Program Overview

Computer Engineering Option - Electrical Engineering BS

Overview

The Computer Engineering option in Electrical Engineering BS at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) provides students with the skills to ensure devices such as laptops, smartphones, autonomous cars, and cardiac pacemakers function efficiently.

Why Study Computer Engineering at RIT?

• Advanced Electives: Gain a deep understanding of computer engineering as it relates to electrical engineering.
• Senior Project: Work on an exciting design project that focuses on embedded systems.
• STEM-OPT Visa Eligible: The STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows full-time, on-campus international students on an F-1 student visa to stay and work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduation.

Computing Engineering BS vs. Computer Engineering Option

The computer engineering option in electrical engineering BS degree differs from the computer engineering BS degree. Students in the computer engineering option learn to design using hardware description languages, verify through simulation, and physically implement and test custom digital circuits and systems, including computer systems.

Computer Engineering Option in Electrical Engineering BS

Students in the computer engineering option of electrical engineering BS learn how to:

• Design using hardware description languages
• Verify through simulation
• Physically implement and test custom digital circuits and systems, including computer systems
• Configure and use analog and mixed-signal circuits

Great emphasis is placed on the hardware-software interface through the coverage of high-level and assembly programming languages in the two computer programming courses required, which are tailored toward electrical engineering.

In addition, students will study:

• Digital signal processing
• Radiation and propagation
• Power electronics
• Control systems
• Communications
• Circuit theory
• Computer architecture
• Computer-aided design
• Embedded systems
• Solid-state devices
• Microelectromechanical systems (MEMs)
• Robotics

Advanced Elective Courses for Computer Engineering Option in Electrical Engineering BS

The computer engineering option includes advanced elective courses designed to provide a depth of understanding in computer engineering as it relates to electrical engineering. Students will take courses in:

• Digital systems
• Embedded systems design
• Design of digital systems
• Design of computer systems

Multidisciplinary Senior Design

Multidisciplinary Senior Design is a two-course sequence in the final year of study. It’s a capstone learning experience that integrates engineering theory, principles, and processes within a collaborative team environment.

Careers and Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education

Cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry provide students with real-world career experience that sets them apart.

All engineering majors are required to complete four blocks (approximately 48 weeks) of cooperative education experience. For students in the computer engineering option, co-ops are expected to take place in companies that develop or design embedded systems, digital systems, electronics, or solid-state devices.

Featured Work and Profiles

• RIT Research Minute: DNA Computing

Amlan Ganguly and his research team are working to change DNA for more sustainable and effective computing.

Admissions and Financial Aid

This program is STEM designated when studying on campus and full-time.

This option is part of the electrical engineering BS. Please visit the degree program page for admission requirements.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

100% of all incoming first-year and transfer students receive aid.

RIT’s personalized and comprehensive financial aid program includes scholarships, grants, loans, and campus employment programs. When all these are put to work, the actual cost may be much lower than the published estimated cost of attendance.

Contact

Program Contact:

• Ferat Sahin
• Department Head
• Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
• Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Offered within the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering.