Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering
Undergraduate students may choose from two degree programs:
Within the Electrical Engineering program, students can choose one of three options - Communication, Computer Engineering, or Power and Control.
The ECE Department offers a high-ratio of professors to students and the latest technology in a spacious, activity filled campus.
Electrical and Computer Engineering at UAF encompasses the areas of electrical power transmission and distribution, computer applications and design, telecommunications and electronics. Electrical Engineers design and oversee the construction, installation and maintenance of electrical systems that provide light, heat and power. Engineers design communication systems for telephones, radio and television as well as the transistors and integrated circuits used in these systems. People trained in computer engineering automate business, factories, pipelines and refineries. They design control systems and computers that guide trains, planes, and space vehicles. Even test devices and investigation tools -- in medicine, in physics, in geology and in other sciences -- are today largely electronic.
Communication Systems
Advances in digital, wireless, fiber optic, and satellite communication systems are revolutionizing modern society. Local ares networks, the Internet, cellular phones and handheld PDAs are changing the way we receive, process, and act upon information. Communication engineers design, build and operate all these communication devices and systems, including satellites, antennas, wireless devices and computer networks. We are truly living in the golden age of communications.
Electric Power Systems
The recent deregulation of the electric power industry and growing demand for electric power are forcing engineers to design more efficient and cost-effective electric power systems. A well-designed electric power system efficiently integrates the generation (power plant), transmission (power lines), and distribution (end user) components with minimal outages and cost to consumer. Electric power systems engineers performs design and analysis, protection systems, and transient stability analysis. We need electric power engineers to widen the gap between the current demand for electric power and the maximum capacity of the current systems.
Digital & Computer Engineering
Computers are everywhere, from the computer on your desk to the embedded computers controlling you car engine, your PDA and your PSP. The computer engineering program focuses on microprocessor systems and digital signal processing. Projects range from designing rocket payloads to vehicle guidance systems, Students employ fundamental design principles and techniques, as well as modern Hardware Description Languages. Digital signal processing programs focus on analysis and inversion of remote sensing data, and control of instruments and machines. Students use modern DSP methods such as spectral, wavelet, and neutral network analysis. More information can be found here.
Come Join the Fun!
Once you arrive on the Fairbanks campus, you'll find that you are able to do more, learn more and have more fun than you ever though possible. Engineering students have their own computer lab full of new hardware loaded with the latest versions of the software engineers need. UAF has a unique open-lab policy that gives you 24-hour access to high tech equipment and allows for maximum flexibility in your schedule.
Student Organizations provide experiences that augment your typical class load. UAF has student chapters in both IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer) and SWE (Society of Woman Engineers). UAF's IEEE student chapter invites professionals to give presentations and conduct workshops. As an IEEE member, you'll take field trips to see what is going on in the industries that will hire you when you graduate. You'll compete with students from other schools for paper and project contests.
The Student Rocket Project brings ECE and mechanical engineer students together to build and launch a rocket
Interested in an Exciting Career?
At UAF's Electrical and computer Engineering Department, we want you to succeed - and we will help you do just that! Your professors know you by name and are willing to meet with you if you need extra help. Your faculty advisor will help you plan each term's workload.
The financial aid office and the ECE department will work together to connect you to the right grant, loan or scholarship. The ECE department also works with the Career Services and a network of local and national alumni to help you find employment both during and after your undergraduate career. Many of our graduates work for high-profile companies like IBM, Microsoft, and MCI. Most electric power engineers in Alaska are graduates of UAF's ECE program. Employers know that UAF provides students with the Hands-on experience they want.
Greetings from UAF!
Alaska's land, sea, and space grant university, located in the heart of the state is surrounded by the most pristine wilderness in the world. Fairbanks is the best place to live for easy access to both wilderness adventure and world-class cultural performances. Over 35 miles of cross-country ski trails surround the campus. UAF hosts competitive NCAA teams in basketball, hockey, volleyball, cross-country running and skiing, and our rifle team is the three-time defending champion! The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, the Alaska Native Arts Festival, and the Fairbanks Concert Association host internationally acclaimed performers. Because of the wide range of opportunity, Fairbanks attracts friendly adventurous people who create an exciting community in which to live and work.
