The curriculum in the baccalaureate program in Electrical Engineering Technology builds upon the skills learned in the first two years and adds more advanced study in the areas of signals and systems, microprocessors, sensors and instrumentation, power systems, mechatronics, and engineering technology management. With its complimentary design, graduates will be equipped to become active members in the industry and keep pace with the ever-changing field. The graduates work as electrical technologists.

There are several ways a student can enter the bachelor of technology program in Electrical Engineering Technology. Students may enter the program as freshmen if they meet the general college criteria for baccalaureate admissions. These students will follow the AAS curriculum for the first 67-69 credits and earn the AAS degree. Students may transfer in from the City Tech AAS program in electrical technology before or after completing the AAS degree. Students transferring from another college must have an AAS degree from an ABET-approved program with a GPA in their major courses of 2.5 or better. Non-ABET degrees will be evaluated course by course. Students with questions are advised to consult the Office of Admissions. Transcripts of entering students will be evaluated to determine the courses they must complete for the bachelor of technology degree. Please consult the department for further information. Students entering the program without the necessary background in mathematics, science and telecommunications will have to do additional work in these areas.

Students completing the degree program will obtain knowledge in power systems, controls, microcontrollers, sensors and instrumentation, as well as the growing area of mechatronics. Potential employers include IBM, CODEX, Bank of America, ITT, GE, ConEd, Verizon, MTA, Honeywell, and Northrop Grumman. Graduates may continue toward a master’s degree in electrical engineering at City College or other institutions of higher learning.

Graduates are eligible to receive maximum education/ experience credits for the BTech degree as a “professional engineering program” toward New York State licensure in professional engineering. Additional work experience will be necessary to obtain a professional license.

Accreditation

The program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.

The ETET department has established the following Program Educational Objectives (PEO) and Program Student Outcomes (PSO) for the Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum (BT degree).

Program Educational Objectives

1. This degree will equip students with the ability to secure entry level positions, and sustain successful careers, beyond entry level, as electrical or electronic technologists.
2. This degree will equip students to embark on careers leading to personal and professional growth by achieving increasing levels of responsibility and leadership, and respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3. This degree will equip students to pursue life-long learning to enhance their degree, through formal education and/or certification in order to improve their careers and benefit society.

Program Student Outcomes

General (Adopted from ETAC/ABET Criterion 3)

Students demonstrate:

1. an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
3. an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Discipline Specific (Adopted from ETAC/ABET Program Criteria)

Students demonstrate:

1. the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems;
2. the application of natural sciences and mathematics at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic systems;
3. the ability to analyze, design, and implement one or more of the following: control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems;
4. the ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems; and
5. the ability to utilize differential and integral calculus, as a minimum, to characterize the performance of electrical/electronic systems.