Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (STEM) California State University - Northridge, USA

Electrical engineers design the systems that keep our world running. If you enjoy using math and science to solve real-world problems, consider an electrical engineering degree.

Why Major in Electrical Engineering?

In today's digital age, electricity truly keeps the world running. From the basics of maintaining our homes to the more complex systems of technology that run our cities and towns.

Electrical engineers design everything from the nation’s power grid to the microchips inside our cell phones.

Graduates can find work in virtually every industry. Major employers include:

• Electronic manufacturing firms
• Communications companies
• Entertainment industry
• Public utilities
• Oil companies
• Laboratories
• Transportation companies
• Chemical plants

Why Study Electrical Engineering at CSUN?

Skilled Faculty

You'll work alongside professors who may be designing medical instrumentation for health care, designing microcontroller-based applications, developing satellite communications systems or working on innovations in electrical power systems.

State-of-the-art Facilities

You'll collaborate with faculty on joint professional projects in the department’s state-of-the-art labs, each equipped with industry-standard technology and software packages.

Hands-on Experience

The department's practical approach to engineering offers hands-on design experience as well as theoretical knowledge. You'll take part in the department's senior design program, modeled on the industry work groups you'll encounter on the job. You'll design and develop a project, from conception through manufacture, gaining valuable experience working as part of a team. Examples of such team projects include antennas for satellites, drones, CleanBot and solar-powered aircraft.

What You'll Learn

Electrical Engineering majors receive a solid, broad-based education. Among the topic areas in the basic curriculum are:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Computer programming
• Digital logic
• Electrical circuits
• Fields and waves
• Electronics
• Signals and systems
• Numerical analysis

At the senior level, you may choose elective courses from one or more of the following areas:

• Biomedical engineering
• Communications
• Digital systems design
• Control systems
• Electronics
• Microwave and antenna engineering
• Power systems