Lee Belfore, Ph.D., Chief Departmental Advisor
An undergraduate minor in electrical engineering may be obtained by successful completion of 12 or more semester credit hours of approved electrical or computer engineering or computer science course work at the 200, 300 or 400 level. In addition, a student seeking a minor in electrical engineering must satisfy all pre- or corequisite requirements for the courses selected. Tracks in systems science, physical electronics, digital design, and electrical power are available. The chief departmental advisor must approve the precise course of study. The basic course requirements for the three main tracks are as follows:
Requirements
Systems Science Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ECE 202 | Circuit Analysis II | 3 |
| ECE 302 | Linear System Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 304 | Probability, Statistics, and Reliability | 3 |
| 3 |
| Communication Systems | |
| Introduction to Wireless Communication Networks | |
| Network Engineering and Design | |
| Automatic Control Systems | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Physical Electronics Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ECE 323 | Electromagnetics | 3 |
| ECE 332 | Microelectronic Materials and Processes | 3 |
| 6 |
| Introduction to Bioelectrics | |
| Biomedical Applications of Low Temperature Plasmas | |
| Introduction to Solar Cells | |
| Plasma Processing at the Nanoscale | |
| Solid State Electronics | |
| Optical Fiber Communication | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Digital Design Track*
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ECE 241 | Fundamentals of Computer Engineering | 4 |
| ECE 341 | Digital System Design | 3 |
| ECE 346 | Microcontrollers | 3 |
| 3 |
| Advanced Digital Design and Field Programmable Gate Arrays | |
| Computer Architecture | |
| Embedded Systems | |
| Total Credit Hours | 13 |
Electrical Power Track
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ECE 303 | Introduction to Electrical Power | 3 |
| ECE 323 | Electromagnetics | 3 |
| 6 |
| Power Electronics | |
| Electric Drives | |
| Power System Design & Analysis | |
| Fundamentals of Electric Vehicles | |
| Automatic Control Systems | |
| Introduction to Solar Cells | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses, prerequisites and corequisites and complete at least six hours of upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University. Completion of a minor in electrical engineering with a GPA of 3.00 or greater partially satisfies the leveling requirements for graduate degrees in electrical engineering.
