Areas of Specialization

In Fall 2001 the EC2000 committee discussed how to respond to faculty perception that students were not being adequately advised on ECEN and technical electives.  The result of inadequate advising was that student's choice of electives did not always provide depth in an electrical engineering topic as required in Outcome 1c.   

ECEN had ten separate curriculum areas which were covered by 22 faculty:

  To provide students the opportunity to gain depth in a technical area of their choosing the EC2000 committee suggested that six "Areas of Specialization" be formed which corresponded to strengths in ECEN.  Faculty in these areas would work together to offer junior level courses which would serve to provide basic skills (Outcome 1b) in a given area as well as provide an overview of advanced topics in the area.  Faculty would also coordinate electives in a given area to provide depth (Outcome 1c).

In March 2002, the ECEN faculty voted on a proposal to establish Areas of Specialization as listed below:

In Fall 2002 ECEN began the process of defining course offerings in each area, and communicating the opportunities, courses, and skills that each area offers to students.  See the current areas of specialization.