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Electrical engineering graduates pursue careers in fields such as energy generation and transmission, renewable energy, power electronics, bio-imaging and devices, signal and image processing, communications, optical and photonic circuits and devices, controls and automation, and many other areas.

Concentrations

Several possible technical elective course groupings are listed below, as an aid in choosing technical electives. Electrical engineering students do not need to follow any particular grouping – the listings described below are provided as a guide only. In the long term, students will be better prepared for an engineering career having a broad exposure to different technical areas, rather than a narrow focus in one specialized area.

Power Electronics and Power Systems

Optics

Nanotechnology/Nanoengineering

Microwave/Radio-Frequency Engineering

Electronics

Controls

Computer Systems

Communications and Signal Processing

Biomedical Imaging

Embedded Systems

Research

Work with faculty engaged in leading-edge research in areas such as:

Optics and photonics in neuroscience

Renewable energy

Machine learning

Artificial intelligence

Data visualization

Electric vehicles, aircraft and ships

Accreditation

The Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Honors in the Major

Students in Electrical Engineering who meet all of the following criteria can be awarded honors in the major upon graduation:

A 3.000 cumulative GPA in all UWM graded credits;

A 3.500 GPA over all CEAS courses counting toward the EE major;

A 3.500 GPA over all upper-division (300 level and higher) EE courses;