Program Overview

Combined Bachelor's/Ph.D. 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 features an integrated entrepreneurship requirement at the Ph.D. level, engaging students in the creation and use of intellectual property and patent development.

Program Details

• Program Type: Combined Bachelor's/Ph.D.
• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Grad Track: Yes
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 7-8 years
• Credit Hours: 200

Requirements

• Earn a minor in Entrepreneurship from the G. Brint Ryan College of Business in addition to the doctoral degree
• Complete coursework featuring "learning-to-learn" experiences in projects taught jointly by industry and university personnel
• Participate in active learning emphasizing the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in future careers
• Engage in design projects as part of coursework, helping to learn creative bleeding-edge solutions to address today's engineering opportunities

Marketable Skills

• Identify and solve engineering problems
• Design and conduct experiments
• Engage in life-long learning
• Design with realistic constraints
• Teamwork
• Identify knowledge gaps in electrical engineering
• Expertise with modern tools
• Data analysis using computational tools
• Entrepreneurship capability
• Scientific report writing and communication

Benefits of Grad Track

• Earn M.S. in less time while working towards Ph.D.
• 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

Research Areas

• 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
• Materials Research Facility
• UNT Nanofabrication Cleanroom
• Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling

Career Opportunities

• Electrical engineers work in companies developing computers, semiconductor integrated circuits and devices, telecommunications systems, aerospace and aviation systems, imaging techniques, sensors, and 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

• Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3 hrs)
• Analog and Digital Circuit Design Project (3 hrs)
• Modern Communication System Design Project (3 hrs)
• Renewable Electrical Power Systems (3 hrs)
• Antenna Theory and Design (3 hrs)
• Wireless Integrated Circuit Design (3 hrs)