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ELEC- 149 Cooperative Education Experience
ELEC- 204 Electricity/Electronics Fundamentals
ELEC- 249 Cooperative Education Experience
ELEC- 260 Electrical Circuits
ELEC- 271 Digital Logic And Switching
ELEC- 272 Solid State Electronics
ELEC- 274 Fundamentals Of Microprocessors And Microcomputer Systems
ELEC- 290 Circuits And Devices
ELEC- 303 Electronics Circuits, Devices And Applications
ELEC- 310 Biomedical Instrumentation
ELEC- 340 Motors And Generators
ELEC- 341 Electrical And Mechanical Interface Devices
ELEC- 349 Cooperative Education Experience
ELEC- 382 Electronic Communications
ELEC- 395 Seminar
ELEC- 399 Independent Study
ELEC- 449 Cooperative Education Experience
ELEC- 499 Independent Study
ELEC- 595 Seminar
ELEC- 749 Cooperative Education Experience
ELEC- 799 Independent Study

ELEC- 149 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ELEC- 204 Electricity/Electronics Fundamentals (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Electricity/electronics, associated phenomena related to basic electrical and electronics systems. Examines devices, operation, application, theory from power devices to electronic devices, controls to microprocessors.

^{Math Placement or MATH-120}

ELEC- 249 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ELEC- 260 Electrical Circuits (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Concepts and analysis techniques in DC and AC circuit analysis including current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance, impedance, loop and node equations, transients, network theorems, real, reactive and apparent power in AC circuits.

^{Prerequisites: take PHYS-211 and MATH-153}

ELEC- 271 Digital Logic And Switching (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential switching circuits. Boolean algebra and number systems, switching functions, minimization, single and multiple output networks, realization of functions, programmable logic devices. Finite state sequential machines, state transition diagrams, machines and state equivalence. Algorithmic state machines and asynchronous state machines.

^{Prerequisite: take either ELEC-204 or ELEC-260}

ELEC- 272 Solid State Electronics (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Basic semiconductor theory dealing with signals, operational amplifiers, diodes, bipolar junction and field effect transistor, frequency response, feedback, and circuit analysis.

ELEC- 274 Fundamentals Of Microprocessors And Microcomputer Systems (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Concepts of microprocessors, microcomputer architecture, assembly language programming and peripheral components. Hardware topics include 80 x 86 processors, interrupts, bios, serial and parallel interfaces, video displays, hard drives, CD roms, memory devices and local and peripheral buses.

^{Prerequisites: take ELEC-271 and CS-144}

ELEC- 290 Circuits And Devices (4.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Electrical and electronic circuits and devices. Analysis of circuits containing passive and active components. Analog and digital circuitry including amplifiers and logic gates. Power calculations in alternating current circuits. Electro-mechanical energy conversion including DC and AC machinery. Lab activities include use of base test equipment and the construction of simple electronic circuits.

^{Prerequisites: take MATH-154 and PHYS-282}

ELEC- 303 Electronics Circuits, Devices And Applications (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Concepts and analysis techniques in DC and AC circuit analysis, basic electronics theory, devices, logic and systems, including capacitance, inductance, impedance, circuit equations, network theorems, signals, op-amps, transistors, and circuit analysis. Number systems, combinational logic, minimization, programmable logic devices, state machine algorithms, transition diagrams, asynchronous and synchronous sequential logic.

^{Prerequisites: take MATH-153 and PHYS-242}

ELEC- 310 Biomedical Instrumentation (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Review of basic electronics; measurements of physical, chemical, biological, and physiological variables; safety, noise, isolation, grounding, and shielding in biomedical instrumentation; circulatory, nervous, respiratory systems and related instrumentation; introduction to clinical lab systems; introduction to medical imaging systems.

^{Prerequisite: take ELEC-204}

ELEC- 340 Motors And Generators (2.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Practical approach to basic operating theory, construction, maintenance of generators, motors, transformers, and machine control.

^{Prerequisite: take ELEC-204}

ELEC- 341 Electrical And Mechanical Interface Devices (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Introduction to control system technology of discrete processes with emphasis on the devices that interface between electrical and mechanical systems. Theory and applications of sensors, actuators, schematics, state charts, ladder diagrams, programmable logic controlers, and PC based data acquisition and control.

^{Prerequisites: take either ELEC-204 or ELEC-260; and take PHYS-241 and POWER-260}

ELEC- 349 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ELEC- 382 Electronic Communications (4.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Electrical/electronic communication systems, modulation, demodulation, R.F. and I.F. amplifiers, alignment, antennas, composite TV signal, receivers, transmitters, spectral representation of signals, amplitude modulation, AM/FM transmitters, side band transmission, AM/FM receivers, and frequency modulation.

^{Prerequisite: take ELEC-204}

ELEC- 395 Seminar (1.00 - 2.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Specific content is designed to upgrade competencies of participants. Content will change to reflect current state of the art in electricity/electronics or power mechanics.

ELEC- 399 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

ELEC- 449 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ELEC- 499 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

ELEC- 595 Seminar (1.00 - 2.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Specific content is designed to upgrade competencies of participants. Content will change to reflect current state of the art in electricity/electronics or power mechanics.

ELEC- 749 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ELEC- 799 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

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