 The courses listed below are approved for CPE in-major and non-major technical elective credit. Actual course offerings will be based on sufficient resources, including faculty availability, and student demand. Refer to the university’s on-line timetable of classes for specific course availability information. |
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| Non-Major Technical Electives | |
| Mechanical Engineering Senior Engineering Design and Project | |
| Graduate Courses Used as Technical Electives |
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4504 Computer Organization (3C) Prereq: 2500 or CS 3214 4514 Digital Design II (4C) Prereq: 3544 if 4514 taken spring 2014 or later; 3504 if 4514 taken prior to spring 2014 (Design Technical Elective) 4520 Digital and Mixed-Signal System Testing and Testable Design (3C) Prereq: 2574, 3504 4524 Artificial Intelligence and Engineering Applications (4C) Prereq: 2574; Co-Req: STAT 4714 (Design Technical Elective) 4530 Hardware/ Software Codesign (3C) Prereq: 3504, 2534 (Design Technical Elective) 4540 VLSI Circuit Design (3C) Prereq: 2204, 2504 (Design Technical Elective) 4550 Real-Time Systems (3C) Prereq: 4534 or CS 3214 (Design Technical Elective) 4560 Computer and Network Security Fundamentals (3C) Prereq: 4564 (Design Technical Elective) 4564 Network Application Design (3C) Prereq: 2504, 2574 (Design Technical Elective) 4570 Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (3C) Prereq: 4564 or CS 4254 (Design Technical Elective) 4574 Large-Scale Software Development for Engineering Systems (3C) Prereq: 3574 (Design Technical Elective) 4580 Digital Image Processing (3C) Prereq: 4624, STAT 4714 |
Note on CS Course Restrictions
NOTE: The Computer Science Department restricts some of its courses to CS majors. Contact the CS department to follow their force-add procedure. CS requires a C or better in all in-major (CS or ECE) prerequisite courses. CS may accept some ECE courses as prerequisite substitutions. See the CS advisors in 114 McBryde for any clarification of prerequisite requirements. Note that many CS courses are taught in Java. If you use an ECE course as prerequisite, you will be expected to be proficient in Java before entering these upper level courses. |
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| Communications
3614 Introduction to Communication Systems (3C) Prereq: 2704, STAT 4714 4605 Radio Engineering (3C) Prereq: 2014, 3106, 3204, 3614; Co-req: 4675 4606 Radio Engineering (3C) Prereq: 4605 4614 Telecommunication Networks (3C) Prereq: 2504, 2704, STAT 4714 4624 Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design (3C) Prereq: 2014, 3704 4634 Digital Communications (3C) Prereq: 3614, STAT 4714 4644 Satellite Communications (3C) Prereq: 3614 4664 Analog and Digital Communications Lab (1C) Prereq: 3614, Co-req: 4634 4674 Scattering Parameters Lab (1C) Prereq: 4605, 4675 4675 Radio Engineering Lab (1C) Prereq: 3106, 3204; Co-req: 4605 4676 Radio Engineering Lab (1C) Prereq: 4675; Co-req: 4606 |
Electromagnetics
3105 Electromagnetic Fields (3C) Prereq: 2004, MATH 2224, PHYSICS 2306 3106 Electromagnetic Fields (3C) Prereq: 3105 4104 Microwave and RF Engineering (4C) Prereq: 2014, 3106, 3204 4114 Antennas (3C) Prereq: 2014, 3106 4124 Radio Wave Propagation (3C) Prereq: 3106 4134 Fiber Optics and Applications (3C) Prereq: 3106 4144 Optical Information Processing (3C) Prereq: 3106 4154 Perils of Space: An Introduction to Space Weather (3C) Prereq: 3106 4164 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Theory and Design (4C) Prereq: 2014, 3106 |
Circuits/Electronics
3004 AC Circuit Analysis (3C) Prereq: 2704 3074 AC Circuit Analysis Lab (1C) Prereq: 2074. Co-req: 3004 3204 Analog Electronics (3C) Prereq: 2204, 2704. Co-req: 3274 3274 Electronics Lab (1C) Prereq: 2274. Co-req: 3204 4205 Electronic Circuit Design (3C) Prereq: 3204 4206 Electronic Circuit Design (3C) Prereq: 2014, 4205 4214 Semiconductor Device Fundamentals (3C) Prereq: 2204 or MSE 3204 or PHYS 3455 4220 Analog Integrated Circuit Design (3C) Prereq: 3204 4224 Power Electronics (3C) Prereq: 2014, 3204 4234 Semiconductor Processing (3C) Prereq: 2204 or 3054 4235 Electronic Packaging (3C) Prereq: 2204 4244 Intermediate Semiconductor Wafer Processing Laboratory (3C) Prereq: 2014, 4234 or MSE 4234 4284 Power Electronics Lab (1C) Prereq: 4224 |
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| Power Systems
3304 Introduction to Power Systems (3C) Prereq: 3004 3354 Power Laboratory (1C) Prereq: 3304 4304 Design in Power Engineering (3C) Prereq: 2014, 3304 4334 Power System Analysis and Control (3C) Prereq: 3304 4344 Electric Power Quality for the Digital Economy (3C) Prereq: 3304 4354 Power System Protection (3C) Prereq: 4334 4364 Alternate Energy Systems (3C) Prereq: STAT 4714 4374 Power System Protection Lab (1C) Prereq: 4334, Coreq: 4354 |
Systems & Controls
3704 Continuous and Discrete System Theory (3C) Prereq: 2704 4405 Control Systems (3C) Prereq: 3704 4406 Control Systems (3C) Prereq: 4405 4704 Principles of Robotics Systems (3C) Prereq: 3704 ME 4734 Mechatronics (3C) Prereq: 2504, 2704 ME 4736 Mechatronics II (3C) Prereq: ME 4734 NOTE: ME courses are typically restricted to ME students and will need to be force-added through the ME Advising office. |
Electrical and Computer Senior Engineering Design and Project
A two-semester design project, emphasizing systems engineering principles in the development of an electrical and/or computational system. A specific, substantial engineering design problem is taken from problem definition to system realization and testing to demonstrate meeting of design specifications. This represents a major design experience based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work throughout the curriculum. Note: both semesters must be completed to earn credit. ECE 4805 Engineering Design and Project (3C) Prereq: 2014 ECE 4806 Engineering Design and Project (3C) Prereq: 4805 (Design Technical Elective) |
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Mechanical Engineering Senior Engineering Design and Project
ECE students, with the permission of the ME department, can enroll in the ME senior engineering design and project courses. Force-adds must be approved and processed through the ME Advising Office. Note: both semesters must be completed to earn credit. ME 4015 Engineering Design and Project (3C) ME 4016 Engineering Design and Project (3C) (Design Technical Elective) |
Non-Major Technical Electives
ECE students may take up to 3 credit hours of non-major technical electives. Students are reminded that they DO NOT have to take a non-major technical elective. All technical electives can come from the in-major list.
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The courses listed below can generally be used for technical elective credit or design technical elective credit, based on the particular content of each course as it is taught in a given semester. Please discuss technical elective credit options for these courses with your advisor prior to registering for the courses. 4974 (ARR) Independent Study 4984 (ARR) Special Study 4994 (ARR) Undergraduate Research Notes: The forms are due in 340 Whittemore by 12:00 noon on the 3rd day of the first week of class for the requested semester – no exceptions. Forms are available in the ECE Student Services office in 340 Whittemore. For purposes of satisfying the major technical elective requirements, the sum of the number of hours taken from ECE 4974, 4994 cannot exceed 6 in any one project, without prior approval. |
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Graduate Courses Used as Technical Electives
ECE students who meet the University requirements to enroll in graduate courses may use graduate level ECE courses as technical elective credit.
- Per University policy, undergraduate students must have earned a 3.0 cumulative GPA to be eligible to enroll in graduate level courses.
- Note that graduate student courses taken as undergraduate cannot be used toward a graduate degree in ECE at VT. Exceptions to this policy: a) students enrolled in the Accelerated UG/G program; b) students who are dual enrolled in the ECE graduate program. Please see your advisor if you have questions regarding this policy.
- To enroll in graduate level courses, undergraduates must complete an Application for Graduate Courses form. If prerequisites are met and space permits, students will be force-added to the graduate course(s).