Electrical Engineering, Minor

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The Department offers a minor program in EE to provide an opportunity to non-EE major students interested in gaining skills and training in the field of Electrical Engineering. Students interested in receiving a minor in Electrical Engineering must complete 10 to 39 units, depending upon the student's major field of study and the units available as free electives in the major that can be used towards the EE minor program. The EE minor requirements are as follows.

Course Requirements

To minor in Electrical Engineering, students must complete 23 units of Electrical Engineering courses: 14 units of core courses and 9 units of electives and 17 units of support courses in Mathematics, Physics as follows:

Core Courses (13 Units):

EE 110 - Introduction to Engineering and Laboratory Experience Unit(s): 1
EE 210 - Digital Circuits and Logic Design Unit(s): 4
EE 220 - Electric Circuits Unit(s): 3
EE 221 - Electric Circuits Laboratory Unit(s): 1
EE 230 - Electronics I Unit(s): 3
EE 231 - Electronics I Laboratory Unit(s): 1

Electives From The Following List (9 units):

EE 310 - Microprocessors and System Design Unit(s): 3
EE 310L - Microprocessors & System Design Lab Unit(s): 1
EE 334 - Microelectronic Circuits Unit(s): 3
EE 334L - Microelectronic Circuits Laboratory Unit(s): 1
EE 400 - Linear Systems Theory Unit(s): 3
EE 430 - Electromagnetic Theory and Applications Unit(s): 3
EE 432 - Physical Electronics Unit(s): 3
EE 442 - Analog and Digital Communications Unit(s): 3
EE 442L - Analog and Digital Communications Lab Unit(s): 1
EE 465 - Introduction to Networking and Network Management Unit(s): 2
EE 465L - Intro. to Networking and Network Management Lab Unit(s): 1
EE 444 - Introduction to RF Communications Unit(s): 3
EE 470 - Introduction to Internet-of-Things Unit(s): 3
EE 473 - Introduction to Robotics and Computer Vision Unit(s): 3
EE 410 - Advanced Digital System Design Unit(s): 3

Support Courses

Additional support courses may be needed depending upon the electives chosen. For example, EE 400 - Linear Systems Theory requires a prerequisite of MATH 241 - Linear Algebra with Applications in Differential Equations .

PHYS 114 - Introduction to Physics I Unit(s): 4
PHYS 214 - Introduction to Physics II Unit(s): 4
PHYS 116 - Introductory Laboratory Experience Unit(s): 1
MATH 161 - Differential and Integral Calculus I Unit(s): 4
MATH 211 - Differential and Integral Calculus II Unit(s): 4

Units

Total units without support courses: 22

Total units including support courses: 39

Grade Requirement

The student must complete each course applied towards minor or major in Electrical Engineering with a grade of C or higher.

Example Pathways

For examples of the pathways to a minor in EE, please visit the department website at ee.sonoma.edu and navigate to the “Minor in Electrical Engineering” page under the “Degree Programs” menu. Interested students should contact the engineering department chair for advising and to develop a personalized plan of study.