Undergraduate
The Department of Electrical Engineering offers a four-year Bachelor of Science in Engineering program resulting in an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)-accredited degree. The program combines rigorous training in engineering fundamentals with elective courses in entrepreneurship and the liberal arts. Students are also exposed to cutting-edge applications of electrical engineering.
The Electrical Engineering program includes several distinctive features. Students participate in required independent study and have the opportunity to work on a research project in a faculty member’s research laboratory. Students can also take courses in entrepreneurship and engineering management, and have the flexibility to take up to twelve courses from Princeton’s diverse humanities and social science departments. Engineering students may also combine the program with studies in other disciplines such as computer science, biology, economics, energy, neuroscience, physics, public policy, and many other fields.
Our program offers a unique combination of independent student research, exposure to current developments in the field, and challenging coursework both within and beyond engineering. This combination is designed to prepare our graduates to excel both in engineering innovation and in life-long learning. The program also offers outstanding preparation for professions in business, finance, government, law, and medicine.
The goals of the Undergraduate Program in Electrical Engineering are:
• To acquire core background knowledge in science and mathematics. This is achieved through the common course requirements for all engineering students.
• To acquire and apply core disciplinary knowledge. This is achieved through a rigorous set of courses within the Electrical Engineering Department, including an open-ended design course and a required independent research project.
• To develop supporting skills in oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem solving, independent learning, and teamwork. This is achieved though the university writing requirement, the departmental oral presentation requirement, challenging courses with open-ended problems, the compulsory independent research project, and team projects to solve a difficult design problem.
• To develop an appreciation of engineering within its societal context. This is achieved through a diverse set of elective courses in the humanities and social sciences and Engineering School courses on entrepreneurship and technology management.
