Electrical engineering graduates pursue careers in fields such as energy generation and transmission, renewable energy, power electronics, bio-imaging and devices, signal and image processing, communications, optical and photonic circuits and devices, controls and automation, and many other areas.

Research

Work with faculty engaged in leading-edge research in areas such as:

• Optics and photonics in neuroscience
• Renewable energy
• Machine learning
• Artificial intelligence
• Data visualization
• Electric vehicles, aircraft and ships

Honors in the Major

Students in Electrical Engineering who meet all of the following criteria can be awarded honors in the major upon graduation:

A 3.000 cumulative GPA in all UWM graded credits;

A 3.500 GPA over all CEAS courses counting toward the EE major;

A 3.500 GPA over all upper-division (300 level and higher) EE courses;

• Nanotechnology/Nanoengineering
• Microwave/Radio-Frequency Engineering
• Electronics
Controls
Computer Systems
Communications and Signal Processing
Biomedical Imaging
Embedded Systems
Power Electronics and Power Systems
Optics