About Us

Our department started with an approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) in November 2004, to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) starting in January 2005, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) starting in September 2007 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering starting year 2014 . The department is housed in a facility in the Discovery Park where we provide state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms.

We introduce innovations into our design- and project-based educational programs with the help of partners from the local industry. We also incorporate cognitive methods in learning and appropriate business skills in the program. The hands-on design- and project-based education we offer with the help of our industrial adjuncts empower our students to embark on a challenging career in high-tech industry when they graduate. The learning-to-learn approach we use for fostering student-centered learning, enables our students with the necessary skills for life-long learning. We have started our graduate program in September 2007 with an initial enrollment of 26 students. Graduate students who aspire to be researchers in academia or industry can pursue research topics by working with one of our faculty members. Our faculty conduct state-of-the-art research in exciting areas and mentor undergraduate and graduate students to embark on careers in industry and academia.

I invite you to explore this website full of information about the department.

Dr. Shengli Fu
Department Chair

Vision

The Department of Electrical Engineering is committed to innovation and excellence in teaching, research and service. We plan to achieve this vision by recruiting high caliber faculty and students, and by continually improving our curriculum and teaching methods. The department facilitates collegial atmosphere that is conducive to intellectual and scholarly pursuits of faculty and students.

Mission

The mission of the department is to achieve the following goals.

• Provide high quality innovative educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate level,
• Prepare graduates for the high technology field by promoting lifelong learning, technical expertise, ethical standards, and leadership qualities,
• Pursue excellence in scholarly research at the frontiers of electrical engineering, and
• Commit our faculty expertise and modern facilities to the service of the industry, the profession, and other constituents in North Texas, the state and the nation.

The EE department seeks to accomplish these mission goals through a curriculum that is well balanced with respect to technical content and professional development material, engineering courses with due emphasis on ethics and contemporary issues, innovative pedagogic methods centered on Learning-To-Learn (L2L) principles and project-based education, and faculty research in the frontier areas of the EE technology pivotal to the development of the local industry and economy, and the progress of the state of Texas and nation.