The blended program is an honors program that provides a means for academically excellent students to complete the MS Electrical Engineering, with simultaneous conferring of both bachelor’s and
master’s degrees. Students in the blended program are provided with a seamless process whereby they can progress from undergraduate to graduate status; embarking on their graduate coursework while they complete their undergraduate degree requirements.
Eligibility
Students majoring in BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering may be eligible to pursue the blended program after completing all required EE/CPE 300-level courses. Participation in the program is based on prior academic performance and other measures of professional promise. Students are selected by the Graduate Committee. See Graduate Programs (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
graduateeducation/#generalpoliciesgoverninggraduatestudiestext) for the minimum university eligibility criteria; contact the EE Department for specific program eligibility criteria.
Program of Study
A unique feature of the program is to allow the use of a common project for fulfillment of both the Master’s Thesis (EE 599) and Senior Project (EE 461/ EE 462 or EE 463/ EE 464) degree requirement.
As listed in the ABET engineering program accreditation criteria, all students must be prepared for engineering practice via a curriculum which culminates in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints. Therefore, all
"Blended BS + MS program" students must have a master’s thesis that specifically includes this major design experience requirement, in order to complete their undergraduate degree. A faculty advisor serves as both the thesis committee chairperson and the senior project advisor.
The unit requirements for either the BS or MS degree are unchanged in the blended program. When all requirements are met for both the undergraduate and graduate programs, both degrees are awarded at the same time. If a student fails to complete the MS program requirements, then the BS degree may be granted when all requirements for that degree are met.
BS Electrical Engineering
Program Learning Outcomes
Electrical engineering students are expected to graduate with:
1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
3. 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
4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 7. An ability to communicate effectively
8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
9. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
10.A knowledge of contemporary issues
11.An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
12.A knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications appropriate to the electrical engineering field
13.A knowledge of mathematics through differential and integral calculus, basic sciences, and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex devices and systems containing hardware and software components; and
14.A knowledge of advanced mathematics, typically including differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, and discrete mathematics.
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
In addition to the program requirements listed on this page, students must also satisfy requiremenst outlined in more detail in the Minimum Requirements for Graduation (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
academicstandardsandpolicies/generalrequirementsbachelorsdegree/
#generaleducationtext) section of this catalog, including:
• 60 units of upper division courses
• Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
• 2.0 GPA
• U.S. Cultural Pluralism (USCP)
Note: No major or support courses may be taken as credit/no credit.
MAJOR COURSES EE 111
& EE 151
Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory
2
EE 112 Electric Circuit Analysis I 2
Select from the following: 4
EE 129 & EE 169
Digital Design
and Digital Design Laboratory CPE/EE 133 Digital Design
EE 211 & EE 241
Electric Circuit Analysis II
and Electric Circuit Analysis Laboratory II
4
EE 212 & EE 242
Electric Circuit Analysis III
and Electric Circuit Analysis Laboratory III 4
EE 228 Continuous-Time Signals and Systems 4
Select from the following: 4
EE 229 & EE 269
Computer Design and Assembly Language Programming
and Computer Design and Assembly Language Programming Laboratory CPE/EE 233 Computer Design and Assembly Language
Programming EE 255
& EE 295
Energy Conversion Electromagnetics and Energy Conversion Electromagnetics Laboratory
4
EE 302 & EE 342
Classical Control Systems
and Classical Control Systems Laboratory 4
EE 306 & EE 346
Semiconductor Device Electronics and Semiconductor Device Electronics Laboratory
4
EE 307 & EE 347
Digital Electronics and Integrated Circuits and Digital Electronics and Integrated Circuits Laboratory
4
EE 308 & EE 348
Analog Electronics and Integrated Circuits and Analog Electronics and Integrated Circuits Laboratory
4
EE 314 Introduction to Communication Systems 3 EE 328
& EE 368
Discrete Time Signals and Systems and Signals and Systems Laboratory
4
EE 329 Programmable Logic and Microprocessor-Based Systems Design
4
or EE 336 Microprocessor System Design
EE 335 Electromagnetic Fields and Transmission 4 EE 375 Electromagnetic Fields and Transmission
Laboratory
1
EE 402 Electromagnetic Waves 4
EE 409 & EE 449
Electronic Design
and Electronic Design Laboratory
4
EE 460 Senior Project Preparation 2
EE 461 Senior Project I 3
or EE 463 Senior Project Design Laboratory I
EE 462 Senior Project II 2
or EE 464 Senior Project Design Laboratory II
Technical Electives 1 12
Select from the following: 2 EE lecture/laboratory electives EE 410 Power Electronics I EE 411 Power Electronics II EE 413 Advanced Electronic Design EE 417 Alternating Current Machines
EE 420 Sustainable Electric Energy Conversion EE 424 Introduction to Remote Sensing EE 433 Introduction to Magnetic Design EE 434 Alternative Energy Vehicles EE 495 Cooperative Education Experience 3 EE/CPE 427 Digital Computer Subsystems EE/CPE 428 Computer Vision
EE/CPE 439 Real-Time Embedded Systems EE/CPE 521 Computer Systems
EE/CPE 522 Advanced Real-Time Embedded Systems Design
EE/CPE 523 Digital Systems Design EE 431/
CPE 441
Computer-Aided Design of VLSI Devices
EE Lecture Electives
EE 400 Special Problems 4 EE 403 Fiber Optic Communication EE 405 High Frequency Amplifier Design EE 406 Power Systems Analysis I EE 407 Power Systems Analysis II EE 412 Advanced Analog Circuits EE 415 Communication Systems Design EE 416 Digital Communication Systems EE 418 Photonic Engineering
EE 419 Digital Signal Processing EE 421 Solid-state Microelectronics
EE 425 Analog Filter Design EE 440 Wireless Communications EE 470 Selected Advanced Topics EE 502 Microwave Engineering EE 509 Computational Intelligence EE 511 Electric Machines Theory EE 513 Control Systems Theory
EE 514 Advanced Topics in Automatic Control EE 515 Discrete Time Filters
EE 518 Power System Protection
EE 519 Advanced Analysis of Power Systems EE 520 Solar-Photovoltaic Systems Design EE 524 Solid State Electronics
EE 526 Digital Communications
EE 527 Advanced Topics in Power Electronics EE 528 Digital Image Processing
EE 529 Microwave Device Electronics EE 530 Fourier Optics
EE 533 Antennas
EE 570 Selected Advanced Topics EE/CPE 432 Digital Control Systems EE/CPE 438 Digital Computer Systems EE Laboratory Electives
EE 400 Special Problems 5
EE 422 Polymer Electronics Laboratory EE 443 Fiber Optics Laboratory EE 444 Power Systems Laboratory
EE 445 High Frequency Amplifier Design Laboratory EE 452 Advanced Analog Circuits Laboratory EE 455 Analog Filter Design Laboratory EE 456 Communication Systems Laboratory EE 458 Photonic Engineering Laboratory EE 459 Digital Signal Processing EE 471 Selected Advanced Laboratory EE 480 Wireless Communications Laboratory EE 541 Advanced Microwave Laboratory EE 544 Solid-state Electronics Laboratory EE/CPE 472 Digital Control Systems Laboratory Non-EE Electives
BMED 410 Biomechanics
BMED 420 Principles of Biomaterials Design BMED 425 Biomedical Engineering Transport BMED 430 Biomedical Modeling and Simulation BMED 440 Bioelectronics and Instrumentation BMED 445 Bipotential Instrumentation
BUS 311 Managing Technology in the International Legal Environment
CHEM 313 Survey of Biochemistry and Biotechnology CPE 482 Advanced Topics in Systems for Computer
Engineering
CSC 341 Numerical Engineering Analysis CSC 342 Numerical Analysis I
CSC/CPE 315
Computer Architecture
CSC/CPE 416
Autonomous Mobile Robotics
CSC/CPE 453
Introduction to Operating Systems
CSC/CPE 454
Implementation of Operating Systems
CSC/CPE 458
Current Topics in Computer Systems
CSC/CPE 464
Introduction to Computer Networks
CSC/CPE 471
Introduction to Computer Graphics
ECON 330 International Trade Theory ECON 337 Money, Banking and Credit ECON 403 Industrial Organization ECON 413 Labor Economics
ENVE 331 Introduction to Environmental Engineering IME 301 Operations Research I
IME 303 Project Organization and Management IME 319 Human Factors Engineering
IME 322 Leadership and Project Management IME 326 Engineering Test Design and Analysis IME 401 Sales Engineering
IME 405 Operations Research II IME 407 Operations Research III IME 427 Design of Experiments
IME 435 Reliability for Design and Testing IME 457 Advanced Electronic Manufacturing IME 458 Microelectronics and Electronics Packaging MATE 340 Electronic Materials Systems
MATE 430 Microfabrication
MATE 435 Microfabrication Laboratory MATH 304 Vector Analysis
MATH 306 Linear Algebra II MATH 406 Linear Algebra III MATH 408 Complex Analysis I MATH 409 Complex Analysis II MATH 412 Introduction to Analysis I MATH 413 Introduction to Analysis II MATH 414 Introduction to Analysis III MATH 418 Partial Differential Equations MATH 451 Numerical Analysis I MATH 452 Numerical Analysis II MATH 453 Numerical Optimization ME 302 Thermodynamics I ME 318 Mechanical Vibrations ME 326 Intermediate Dynamics ME 343 Heat Transfer ME 405 Mechatronics ME 415 Energy Conversion
ME 423 Robotics: Fundamentals and Applications
ME 450 Solar Power Systems ME 488 Wind Energy Engineering MU 311 Sound Design: Technologies MU 312 Sound Design: Recording MU 411 Sound Design: Synthesis PHYS 302 Classical Mechanics I PHYS 303 Classical Mechanics II PHYS 310 Physics of Energy
PHYS 313 Introduction to Atmospheric Physics PHYS 317 Special Theory Relativity
PHYS 322 Vibrations and Waves PHYS 340 Quantum Physics Laboratory I PHYS 341 Quantum Physics Laboratory II PHYS 342 Quantum Physics Laboratory III PHYS 403 Nuclear and Particle Physics PHYS 405 Quantum Mechanics I PHYS 406 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 408 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves I PHYS 409 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves II PHYS 412 Solid State Physics
PHYS 417 Nonlinear Dynamical Systems PHYS 423 Advanced Optics
PHYS 424 Theoretical Physics
PHYS 452 Solid State Physics Laboratory STAT 426 Estimation and Sampling Theory STAT 427 Mathematical Statistics SUPPORT COURSES
BIO 213 Life Science for Engineers 2
ENGR/BRAE 213
Bioengineering Fundamentals (B2) 6 2 CHEM 124 General Chemistry for the Engineering
Disciplines I (B3/B4) 6
4
CSC 101 Fundamentals of Computer Science I 4
ENGL 149 Technical Writing for Engineers (A3) 6 4
IME 156 Basic Electronics Manufacturing 2
or IME 157 Electronics Manufacturing
MATH 141 Calculus I (B1) 6 4
MATH 142 Calculus II (B1) 6 4
MATH 143 Calculus III (Add’l Area B) 6 4
MATH 241 Calculus IV 4
MATH 244 Linear Analysis I 4
PHYS 141 General Physics IA (Add’l Area B) 6 4
PHYS 132 General Physics II 4
PHYS 133 General Physics III 4
PHYS 211 Modern Physics I 4
STAT 350 Probability and Random Processes for Engineers (B6) 6
4
Approved engineering support electives 1,7,8 9 Select from the following:
BIO 111 General Biology
BMED 212 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
BMED 310 Biomedical Engineering Measurement and Analysis
BMED 450 Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Engineering BMED 460 Engineering Physiology
CHEM 125 General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines II
CHEM 212 Introduction to Organic Chemistry CHEM 216 Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I CHEM 313 Survey of Biochemistry and Biotechnology CPE 290 Selected Topics (Introduction to C++
Programming) CSC 141 Discrete Structures I
CSC 341 Numerical Engineering Analysis CSC 342 Numerical Analysis I
CSC/CPE 102
Fundamentals of Computer Science II
CSC/CPE 103
Fundamentals of Computer Science III
CSC/CPE 315
Computer Architecture
IME 142 Manufacturing Processes: Materials Joining IME 143 Manufacturing Processes: Material Removal IME 301 Operations Research I
IME 314 Engineering Economics IME 405 Operations Research II IME 407 Operations Research III MATE 210 Materials Engineering MATE 215 Materials Laboratory I MATE 232 Materials, Ethics, and Society MATE 340 Electronic Materials Systems MATE 430 Microfabrication
MATE 435 Microfabrication Laboratory MATH 206 Linear Algebra I
MATH 304 Vector Analysis MATH 306 Linear Algebra II MATH 406 Linear Algebra III MATH 408 Complex Analysis I MATH 409 Complex Analysis II MATH 412 Introduction to Analysis I MATH 413 Introduction to Analysis II MATH 414 Introduction to Analysis III MATH 418 Partial Differential Equations MATH 451 Numerical Analysis I MATH 452 Numerical Analysis II MATH 453 Numerical Optimization ME 211 Engineering Statics ME 212 Engineering Dynamics ME 302 Thermodynamics I ME 341 Fluid Mechanics I ME 343 Heat Transfer PHYS 212 Modern Physics II PHYS 310 Physics of Energy
PHYS 313 Introduction to Atmospheric Physics
PHYS 315 Introduction to Lasers and Laser Applications PHYS 317 Special Theory Relativity
PHYS 322 Vibrations and Waves PHYS 323 Optics
PHYS 340 Quantum Physics Laboratory I PHYS 341 Quantum Physics Laboratory II PHYS 342 Quantum Physics Laboratory III PHYS 403 Nuclear and Particle Physics PHYS 405 Quantum Mechanics I PHYS 406 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 408 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves I PHYS 409 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves II PHYS 412 Solid State Physics
PHYS 417 Nonlinear Dynamical Systems PHYS 423 Advanced Optics
PHYS 424 Theoretical Physics
PHYS 452 Solid State Physics Laboratory STAT 426 Estimation and Sampling Theory STAT 427 Mathematical Statistics GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)
(See GE program requirements below.) 40
FREE ELECTIVES
Free Electives 0
Total units 194
1 Consultation with advisor is recommended prior to selecting technical electives or approved electives; bear in mind your selections may impact pursuit of post-baccalaureate studies and/or goals.
2 A minimum of 2 EE senior design laboratories and 2 EE senior design lectures
3 Taken Fall 2009 or later; max 4 units.
4 Four units max count toward technical electives
5 One unit max, with approval of department chair, as lab elective.
6 Required in Support; also satisfies GE
7 No course may be used to simultaneously satisfy both engineering support and technical elective requirements.
8 The number of units given for transfer credit will not exceed the number of units of the Cal Poly course.
General Education (GE) Requirements
• 72 units required, 32 of which are specified in Major and/or Support.
• See the complete GE course listing (http://
catalog.calpoly.edu/academicstandardsandpolicies/
generalrequirementsbachelorsdegree/#generaleducationtext).
• Minimum of 8 units required at the 300 level.
Area A Communication
A1 Expository Writing 4
A2 Oral Communication 4
A3 Reasoning, Argumentation and Writing (4 units in Support) 1
0
Area B Science and Mathematics
B1 Mathematics/Statistics (8 units in Support) 1 0
B2 Life Science (4 units in Support) 1 0
B3 Physical Science (4 units in Support) 1 0 B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course B6 Upper-division Area B (4 units in Support) 1 0 Additional Area B units (8 units in Support) 1 0 Area C Arts and Humanities
C1 Literature 4
C2 Philosophy 4
C3 Fine/Performing Arts 4
C4 Upper-division elective 4
Area D/E Society and the Individual
D1 The American Experience (Title 5, Section 40404 requirement) (40404)
4
D2 Political Economy 4
D3 Comparative Social Institutions 4
D4 Self Development (CSU Area E) 4
Total units 40
1 Required in Support; also satisfies GE