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 elect to 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, ELE 362, or MEE 230. Instead, they are required to take COS 161, COS 285, COS 350, ELE 373 and a fifth technical 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 include:
Engineering
EGN 100 Introduction to Engineering
EGN 300 Engineering Profession Concepts and Skills
EGN 401, 402, 403 Design Project I, II and III
Electrical Engineering
ELE 172 Digital Logic (additional link(s): 1)
ELE 210 Electric Circuits I
ELE 211 Electric Circuits II
ELE 262 Physical Electronics
ELE 271 Introduction to Microprocessors
ELE 314 Linear Circuits and Systems (additional link(s): 1)
ELE 342 Electronics I
ELE 373 Advanced Digital Architecture and Design
Technical Electives
Technical Electives comprising a total of at least 15 credit hours are selected from an approved list of electrical engineering courses including Robot Modeling (417), Robot Intelligence (418), Control Systems (425), Introduction to Digital VLSI Design (442), Digital Integrated Circuits (445), Solid State Electronic Devices (463), Microelectronic Processing (464), Microprocessor Systems (471), Communications Engineering (483), Digital Signal Processing (486), and Digital Image Processing (489). Upon approval by the student's academic advisor 3 of the 15 credit hours may be selected from other technical disciplines (computer science, biology, chemistry, mathematics or physics) or electrical engineering offerings not listed here.
Mathematics
MAT 152D (Calculus A), MAT 153 (Calculus B), MAT 252 (Calculus C), MAT 350 (Differential Equations) and one advanced mathematics course MAT 380 (Probability and Statistics) is recommended.
Computer Science
COS 160/170 (Structured Problem Solving: Java and Laboratory)
COS 161 (Algorithms in Programming)
COS 285 (Data Structures)
COS 350 (System Programming)
Basic Science
CHY 113K/114K Principles of Chemistry I
PHY 121K/114K and 123/116 (General Physics I and II)
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 the 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.