Program Overview

Combined Bachelor's/Master's Electrical Engineering Degrees

Program Overview

The Electrical Engineering program at UNT offers a hands-on, project-oriented education for the development of state-of-the-art electrical/electronic/embedded systems by integrating theoretical concepts and practical insights. The program provides research opportunities that are not available at many other schools.

Program Type

• Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degrees
• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 6 years
• Credit Hours: 158

Benefits of Grad Track

• Earn your M.S. in less time while completing your B.S. degree
• Cuts expenses as students will be charged undergraduate tuition rates
• Prepares the student for the rigors of graduate-level coursework while still an undergraduate
• Provides uninterrupted continuity of the knowledge gained as an undergraduate to graduate-level courses

Marketable Skills

• Identify and solve engineering problems
• Design and conduct experiments
• Engage in life-long learning
• Design with realistic constraints
• Teamwork
• Formulate and solve engineering problems
• Design and conduct research experiments
• Research data collection and analysis
• Use modern engineering tools
• Technical report writing and communication

Program Highlights

• Active learning emphasizes the knowledge and skills you need to be successful in your future career.
• The department's design projects are part of the coursework, helping you learn creative, progressive solutions to address today's engineering opportunities.
• Thesis and Non-Thesis master’s options available to suit your learning style.
• Engineering classes and research are conducted at Discovery Park, a 300-acre research facility that brings together laboratories, offices, and classrooms to maximize the potential for creativity, collaboration, and technological innovation.
• Graduates will have experience in project-based learning and will be ready to engage in high-tech careers upon their graduation.

Career Opportunities

• Electrical engineers work in companies that are developing:
  • Computers
  • Semiconductor integrated circuits and devices
  • Telecommunications systems
  • Aerospace and aviation systems
  • Imaging techniques
  • Sensors
  • Wireless networks
• Overall employment of electrical engineers is projected to grow 7% from 2020 to 2030.
• Median earnings for electrical engineers in 2020 were $103,390.
• Texas is a top-paying state for electrical engineers, with an annual mean wage of $107,270.
• California is the top-paying state for electrical engineers in the country, with an annual mean wage of $124,390.

Courses

• Digital Logic Design (3 hrs)
• Engineering Electromagnetics (3 hrs)
• Systems Modeling and Simulation (3 hrs)
• Design and Testing of Digital Systems (3 hrs)
• Analog Integrated Circuit Design (3 hrs)
• Signals and Systems (3 hrs)

Research Areas

• The department houses several state-of-the-art instructional and research laboratories that provide practical and advanced hands-on experiences, including:
  • Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Simulation Laboratory
  • Autonomous Systems Laboratory
  • Communications and Signal Processing Laboratory
  • Embedded Sensing & Processing Systems Laboratory
  • Environmental and Ecological Engineering Laboratory
  • Optimization, Signal Processing, and Control Algorithm Research Laboratory
  • Power Electronics and Renewable Laboratory

Why Earn Combined Electrical Engineering Degrees?

• The Electrical Engineering program at UNT offers a hands-on, project-oriented education for the development of state-of-the-art electrical/electronic/embedded systems by integrating theoretical concepts and practical insights.
• The program provides research opportunities that are not available at many other schools.
• With small class sizes, you'll work closely with distinguished faculty members to solve complex problems faced by government, businesses, and consumers.
• You also can take advantage of the invaluable contacts we've developed with leading companies and corporate partners.
• Our cutting-edge courses and research areas range from artificial intelligence and coding theory to speech-driven facial animation and very-large-scale integration design.