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Certificates
Faculty
ertificate programs in specialized focus areas C provide learning opportunities in a shorter timeframe. Certificate credits can be applied toward the MSEE degree.
Timothy Healy, Ph.D., Thomas J. Bannan Professor. Interests: electromagnetics and communication
tudents with B.S. degrees in fields other than S Electrical Engineering can earn a Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Certificate before beginning the MSEE program.
Electrical Engineering Laboratories The electrical engineering programs are supported by the following teaching and research laboratories: • ASIC Testing Laboratory
Shoba Krishnan, Ph.D., associate professor. Interests: analog and mixed-signal IC design and testing Samiha Mourad, Ph.D., William and Janice Terry Engineering Professor. Interests: ASIC design and testing Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Ph.D., associate professor. Interests: signal processing, multimedia, and VLSI
• Communications and Microwave Laboratory
Mahmudur Rahman, Ph.D., associate professor. Interests: microelectronics
• D igital Systems Laboratory (operated jointly with the Department of Computer Engineering)
Dragoslav Siljak, Dr. Sci., Benjamin and Mae Swig Professor. Interests: controls and systems
• Electronic Devices Laboratory
Sarah Kate Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor. Interests: wireless communications, digital communications
• Image and Video Processing Laboratory • Intelligent Control Laboratory • N anoelectronics Laboratory (part of the University’s Center for Nanostructures) • M ultimedia Education Laboratory (operated jointly with the Department of Computer Engineering) • Robotics Systems Laboratory • Signal Processing Laboratory
Electrical Engineering
Christopher Kitts, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering; courtesy appointment in electrical engineering. Interests: robotics, mechatronics, controls, autonomous reasoning
Sally Wood, Ph.D., professor. Interests: digital image, signal processing, and visualization Cary Y. Yang, Ph.D., professor and chair; director, Center for Nanostructures. Interests: nanoelectronics, materials interfaces Yuling Yan, Ph.D., associate professor; bioengineering program director. Interests: bioimaging, biomedical signal and image analysis; laryngeal dynamics and physiology Aleksandar I. Zecevic, Ph.D., professor. Interests: control of large power systems, parallel computation, simulation
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Department of Electrical Engineering Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-5313
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Electrical Engineering Our Programs The electrical engineering department offers a comprehensive education for bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. students. Not only do we prepare students for careers in electrical engineering, we also emphasize the need to make a positive contribution to the betterment of society and the human condition. A solid theoretical foundation with substantial hands-on laboratory experience, and a curriculum that challenges students to act ethically, help prepare our graduates to continue either with advanced study or enter the workforce as valued contributors to society. The electrical engineering programs are supported by the facilities of the University’s Academic Computing Center, as well as by the School of Engineering Design Center. The department has ten major teaching and research laboratories, three additional laboratories used only for teaching, and a laboratory dedicated to the support of senior design projects.
Those who take on this challenge apply their knowledge and skills to information representation and transmission, advancing integrated circuit design for digital, analog, and mixed systems, new devices and architectures, and all areas of circuits and systems that have traditionally supported these efforts. These include all phases of digital or analog transmission of information such as in television, radio, telephone systems, fiber optics, wireless and satellite communications, as well as control and robotics, electric power, and information processing and storage.
Laboratory experience is an important aspect of undergraduate courses in the electrical engineering program. Direct experience with current instruments, design tools, and components allows students to consolidate their acquired knowledge and skills to learn new methodologies and tools after graduation.
Undergraduates may expand their educational horizons by adding a second major or minor in another discipline. Many of our undergraduates opt to participate in our combined B.S./M.S. program to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in as little as five years.
Undergraduate seniors undertake a comprehensive and intensive capstone project known as the senior design project. In-depth application of the skills learned during the preceding three years, from initial concept development through analysis, design, and report writing, replicates the process demanded of engineers in practice. A highlight of the academic year, the Senior Design Conference affords students an opportunity to present their projects before a panel of judges consisting of practicing engineers from Silicon Valley, some of whom are alumni who have experienced the same process as students.
The electrical engineering undergraduate major has four specific educational objectives; namely, to enable our graduates to:
Graduate Program Highlights
• b ecome successful professionals who know how to apply engineering practice to solve problems
• M SEE Program for part-time and full-time students offers concentration in a variety of rapidly evolving technical areas.
• w ork effectively in a team and demonstrate effective communication through speaking and writing
• S tudents can design individual MSEE programs with advice from full-time faculty advisors.
• a ct with integrity and ethics in their chosen profession with honesty, wisdom, courage, and compassion
• L ocation in Silicon Valley allows easy access to large multinational companies as well as small start-ups for internships, co-ops, and employment after graduation.
Undergraduate Program
The field of electrical engineering encompasses the design, manufacture, test, and operation of electrical components, circuits, and systems.
Our undergraduate curriculum is design-oriented and laboratory-intensive, with an emphasis on hands-on experience and teamwork that is crucial to success in a competitive workplace. As part of our program, students take technical electives emphasizing different aspects of electrical engineering such as electronic devices and materials, digital and analog design, control and robotics, digital signal processing, and/or wireless communication.
• c ontinue learning and growing both in their professional and personal lives
• T he small but highly focused Ph.D. program allows students and their faculty advisors to work closely on knowledge creation leading to their theses, the contents of which are published in first-tier journals. In addition to conferring M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, we also offer a variety of opportunities for continuing education at the postgraduate level. From certificate programs to short courses and Open University options, the department provides working professionals with opportunities for career advances and knowledge enhancement.