Electronics Engineering

Program Requirements

At ECPI University, you learn from seasoned professionals, faculty members who possess academic credentials supported by real-world experience. Classrooms and labs are outfitted with industry equipment, and curriculum is designed with input from industry professionals. They help faculty members develop programs designed to produce graduates who fulfill the needs of today’s employers. The program has a history of successful graduates and encourages students to seek certifications and internships to enhance a graduates marketability in the workforce. ECPI’s Electronics Engineering Technology program can help you learn how to:

• Use testing and measuring instruments to acquire data, analyze problems, and design a system or process.
• Identify, analyze and solve technical problems.
• Demonstrate an ability to manage engineering technology projects.
• Analyze and implement systems containing hardware and software components.

Targeted coursework includes:

• Analog and Digital Electronics and Communications
• Data Acquisition and Control Systems
• Computer Hardware and Software
• Computer Programming and Networks

The curriculum provides graduates with the education and experience needed for employment in a variety of industries including:

• Telecommunications Industry
• Computer Industry
• Homeland Security
• Aerospace Industry
• Automation and Manufacturing
• Education

Upon completion, graduates with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology with a concentration in Electronic Engineering could possibly pursue a variety of entry-level positions such as:

• Electrical/Computer Engineering Technologist
• Industrial Engineering Technologist
• Product Engineer Technologist
• Project Manager

Students in the B.S. Electronics Engineering Technology program learn to design and build electronic systems and learn about analog and digital electronics. They are able to apply the engineering and mathematical principles that they learn in order to implement and maintain electronic systems, such as computers and controllers.

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology, graduates are expected to have:

• An ability to select and apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to broadly-defined engineering technology activities.
• An ability to select and apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering and technology to engineering technology problems that require the application of principles and applied procedures or methodologies.
• An ability to conduct standard tests and measurements; to conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments; and to apply experimental results to improve processes.
• An ability to design systems, components, or processes for broadly-defined engineering technology problems appropriate to program educational objectives.
• An ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team.
• An ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly defined engineering technology problems.
• An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
• An understanding of the need for an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development.
• An understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity.
• A knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context.
• A commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement. 

Electronics Engineering Technology Concentration

Students enrolled in the B.S. Electronics Engineering Technology concentration will apply acquired knowledge to design and repair computer, control and embedded systems as well as implementing industrial automation solutions. Graduates of the B.S. EET Electronics Engineering concentration are expected to use interactive hands-on education in technology to achieve the following outcomes:

• Design and configure computer, communication, and control systems
• Analyze typical circuits used in communication systems