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33 courses with the subject EE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

EE 200Computer Utilization3

An introduction to the use of computers and computing methods to solve engineering problems.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2023-2024
Source: www.wcu.edu

EE 201Network Theory I3

Direct current circuit analysis, Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s laws, nodal analysis and mesh analysis, Thevenin’s theorem, source transformation, maximum power transfer, R-L, R-C, and RLC transient circuit analysis.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 153 . Credits: 3

EE 202Network Theory II3

Alternating current circuit analysis, phasors, Kirchoff’s laws, single-phase and 3-phase circuits, resonant circuits, filter networks, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, and Fourier analysis techniques.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 201. Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in MATH 320. Credits: 3

EE 211Logic and Networks Laboratory1

Network measurements and applications; introduction to laboratory equipment and techniques. 3 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in the following: EE 201 and EE 221. Credits: 1

EE 212Instrumentation and Networks Laboratory1

Network measurements and applications in AC circuits. 3 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in both EE 211 and EE 221. Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in EE 202. Credits: 1

EE 221Logic Systems Design I3

Introduction to Boolean algebra; mixed logic; design of combinational circuits; introduction to sequential systems; MSI building blocks; includes laboratory design projects.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Corequisite: EE 211 or ECET 221 . Credits: 3

EE 311Electronic Devices Laboratory1

Measurements and applications of solid-state devices and electronic circuits. 3 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 202 and EE 212 .
Corequisite: EE 331 . Credits: 1

EE 312Systems and Electronics Laboratory1

Systems and signals measurements and applications; electronic circuits. 3 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 311 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in EE 351 . Credits: 1

EE 321Electromagnetic Fields3

Electric and magnetic fields using vector formulation. Vector Analysis; Stokes’ Theorem; Electrostatics; Coulomb’s law; Laplace and Poisson’s equations; Magneto statics: vector potentials, Lorentz force; Faraday’s law.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in the following: EE 202 , MATH 256 , and PHYS 231 . Credits: 3

EE 322Electromagnetic Waves3

A study of Maxwell’s equations, transmission line theory, plane waves, guided electromagnetic waves in coaxial cables and wave guides.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 321 . Credits: 3

EE 326Electromagnetic Fields and Waves3

Introduction to electromagnetic fields and waves. Static electromagnetic fields, potentials, solution techniques, and boundary conditions. Introduction to Maxwell’s equations applied to time-varying electromagnetic fields. Study of wave propagation in various media and guiding structures and at media interfaces.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in the following: EE 202, MATH 256, and PHYS 231. Credits: 3

EE 331Fundamentals of Electronics and Semiconductors3

Theory and applications of semiconductor devices. Ideal operational amplifier applications including difference amplifiers and instrumentation amplifiers; non-idealities of operational amplifiers and their compensation; diode/p-n junction principles and applications; bipolar transistors (BJTs) and MOSFETs principles and circuits including DC biasing, small-signal analysis, and basic amplifier configurations.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 202 .
Corequisite: EE 311 . Credits: 3

EE 332Electronics3

Low and high-frequency analysis of transistor amplifiers. Multistage and feedback amplifier design. Stability and oscillation. Operational amplifier design and applications.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 331 . Credits: 3

EE 333System Dynamics and Control3

Modeling and analysis of continuous systems in time and frequency domains; control system design; and applications of control theory to electromechanical system simulations.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: (EE 202 or ENGR 315) and MATH 320. Credits: 3

EE 351Systems Analysis I3

Complex variables; continuous-time systems; LTI systems; Fourier transforms; Laplace transforms; representation of systems using differential equations.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in EE 202. Credits: 3

EE 354Electric Power Engineering3

Fundamentals of power systems, energy conversion and electromagnetic induction. Topics include basics of AC power generation, transmission and distribution, transformers, DC and AC machines, introduction to power semiconductor converters.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 202 . Credits: 3

EE 403Industrial Control and Automation3

An introduction to industrial controls and automation systems with a focus on industrial process automation. Topics may include programmable logic controllers, industrial communication and data analysis, PID and model-based control, machine vision systems, and application of artificial intelligence in industrial processes.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in EE 333 or ME 403 or ECET 452 . Credits: 3

EE 411Analog Communication Systems3

This course presents the fundamentals of analog communications including the analysis of signals and systems, amplitude modulation and demodulation, and frequency modulation and demodulation. Course topics are reinforced with computer simulation of analog communication systems and labs. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 351 . Credits: 3

EE 412Fundamentals of Analog and Digital Communications3

Fundamentals of analog and digital communication systems including the analysis of analog and digital communication signals and systems, amplitude modulation and demodulation, frequency modulation and demodulation, digital encoding and decoding, basic error detection and error correction. Course topics are reinforced with computer simulations and hands-on labs. 4 Lecture/Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 351 . Credits: 3

EE 413Digital Communication Systems3

This course presents the fundamentals of digital communications including a review of linear system theory and spectral analysis of signals, discrete-time sampling, baseband modulation and demodulation, bandpass modulation and demodulation, and synchronization. Course topics are reinforced with computer simulation of digital communication systems.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: EE 411 . Credits: 3

EE 414Advanced Digital Communications3

This course presents concepts of advanced digital communications including signal space, additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), optimum detections and BER analysis, receiver equalizers, measure of information, mutual information, channel capacity and basics of error correcting codes. Course topics are reinforced with computer simulations.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 412 . Credits: 3

EE 421Digital Systems Design3

Study of design principles and considerations for complex digital systems; logic synthesis, verification methodologies, timing analysis, and prototyping. Focus on HDL-based implementation of sizeable design problems using current design automation tools and programmable devices. The course will culminate in a design project with multiple constraints, appropriate engineering standards, and an associated technical report. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: EE 211 and EE 221 . Credits: 3

EE 424Digital Signal Processing3

Sampling and signal recovery in linear systems; analysis of sampled systems; discrete and fast Fourier transforms; z-transform; discrete convolution; design of digital FIR and HR filters.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 351 . Credits: 3

EE 425Foundations of Optical Engineering3

Modern optics, optical communications, optical materials, optical devices, optical fiber and integrated optics, optical signals, optical networks, basic Fourier optics, and methods in signal processing.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 322 and a grade of C or better in EE 322 . Credits: 3

EE 426Advanced Electromagnetic Fields and Waves3

Study of advanced topics in electromagnetic (EM) fields and waves with a focus on practical applications. Topics may include sensors, waveguide systems, microstrip and stripline devices, and antennas.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: EE 326 . Credits: 3

EE 427Foundations of Optical Imaging3

Design principles and analysis methods of optical imaging systems including advanced geometrical optics approach, diffraction integral approach, and plane wave spectrum approach.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 322 . Credits: 3

EE 436Optical Fiber Communications3

Optical waveguides, attenuation and dispersion, single and multi-mode fiber properties and measurements, sources and detectors, transmitter and receiver design, modulation, and multiplexing and system design.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in both EE 425 and PHYS 322 . Credits: 3

EE 451Electric Power Systems3

Analysis, computer simulation, and hands-on activities of electric power systems. Electric energy and the environment; AC power transmission network parameters and models; power flow studies; power transformers; distribution system and loads; and synchronous generators.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: EE 202 or ENGR 315 . Credits: 3

EE 452Electric Machines and Drives3

Basic principles of electromechanical energy conversion and power electronics in drives; operational principles of DC and AC machines; torque, speed and position controller concepts for motor drives are introduced.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in EE 333 . Credits: 3

EE 453Smart Grid Design and Analysis3

Modeling concepts and operational principles in smart power grid, solar and wind energy generation systems, load flow, and fault studies in smart power grid systems are introduced.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: EE 451 and EE 471 . Credits: 3

EE 465Foundations of Laser Electronics3

Laser oscillation, excitation, amplification, dispersion, absorption, basic principles of quantum electronics, general characteristics of laser, semiconductor lasers, switching and modulation, CW lasers, pulse lasers, and applications.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in EE 322 and the completion of PHYS 310 . Credits: 3

EE 471Power Electronics: Design and Analysis3

Analysis, design, and operation of power electronic circuits for motor drives and electric utility applications. Topics include power conversion methods and techniques which may cover AC→DC, DC→DC, DC→AC. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in EE 333 . Credits: 3

EE 472Advanced Power Electronics and Drives: Design and Analysis3

The synthesis of power electronics-based converters for electric drives, utility related applications and AC synchronous and asynchronous machine control methodologies are introduced. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

Subject: EE
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite: EE 471 . Credits: 3

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