Courses of Study 2016-2017 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Electrical and Computer Engineering


In the College of Engineering .


Course Offerings 

Faculty


C. Pollock, director; D. Albonesi, associate director; D. F. Delchamps, advising coordinator; E. Afshari, A. B. Apsel, C. Batten, E. Y. Bitar, A. W. Bojanczyk, T. Chen, H.-D. Chiang, C. Delimitrou, P. C. Doerschuk, D. A. Hammer, D. J. Jena, C. R. Johnson, Jr., E. Kan, R. R. Kline, Y. Krishnamurthy, A. Lal, R. Manohar, J. F. Martínez, A. Molnar, F. Rana, A. P. Reeves, C. E. Seyler, J. R. Shealy, M. G. Spencer, C. Studer, G. E. Suh, A. Tang, S. Tiwari, L. Tong, A. B. Wagner, S. B. Wicker, H. G. Xing, Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao

Electrical and Computer Engineering:


Offered by the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact: Student Services Office, 222 Phillips Hall, (607) 255-9442, www.ece.cornell.edu

The Electrical and Computer Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering major (ECE), leading to a B.S. degree, provides a foundation that reflects the broad scope of this engineering discipline.

Concentrations include computer architecture and organization, digital systems and computer vision; power systems control; communications, networks, information theory and coding, signal processing and optimization; electronic circuits, VLSI, solid state physics and devices, MEMs, nanotechnology, lasers and optoelectronics; electromagnetics, radiophysics, space sciences, and plasmas.

ECE majors must take ECE 2300 /ENGRD 2300  as an engineering distribution course. The major normally begins in the spring of the sophomore year. Of the courses listed below, only ENGRD 2100 /ECE 2100  and ECE 2300 /ENGRD 2300 , and ECE 2200 /ENGRD 2220  are currently taught in both the fall and spring semesters.

Major Requirements:


ECE Majors must complete:


2. At least three ECE foundation courses:

The current list of ECE foundation courses is:

3. A minimum of four ECE courses at the 4000-level or above, including

A minimum of two Culminating Design Experience (CDE) courses.  A list of CDE courses appears online in the ECE Undergraduate Handbook. http://www.ece.cornell.edu/ece/academics/undergraduate/major/upperelectives.cfm. A minimum of two breadth and depth courses.  These are ECE courses that list at least one ECE Foundation Course as a prerequisite. Important rules governing prerequisites and course sequencing under both options appear in the online ECE Undergraduate Handbook. http://www.ece.cornell.edu/ece/academics/undergraduate/major/upperelectives.cfm

4. At least three additional advanced ECE electives:

These are ECE lecture courses at the 3000-level or above.

5. Nine credits’ worth of outside-ECE technical electives:

See the online ECE Undergraduate Handbook for rules governing these courses.

6. A minimum of 54 credits in satisfying items 1 through 5.

Note:

For additional details, see the online ECE Undergraduate Handbook at http://www.ece.cornell.edu/ece/academics/undergraduate/major/index.cfm

Academic Standards:


Majors in Electrical and Computer Engineering are expected to meet the following academic standards:

  1. GPA ≥ 2.3 every semester.
  2. At least C– in every course used to satisfy major requirements.
  3. Satisfactory completion of MATH 2940 , PHYS 2214 , and at least two of ENGRD 2100 /ECE 2100 , ECE 2200 /ENGRD 2220 , ECE 3400 , and ENGRD 2300 /ECE 2300  by the end of the sophomore year and adequate progress toward the degree in subsequent semesters.