Electrical & Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Undergraduate Academic Guide: Core Requirements

ECE students are required to take the following core courses along with their co- or pre-requisites.

Class of 2012 and later

Course Units
Circuits
18220 Electronic Devices and Analog Circuits 12
Computer Hardware
18213 Introduction to Computer Systems 12
18240 Structure and Design of Digital Systems 12
Signals and Systems
18290 Signals and Systems 12

Class of 2011 and earlier

Course Units
18220 Electronic Devices and Analog Circuits 12
18240 Structure and Design of Digital Systems 12

Although the fundamentals courses may be taken in any order, students generally first take the course of their primary interest. This gives added flexibility to later course selections in related areas.