Electrical and Systems Engineering
Major Description
Major Requirements
Recommended Courses
Faculty Mentor
Minor Requirements
Electrical and Systems Engineering at NYU Shanghai is designed to create technological leaders with a global perspective, a broad education, and the capacity to think creatively. Innovations by electrical engineers touch every aspect of modern life, from the subway systems beneath our cities, to the HD televisions on our walls and the smart phones in our pockets. This process of innovation is never complete, and new challenges await tomorrow’s electrical engineers. The Electrical and Systems Engineering program draws upon courses across an array of disciplines - including mathematics, physics and computer science - in addition to a wide variety of courses in electrical and systems engineering. The liberal arts core provides the intellectual breadth, a “license to learn,” preparing students to thrive in a multicultural globalized world and to learn and adapt quickly in areas that evolve with ever-increasing swiftness. The courses often include hands-on coursework in our state-of-the-art laboratories. In addition, the variety of specialized subjects you can investigate through elective coursework — from micro-electronics to wireless communication and smart grid power systems — ensures a highly flexible education suited to your particular interests.
You can apply your electrical and systems engineering training across a wide spectrum of fields. Launch a career in electronic design, bioengineering, city planning, and astronautics, or pursue opportunities in image processing, telemetry, computer design, and patent law. Some graduates also pursue advanced studies toward a master’s or doctorate degree.
* = offered in Spring ’18 in Shanghai
NOTE: The requirements below are from the online version of the 2017-2018 bulletin. Note that the online version has some updates not in the printed version so you should consult the online version. To fulfill the Core Curriculum Science requirement, students must take: 1) PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors or CCSC-SHU 50 Physics I; 2) PHYS-SHU 93 Foundations of Physics II Honors or CCSC-SHU 51 Physics II; and 3) CCSC-SHU 53 Physics II Lab.
| REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES: All 10 courses below | |
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| ELECTRICAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ELECTIVES - Choose Four | |
Not every course listed is taught every semester, and in any given semester other courses may be offered that fulfill this requirement. Requirements may be met through equivalent courses in the Global Network with prior approval. If you find a class not on the list that you would like to count towards this requirement, please email your advisor.
Choose 2 from these 4 courses:
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Recommended Spring 2018 Courses for Freshmen
- Writing as Inquiry
- General Physics 2 / Foundations of Physics 2 + Foundations of Physics 2 Lab
- Introduction to Computer Programming / Introduction to Computer Science
- Chinese Language Course / English for Academic Purposes
Recommended Spring 2018 Courses for Sophomores *
- Circuits
- Linear Algebra & Differential Equations / Linear Algebra / Networks and Dynamics
- General Physics 2 / Foundations of Physics 2 + Foundations of Physics 2 Lab OR Core Curriculum Course
- Chinese Language Course / Core Curriculum Course / General Elective Course
* For students who haven’t already taken Introduction to Computer Programming or Introduction to Computer Science, they should take this course first.
Faculty Mentor
Prof. Keith Ross Office: 1415 | Email: kwr200@nyu.edu | Profile
Minor Requirements
| Electrical and Systems Engineering Minor: 4 courses |
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