The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree with separate majors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. Both majors are acc accredited by ABET (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology).

Major in Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is a broad field encompassing a number of disciplines. Oakland University’s undergraduate program in electrical engineering is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills for challenging careers in electrical engineering in the coming decades. The curriculum offers strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuits, communications, computers, controls, electromagnetics, electronics including VLSI systems, electronic devices, and power systems. In addition, a strong laboratory component of the program offers numerous design opportunities and allows students to relate theoretical ideas to practical problems using modern equipment and hardware/software tools. The program also provides numerous engineering design experiences.

Electrical Engineering - Program Educational Objectives

The undergraduate program in Electrical Engineering will provide educational experiences aimed toward producing graduates who will:

• design electrical and/or electronic components or systems meeting user specifications;
• use laboratory (instrumentation, testing, prototyping, etc) and/or computer skills for engineering analysis and design;
• adapt and contribute to new technologies and methods, and use these in engineering design;
• if desired, pursue successfully graduate study in electrical engineering or related disciplines;
• function successfully in local, national or global technology-driven industries;
• exhibit the willingness and flexibility to seek, accept and be effective in a variety of roles, such as developing and implementing solutions to problems with technical and non-technical elements, serving as a team member and leading others;
• communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms;
• exhibit high standards of personal and professional integrity and ethical responsibility.

For detailed information about the above program, please see the undergraduate catalog.

Major in Computer Engineering

Major technological advances are being made in the computer field at a rapid pace, and it is essential that computer engineering students are not only aware of these advances but prepared to work in this changing environment. Students should gain a strong background in the fundamentals of computer engineering and develop a willingness to accept and thrive on change.

The computer engineering program at Oakland University is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills needed to function effectively in computer-related activities in the years ahead. It is unique in offering a focus on wireless embedded systems. A balance between theoretical and practical experience and an emphasis on the software and hardware aspects of computers are key elements to the university’s computer engineering major.

Computer Engineering - Program Educational Objectives

The objectives of the Computer Engineering program are to produce graduates who will:

• design, implement and/or test hardware and/or software systems or components;
• use laboratory (instrumentation, testing, prototyping, etc) and/or computer skills for engineering analysis and design;
• adapt and contribute to new technologies and methods, and use these in engineering design;
• if desired, pursue successfully graduate study in computer engineering or related disciplines;
• function successfully in local, national or global technology-driven industries;
• exhibit the willingness and flexibility to seek, accept and be effective in a variety of roles, such as developing and implementing solutions to problems with technical and non-technical elements, serving as a team member and leading others;
• communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms;
• exhibit high standards of personal and professional integrity and ethical responsibility.