Advanced technology is the driving force behind today's economy, and electrical and computer engineers (ECE's) are involved in every aspect of technology from microelectronic chips to electronic devices to communication networks and software. If it plugs into a wall or runs on a battery, ECE's are involved in its design and manufacture.
Electrical engineers work on a variety of systems, ranging from the development of integrated circuits and microprocessors to the design of major power systems. Graduates are employed in the computer, semiconductor, aerospace, telecommunications, consumer products, television and power industries.
Auburn University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was established in 1891 and now has over 7,000 alumni. We offer bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering (with an option in computer engineering) and wireless engineering (offered jointly with the Department of Computer and Software Engineering). Graduate offerings include Master of Science (thesis), Master of Electrical Engineering (non-thesis), as well as Doctor of Philosophy degrees in these areas: digital systems, digital signal processing, wireless communications, electromagnetics modeling and analysis, control systems, power systems, microelectronics, biomedical research and image processing.
The department is home to numerous research centers and laboratories including the Center for Advanced Vehicle Electronics, the Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center, the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center, and the Laboratory for Electronics Assembly and Packaging. In 2003, research expenditures were $4,418,000.
