Lafayette College offers Bachelor of Science degrees in four engineering disciplines. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering provides  fundamental courses in the broad areas of circuits and electronics, computer software, computer hardware and networking, signals and systems, and applied physics. In addition, student interests may be pursued through a wide range of related courses including advanced analog and digital circuit design, computer algorithms and implementations, very large scale integrated circuits, speech and image signal processing, biomedical instrumentation and control, optical fiber and microwave communications, and optical engineering.
These courses rest on a foundation of fundamentals gained
from required courses in physics, chemistry, and engineering
science, in addition to mathematics and computer science.
The four-year curriculum is crafted to respond to the needs
of students planning to enter a technical profession as
well as those interested in pursuing additional study at
the graduate level.
One of the hallmarks of a Lafayette electrical and computer
engineering degree is the involvement of students in exciting
projects. From the first-year engineering course to the
senior capstone design, practical, hands-on training accompanies
theoretical instruction. Nearly every semester students
work individually and in teams to learn real-world design
principles, business practices, and project management skills.
The fact that graduates are in high demand both by industry
and the nation's top graduate schools attests to the strength
and success of the program.
Students majoring in electrical and computer engineering
are also encouraged to satisfy intellectual curiosity and
to supplement instruction by becoming involved in faculty
research. Such work generally takes place during the junior
and/or senior years through independent study, EXCEL research,
or honors projects for qualified students, and frequently
results in publications or conference presentations jointly
authored by students and faculty. Recent projects have included:
land-mine detection, modeling of a wireless communications
network, high frequency optical digital modulation systems,
ECG classification, VLSI design of FM receivers, forecasting
of economic time series, packet transmission system using
Field Programmable Gate Arrays, VLSI mask processing, remote
environmental monitoring, artificial neural networks and
fuzzy logic, voice-operated computers, electric motor control,
ECG data compression and analysis, strain and temperature
measurement using optical fibers, and optical displacement
sensing of earthquake-induced building motion.
Outstanding electrical and computer engineering students
are honored for distinguished scholarship and achievement
by election to Eta Kappa Nu, the national electrical engineering
honor society. In addition, Tau Beta Pi recognizes the academic
accomplishments of students in all engineering disciplines.
A number of campus-wide and departmental awards are also
granted to students each year.
For more information:
Ismail I. Jouny
Head, Electrical and Computer
Engineering
(610) 330-5414
jounyi@lafayette.edu
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