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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 (63 credits) as they pursue the Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology (125 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.

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Suggested Program of Study - Total Credits: 126
For students who entered the program in or after September 2005
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

First Semester
42.101 College Writing I - 3cr.
92.120 Precalculus Mathematics I - 3cr.
43.--- General Education - Arts & Humanities (AH) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
42.102 College Writing II - 3cr.
92.123 Precalculus Mathematics II - 3cr.
90.267 C Programming - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Year

First Semester
17.213 Circuits I - 3cr.
92.125 Calculus A - 3cr.
42.226 Technical and Scientific Communication - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
17.214 Circuits II and Laboratory - 2cr.
92.126 Calculus B - 3cr.
99.131 Technical Physics I - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Third Year

First Semester
17.215 Circuits III and Laboratory - 2cr.
17.355 Electronics I and Laboratory - 2cr.
99.132 Technical Physics II - 3cr.
Total Credits: 7

Second Semester
17.216 Circuits IV - 3cr.
17.356 Electronics II and Laboratory - 2cr.
17.354 SPICE Simulation - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Fourth Year

First Semester
17.350 Control Systems I - 3cr.
17.357 Electronics III and Laboratory - 2cr.
17.383 Microprocessors A - 2cr.
Total Credits: 7

Second Semester
17.353 Digital Electronics - 3cr.
17.358 Electronics IV and Laboratory - 2cr.
17.384 Microprocessors B - 2cr.
Total Credits: 7

Fifth Year

First Semester
17.341 Logic Design I and Lab - 3cr.
17.365 Applied Linear Devices - 3cr.
92.225 Calculus C - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
17.361 Project Laboratory A - 3cr.
90.268 C++ Programming - 3cr.
92.226 Calculus D - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Sixth Year

First Semester
17.342 Logic Design II and Lab - 2cr.
92.234 Differential Equations - 3cr.
99.133 Technical Physics III - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Second Semester
17.360 Mathematics and Statistics/EET - 3cr.
17.368 Data Conversion and Lab - 2cr.
17.376 Electromagnetic Theory I - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Seventh Year

First Semester
17.3/4— EET Elective - 3cr.
17.3/4— EET Elective - 3cr.
42.--- General Education - Arts & Humanities (AH) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
17.3/4— EET Elective - 3cr.
45.--- General Education - Arts & Humanities (AH) (D or E) - 3cr.
48.--- General Education - Social Sciences (SS) (D or E) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Eighth Year

First Semester
49.201 Economics I (Microeconomics) - 3cr.
17.391 Project Laboratory B - 2cr.
Total Credits: 5

Second Semester
47.--- General Education - Social Sciences (SS) - 3cr.
17.392 Project Laboratory C - 2cr.
Total Credits: 5

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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