LUEE Mission Statement

The Department of Electrical Engineering supports the mission of the College of Engineering and of Lamar University through teaching, research and service designed to provide the very best undergraduate electrical engineering education possible. It is our goal to provide our students with a strong theoretical foundation, practical engineering skills, experience in interpersonal communication and teamwork, and a daily emphasis on ethics, professional conduct and critical thinking. We prepare our graduates for successful engagement in commercial and industrial enterprise, research and development, and graduate study. We emphasize and support the training necessary for practice as professional engineers.

 

LUEE Vision Statement

Electrical engineering has gone from the simple electrical circuits of Edison and Tesla, through the rocket science of Bode, Evans and Nyquist, to the complexity of integrated circuits and optoelectronics. Basic telecommunications technologies that began with Bell have blossomed into global networks with satellites, fiber optics and the Internet. Computer technology has grown exponentially and touches all of our lives with processors embedded into a vast array of devices that secure our safety and add an unprecedented measure of convenience to our lives. Electrical power systems illuminate our planet and drive our industries. As this progress conveys us into the future with new and exciting engineering challenges, Lamar Electrical Engineers will be ready to meet those challenges.

This is our singular vision and we take great pride in the contributions that our graduates have made and will make to electrical engineering, now and in the future.

 

LUEE Accreditation

Accreditation is important to us and our electrical engineering program accrediting agency is the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). We are a fully accredited Electrical Engineering program and have been since 1958. Lamar University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Browse here for information on Lamar University accreditation.

 

Please note that the certificate states accreditation for 2002-2003, but our recorded accreditation is until 2006. You may click on the certificate or here to browse our ABET accreditation information.

LUEE Program Educational Objectives

The educational objectives of the Electrical Engineering Program is to bring together the faculty, staff, and capital resources to:

…  prepare our students for successful and productive engineering careers, with emphasis on technical competency and with attention to teamwork and effective communication.

… prepare our students for the successful pursuit of graduate studies and for life-long learning in electrical engineering and related fields.

… endow our students with a sense of professionalism with encouragement of professional ethics, professional licensing, and active participation in the affairs of the profession.

 

LUEE Program Outcomes

The educational outcomes that our students can expect to derive from the Electrical Engineering Program are the following:

• apply knowledge of the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering fundamentals to the solution of electrical engineering problems.

•  design and conduct experiments in electrical engineering, and to analyze and interpret the data generated by those experiments.

• design components, devices, and systems to meet specific needs in electrical engineering.

• work effectively on multi-disciplinary teams involving people from diverse backgrounds.

• identify and define problems in electrical and computer engineering, and to generate and evaluate solutions to those problems.

• understand the professional and ethical responsibilities incumbent upon the practicing electrical engineer.

• communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in the field of electrical engineering.

• understand the role and impact of electrical engineering in a broader societal and global context.

• recognize and respond to the need for life-long learning for a successful career in electrical engineering.

• develop an understanding of contemporary technical and professional issues in the practice of electrical engineering.

• use the techniques, skills, and tools of modern engineering, including the use of computer-based technologies such as programming, use of engineering and business applications, and the use of electronic media, effectively in the practice of electrical engineering.