If you call a friend, flip a light switch, play a video game or drive a car, you are touching the work of an electrical engineer. Electrical engineers impact almost every aspect of our lives. They make essential medical equipment, design wireless communications networks, predict earthquakes, and invent new ways to generate and conserve energy. Electrical engineers will be leaders in meeting global challenges in energy, health, communication and safety.

As a student in UBC’s Electrical Engineering program, you will learn essential skills in electronics, circuit analysis and electromagnetics.

After your first year, you might decide to customize your program by taking specialized courses in nanotechnology, biomedical engineering or renewable energy. Whatever options you choose, you will have the opportunity to work on real-world engineering problems throughout your program.

Okanagan Campus
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Learn more about Electrical Engineering at the Okanagan Campus

Vancouver Campus
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Learn more about Electrical Engineering at the Vancouver Campus

Why Study This Program

Common areas of focus they can pursue include: nanotechnology, electronics, electric energy, microsystems, quantum mechanics, wireless communication networks, medical equipment, digital signal processing, sustainable and renewable energy. Students who are interested in the application of electrical engineering principles to medicine and the life sciences can apply for the biomedical option at the end of first year.

Courses & Specializations

Students will first complete a foundational first year of engineering and then take specialized courses beginning in second year, once they are placed into their engineering discipline.

Students who are interested in the application of electrical engineering principles to medicine and the life sciences can apply for the biomedical option at the end of first year.

Here is a sample of the courses Electrical Engineering students can take in each year of study:

Year 2 
ELEC 201Circuit Analysis I
ELEC 221Signals and Systems
ELEC 281Technical Communication
ELEC 291Electrical Engineering Design Studio I

 

Year 3 
ELEC 311Digital Systems Design
ELEC 315Electronic Materials and Devices
ELEC 341Systems and Control
ELEC 391Electrical Engineering Design Studio II

 

Year 4 
ELEC 481Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects
ELEC 491Electrical Engineering Capstone Design Project
APSC 450Professional Engineering Practice

 

For a more in-depth look at the Electrical Engineering curriculum, please consult the Electrical Engineering Program website.

Enhance Your Education (further education)

Graduates looking to continue their education can pursue professional programs and graduate studies. The analytical and problem-solving skills students gain from an undergraduate engineering degree translate well into the qualities needed for Medical and Law School. These students also make strong candidates for UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in Dependable Software Systems which offers the unique combination of business and engineering courses for students looking to further their studies and gain the relevant skills to design and maintain reliable software systems.

An engineering student at the Design and Innovation day exhibit

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