The curriculum, as described below, is for students entering NJIT as freshmen in the Fall of 2007 or thereafter. Students entering before that date may have a different program and should consult the department to learn which curriculum applies.

The Mission of Electrical and Computer Engineering 

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering serves the community, the State of New Jersey, and the nation by educating engineers, expanding knowledge, and developing new methods and capabilities for solving complex technological problems through innovation and cutting-edge research in various disciplines of Computer Engineering.  The mission includes a commitment to preparing students for professional and research activities with an ability to learn independently, for work within a global economy within a diverse multi-cultural environment over a spectrum of careers, enabling them to become global leaders in their respective fields. The programs of the Department are continually reviewed and revised to prepare engineers to meet the nation’s changing needs and requirements.

Program Educational Objectives

1 - Engineering Practice: Graduates of our program are successfully engaged in the practice of electrical engineering within industry, working in a wide array of technical specialties including telecommunications, power systems, control systems, circuit systems and solid states.

2 - Professional Growth: Graduates of our program are advancing their skills through professional growth and development activities such as graduate study in engineering, and continuing education; some graduates will transition into other professional fields such as business and law through further education.

3 - Service: Graduates of our program are performing service to society and the engineering profession through participation in professional societies, government, civic organizations, and humanitarian endeavors.

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Electrical Engineering program will have:

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data

(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability

(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams

(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

(f)  an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

(g) an ability to communicate effectively

(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context

(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning

(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

(l) breadth across the fields of electrical engineering;

(m) depth in the fields of electrical engineering areas of bio-electronics systems, computers, communication networks, controls, solid state, RF/microwave, fiber optics, and telecommunications;

(n) proficiency in mathematics including differential equations, vector analysis, probability, and random processes.

This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700.

Lit/Hist/Phil/STS GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: literature; history; philosophy; or science, technology, and society (STS); or an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Cultural History GUR: Take one course (3 credits) from among HUM 211, HUM 212, Hist 213, and 200-level history courses at Rutgers-Newark.

Open Elective in Humanities and Social Science GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: English (Eng); history (Hist); literature (Lit); philosophy (Phil); science, technology, and society (STS); social science (SS); or theater (Thtr). Students also may satisfy this requirement with Architectural History IV (Arch 382) or by taking an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark. The department recommends that electrical Engineering majors take Phil 334 to fulfill this requirement.

*Basic Social Sciences GUR: Basic Social Sciences GUR: Three credits of the basic social sciences requirement must be taken in economics; acceptable courses are SS 201, Econ 265, or Econ 266. The remaining 3 credits may be satisfied by HSS 202, STS 257, or STS 258. Students also may take approved introductory courses in basic social sciences at Rutgers-Newark to fulfill this requirement.

Capstone Seminar in Humanities and Social Science GUR: All students, except those enrolled in the honors college, take one of the following: HSS 403, HSS 404, HSS 405, HSS 406, HSS 407, HSS 408, HSS 409. Students enrolled in the honors college take one from HSS 491H-499H.

Physical Education GUR: Students who register as full-time undergraduates for two or more consecutive semesters must take two PE courses, one of which must be a 100-level fitness core course. Students are urged to complete the requirement as soon as possible.

Management GUR: Students take IE 492 or Mgmt 390 or AS 333, which is acceptable only for students taking the aerospace option. Students enrolled in a dual degree program between architecture and management take HRM 601 to fulfill this requirement.EE Track: Students choose one of the following tracks: telecommunications, networking, computers, control, bio-electronics, RF/microwave/fiber optics, solid state. See advisor for appropriate courses.

EE Core and EE Core Laboratory: See advisor for appropriate courses.

Co-op

Co-op courses bearing degree credit replace an elective or another course approved by the faculty advisor in the student's major department. In electrical engineering, ECE 310 is taken for additive credit, and ECE 410 is taken for degree credit.