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Are Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering two separate majors?

  • I am currently going to school to study Engineering. I want to become an Electrical Engineer, but recently, I've heard about Electronics Engineering. I did telecommunications in the US military and dealt with small circuits and RF communications equipment. This all falls under Electronics Engineering. I've been trying to find more info on Electronics Engineering, but can't seem to find if it is a separate degree program from Electrical Engineering. My school only lists: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci - Materials Sci & Engineering Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci - Nuclear Engineering How would I go about becoming an "Electronics Engineer"?

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    Yes, those majors ARE separate !!!!! Electrical deals with applications of electricity does the actual work (like a drill or skil-saw). Electronic deals with applications of electricity activating other parts to do the work (like a stereo or TV). The subjects are related, but the majors are different. You will need to contact different schools until you find one that offers electronic engineering!! (I currently ....no pun intended.....don't know which schools to reccomend.

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My advise is, don't mess around with an electronics engineering degree, BSET or similar. Do the 4 or 5 years necessary to get a BSEE degree in electrical engineering, with perhaps a minor in computer science. In the long run you'll be very glad you put in the extra effort and got the right engineering degree. In industry, the electronics engineer with a BSET degree is considered little more than a glorified electronics technician. See: Your Career in the Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering Fields http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/yourcareer.html See: Engineering Technology http://www.careercornerstone.org/engtech/disciplines/elecet.htm ----------------------- Here's a couple of other sources you might find useful: MathTutorDVD.com http://mathtutordvd.com/ and The Great Courses http://www.thegreatcourses.com/ --------------- Best regards

Bob D1

Many institutions do not make a distinction. But 'electrical' engineering deals with components that work at the line (mains) frequency, generally large in scale, power generators, high power transformers, very high voltages etc. 'Electronics' engineering deals with components over a large bandwidth, DC and up, generally small in scale, relatively lower power, lower voltages and small size. You probably want 'Electrical Engineering & Computer Science'.

Nathan Kiranov

My advise is, don't mess around with an electronics engineering degree, BSET or similar. Do the 4 or 5 years necessary to get a BSEE degree in electrical engineering, with perhaps a minor in computer science. In the long run you'll be very glad you put in the extra effort and got the right engineering degree. In industry, the electronics engineer with a BSET degree is considered little more than a glorified electronics technician. See: Your Career in the Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering Fields http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/yourcareer.html See: Engineering Technology http://www.careercornerstone.org/engtech/disciplines/elecet.htm ----------------------- Here's a couple of other sources you might find useful: MathTutorDVD.com http://mathtutordvd.com/ and The Great Courses http://www.thegreatcourses.com/ --------------- Best regards

Bob D1

Many institutions do not make a distinction. But 'electrical' engineering deals with components that work at the line (mains) frequency, generally large in scale, power generators, high power transformers, very high voltages etc. 'Electronics' engineering deals with components over a large bandwidth, DC and up, generally small in scale, relatively lower power, lower voltages and small size. You probably want 'Electrical Engineering & Computer Science'.

Nathan Kiranov

Yes, those majors ARE separate !!!!! Electrical deals with applications of electricity does the actual work (like a drill or skil-saw). Electronic deals with applications of electricity activating other parts to do the work (like a stereo or TV). The subjects are related, but the majors are different. You will need to contact different schools until you find one that offers electronic engineering!! (I currently ....no pun intended.....don't know which schools to reccomend.

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