Undergraduate programs

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers programs in electrical and computer engineering. Cooperative educational arrangements with Portland-area industries, government agencies, and engineering consulting offices are available to qualified students. Qualified freshmen are encouraged to participate in the University Honors Program. Qualified upper-division students should consider the Electrical and Computer Engineering departmental honors track as described below.

The electrical engineering and computer engineering programs at Portland State University are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - Telephone: (410) 347-7700.

Degree Maps and Learning Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives

Admission requirements

Degree requirements

Electrical Engineering B.S.

Electrical Engineering Minor

Computer Engineering B.S.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Honors track

Fast Track BS+MS Program

Electrical Engineering B.S.

Requirements

The Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700. It is designed to provide a comprehensive background in the electrical sciences and offers an opportunity for specialization in the areas of analog/RF circuits, digital/VLSI design, electromagnetics, microelectronics, power engineering, and signal processing. Students are expected to declare their specialization track by the Spring term of their junior year. This program provides the student with the educational background necessary for employment in virtually all electrical engineering fields. Majors in electrical engineering must complete the following University and departmental degree requirements. Any deviation from the required courses must be approved by the department.

Freshman year

ECE 101Exploring Electrical Engineering

4

ECE 102Engineering Computation

4

ECE 103Engineering Programming

4

ECE 171Digital Circuits

4

ECE 172Digital Systems

4

Mth 251Calculus I

4

Mth 252Calculus II

4

Mth 261Introduction to Linear Algebra

4

Ch 221General Chemistry I

4

Ch 227General Chemistry Laboratory

1

Freshman Inquiry

15

Total Credit Hours:52

Sophomore year

ECE 221Electric Circuit Analysis I

4

ECE 222Electric Circuit Analysis II

4

ECE 223Electric Circuit Analysis III

4

Mth 254Calculus IV

4

Mth 256Applied Differential Equations I

4

Ph 221General Physics (with Calculus)

3

Ph 222General Physics (with Calculus)

3

Ph 223General Physics (with Calculus)

3

Ph 214Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221

1

Ph 215Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222

1

Ph 216Lab for Ph 203 or Ph 213 or Ph 223

1

Sophomore Inquiry

12

Total Credit Hours:44

Junior year

ECE 311Feedback and Control

4

ECE 321Electronics I

4

ECE 322Electronics II

4

ECE 323Electronics III

4

ECE 331Engineering Electromagnetics I

4

ECE 332Engineering Electromagnetics II

4

ECE 371Microprocessors

4

ECE 312Fourier Analysis

4

Stat 351Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering

4

Wr 327Technical Report Writing

4

Upper-division Math/Science elective

4

Track specific junior electrical engineering electives

4

Total Credit Hours:48

Track specific junior electives are listed in departmental guides and departmental website.

Students in the Energy Systems track take ECE 347 instead of ECE 323.

Wr 227 is accepted for transfer students only.

Senior year

ECE 411Industry Design Processes

4

ECE 412Senior Project Development I

3

ECE 413Senior Project Development II

3

Track specific senior electrical engineering electives

16

Upper-division cluster

12

Ec 314UPrivate and Public Investment Analysis

4

Total Credit Hours:42

Ec 314U is a required course that can be taken as a part of some upper-division clusters.

Track specific senior electrical engineering electives

The student is required to complete at least 16 senior elective credits, as determined by their chosen track. A list of tracks and their corresponding electives is published in departmental guides and the departmental website and currently includes Analog/RF Circuits, Digital/VLSI, Electromagnetics, Microelectronics, Power Engineering, and Signal Processing tracks. The following omnibus numbered courses are excluded:

ECE 401Research

1-6

ECE 405Reading and Conference

1-6

ECE 407Seminar

1-6

ECE 403 Honors thesis may be used by students in the electrical engineering honors track.