU Core Elective *^H (AE 4.1)	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 412	Electronic Circuits II	4
EECS 444	Control Systems	3
MATH 526	Applied Mathematical Statistics	3
EECS 562	Introduction to Communication Systems	4
	Professional Elective 1**^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 420	Electromagnetics II	4
EECS 470	Electronic Devices & Properties of Materials	3
EECS 501	Senior Design Laboratory	3
EECS	Senior Elective #1***	3
	Professional Elective 2**	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 443	Digital Systems Design	4
EECS 502	Senior Design Laboratory II	3
EECS	Senior Elective #2***	3
EECS	Senior Elective #3***	3
	KU Core Elective *^H (AE 4.2)	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

Students are required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam prior to graduation.

CURRICULUM NOTES
* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements. Additional electives from the KU Core list are required for graduation.
** Six hours of Professional Electives are chosen from a list of engineering, natural science, math, or business courses identified in the EECS Department handbook.
*** Nine hours of senior electives are chosen from EECS courses at 400 level or above, excluding EECS 498 and 692. See student handbook for details.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 210
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: PHSX 313
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ECON 142 OR 144

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: EECS 101, PHSX 216 AND EECS 501

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EECS 502

2021-2022 Curriculum