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Serving Society

Providing an electrical and computer engineering education to society’s future leaders, innovators, and engineers.

About

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering provides students with the skills to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design and analysis of all hardware, software, and systems that process, communicate, interface, and display information.

As a student in computer engineering you will learn the principles of electricity, signals and systems, and technologies used in making digital devices such as cell phones, digital audio players, digital video recorders, alarm systems, x-ray machines, laser surgical tools and more.

Electrical engineering covers a wide range of modern engineering fields including wireless communication, system on chip, nanotechnology, renewable energy, and sensor networks.

An electrical and computer engineering education provides opportunities for solving problems of great social significance and for increasing people’s quality of life.

What's Happening

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Unique spaces spark creativity and invention; the building officially debuts Feb. 23.

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The longtime career coach is helping Engineering students break into the burgeoning Southern Nevada tech start-up market.

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Over 40 local female students spent five weeks learning programming, building smart technology, and engaging in robotics projects.

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Activities include behind-the-scenes tours of Strip entertainment venues, investigations of “smart hospitality” systems, and hands-on engineering project

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