Electrical engineers design the systems that keep our world running. If you enjoy using math and science to solve real-world problems, consider an electrical engineering degree.
Why Major in Electrical Engineering?
In today's digital age, electricity truly keeps the world running. From the basics of maintaining our homes to the more complex systems of technology that run our cities and towns.
Electrical engineers design everything from the nation’s power grid to the microchips inside our cell phones.
Graduates can find work in virtually every industry. Major employers include:
- Electronic manufacturing firms
- Communications companies
- Entertainment industry
- Public utilities
- Oil companies
- Laboratories
- Transportation companies
- Chemical plants
Why Study Electrical Engineering at CSUN?
Skilled Faculty
You'll work alongside professors who may be designing medical instrumentation for health care, designing microcontroller-based applications, developing satellite communications systems or working on innovations in electrical power systems.
State-of-the-art Facilities
You'll collaborate with faculty on joint professional projects in the department’s state-of-the-art labs, each equipped with industry-standard technology and software packages.
Hands-on Experience
The department's practical approach to engineering offers hands-on design experience as well as theoretical knowledge. You'll take part in the department's senior design program, modeled on the industry work groups you'll encounter on the job. You'll design and develop a project, from conception through manufacture, gaining valuable experience working as part of a team. Examples of such team projects include antennas for satellites, drones, CleanBot and solar-powered aircraft.
What You'll Learn
Electrical Engineering majors receive a solid, broad-based education. Among the topic areas in the basic curriculum are:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Computer programming
- Digital logic
- Electrical circuits
- Fields and waves
- Electronics
- Signals and systems
- Numerical analysis
At the senior level, you may choose elective courses from one or more of the following areas:
- Biomedical engineering
- Communications
- Digital systems design
- Control systems
- Electronics
- Microwave and antenna engineering
- Power systems
Careers & Outcomes
Electrical Engineering graduates go on to careers in countless roles, including those in telecommunications, electronic manufacturing, public utilities, aerospace, energy, transportation and solid-state engineering.
Below are common job titles for our graduates, as well as examples of where our alumni work.
Job Titles
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer
- Circuits Engineer
- Power System Engineer
- Firmware Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Communications Engineer
- Controls Engineer
- Aeronautical Engineer
Employers
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Skyworks
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Medtronic Inc.
- Raytheon Technologies
- Northrop Grumman
- Aerospace Corporation
- Lockheed Martin
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Accreditation
The B.S. in Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). With ABET accreditation, students and employers can be confident that a program meets the quality standards that produce graduates to enter a global workforce.