Undergraduate Curriculum ElectivesEE ElectivesIn addition to the design requirement, each student must complete at least five additional ECE elective courses. These courses may be chosen from the design electives or from the following list of ECE electives:
**These lists are not exhaustive. Courses not on these lists can be approved by the EE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Technical ElectivesStudents must complete three additional technical electives. Technical electives can be any ECE/COE elective or any other School of Engineering course, except ENGR 1010, which has not been used to fulfill another requirement or does not substantially duplicate other required course material. Most courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science that can be taken by students majoring in those departments can be used as technical electives by EE students. Examples include:
Enrollment in any of these courses is, of course, constrained by the space and prerequisite limitations of the host department. **These lists are not exhaustive, however; courses not on these lists can be approved by the EE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Humanities and Social Sciences ElectivesThe ABET criteria for the humanities and social sciences requires a minimum of one term (16 credits) of such material, and that "the courses selected must provide both breadth and depth and not be limited to a selection of unrelated introductory courses." The ECE department requirements go beyond these minimum standards and require students to choose from among those courses contained in the School of Engineering List of Acceptable Humanities and Social Science Courses. At least one humanities/social science course must include a substantial writing component (*a course designated by "WRIT") and at least two must be from the same discipline (e.g., two English courses or two economics courses). Some humanities and social sciences courses are offered in the external studies program of the University of Pittsburgh. Courses offered in this manner are not acceptable in fulfilling the requirements of the electrical engineering program. First-year language courses may be used to fulfill up to two of the humanities/social science course requirements. These courses are counted on a course basis. That is, a first-year 5-credit language course is equivalent to a 3-credit humanities/social science course. This also applies to AP courses transferred from high school. The language must be other than English and other than the student's native tongue, and the course must be a regular (not conversation) language course. *The WRIT requirement can be satisfied by any approved elective course offered with a "W" designation at the University of Pittsburgh. This includes technical and open electives in addition to humanities/social science electives. Open ElectiveAny course that is NOT of a similar nature to, or lower level than, a required or previously taken course can be used to fulfill this requirement. Successful completion of three Cooperative Education rotations can be used to satisfy the open elective if the student prepares a poster on some aspect of the work experience for a Senior Design Expo. Three credits of physical education or 3 credits of band, ROTC, or chorus may also be used to fulfill the open elective requirement. |
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