Welcome to the Bradley University ECE Department

Congratulations to the Class of 2011!

The men and women of the Class of 2011 have earned their BSEE degrees.  All these individuals are placed and starting their careers.  Congratulations to you from the members of the ECE faculty.

Capstone Projects

Nine members of the ECE faculty advised 9 capstone senior projects in the following areas:  Alternative Energy Sources, Autonomous and Remote Controlled Vehicles, Communications and Signal Processing, Control Theory, Network Based Control and Monitoring, and Process Control and Embedded Systems.  Three of the projects led to publications with the paper titled “Ultrasound Research Platform Prototype,” written and presented by Emma Muir, winning first place in the student competition at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology. 

Electrical & Computer Engineers are the Job Champs

Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering (both hardware and software) are the professions of now and the future.  Recent data from a major online job website show that there are more entry level jobs in electrical, electronics and computer engineering than entry level jobs in biomedical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering combined.  You can have a dynamic career in elecrical, electronics or computer engineering by earning a B.S.E.E. degree from Bradley University through either the Electrical Engineering program or Electrical Engineering with Computer option program. 

Bradley EE Graduates

The job market for Bradley Electrical and Computer Engineers has been very good.  All the 2011 BSEE graduates are placed or are full time graduate students pursuing post baccalaureate degrees.   The national average salary for electrical and computer engineers in 2010 was about $60,000, higher than any other major engineering discipline. 

A main reason Bradley Electrical and Computer Engineers do well is the excellent curriculum and faculty mentoring.  The core of the program is the intense design sequence which consists of a series of labs and projects culminating in a three semester capstone project advised by an ECE faculty member of your choice.  In addition, the curriculum includes several professional electives to allow you to put a unique stamp on your program of study such as a minor in business. 

Professional Electives - Get a Business Minor or Design Your Own Concentration

The ECE program includes a 12 hour professional elective stem which allows the student to design a concentration or earn a minor so as to enhance his/her competitiveness in the job market, expand his/her leadership or business capabilities, and/or better prepare for graduate or professional school. Of the minors available at Bradley, those offered by the Foster College of Business Administration are the most popular.  Students have also used their professional electives to design concentrations in alternative energy, biomedical engineering, international studies, pre-law, and robotics.  See the document Professional Elective Stem for more information concerning the electives.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate program in electrical engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Invitation from the Department Chair

If you would like to visit the ECE Department and meet with Dr. Brian Huggins, the chairman of the Department, email him at bdh@bradley.edu or call him at 309-677-2732.  You can also contact the Admissions Office to schedule a campus visit.   Dr. Huggins will explain the profession and the job market, give a tour of the facilities, and explain the new curriculum which now includes a design project in every year of the program of study including a 3 semester capstone design project.  
 

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