Electrical and Computer Engineering BS

Program Overview

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Overview

Study in the five high-demand concentration areas of embedded systems, robotics, biomedical instrumentation, wireless communications, and modern energy systems. Our ECE program prepares you for successful careers in engineering or related professional disciplines, or the successful pursuit of graduate studies with contributions to improving society and the global community.

Curriculum

Bachelor of Science

Career Opportunities

• Telecommunication systems
  • Control systems for electronic and electromechanical devices
  • Entertainment and information systems
  • Medical and prosthetic devices
  • Computing devices and systems
  • Defense and protection systems
  • Energy production, transport, and distribution systems

Program Resources

SUNY Oswego’s Electrical & Computer Engineering BS program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

The Oswego Guarantee

• Timely course offerings
• High touch connections to alumni
• Small student to faculty ratio
• Limited room & board increases each year

Tuition and Costs

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Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) program at SUNY Oswego is accredited by ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. The program prepares students for successful careers in engineering or related professional disciplines, or the successful pursuit of graduate studies. The program focuses on five high-demand concentration areas:

• Embedded Systems
• Robotics
• Biomedical Instrumentation
• Wireless Communications
• Modern Energy Systems
Students can join prestigious engineering societies like IEEE, ACM, SWE, and others to network with other students and professionals. Extracurricular activities include participation in special-interest student clubs in robotics, power systems, telecommunications, and others, as well as participation in academic student competitions.

Teaching:

The program features small class sizes, allowing students to get to know their professors. The Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation, a $118-million dollar facility, serves as the home for the mathematics, science, computing, and engineering programs. The center features a planetarium, three observation decks, a greenhouse, extensive laboratories, and state-of-the-art equipment.

Careers:

The program prepares students for careers in:

• Telecommunication systems
• Control systems for electronic and electromechanical devices
• Medical and prosthetic devices
• Computing devices and systems
• Defense and protection systems
• Energy production, transport, and distribution systems

Other:

The program emphasizes the following outcomes:

• Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• Ability to communicate effectively, and function in multidisciplinary teams
• Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, and recognition of the need to engage in life-long learning