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CSCI 241 - Intermediate Programming
A second course in programming techniques with emphasis on design and implementation of data structures applied to large-scale projects. Topics include static and dynamic implementation of linear and nonlinear data structures, recursion, searching and sorting algorithms, and algorithmic complexity analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 240 with a grade of C or better or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 250 - Computer Programming in COBOL
A laboratory course in computer programming using the COBOL language. Emphasis on applications which require data management and the solution of problems involving evaluation of large amounts of data. Extensive laboratory work. Not available for credit to students with credit in CSCI 360.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 110 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 275 - Elementary Web Design
Practical techniques for building web sites using HTML, CSS, and an integrated development environment. Aesthetic topics include designing an effective user interface with color, graphics, navigation, and layout. Not available for credit toward the major in computer science or for credit to students who have prior credit for COMS 359 or CSCI 475.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 290 - Topics and Innovations in Computer Science
Topics of interest to non-majors in computer science. Contact department for specific topic in a given semester. Examples include computers in art, music, and dance; the myth of the paperless office; the facts about computerized voting machines; and game programming for non-majors. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as subject varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 110 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 297 - Directed Study
Selected readings or projects to supplement lower-division CSCI courses. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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CSCI 321 - iOS Mobile Device Programming
Comprehensive introduction to building applications for mobile devices that use Apple’s iOS operating system. Topics covered will include application of Model-View-Controller design architecture, graphics, rich media content, multithreading, networking and interaction with hardware sensors. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 241 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 322 - Android Mobile Device Programming
Android application programming including use of a standard integrated development environment, debugging, user interface creation, and multithreading and network applications. Instruction in coding, running, and debugging a variety of applications using software emulators as well as tethered hardware devices. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 241 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 323 - Microsoft Mobile Device Programming
Comprehensive introduction to building Microsoft phone applications. Includes extensive programming in C#. Technical topics include user interface design, navigation, debugging, hardware sensors and web services. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 241 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 330 - UNIX and Network Programming
UNIX system usage and commands. Shell script programming. Network programming concepts and protocols. System call level and basic network programming in C++. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 240.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 340 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis
Application of analysis and design techniques to nonnumeric algorithms acting on data structures. Utilization of algorithmic analysis and design criteria in the selection of methods for data manipulation. Computing projects done in a high-level computing language. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 241, or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 350 - Computer Security Basics
Hands-on course covering basic computer security problems, and the tools (including encryption) available for dealing with them.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 360 - Computer Programming in Assembler Language
In-depth study of assembler language programming on a third-generation computer, including internal and external subroutines, conditional assembly, and the macro language. Students required to write a number of substantial programs. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 241 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 390 - Internship
Work in the computer field for a minimum of 20 hours per week. Reading and preparation of a paper under faculty supervision. May be repeated once. S/U grading. No more than 6 semester hours of CSCI 390 and/or CSCI 496 credit can be counted toward NIU’s required hours for graduation or toward NIU’s 40 upper-division hour requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Declared computer science major, CSCI 340 or CSCI 360, and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 401 - Theory of Computation
Introduction to automata theory, formal languages, and computability theory with an emphasis on how these topics relate to computers and computer programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 206, MATH 211, or MATH 229; and CSCI 240.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 427 - Advanced iOS Mobile Device Programming
In-depth coverage of advanced programming for mobile devices that use Apple’s iOS operating system. Topics include exception handling, memory and thread management, databases, and web services. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 321.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 428 - Advanced Android Mobile Device Programming
In-depth coverage of Android application programming topics that build on the foundations taught in CSCI 322. These may include accessing JSON from a web service, creating and accessing an on board database, using location and map services, as well as exploring new hardware and software options. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 322.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 446 - Foundations of Enterprise Computing
Survey of major topics and the state of the art in the field of modern enterprise computing including enterprise-level system architecture, system integration, interoperation, security, end-to-end enterprise solution delivery, XML, Web services and SOA, Grid computing, and mobile computing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 461 - Techniques of Computer Programming and Algorithmic Processes
Advanced course in algorithmic processes and computer programming. A major higher-level language used in developing applications and the solutions of current problems. Knowledge of programming required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 463 - Computer Architecture and Systems Organization
Organization and use of computer systems. Basic concepts and examples from microcomputers and networks, peripheral components, data communications, and the relationship between hardware components and the operating system. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 464 - Data Structures in Assembly Language
In-depth study of the theory and the programming techniques related to the storage and management of various forms of data. Programming assignments require an advanced understanding of assembler language. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 465 - Enterprise Application Environments
File, organization, job control languages, file access methods and utilities. Security. High-throughput data-intensive applications. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 466 - Databases
Software development in a representative current database system. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 241 or equivalent or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 467 - Introduction to Software Engineering
Phases of the systems development life cycle and the tools used by the analyst in planning, specifying, and implementing a complex computer-based system. Related topics include documentation standards, interaction with users, and design of interfaces. Assignments include at least one major group project.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 468 - Systems Programming
Detailed study of systems programming on a third-generation computer. Emphasis on the logical organization of the computer used. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 464 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 470 - Programming in Java
Intermediate-level course in object-oriented programming in Java, including multi-threading, graphical applets, and Internet-based distributed client-server database applications. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 473 - .Net Programming
Comprehensive introduction to building Windows and web applications and web services using the Microsoft .NET development platform. Includes programming in the C# language, graphics programming, the .NET Common Language Runtime, the .NET Framework classes, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and web services. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 475 - Web Development
Examination of client-side web development. Technical topics include HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, and cross-browser compatibility. Includes designing an effective user interface with color, graphics, navigation, and related topics. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 476 - Web Development (Serverside)
Examination of serverside web application development. Technical topics include a survey of serverside programming languages and frameworks. Includes designing and implementing a web application system using one of the frameworks. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CSCI 480 - Principles of Operating Systems
Principles and practices of modern operating system design. Includes file systems organization; memory management; multitasking; windowing interfaces; interprocess communication, including communications across a network; and client-server models of processing. Extensive laboratory work.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 340 and CSCI 463, or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CSCI 496 - Research and Development Internship
Work as a paid intern. Reading and preparation of a paper under faculty supervision. May be repeated. No more than 3 semester hours in CSCI 496 may be included in the baccalaureate degree. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Declared computer science major and consent of department. Consent is competitive.
Credits: 1-6
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CSCI 497 - Undergraduate Readings in Computer Science
Individual readings in computer science. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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CSCI 499 - Senior Honors Capstone
Preparation of an independent study honors project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Will not count toward credit in the major.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the university honors program and consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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ECON 160 - Contemporary Economic Issues
Economic approach to analysis of problems such as poverty, crime, unemployment, and inflation. Insights and evaluation of policy proposals. Not open for credit toward the major or minor in economics.
Credits: 3
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ECON 186 - Introduction to Environmental Economics
Overview of economic analyses of environmental issues such as pollution and resource management. Introduction to marginal thinking, market-based solutions, and government management. Focus on current issues and applying economics in an interdisciplinary manner to other environmental fields.
Credits: 3
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ECON 260 - Principles of Microeconomics
Introductory study of market and nonmarket mechanisms in the allocation of productive resources and in the distribution of income. Includes the study of monopolies, oligopolies, and labor unions as well as applications to selected current economic problems. Sophomore standing recommended unless student is majoring or minoring in economics.
Credits: 3
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ECON 261 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Introductory study of factors determining aggregate income, employment, and general price level. Such factors include roles of government, the banking system, and international monetary relations. Sophomore standing recommended unless student is majoring or minoring in economics.
Credits: 3
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ECON 300 - Labor Economics
Wage determination and the structure of wages, the institution of unions in the United States, and problems and treatment of economic insecurity.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 301 - Labor Problems
Aims, methods, and policies of organized labor; collective bargaining; and regulation of industrial relations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 302 - Minority Economic Problems
Economic status of minority groups in the United States; productivity and economic theories of discrimination; and public and private programs to achieve minority economic development.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 310 - Monetary Policy
Roles of monetary theory and policy with emphasis on their implications for dealing with current economic problems within the structure of the U.S. monetary system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 315 - Sports Economics
The application of microeconomic analysis to the understanding of the market for professional and amateur sports. Topics include the industrial organization of sports markets, competitive balance in sports, public finance of sports facilities, labor markets and discrimination in sports, and amateur and college sports.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 320 - Government and Business
Introductory analysis of the structure, conduct, and performance of American industry. Emphasis on role of government policy through such measures as antitrust, regulation, and public ownership.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 330 - International Economics
International trade, foreign exchange markets, balance of payments, and international monetary relations. Includes relevant theoretical foundations, institutions, and policy alternatives.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 360 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Exposition of economic price theory and resource allocation; commodity and factor price and output determination.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 361 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Theory of aggregate income, output, and employment; the price level and interest rates; and economic stabilization policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 370 - Current Economic Issues
Topics of current importance to consumers, resource owners, business, and government. May be repeated up to 6 hours as topics change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 371 - Health Economics
Applies microeconomic analysis to the behavior of individuals, health care providers, managed care organizations, insurers, pharmaceutical firms, and government to strengthen students’ understanding of the health care system and health care policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 372 - Income Distribution and Poverty
Introduction with emphasis on conditions in the United States, past and present. Understanding the link between inequality and the performance of an economy is an integral part of understanding the very process of development and the effects of different policies. Introduction to the complex issues facing policy makers.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 373 - Economics and Equity
How different forms of economic activities, policies, and methods of government resource allocations affect the distribution of welfare, income, and resources across and among various groups of people and businesses. Understanding how to measure and analyze the poverty, discrimination, equity, and efficiency effects of government programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 374 - Game Theory
Analysis of decision makers who are aware that their actions and any assumptions made by others about their actions will affect the actions of those others. In the last 25 years, game theory has become the core of economic theory, both micro and macro. Introduction to the tools of game theory and the usefulness of this approach by analyzing several examples.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 375 - Industrial Economics
Theoretical aspects of industrial organization (IO), the field of economics that studies the structure of markets and the behavior of firms, as well as empirical examples that come from “real life” business practice. Additional focus on industry policies and regulations. Topics include: Theory of the firm and market structure, monopoly practice, oligopoly and collusion, entry deterrence, product differentiation, advertising, and industry regulation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 385 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Economics
Emphasis on the economic aspects of urban and regional problems and issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 386 - Environmental Economics
Theoretical foundations and economic analyses of pollution, congestion, resource depletion, and other environmental problems accompanying economic growth, population growth, technological change, and urbanization. Environmental policies and quality control, resource and energy conservation, population, technology, and economic growth policies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 390 - Basic Econometrics and Economic Applications
Introduction to econometric concepts. Topics include simple linear estimation of consumption functions and of demand and supply functions; multiple regression as applied to money demand functions; prediction; and distributed lag models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: STAT 301 or STAT 350 or UBUS 223. CRQ: ECON 390A.
Credits: 3
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ECON 390A - Basic Econometrics Laboratory
Econometric applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: ECON 390.
Credits: 1
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ECON 393 - Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Economics
Descriptions of static economic models by means of elementary calculus and matrix algebra; application and interpretation of the general linear model in economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 211 or MATH 229; ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 397 - Directed Study
Selected readings and study taken in conjunction with an upper division economics course. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 1
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ECON 401X - Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences
Crosslisted as ANTH 401X, GEOG 401X, HIST 401, POLS 401X, PSYC 401X, and SOCI 401X. Discipline-based clinical experiences for prospective secondary teachers in history and social sciences. Observations, evaluation, and practicum on methods and problems in teaching in the discipline. Includes a minimum of 40 clock hours of supervised and formally evaluated experiences in the particular setting likely for the student teaching experience. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ANTH 496X or ECON 496X or GEOG 496X or HIST 496 or POLS 496X or PSYC 496X or SOCI 496X.
Credits: 1-2
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ECON 403 - Economics of Human Resources
Analysis of factors affecting demand for and supply of labor. Human capital analysis, discrimination, labor market operations, and public policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 420 - Antitrust Economics
Detailed analysis of monopoly, near monopoly, and various business practices. Examination of legal and economic foundations of current and past public policies toward monopoly.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 423 - Public Utilities
General economic characteristics of and governmental policy toward public utilities. Problems such as pricing, finance, and private, cooperative, and public ownership.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 425 - Economic Education
Exploration of selected economic concepts, topics, and classroom materials/applications to assist elementary or secondary teachers in developing K-12 economics curricula and instructional activities that meet State of Illinois standards. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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ECON 443 - Economic Development
Analysis of major problems and issues of a theoretical and a policy nature concerning developing economies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or ECON 361, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 450 - Public Economics
Analysis of the structure and effects of national, state, and local revenue and outlay systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 452 - Fiscal Policy
Examination of the role of the federal budget in fiscal policy. Public expenditures, taxes, and debt management are evaluated as tools of economic stabilization since World War II.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 361.
Credits: 3
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ECON 454 - State and Local Finance
Analysis of the expenditure revenue process in state and local governments. Effect of intergovernmental grants and future of fiscal federalism.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 466 - Business Cycles
History of business fluctuations; theories and techniques of analysis; counter cyclical monetary and fiscal policies; and survey of selected forecasting techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 361 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 470 - History of Economic Thought
Development of economic thought to the mid-19th century. Emphasis on Adam Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Mill, and Marx.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 474 - Economic History of the United States
Evolution and development of American economic institutions and processes from colonial times to the 20th century. Modern economic approach developed and applied to various topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 484X - Financial Derivatives
Crosslisted as STAT 484. Review of financial derivatives including futures, European and American options, Exotic options. Greeks, trading and hedging strategies. Pricing derivative security with appropriate boundary conditions, including Black-Scholes formula, binomial trees, lattice models and finite difference methods. Simulation and variance reduction techniques. Interest rate models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: STAT 483 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 485 - Urban Economic Problems and Policies
Economic analysis of urban growth and land use and selected urban problems such as urban transportation, public finance, housing, poverty, and environmental quality.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 385, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 489 - Seminar in Economic Analysis
Economic analysis of a topic beyond the level usually reached in undergraduate courses. Examples of topics include aspects of economic growth and development, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, health economics, monetary economics, public finance, agricultural economics, quantitative economics, financial economics, and economic theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topics change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and MATH 211 or MATH 229.
Credits: 3
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ECON 490 - Economic Statistics and Econometrics
Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analysis, as applied to economic models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 230 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 491 - Mathematical Methods for Economics
Mathematical methods used in economics with applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, MATH 229, and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 492 - Research Methods in Economics
Analysis of societal issues in an economic framework; use of library, Internet, and computer resources to conduct research; and organizing and writing an effective research paper. Students write a substantial research paper on a topic of their choice and present their findings to the class.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Economic majors must have completed required non-elective courses prior to enrolling.
Credits: 3
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ECON 494 - Internship in Economics
Student works for a firm or government agency under the sponsorship of an economics faculty member. Work experience must be approved by NIU’s Cooperative Education/Internship Program and the Department of Economics. Student prepares a written report under the direction of the faculty member in the economics department. S/U grading. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 semester hours with department approval. Up to 3 semester hours may be applied toward satisfying the requirements for the B.A. or B.S. in Economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Junior or senior standing with a declared major in economics and consent of a department faculty member.
Credits: 1-6
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ECON 495 - Seminar in Current Problems
Issues and policies in government, politics, and economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 361 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 496X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators
Crosslisted as ANTH 496X, GEOG 496X, HIST 496, POLS 496X, PSYC 496X, and SOCI 496X. Organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the middle grades and secondary levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the history or social science secondary or middle grades educator licensure program and permission of the Department of History’s office of secondary educator licensure.
Credits: 3
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ECON 497 - Independent Study in Economics
Individually arranged study within the various fields of economics. Not open to economics graduate students.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and senior standing.
Credits: 3
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ECON 498 - Undergraduate Research
Independent work in economics under the direction of a faculty member. Open only to seniors. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ELE 100 - Elements of Electronics
Basic principles used to explain the operation of electrical and electronic devices such as radios, stereos, televisions, radars, computers, microwave ovens, and other common electronic equipment.
Credits: 3
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ELE 210 - Engineering Circuit Analysis
Properties of electric circuit elements, Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws; node and loop equations; AC sources and impedance; time domain transient and frequency domain; and steady state analysis. Three lectures and one recitation per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 230 and PHYS 273, both with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
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ELE 210U - Engineering Circuit Laboratory Project
Laboratory to design and build electrical circuit projects. Team project must be designed and implemented by the end of the semester. Meets two hours a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: ELE 210.
Credits: 1
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ELE 250 - Computer Engineering I
Design of digital circuits using SSI, LSI, and VLSI components. Combinational design techniques as well as sequential design techniques presented with the use of Boolean algebra, map method, tabulation method, and state transition diagrams.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
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ELE 250U - Computer Engineering I Laboratory
Laboratory experiments related to the design and implementation of digital systems. Combinational and sequential circuits are investigated.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210U. CRQ: ELE 250.
Credits: 1
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ELE 315 - Signals and Systems
Analysis of RLC circuits with applications to filters; Bode Plot; Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, introduction to discrete time systems; 2-port network.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 with a grade of C or better and MATH 336.
Credits: 3
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ELE 330 - Electronic Circuits
Unified treatment of the applications of semiconductor devices, including p-n junctions, bipolar transistors, and field effect devices. Topics include device modeling, biasing, input impedance, output impedance, voltage gain, current gain, and power gain and Op.Amp. design and analysis of single and multiple stage amplifiers. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 and ELE 210U and MATH 336 all with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 4
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ELE 335 - Theory of Semiconductor Devices I
Unified treatment of the theory of operation of semiconductor devices, including p-n junctions, bipolar transistors, and field effect transistors. Topics include doping, band gap, mobility, carrier lifetime, photolithographic techniques, passivation, chemical etching, metallization, and device testing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 210 and CHEM 212 with a grade of C or better, ELE 210, and PHYS 283.
Credits: 3
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ELE 340 - Electrical Power Systems
Study of the fundamentals of magnetic circuits and Faraday’s law to create electrical or mechanical energy. Study of transformers, mutual inductance, 3-phase power systems, induction motors, synchronous machines, and DC machines, with emphasis on the applications in engineering practice. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory, problem session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 and ELE 210U with a grade of C or better and PHYS 273.
Credits: 4
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ELE 356 - Computer Engineering II
Analysis of microprocessors with emphasis on architecture, bus cycle, internal registers, addressing modes, and instruction sets. Memory and I/O interface techniques. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory, problem session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 240 or other high-level programming language and ELE 250 and ELE 250U.
Credits: 4
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ELE 360 - Communications Systems
Introduction to communication system analysis. Analysis and design of radio frequency electronic circuits; building blocks of radio transmitters and receivers; circuit conditions required to produce oscillation, frequency translation, modulation, and detection. Introduction to phase locked-loop circuit design. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory, problem session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 315, ELE 330, and ISYE 335 or STAT 350.
Credits: 4
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ELE 370 - Engineering Electromagnetics
Fundamentals of electromagnetic field theory; concepts of force, energy, potential, capacitance, and inductance in electromagnetic fields; analytical and experimental solutions of Laplace’s equation; Maxwell’s equations in differential and integral form.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210, MATH 232, and MATH 336.
Credits: 3
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ELE 380 - Control Systems I
Control system modeling for electromechanical systems using block diagram, flow chart, flow graphs, and derivation of transfer function using Laplace transforms. Time and frequency domain analysis and controller design using root-locus, Routh-Hurwitz stability method, and Bode Plots. Software for control system used as an aid in the control system analysis and design process.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 315; and either ELE 330 or BME 320.
Credits: 4
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ELE 420 - Biomedical Instrumentation
Design and application of electrodes, bio-potential amplifiers, biosensor applications, therapeutic devices. Medical imaging. Electrical safety. Measurement of ventilation, blood pressure and flow. Three hours lecture per week and 10 laboratory sessions (3 hours each). Not available for credit to students with credit in BME 420.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330 or BME 320.
Credits: 4
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ELE 421 - Biomedical Sensor Engineering
Theory, analysis, and design of biomedical sensors. Topics include biological elements; immobilization of biological components; medical, biological, and chemical sensors; and transducers based on electrochemistry, optics, and solid state devices. Not available for credit to students with credit in BME 421.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330 or ELE 335 or BME 320.
Credits: 3
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ELE 425 - Biomedical Signal Processing
Modeling of biomedical signals and analysis of biomedical systems using both time-domain and frequency-domain techniques. Design of linear and nonlinear filters for biomedical applications and medical imaging. Practical applications in cardiac and neurological signal processing. Not available for credit to students with credit in ELE 451 or BME 425.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 315.
Credits: 3
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ELE 429 - Biomedical Engineering Design Project
Students create a solution to the proposed biomedical engineering design problem. The solution incorporates knowledge of biological sciences, engineering and design concepts. Analytical and computational tools address the complete solution which includes safety and cost effectiveness. Team project required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Completion of all ELE 300-level courses required by the major, and ELE 491, and either ELE 420 or ELE 425.
Credits: 3
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ELE 430 - Design with Field Programmable Logic Devices
Design of high performance logic designs utilizing programmable logic gates. Design of finite state machines and introduction to latest computer-aided tools.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 250.
Credits: 3
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