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2010-2011 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2010-2011 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Dual Major


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BS degree

Students interested in pursing a particularly challenging program of study may complete a double major in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering, meeting the obligations of both programs

To facilitate such a double major, the department has created a structured advising plan. To accomplish the program in four years, at least one summer must be devoted to academic study. As with individual majors, a co-op experience is available for qualified students in cooperation with regional industries.

Requirements


First Year


Second Year


Third Year


First Semester: 17 credits


  • General Education Elective - 3 credits  (See footnotes 1 below)

Fourth Year


First Semester: 15 credits


  • Technical Elective - 3 credits  (See footnote 6 below)

Second Semester: 15 credits


  • General Education Elective - 3 credits  (See footnote 1 below)
  • Technical Elective - 3 credits  (See footnote 6 below)

Additional Courses (Summers or one additional semester)


  • General Education Electives - 6 credits  (See footnote 1 below)
  • Science Electives - 6 credits  (See footnote 7 below)

Total credits: 144


Distribution Requirements/General Education Requirements for Civil, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering


Degree candidates in the College of Engineering must satisfy the university’s General Education requirements, as described in the Academic Policies section of this Catalogue.

  • General Education requirements in Areas M and S and the Tier 1 Writing/Information requirement are automatically satisfied by the courses shown as required for these majors.
  • The General Education requirements in Areas C, G, and D may be fulfilled by selecting courses from the approved lists in each area, using the General Education electives shown in the course requirement tables for each major.
  • The requirements for General Education areas E, I, W, and O will be specified within courses that are included in each major. Requirement tables for these areas are included for each major.

Notes


* Alternative courses should only be taken in exceptional circumstances and with the written permission of an ECE faculty advisor (CHM 151 and CHM 161 in lieu of CHM 153; MTH 111 in lieu of MTH 113; MTH 112 in lieu of MTH 114; MTH 211 in lieu of MTH 213; PHY 113 in lieu of PHY 111; PHY 114 in lieu of PHY 112).

[1] This course meets the General Education Area I (Tier 2) requirement: Information and Computer Literacy.

[2] This course meets the General Education Area W requirement: Writing Skills. It is a prerequisite to ECE 457.

[3] This course meets the General Education Area O requirement: Oral Skills.

[4] This course meets the General Education Area E requirement: Ethics and Social Responsibility.

[5] See General Educational requirements (Area C, D, G).

[6] Must be taken from this list: ECE 455, ECE 485, MTH 221, MTH 311, MTH 350 or MTH 421.

[7] Must be taken from approved list of EE Technical Electives.

[8] Must be taken form approved list of Science Electives. 

General Education Requirements


Students in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Dual Major will meet their departmentally-determined General Education requirements as follows:

Area E


Satisfied by:

Area I, Tier 2


Satisfied by:

Area W, Tier 2


Satisfied by:

Area O


Satisfied by:

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