Undergraduate Courses
More information about ECE courses, including fees and grading bases, can be found in the U of A Catalog, under Course Descriptions.
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ECE 101: Programming I
Prerequisite(s): Math 112, 120R, 122B, or 125, or placement at the level of Math 120R.
ECE 201: Programming II
Prerequisite(s): ECE 101
ECE 207: Elements of Electrical Engineering
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or concurrently enrolled in: MATH 122B or MATH 125.
ECE 220: Basic Circuits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 129 and (PHYS 241 or PHYS 251 or PHYS 261H)
ECE 274A: Digital Logic
Prerequisite(s): ECE 101. Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in MATH 129.
ECE 304A: Design of Electronic Circuits
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 351C.
ECE 310: Applications of Engineering Mathematics
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 101 and MATH 254.
ECE 311: Engineering Ethics and Contemporary Issues
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. ECE majors only.
ECE 320A: Circuit Theory
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major or minor: ECE. MATH 254 and ECE 220.
ECE 330B: Computational Techniques
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. MATH 223 and MATH 254 and PHYS 143 and PHYS 241 and ECE 101.
ECE 340A: Introduction to Communications
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 320A.
ECE 351C: Electronic Circuits
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 320A.
ECE 352: Device Electronics
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in ECE 351C.
ECE 369A: Fundamentals of Computer Organization
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 101 and ECE 274A.
ECE 372A: Microprocessor Organization
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 201 (ECE 207 or 220) and ECE 274A (concurrent enrollment in ECE 201 okay).
ECE 373: Object-Oriented Software Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 201.
ECE 381A: Introductory Electromagnetics
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. MATH 223 and ECE 220.
ECE 403A: Mathematical Methods for Optics & Photonics
Prerequisite(s): Major: OSE. Advanced Standing: Engineering. MATH 322. Concurrent with OPTI 403A.
ECE 404: Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Concurrent with MSE 404.
ECE 407: Digital VLSI Systems Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 274A and ECE 351C.
ECE 411: Numeric Modeling of Physics & Biological Systems
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE.
ECE 413: Web Development and the Internet of Things
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. ECE 201.
ECE 414A: Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering.
ECE 417: Measurement and Data Analysis in Biomedical Engineering
Prerequisite(s): Senior status only. Concurrent with BME 417.
ECE 429: Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 340A.
ECE 430: Optical Communication Systems
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Concurrent with OPTI 430.
ECE 434: Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering.
ECE 435A: Digital Communications Systems
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 340A.
ECE 441A: Automatic Control
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 320A.
ECE 442: Digital Control Systems
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 320A.
ECE 450: Analog Integrated Circuits
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 351C.
ECE 456: Optoelectronics
Prerequisite(s): ECE 381A
ECE 459: Fundamentals Of Optics For Electrical Engineers
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 381A.
ECE 462: Computer Architecture and Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 369A.
ECE 466: Knowledge-System Engineering
Prerequisite(s): Major: ECE. Advanced Standing: Engineering.
ECE 471: Fundamentals of Information and Network Security
Prerequisite(s): ECE 201 and ECE 310.
ECE 472: Design, Modeling, and Simulation for High Technology Systems in Medicine
Prerequisite(s): Recommendations and additional information: Mastery of material in the areas of electrical and computer engineering, or mechanical engineering, or biomedical engineering at the level commensurate with senior/junior level standing.
ECE 473: Software Engineering Concepts
Prerequisite(s): Major: ECE. ECE 373.
ECE 474A: Computer-Aided Logic Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 201 and ECE 274A.
ECE 478: Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 201 and ECE 310.
ECE 479: Principles of Artificial Intelligence
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 373.
ECE 484: Antenna Theory and Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 381A
ECE 486: Microwave Engineering I: Passive Circuit Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 381A.
ECE 488: Microwave Engineering II: Active Circuit Design
Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing: Engineering. Major: ECE. ECE 486.