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Acting Chair: Miloje (Mike) Radenkovic
Administrative Assistant: Janiece Hockaday
Office: North Classroom, 2615
Telephone: 303-556-2872
Fax: 303-556-2383
Web site: www.ucdenver.edu/electrical

Modern electrical engineering is a very broad and diverse field. Never before has there been such a challenge and opportunity for electrical engineering to serve mankind. Today’s electrical engineers are involved in the development of technology, materials and products to improve the quality of life. They are concerned with the generation and transmission of power, the control and utilization of natural and synthetic resources, the communication of data and information and the intelligent use of computers in consumer as well as industrial products and processes. Systems in electrical engineering range in size from microprocessors through megawatt energy conversion systems to global audio and video communication networks.

At UC Denver, the electrical engineering curriculum prepares students for careers in product design, manufacturing, research, development, operation and plant engineering, technical sales and application engineering. The goal is to educate and inspire students to achieve their maximum career potential.

We provide graduate programs and an ABET-accredited undergraduate program that are accessible to a diverse group of students—students of different racial and cultural backgrounds, full-time students as well as those who have considerable work and family commitments outside their academic learning and students with a wide variety of work experiences.

Entering students begin their program with a solid foundation in mathematics, physics, chemistry and computers. Social science, humanities and communication courses provide a diverse background. Intensive courses follow in the theory and laboratory application of digital logic and electrical circuits, electromagnetic fields, electronics, computer engineering and digital hardware design, linear systems, controls, electrical machines and power systems and microprocessors. Throughout the entire course of study, students reinforce their understanding of theory through laboratory experience and extensive design projects. A strong background is provided in all of the major fields of electrical engineering: circuits and electronics, microcomputers, signal and image processing, communications, autonomous and robotic systems, power and energy conversion, and automatic control systems and instrumentation. Ethics is an integral part of the curriculum. During the senior year, advanced undergraduate-level courses in different specialty areas, design projects and professional electives allow the student to explore areas of special interest.

Students should supplement this information about the curriculum by consulting a copy of the “E E Advisement Guide,” which may be obtained in the Department of Electrical Engineering office located in North Classroom, 2615. The “E E Advisement Guide” contains the latest information concerning the curriculum as well as guidelines and procedures with which each student should be familiar. To be awarded the bachelor of science in electrical engineering, a student must satisfactorily complete 128 semester hours, satisfy all university graduation requirements and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA in all electrical engineering and computer science courses attempted. Appointments to see any of the departmental advisors may be made by calling 303-556-2872.

The Department of Electrical Engineering offers graduate programs with the following areas of emphasis: communications and signal processing; controls and signal processing; microelectronics and VLSI; fields, waves and optics; computer engineering and embedded systems design; and energy and power systems. The department offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of master of science in electrical engineering and master of engineering.

Requirements for Admission

Applicants, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, should request an application through:

Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado Denver
110 UCD
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
Telephone: 303-556-2872
Facsimile: 303-556-2383

Applicants, who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States, should make application through the University of Colorado Denver, Office of International Education, 185UCD, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, U.S.A.; telephone 303-315-2231; facsimile 303-315-2246. All applicants for admission need to submit complete credentials as outlined in the instruction sheet which accompanies the application materials. Three recommendations are required.

The minimum requirements for “regular” admission to the master’s program are: BS in electrical engineering, or equivalent degree in math, physics or other engineering disciplines, from a reputable institution, with a GPA of at least 3.0, on a 4.0 scale. Satisfaction of minimum requirements does not guarantee admission: The grades obtained in the student’s area of concentration are important factors in the consideration, and so are possible multiple repetitions of fundamental courses. Students who do not meet the requirements for direct admission to the program may be admitted “conditionally”: that is, they may be required to take or repeat certain undergraduate courses before their admission to the program is official.

For those undergraduate students with degrees in science and non-electrical engineering wishing to pursue graduate study in the Electrical Engineering Department there is no restriction or constraint in being admitted into the master of science in electrical engineering graduate program. However, they must fulfill any prerequisite course requirements assigned to any graduate course in the department. Students with an undergraduate degree in areas other than electrical engineering must also see their graduate instructor to receive approval before registering for a class in electrical engineering.

Students must plan a program of study in consultation with their departmental advisor(s), during the first semester of study, and submit for approval to the department.  

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