Careers in Electrical Engineering
Where can a career in electrical engineering take you?
Electrical Engineering is a broad discipline that spans from the physical world to the purely information-based world. Electrical Engineers are the minds that develop electronic circuits, semiconductor lasers, microprocessors, electric motors, communications networks, robotic systems, medical instruments, avionics, and more. In this dynamic area of study, you will learn the skills needed to succeed as an electrical engineer.
In this program, you will study electric circuits and motors, electromagnetics, microelectronics, signal processing, communications, robotics and control, mechatronics, digital logic, and microprocessors. You will build on a base of applied mathematics and physics and learn to use the laws of physics that govern electrical systems to design new products and services.
As an Electrical Engineering student, you will have opportunities to take part in lab work and design projects that have real-world applications. In your fourth year, you will have the opportunity to take a project-based course to propose, design, build, test, and present a viable project that produces a tangible result. Every year, our students produce inventive and creative Capstone design projects.
Our ECE students have a wealth of internship opportunities, and we have a consistently high rate of students on internships. Queen’s ECE also offers an accelerated master’s program for upper-year students to get a head-start on their master’s degree.
Ready to start in ECE from your first day at Queen’s? Our CEEE-I direct-entry program prepares you with the business and communication skills that will fuel a career as an entrepreneur or industry leader.
The Electrical Engineering Program is a discipline within our common core program. Apply to general engineering, and at the end of first year, you are guaranteed your program of choice.
Please see our course descriptions for a complete overview of the topics you may study in this program.
While choosing technical electives, you can tailor your program by following a stream. Streams offer a suggestion of courses focused on a particular area of electrical engineering. You can mix and match between streams or create your own stream. Stream options include:
Please note that streams are not included on diplomas.
Looking to get a head start on your career? The Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program (QUIP) gives students the opportunity to take a full-time, paid 12–16-month internship. Apply your skills to the workplace and gain on-the-job experience as you work with one of our many industry partners.
Careers in Electrical Engineering
Where can a career in electrical engineering take you?
For student last names between A-L
Irina Pavich
irina.pavich@queensu.ca
613-533-6000 ext. 75346
Walter Light Hall, Room 416
For student last names between M-Z
Jazmine Battle
j.battle@queensu.ca
613-533-6000 ext. 77191
Walter Light Hall, Room 416