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Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology
The Bachelor of Science
Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology is designed to prepare graduates
for employment in a variety of fields, including consumer electronics,
telecommunications, and semiconductors — wherever there is a need for the
design, testing, and manufacturing of hardware and software for all things
electrical. The curriculum focuses on the application of electronics
principles and critical thinking to the solution of practical problems.
Students learn to use math and computers to solve circuit problems, they
learn about equipment testing, and they learn how to apply the technologies
they learn and the fundamentals of electronics to address real-world
problems. The program also prepares highly motivated students who are
interested in continuing their studies to pursue an advanced degree in
Electrical Engineering at UMass Lowell (visit the University's Graduate
Admissions website for
details).
The amount of time it takes for a student to complete this degree will
depend upon the individual student's course load. Students can also earn the Associate’s Degree in Electronic
Engineering Technology (64 credits) as they pursue the Bachelor's Degree in
Electronic Engineering Technology (127 credits). Many of the courses taken
toward this degree can be applied toward a related
certificate program,
allowing students to earn additional credentials as they pursue their
degree.
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science degree in
Electronic Engineering Technology is accredited by the Technology
Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050,
Baltimore, MD, (410)347-7700.
Suggested Program of Study - Total Credits: 127
For students who entered the program in or after September 2009
The following degree program outline, which lists 2 to 3 courses each semester,
is only a suggested course load. First-year students should not take more
than 1 or 2 courses their first semester. Subsequent course loads may be
determined by the student’s own personal time constraints.
Students enrolling in this program should purchase an electronic calculator capable of
handling logarithmic and trigonometric functions. The use of the calculator will be an
integral part of courses 17.213 and 17.214, where proficiency will be developed.
Competency in the use of the calculator will be assumed in all subsequent
EET courses.
Proper approval for a 17.3/4— course is automatically assumed if all prerequisites are
satisfied.
FIRST YEAR
42.101 College Writing I
92.120 Precalculus Mathematics I
43.---
General Education- Arts & Humanities (AHD)
42.102 College Writing II
92.123 Precalculus Mathematics II
90.267 C Programming
SECOND YEAR
17.213 Circuits I
92.125 Calculus A
23.226 Technical
Communication for Engineering Technology
17.214 Circuits II and
Laboratory
92.126 Calculus B
99.131 Technical Physics I
THIRD YEAR
17.215 Circuits III and Laboratory
17.355 Electronics I and
Laboratory
99.132 Technical Physics II
17.216 Circuits IV
17.356 Electronics II and Laboratory
17.354 PSPICE Simulation
FOURTH YEAR
47.101 General Psychology (SS)
17.357 Electronics III and Laboratory
17.383 Microprocessors A
17.361 Project Laboratory A
17.358
Electronics IV and Laboratory
17.384 Microprocessors B
FIFTH YEAR
17.341 Logic Design I and Lab
17.353 Digital Electronics
92.225
Calculus C
17.365 Applied Linear Devices
90.268 C++ Programming
92.226 Calculus D
SIXTH YEAR
17.342 Logic Design II and Lab
92.234 Differential Equations
99.133 Technical Physics III
17.360 Mathematics and Statistics/EET
17.368 Data Conversion and Laboratory
17.376 Electromagnetic
Theory I
SEVENTH YEAR
17.350 Control Systems
17.3/4- EET Elective
42.--- General
Education- Arts & Humanities (AH)
17.3/4- EET Elective
45.---
General Education- Arts & Humanities (AHE)
48.--- General Education-
Social Sciences (SS) (D or E)
EIGHTH YEAR
49.201 Economics I (SS)
17.391 Project Laboratory B
17.3/4- EET
Elective
17.392 Project Laboratory C
Electives
Students must choose three approved EET
electives
17.403 Foundations of Microwave Design
17.427
Digital Signal Processing
17.459 Power Conversion I
17.469
Control Systems II
17.477 Electromagnetic Theory II
Students who want to take more computer courses may complete the EET
degree by filling the EET technical electives with computer courses. See
the EET advisor for details.
Industrial
Experience and Project Laboratory
Appropriate industrial experience is very important for students in the Electronic
Engineering Technology program. Students who have a few years industrial experience and
have worked on a specific project in a high-technology company can use this experience as
part of the Project Laboratory courses. To obtain credit for a Project Laboratory, the
students must do the following:
a. Register for Project Laboratory;
b. Write an outline for the project intended to be used for credit;
c. Write a report on the project;
d. Give a presentation; AND
e. Obtain a letter from their supervisor at work that they have contributed to the
project.
Up to 4 credits can be received for industrial projects in two Project Laboratories.
Graduate Study
Students who want to earn a graduate degree at UMass Lowell can take
three EET technical electives from among courses that are more
mathematically intense and required to enter the graduate program. See
the Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Advisor for details.
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