Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Computer Engineering Concentration
Students with a particular interest in the design and application of computer hardware and software systems may choose the computer engineering concentration. The requirements for the bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in computer engineering differ from the more general degree as follows:
Students in the concentration are not required to take ELE 323, ELE 343, ELE 351, EGN 362, or MEE 230. Instead, they are required to take COS 161, COS 285, COS 350, ELE 373 and a computer science elective, as approved by the student's academic advisor, for a program total of at least 126 credits.
Requirements for the bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering with concentration in computer engineering at the University of Southern Maine are listed below. See also the recommended four-year sequence of courses.
Engineering
EGN 100 Introduction to Engineering
EGN 301 Design Project I: The Engineering Profession
EGN 304 Engineering Economics
EGN 402, 403 Design Project II and III
Electrical Engineering
ELE 172 Digital Logic
ELE 216 Circuits I: Steady-State Analysis
ELE 217 Circuits II: System Dynamics
ELE 262 Physical Electronics
ELE 271 Introduction to Microprocessors
ELE 314 Linear Signals and Systems
ELE 342 Electronics I
ELE 373 Digital System Architecture and Design
Course Descriptions
Technical Electives
Four technical electives are required, with at least two in electrical engineering and at least three in engineering disciplines. EGN electives are general engineering courses that contain both electrical and mechanical elements; they are applicable to both majors. As such, they may be counted as electrical engineering courses for the purpose of satisfying these requirements. The fourth required technical elective may be chosen from physics,chemistry, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or other technical disciplines as available and approved by the student's academic advisor.
Mathematics
MAT 152D Calculus A
MAT 153 Calculus B
MAT 252 Calculus C
MAT 350 Differential Equations
MAT 380 Probability and Statistics
Computer Science
COS 160, 170 Structured Problem Solving: Java with lab
COS 161 Algorithms in Programming
COS 285 Data Structures
COS 350 System Programming
Basic Science
CHY 113K, 114K Principles of Chemistry I with lab
PHY 121K, 114K General Physics I with lab
PHY
123, 116 General Physics II with lab
Core Curriculum
The engineering core differs slightly from the USM Core. It is designed to provide more depth in selected areas.
| Category |
Description |
Course |
| C | English Composition | ENG 100C College Writing |
| D | Quantitative Decision Making | MAT 152D Calculus A |
| E | Skills of Analysis/Philosophy | PHI 100-level One E designated course |
| F | Performance-Centered Arts | THE 170F Public Speaking |
| Three courses must be taken from the G, H, I group. Two of them must be in the same letter category and be topically related. | ||
| G | History-Centered Arts | |
| H | Humanities: Literature | |
| I | Humanities: Other Times/Other Cultures | |
| J | Social Science | ECO 101J, ECO 102J |
| K | Natural Sciences | PHY 121K, 114K |
| W | Writing-intensive One course | |
Credits to graduate: 126
For graduation, majors of electrical engineering with a concentration in computer engineering must maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in engineering and computer science courses.
If you wish to receive more information about the computer concentration program or would like to visit please contact engineering@usm.maine.edu or call 207.780.5287.
