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Why StUdy At SIUC?

• Our graduates typically have multiple job offers from leading high-technology industries well before graduation, and consistently command salaries well above the national average.

• You will gain hands-on experience in our specialized, state-of-the-art laboratories specifically developed for our engineering specializations.

• Electrical and computer engineering is the largest department in the College of Engineering and one of the largest in Illinois.

• The significant enrollment of international students and the diversity of our student body create a rich multicultural environment that contributes to the educational experience and the professsional success of our graduates.

• Major natural attractions are a short drive from campus, including Giant City State Park, four lakes and the Shawnee National Forest.

Computer Engineering

We Have A Place For You!

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InternShIpS/Co-op opportUnItIeS

Internships involve employment with a local company to do work relevant to your studies (up to 20 hours per week) while maintaining a normal class schedule. We strongly encourage this program because it provides actual professional experience and is also a means to pay for a portion of the cost of your education.

Our co-op programs are normally offered after completion of your sophomore year, alternating a semester of full-time work with a semester of full-time study. This provides the student with a year of work experience upon graduation. Our co-op students are currently working with many companies, including Caterpillar, Ericsson, IBM, Toyota, Motorola, Boeing, Ameren, Lucent and Texas Instruments.

SCholArShIpS

New freshmen and transfer students entering our program are encouraged to complete the College of Engineering freshman and transfer student scholarship application forms. New students automatically receive consideration for SIUC scholarships upon admission to the University.

For more information on financial aid and other scholarships, visit our financial aid office Web site at: http://www.siu.edu/~fao.

For More InForMAtIon

department of electrical and Computer engineeringEngineering Building - Mail Code 6603Southern Illinois University Carbondale

1230 Lincoln DriveCarbondale, IL 62901

618 | 536.2364 ecedept@engr.siu.edu www.engr.siu.edu/elec

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oUr FACIlItIeS

One of the main strengths of our program is the strong emphasis on laboratory training. Almost all courses include a laboratory component. This enables our students to better understand and appreciate the fundamental concepts of computer engineering. We offer modern and well-equipped laboratory facilities in the following specialized areas of electrical and computer engineering:

Circuits and systems, microelectronics, combinational and sequential circuits, computer controlled measurements, digital instrumentation, VLSI design and testing, control systems, photonics and laser electronics, communications, fiber-optics, microprocessor-based systems, computer architecture, fault tolerant systems and computer networking.

We have also developed a well-equipped “senior design laboratory,” where seniors work in teams on their final design project, which is a major component of their education, and is greatly valued by employers.

State-of-the-art UNIX workstation laboratories and fully equipped PC centers are available to students. Our department alone maintains more than 300 stations. All computer systems are fully interconnected via a high-speed network and have access to supercomputer facilities. Several major computer-aided design (CAD) tools are supported by our department. Such tools include: Cadence, Synopsys, OPNET, VHDL/Verilog, LabView, SPICE, PSPICE, Xilinx, MATLAB / SIMULINK and many toolboxes.

oUr objeCtIveS

• To provide computer engineering majors with the knowledge, skills and the attributes necessary to successfully compete for quality jobs in all functions of computer engineering employment, ranging from research and development to sales and customer support.

• To provide computer engineering majors with communication skills, extensive design experiences, familiarity with modern computer-aided design tools and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• To provide computer engineering majors with the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

• To equip computer engineering majors with lifelong learning skills. This will allow them to successfully adapt to the evolving technologies throughout their professional career.

• To provide computer engineering majors with a solid foundation in mathematics, basic sciences and computer engineering science. This will allow them to successfully pursue graduate studies in electrical and computer engineering, or in other professional degrees such as business, law and medicine.

• To provide computer engineering majors with high-quality laboratory training and experiences in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering. The heavy emphasis on laboratory training is a feature characteristic of the program, designed to provide the graduates with a unique advantage in this area.

oUr FACUlty

All of our faculty members have doctoral degrees from major research universities. They develop and sustain high-quality research programs and make every effort to involve undergraduate students in their research as much as possible. We have an excellent tradition in encouraging and achieving close interaction between students and faculty. Undergraduate courses are normally taught by the faculty, while instructors and graduate assistants assist with laboratory sessions. Many of our faculty members have national and international visibility in their respective fields of expertise.

Our faculty members have obtained prestigious research grants from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, and from high-tech industries including Intel, Motorola and Qualcomm.

ACCredItAtIon

The Computer Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET), 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; phone: 410 | 347.7700.

Therefore, our graduates are eligible to become registered professional engineers in any state in the country. You will be prepared and may take the first comprehensive licensing examination during your final year before graduation. The second licensing examination can be taken after the completion of four years of professional work experience.

WhAt IS CoMpUter engIneerIng?

Our mission is to serve society as a center for learning and innovation in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering. Our department accomplishes its mission by disseminating existing knowledge through teaching, by creating new knowledge through research and publications, and by converting original ideas and concepts into new technologies. Through integration of education and research, our department creates the academic environment necessary for training innovators and leaders for the future.

The undergraduate program in computer engineering emphasizes problem solving and design techniques through the thorough understanding of the fundamentals of both computer hardware and software.

The strengths of our program are the high quality of instruction, the personal attention of the faculty to each student and the training of our students in the use of sophisticated software used by industry.

Laboratory training and design experience are strongly emphasized throughout the program, and as a result, our graduates are in great demand by a wide variety of industries throughout the nation. Our graduates have outstanding careers in both industry and education.

Subjects covered by our program (and supported by excellent facilities) include: computer architecture, computer networks, embedded systems, digital and analog VLSI design and testing, CAD for integrated circuits, software engineering, hardware description languages, design with FPGAs, bioinformatics and nanoengineering applications.

WhAt We oFFer

We offer a full range of programs, from the bachelor of science level to the doctoral level, in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering.

Bachelor’s degrees offered: • Computer engineering• Electrical engineering• Electrical engineering with specialization in

computer engineering• Dual bachelor’s degree in electrical and

computer engineering

graduate programsWhile your focus right now is on obtaining a

bachelor’s degree and a job, at some later point you may want to consider advanced education. We offer master of science programs (both thesis and non-thesis options) in all major areas of electrical and computer engineering, such as VLSI design and testing, wireless and fiber-optics communications, fault tolerant computing, embedded control and mechatronics, power systems and power electronics, image and signal processing, biomedical engineering and neural networks.

In addition, we offer one of the largest and most successful doctoral programs in Illinois in the areas of electrical and computer engineering.

MorrIS lIbrAry

Morris Library, the University’s main library, will be an important resource for you. It holds more than 2.4 million volumes, 3.1 million microform units and more than 12,500 current periodicals and serials. You will have access to I-Share (the statewide automated system) as well as a wide array of databases and other electronic data files. Our library offers a wide range of services, including reference assistance, instructional and technical support, distance learning, geographic information systems (GIS), and multimedia courseware development.