Electrical Engineering In General
Electrical engineering is the study of electrical systems and their construction. Graduates of this discipline design and build systems for communications, information processing, entertainment, medical diagnosis, robotics control, navigation, and traffic control, to name a few. Fax machines, beepers, cell phones, cable and satellite television, and computers are items which are becoming essential to modern living, but would not be possible without the imagination and technical expertise of electrical engineers. Future products and systems, which will enhance our lives, will continue to require talented young people trained in electrical engineering.
The electrical engineering program provides a broad, fundamental education covering topics in electronics, digital systems, communications, and controls - the basics for system design. As an LMU electrical engineering major, you will develop a solid grounding in your technical discipline - and gain from first rate teachers, superb facilities, and strong connection to the industrial, environmental, and scientific organizations of Southern California.
Electrical Engineering At LMU
To prepare for careers in this vital work, LMU electrical engineering majors benefit from a rich variety of learning and practice environments. Lectures, projects, team competitions, oral presentations, and membership in professional societies give students abundant experience to face the diverse challenges of their chosen career.
Advanced technologies such as digital signal processing, Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design, microelectronic based designs, and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based design of digital systems are presented in courses. The department has modern laboratory facilities in the areas of electronics, microprocessors, communications, and VLSI design.
The Master of Science program in Electrical Engineering is designed to provide theoretical knowledge as well as practical applications in the areas of communication systems, computer software systems theory and engineering, and computer systems engineering. Through the program, working engineering are given an opportunity to continue their education on a part-time basis.
For more additional information regarding graduate programs in Electical Engineering and Computer Science, please contact Dr. Stephanie August, 310.338.5973, saugust@lmu.edu.