Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

A Message from the Department Chair

Dr. T.S. Kalkur

Welcome to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Electrical and computer engineering harnesses the properties of electricity and materials to make possible a variety of devices and systems used for communication, computation, robotic control, navigation, remote sensing, medical imaging, and power generation and transmission.

In today’s world, engineers are involved in a host of design activities. They design complex integrated circuits used in computers and communications equipment, as well as the processes that fabricate arrays of transistors in materials such as silicon and gallium arsenide. They develop the control logic that determines how industrial robots operate, and they create sophisticated computer programs that allow computers and robots to behave as though they have vision.

Electrical and Computer engineers play a key role in the design of radar equipment used for navigation in virtually all spacecraft, aircraft, and ships, as well as the “brains” found in microwave ovens and Electric Autonomous vehicles. Some specialize in the engineering of modern, high speed, digital computers. Many also function effectively in management, marketing and sales efforts of corporations that create technical products. Others pursue advanced studies and participate in the education of other engineers.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) offers coursework leading to the undergraduate (BSEE) and graduate (MSEE and PhD) degrees in electrical engineering and an undergraduate degree in computer engineering. ECE faculty perform state of the art research in the area of advanced microelectronics technologies, high power batteries for transportation electrification, programmable logic and wireless technologies.

The BS degree in computer engineering (BS CpE) is offered jointly with the Computer Science department. We also administer the Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics and System Engineering Program.

Accreditation: The BSEE and BS CpE degrees at UCCS are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Dr. T.S. Kalkur
Chair, UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science

About the Computer and Electrical Engineering Department

The mission of the ECE Department at UCCS to educate undergraduate and graduate students to become highly skilled in the principles and practices of Electrical and Computer Engineering and to address today’s indispensable need for highly trained electrical and computer engineers.

Founded in 1965 by the support from Hewlett Packard (HP) in Colorado Springs, the ECE was the first department of the UCCS campus, and since then, has provided engineering talent to numerous companies in the region and across the country. The ECE undergraduate and graduate programs include a broad range of ECE topics, including but not limited to electronics, electromagnetics, microelectronics, VLSI Design, embedded systems, communications, power system, and control systems.

In addition to its core undergraduate and graduate programs, the ECE department also administers Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics and Systems Engineering (BSDASE) which is a college-wide degree program. Advanced facilities and well-equipped education and research laboratories at the ECE department provide unique hands-on experience for students. At the graduate level, the ECE program provides the opportunity for master’s and Ph.D. students to work on timely cutting-edge research projects that are funded by national, government, and private industry agencies.

Accreditation

Learn more about the ECE department's ABET accreditation.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Accreditation

Undergraduate Programs

ECE department offers three undergraduate programs in the areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering. These programs are of high demand in the industry.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). This research-oriented academic degree is appropriate either as a terminal degree or in preparation for doctoral studies in Electrical and Computer engineering.

Graduate Programs

Research & Labs

Research

Learn more about the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department's research areas.

Labs & Equipment

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has a variety of labs to enhance the learning of undergraduates and graduates in their education and research.