Undergraduate Programs

The Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Programs are accredited under the EC 2000 criteria by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

Alumni, employers, faculty and students participate in a process used to develop educational objectives for the undergraduate programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.

As a direct reflection of the university's mission and the collective judgement of the program's constituents under the Criteria, four educational objectives define our expectations for electrical engineering graduates during the first several years following graduation.

Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates will

• Demonstrate a strong foundation in fundamentals through an applied competence in mathematics, science, computing, and engineering.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply inovative techniques to address unstructured problems specific to technical specialties in Electrical or Computer Engineering by identifying and implementing solutions using the proper tools, practical approaches, and flexible thinking.
• Interact with others, both individually and within multidisciplinary teams using effective oral and written communication skills and possessing the ability to deal with both technical and non-technical subjects when working with peers, supervisors, and the public.
• Develop an appreciation for the ethical duties incumbent on an Electrical or Computer Engineering professional including a commitment to lifelong learning and a concern for society and the environment.

The achievement of these objectives in supported by nine Measurable Outcomes.

Computer Engineering

Modern computers date back only to the late 1940's, when applied mathematicians and electrical engineers collaborated on the construction of rudimentary machines. Since that time, the capabilities and new applications for the digital computer have expanded at phenomenal rates. Today they range from supercomputers containing thousands of silicon chips and used in scientific investigations requiring extremely high computational rates to single chip microcomputers used in household appliances.

Computer Engineering is directed toward the design and development of computer systems. The computer engineer is concerned with all aspects of the computing system--the hardware, the software, the algorithms used--and the application for which it is intended. As in other engineering disciplines, Computer Engineering emphasizes the design of practical, economic systems and bringing innovative solutions to bear on complex, often multi-faceted, problems.

The Computer Engineering program at Mississippi State is a jointly administered program of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering concerns itself with the science and engineering techniques dealing with electrons and other charged particles, with their behavior and effects, and especially with the control of them. Only in the last seventy-five years have people learned to use electricity to provide power, heat, light, and communication to ease their burdens. In recent times have come the developments of radar, television, automatic control systems, high-speed computers, transistors, and the whole family of solid state devices. The challenge of the future is limitless.