Electrical Engineering Widener University

Overview

The bachelor of science Electrical Engineering programme at the Widener University focuses on fundamentals and practical applications, including circuits, electronics, power systems, machinery, signal analysis, computers, controls, and communications.

Key Features

• Electrical engineers play a big role in keeping the world running. As inventors, designers, and builders, electrical engineers understand how to manipulate currents and voltages to impact all areas of technology, from the smallest microchip in a cell phone to an entire power grid that lights up a city. As an electrical engineering major student, you will be immersed in a field of modern technology with a variety of paths to follow, from electronics and telecommunications to power generation and distribution.
• At Widener, you'll prepare for your career in a supportive environment that encourages analytical and creative thinking, while being exposed to real-world aspects of the profession.
• Three to five years after having received their baccalaureate degree, graduates from the electrical engineering programme are expected to have the following abilities:

• Graduates are expected to exhibit professional development in their chosen careers, as indicated by some combination of continuing education, professional registration, professional society activity, and a degree of responsibility and advancement.
• Graduates are expected, when a need is identified to seek out subject matter resources beyond their own individual or their team’s area of expertise and apply this new knowledge to the identified need in solving problems, designing systems, components or processes, or in applying the principles of mathematics, science, or engineering.
• Graduates are expected to communicate effectively through continual use of oral and written expression as indicated by some combination of professional talks, oral presentations, written reports, or technical publications.

• Graduates are expected to use the appropriate tools and technologies to enhance their productivity in their professional field.
• Over the course of their studies, graduates of the programme shall have demonstrated:
• 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
• 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
• 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
• 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
• 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
• 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
• 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
• 8. an ability to apply knowledge of probability, statistics, and other topics of advanced mathematics
• 9. an ability to demonstrate knowledge of basic hardware and software to solve engineering problems

Potential Careers

• Communication
• Computers
• Design
• Research & development
• Software