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2018-2019 USC Lancaster Bulletin (Archived Copy) 
    
 
  May 03, 2024
 
2018-2019 USC Lancaster Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]

Electrical Engineering Minor


 

Minor Requirements

Department of Electrical Engineering  

College of Engineering and Computing  

Prerequisite Courses (9 hours)

MATH 141 - Calculus I    

MATH 142 - Calculus II  

MATH 242 - Elementary Differential Equations  

Minor Requirements (18 Hours)

The minor in Electrical Engineering requires the completion of at least 18 credit hours consisting of four core courses and two approved elective courses that make a coherent sequence, composed as follows:

Required Core Courses (12 hours) 

ELCT 102 - Electrical Science  

ELCT 221 - Circuits  

ELCT 222 - Signals and Systems  

ELCT 371 - Electronics  

Required Intermediate Course (3 hours)

Any ELCT course at the 300-level.

Required Advanced Course (3 hours)

Any 500-level ELCT course.

Note that 500-level courses generally have a prerequisite at the 300-level, so the Intermediate and Advanced courses should be chosen consistently. Some 500-level courses may have two prerequisites at the 300-level, which could then require taking an additional three hours.

Recommended or examples of sequences

The following sequences of Intermediate and Advanced courses are suggested as examples. Many other sequences are possible. A student’s particular sequence should be chosen in consultation with an EE faculty advisor.

For Interest in Manufacturing Industries:

  • ELCT 331 - Control Systems  
  • ELCT 530 - Industrial Controls  

For Interest in Biomedical Electronics:

  • ELCT 361 - Electromagnetics   
  • ELCT 363 - Introduction to Microelectronics  
  • ELCT 541 - Sensors for Biomedicine  

For Interest in Renewable Energy Industries:

  • ELCT 363 - Introduction to Microelectronics  
  • ELCT 510 - Renewable Energy Technologies: Photovoltaic Devices and Systems  

For Interest in Electric Power or Electric Utility Industries:

  • ELCT 331 - Control Systems  
  • ELCT 551 - Power Systems Design and Analysis  

For Interest in Power Electronics, Power Conversion, Electrical Propulsion, and Actuation for Automobiles, Aircraft, Robotics

  • ELCT 331 - Control Systems  
  • ELCT 572 - Power Electronics  

For Interest in Wireless Data Communications and Microwave Electronics 

  • ELCT 361 - Electromagnetics  

ELCT 564 - RF Circuit Design for Wireless Communications  

For Interest in Semiconductor Devices or Optoelectronics Devices or Sensors

ELCT 363 - Introduction to Microelectronics  

ELCT 563 - Semiconductor Electronic Devices