1- Electrical Engineering Option;
2- Audio Engineering Option;
These options require specialized courses as well as the 49 Engineering Credit Hours required in the accredited Electrical Engineering degree program.
Electrical Engineering is concerned with the design, analysis and implementation of a variety of systems, components and devices, primarily of an electrical or electronic nature, which form the cornerstone of our complex and technologically oriented society. For example, this ranges from small-scale integrated electronics and photonics systems and devices, the technological drivers of the information technology revolution, to large-scale electrical power systems and power generators, which supply the nation’s energy needs and form the basis for sustained economic growth. Furthermore, Electrical engineering also involves the design of micro and nano devices, integrated circuits, hardware, and large-scale systems for telecommunications and networking that engender our increasingly networked life. Therefore, electrical engineering is a vast and rich discipline involved in the design of systems, components, and devices for a variety of applications and areas such as portable electronics (e.g., cell phones), communications and networks, biomedical sensing and medical systems, energy harvesting, next generation displays, lasers, optical and wireless transmission, audio/video compression and recognition, radar and tracking/guidance systems, and remote sensing systems. The University of Miami’s electrical engineering curriculum is focused on the fundamentals of the discipline, in the first two years building a firm foundation in mathematics, basic science, and basic engineering principles such as basic circuits, electronics, software and programming, computer hardware, and signal and system analysis. The students build upon this foundation through more advanced courses and focused specialization, culminating in a capstone major design experience. We continually update our curriculum and laboratories to incorporate new scientific and technological developments, and industry practices. Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in industry, or to graduate school in science and engineering, as well as law school, business school, and medical school.
Audio Engineering offers students, who have a deep interest in sound and music, the opportunity to combine a rigorous electrical engineering education with additional specialized courses offered both by the UM ECE department as well as the Frost School of Music. In particular, the Audio Engineering option combines traditional electrical engineering studies with audio studies in areas such as acoustics, speech and audio signal processing, digital audio, transducers, speech and audio coding and transmission systems, post-production, noise cancellation, architectural acoustics, and recording, thereby providing a multi-disciplinary education. Our Audio Engineering graduates are highly sought by industry and have been pursuing successful careers in music/entertainment, multimedia, telecommunications, analog and digital electronics, and in the hearing aid/medical instrumentation industries, or have chosen graduate study. Students enrolled in Audio Engineering have access to a variety of well-equipped laboratories, both in the UM ECE Department, as well as in the Frost School of Music. For example, students have access to
the Gusman Concert Hall, which houses a professional recording studio with automated console and multi-track recording. There, students can record live concerts ranging from small jazz groups to a symphony orchestra. In addition, Audio Engineering students use the Weeks Center for Recording and Performance, which also features a fully professional recording studio, analog and digital signal processing equipment and audio test equipment.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
We expect that our alumni will exhibit the following:.
1. Successful careers in dynamic and multidisciplinary technical fields with the ability to apply engineering practices within societal, global, and environmental contexts in an ethical manner.
2. Continuous professional improvement through life-long learning including but not limited to the admission to and completion of professional or graduate studies of the highest standard.
This degree program endeavors to achieve its objectives by imparting to its students the fundamental principles underlying modern electrical engineering, along with the necessary skills and experiences to apply standard practices, methodologies and available tools for solving electrical engineering problems. The major areas of Electrical Engineering include electronics, analog and digital circuits, microprocessors, communications and control systems. The design sequence is spread throughout the educational experience curricula, culminating in the two-semester senior design project. Graduates are expected to keep pace with this rapidly evolving discipline. To this end, the faculty stresses the importance of continued education and life-long professional development by trying to instill in their students a sense of excitement for the prospects of this evolving technology, tempered by a strong sense of responsibility and concern for its potential impacts on society.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Requirements of the Electrical Engineering Degree Program (B.S.E.E.)
Course Credit s
Electrical Option
Audio Option EEN 111 Intro. To Engineering I 3 EEN 112 Intro. To Engineering II 2
EEN 118 Intro. To Programming 3
EEN 201 Electric Circuits I 3
EEN 204 Electric Circuits Lab 1
EEN 218 Data Structures 3
EEN 304 Logic Design 3
EEN 305 Electronics I 3
EEN 306 Electronics II 3
EEN 307 Circuits, Signals, and
Systems 3
EEN 311 Electronics Lab 1
EEN 312 Processors: Hardware,
Software and Interfacing 4
EEN 315 Digital Design Lab 1
EEN 316 Structured Digital Design 1 EEN 336 Discrete-Time Signals and
Systems 3
EEN 415 Senior Design I 1
EEN 416 Senior Design II 2
EEN EE Core Elective 3
EEN EE Core Elective 3
ECE Design Elective 3
Total Common Engineering Credits 49 49 49
Additional Engineering and Technical Elective (Courses/# of Credits)
EEN 301- 3 ECE Elect – 9
Tech Elect - 9
EEN 437-1 EEN 502-3 EEN 540-3 Tech Elec-2/3 Total Additional Engineering and Technical
Elective Credits 21 9/10
Total Engineering and Tech. Elec. Credits 70 58/59
MMI (Music Media)+ MTC (Music Theory) -- 16 + 3 Total Math & Basic Sciences Credits 33 33
Total General Education Credits 24 24
Total Credits 127 134/5
MAJOR
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING OPTION- 127 credits FRESHMAN YEAR Fall Semester
EEN 111 Introduction to Engineering I 3 ENG 105 English Composition I 3 MTH 151 Calculus I For Engineers 5 PHY 205 University Physics I 3 14
Spring Semester
EEN 112 Introduction to Engineering II 2 EEN 118 Introduction to Programming 3 ENG 107 Writing about Science 3
MTH 162 Calculus II 4
PHY 206 University Physics II 3 PHY 208 University Physics II Lab 1 16 SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
EEN 201 Electrical Circuit Theory 3
EEN 218 Data Structures 3
MTH 311 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 PHY 207 University Physics III 3 PHY 209 University Physics III Lab 1 HA Cognate (Humanities and Arts Elective*)
3 16
Spring Semester
EEN 204 Electrical Circuits Laboratory 1
EEN 304 Logic Design 3
EEN 305 Electronics I 3
EEN 307 Circuits, Signals, and Systems 3 MTH 210 Vectors and Matrices 3 CHM 151 Chemistry for Engineers I 3 CHM 153 Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers 1 17 JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
EEN 301 Electromagnetic Field Theory 3
EEN 306 Electronics II 3
EEN 311 Electronics Laboratory 1 EEN 315 Digital Design Laboratory 1 EEN 336 Discrete-Time Signals and Systems
3
Spring Semester
EEN 312 Processors: Hardware, Software,
and Interfacing 4
EEN 316 Structured Digital Design 1
EE Core Elective* 3
EE Core Elective* 3
ECE Elective* 3
IEN/EEN 310 Engineering Probability 3 PS Cognate (People and Society Elective*) 3 17
PS Cognate (People and Society Elective*) 3 17
SENIOR YEAR Fall Semester
EEN 415 Senior Project I $ 1
ECE Elective* 3
ECE Elective* 3
ECE Design Elective* 3
Technical Elective* 3
PS Cognate (Adv. PS Elective*) 3 16
Spring Semester
EEN 416 Senior Project II 2
Technical Elective* 3
Technical Elective* 3
HA Cognate (Humanities and Arts Elective*) 3 HA Cognate (Adv. HA Elective*) 3 14
* See description of electives under the Departmental Electives Section.
$ Offered only in the Fall semester.
AUDIO ENGINEERING OPTION –134/135 Credits FRESHMAN YEAR Fall Semester
EEN 111 Introduction to Engineering I 3 ENG 105 English Composition I 3 MTH 151 Calculus I For Engineers 5 PHY 205 University Physics I 3 MTC 109Music Theory Skills I 3 17
Spring Semester
EEN 112 Introduction to Engineering II 2 EEN 118 Introduction to Programming 3 ENG 107 Writing about Science 3
MTH 162 Calculus II 4
PHY 206 University Physics II 3 PHY 208 University Physics II Lab 1 16 SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
EEN 201 Electrical Circuit Theory 3
EEN 218 Data Structures 3
MTH 311 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 PHY 207 University Physics III 3 PHY 209 University Physics III Lab 1 MMI 201 Introduction to Music Recording 3 16
Spring Semester
EEN 204 Electrical Circuits Laboratory 1
EEN 304 Logic Design 3
EEN 305 Electronics I 3
EEN 307 Circuits, Signals, and Systems 3 CHM 151 Chemistry for Engineers I 3 CHM 153 Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers 1 MTH 210 Vectors and Matrices 3 17 JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
EEN 306 Electronics II 3
EEN 311 Electronics Laboratory 1 EEN 315 Digital Design Laboratory 1 EEN 336 Discrete-Time Signals and Systems
3 IEN/EEN 310 Engineering Probability 3
MMI 502 Digital Audio I 3
HA Cognate (Humanities and Arts Elective*)
Spring Semester
EEN 312 Processors: Hardware, Software,
and Interfacing 4
EEN 316 Structured Digital Design 1 EEN 436 Digital Signal Processing 3
EE Core Elective*
3
MMI 172 Audio Design Workshop III 1
MMI 503 Digital Audio II 3
3 17
HA Cognate*** 3
18 SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
EEN 415 Senior Project I$ 1
EEN 437 Real-Time DSP Laboratory 1 EEN 502 Engineering Acoustics 3
ECE Design Elective* 3
Audio Engineering or Tech. Elective 2/3 PS Cognate (People and Society Elective*) 3 HA Cognate (Adv. HA Elective*) 3 16/17
Spring Semester
EEN 416 Senior Project II 2
EEN 540 Digital Speech and Audio
Processing 3
MMI 436 Audio Postproduction** 3
MMI 501 Transducer Theory 3
PS Cognate (People and Society Elective*) 3 PS Cognate (Adv. PS Elective*) 3 17
* See description of electives under the Electrical and Computer Engineering Section.
** Note that MMI504 could be substituted for MMI 436.
*** Recommended a cognate that includes a Musicology Elective.
$ Offered only in the Fall semester.
DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM - B.S.E.E. & B.S.B.E.
A BME student who satisfies the requirement of the B.S.B.E. degree with electrical orientation as described in this Bulletin may also qualify for the B.S.E.E. degree by taking the following additional courses: EEN 218, 301, 306, 311, 312, 316, 336, one ECE Design Elective, two EE Core Electives, three ECE Electives as well as having an ECE Faculty as co-sponsor of the Senior Project.
THE FIVE-YEAR B.S.E.E.-M.S.E.C.E. DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM
This is a structured and integrated program of 152/154 credits (depending on the undergraduate option). Students may pursue this program from either of the undergraduate option available for Electrical Engineering Majors. It includes two required courses, EEN 615 and EEN 616 as well as the selection of advanced technical electives.
Note that:
• At least 30 credits must be at the graduate (500 or 600) level. Of these, at least 12 credits must be in courses open to graduate students only (600 level).
• Interested EEN Juniors with cumulative GPA above 3.0 may declare their intent to participate by submitting an official application to the Departmental Graduate Committee for admission into the M.S.E.C.E. portion of the program.
• A student wishing to drop out of the five-year program without the M.S.E.C.E.
degree could receive the B.S.E.E. degree after completing all its requirements, including the senior design project.
• All students must take the Graduate Record Examination (G.R.E.) before beginning their fifth-year courses.
• To qualify for the M.S.E.C.E. degree, students must meet all the pertinent Graduate School requirements, including an acceptable GRE score and a minimum of 3.0 GPA in the 30 credits applied towards the M.S.E.C.E. degree.
• The student is awarded both the B.S.E.E. and the M.S.E.C.E degrees after the requirements for both degrees are satisfied.
COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR THE B.S.E.E.-M.S.E.C.E. FIVE YEAR
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM (152 credits) – Electrical Engineering Option
The first three years are the same as in the undergraduate B.S.E.E. program with 97 credits. The remaining 55 credits shown below should include at least ten graduate courses of which, at least four are at the 600 level. Also see description of electives under the Electrical and Computer Engineering Section.
FRESHMAN YEAR Fall Semester
EEN 111 Introduction to Engineering I 3 ENG 105 English Composition I 3 MTH 151 Calculus For Engineers 5 PHY 205 University Physics I 3 14
Spring Semester
EEN 112 Introduction to Engineering II 2 EEN 118 Introduction to Programming 3 ENG 107 Writing about Science 3
MTH 162 Calculus II 4
PHY 206 University Physics II 3 PHY 208 University Physics II Lab 1 16 SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
EEN 201 Electrical Circuit Theory 3
EEN 218 Data Structures 3
MTH 311 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 PHY 207 University Physics III 3 PHY 209 University Physics III Lab 1 HA Cognate (Humanities and Arts Elective*)
3
Spring Semester
EEN 204 Electrical Circuits Laboratory 1
EEN 304 Logic Design 3
EEN 305 Electronics I 3
EEN 307 Circuits, Signals, and Systems 3 MTH 210 Vectors and Matrices 3 CHM 151 Chemistry for Engineers I 3 CHM 153 Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers
16 1 17 JUNIOR YEAR