The University of Mount Union’s BS in electrical engineering degree provides students with hands-on experiences in the application of scientific and mathematical principles utilized to design, manufacture, and control structures, machines, processes, and systems.
The discipline of electrical engineering embodies many fields such as microelectronics, electromagnetics, computers, power systems, controls, robotics, telecommunications, signal and image processing, instrumentation, solid state materials and devices, software development, bioengineering, and mechatronics. Real-life applications include power generation and distribution, electronic communication systems, manufacturing automation, aerospace avionics systems, sensors and instrumentation, medical diagnostic tools, signals, and image processing.
Courses in Electrical Engineering
Taught by our outstanding engineering faculty with expertise in the many fields that make up electrical engineering, general education courses in chemistry, physics, calculus and an overall view of the engineering profession as well as analysis and design make up the entire 128-credit hour program. Throughout your years at Mount Union, you will engage in our dynamic curriculum that is strongly focused on real-world application. You will gain hands-on experience through a required international experience in the field as well as through the engineering capstone design course.
Featured Courses
Electrical Circuits Analysis I
Introduction to fundamental concepts and applications of electrical engineering. Theory, analysis, and design of DC resistive circuits, R, L, and C circuits, using Ohm's and Kirchoff's laws. Students will study circuit and network analysis techniques such as nodal, mesh, superposition, Thevenin, and Norton Theorem.
Engineering Electromagnetics
This course provides students with an introduction to electromagnetic field and wave fundamentals and their engineering applications. It will include an overview of electrostatic fields, magnetostatics fields, Gauss's law for electric and magnetic field, vector potential functions, magnetic polarization, induction, and energy.
The entire electrical engineering curriculum can be found below.