American University of Beirut

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers three undergraduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in addition to two minors and two tracks.

Undergraduate Programs

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in three majors:

• Computer and Communications Engineering (CCE)
• Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Mission​

We promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, and service to the profession at the regional and global levels. We offer world-class academic programs built upon a solid foundation of engineering, science, and liberal education. We prepare students to be professionals, capable of being leaders, entrepreneurs, and researchers, who deploy their skills with ingenuity, integrity, and responsibility.

The Computer and Communications Engineering program allows students to focus on the areas of communication systems, networks, or software systems. The Computer Science and Engineering program allows students to focus on the areas of software engineering, systems and networks, cybersecurity, theory and algorithms, data science, or bioinformatics. The CSE program is offered in cooperation with the Computer Science Department of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Electrical and Computer Engineering program allows students to focus on the areas of power and energy systems, electromagnetics and radio frequency systems, or control and intelligent systems. The ECE and CCE programs also allow students to focus on electronics or computer systems.

All three programs require the completion of 143 credits including an internship and a final year project; and prepare students for professional careers as well as graduate studies.

The ECE department also offers a minor in Biomedical Engineering and a track in Control and Robotics, in addition to a minor and a track in Artificial Intelligence.​

Computer and Communications Engineering Program

Program Educ​​ational Objectives

The objectives of the CCE program are to graduate students who are able to:

• achieve their employment or post-graduate educational goals and
• advance in their careers through leadership, life-long learning, innovation, critical thinking, integrity and civic responsibility.

Program ​​​Requirements

• Mathematics: MATH 201; MATH 202; MATH 211 or CMPS 211; MATH 218 or 219; STAT 230/233; and one of MATH 210, 224, 227, MATH/CMPS 251 or 261

• Sciences: PHYS 210, PHYS 210L, CHEM 201 or 202, CHEM 203 or 205, and one additional science elective

• General Education Requirements:

  • 6 credits in Cultures and Histories
  • 3 credits in History of Ideas
  • 6 credits in Societies and Individuals
  • 6 credits in understanding communications (ENGL 203 and ENGL 206)
  • 3 credits in understanding communications (Arabic)
  • 3 credits Community Engaged Learning (one course should cover the theme of Social Inequalities)

• Human Values: INDE 410

• INDE 301: Engineering Economy

• ECE Core Courses:  FEAA 200, EECE 210, EECE 230, EECE 290, EECE 310, EECE 311, EECE 320, EECE 321, EECE 330, EECE 340, EECE 350, EECE 380, EECE 442
  

• ECE Laboratories: EECE 310L, EECE 321L, EECE 410L, two additional laboratories: one restricted laboratory and one elective laboratory

• ECE Restricted Electives:  Four restricted elective courses from the list of CCE Focus Area courses with a minimum of two courses from one area and no more than three courses from any given area.

• Undergraduate Elective Courses: 3 credits of EECE 300 or 400 level courses

• EECE Technical Electives: 6 credits of EECE with a number equal to, or greater than, 300 (except EECE 312)

• Pre-Approved Electives: 9 credits of coursework. No more than 6 credits may be taken from the same department, program or track (except EECE) 

• Approved Experience: EECE 500

• Final Year Project: EECE 501 and EECE 502

The program requirements can be completed according to the following proposed schedule:

​List o​​f CCE Focus Are​a Courses

List of CCE Res​​tricted Labs

• EECE 412L, 430L, 431L, 434L, 435L, 442L, 451L, 480L​

List of Pre-Approved​​ Technical Electives

List of Scien​ce Electives

• BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, CHEM 201, CHEM 207/211, GEOL 201, GEOL 204, GEOL 205, GEOL 211, MAUD 204, PHYL 246, PHYS 212, PHYS 217, PHYS 223, PHYS 235, PHYS 236, PSYC 222, PSYC 224

Computer Science and Engineering Program

Program Educat​ional Objectives

The objectives of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) program are to graduate students who are able to:

• Achieve their employment or post-graduate educational goals and
  
• Advance in their careers through leadership, life-long learning, innovation, critical thinking, integrity, and civic responsibility.

Program Requi​rements

• Mathematics: MATH 201, MATH 211, MATH 218 or 219, STAT 230 or 233, and two courses from the list of CSE MATH electives.​

• Sciences: PHYS 211; PHYS 211L; and at least 8 credits from the list of science electives, to include at least one natural science elective.

• General Education Requirements:

  • 6 credits in Cultures and Histories
  • 3 credits in History of Ideas
  • 6 credits in Societies and Individuals
  • 6 credits in understanding communications (ENGL 203 and ENGL 206)
  • 3 credits in understanding communications (Arabic)
  • 3 credits Community Engaged Learning (one course should cover the theme of Social Inequalities) 
    

• Human Values: INDE 410

• INDE 301: Engineering Economy

• INDE 412: Engineering Entrepreneurship

• CSE Core Courses:  FEAA 200, EECE 230, 320, 321, 330, 331, 332, 334, 338, 351, 430, 432, 455, 490.
  

• CSE Laboratories: EECE 321L, 430L, 435L, and one restricted CSE laboratory.

• CSE Focus Areas: 9 credits to satisfy the requirements of one of the CSE focus areas.

• Pre-Approved Electives:  Five 3-credit courses selected from the list of pre-approved Electives.

• Approved Experience: EECE 500

• Final Year Project: EECE 501 and EECE 502.

The program requirements can be completed according to the following proposed schedule

​List of CS​​​​​E Focus Areas

List of CSE Restricted​ Laboratories:

• EECE 431L, EECE 434L, and EECE 451L

List of CSE M​​ATH Electives:

• MATH 202, MATH 210, MATH 220, MATH 224, MATH 227, MATH 241, MATH 242, MATH 251 or CMPS 251, and MATH 261.

List of Pre-Ap​​proved Technical Electives

List of ​​​CSE Science Electives

• BIOL 201(1), BIOL 202, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, CHEM 201(1), CHEM 202(1), CHEM 203, CHEM 205(1), CHEM 207(1)/211, GEOL 201(1), GEOL 203, GEOL 204, GEOL 205(1), GEOL 211, MAUD 204, PHYL 246, PHYS 210(1), PHYS 210L, PHYS 212(1), PHYS 217, PHYS 223, PHYS 228, PHYS 228L, PHYS 235, PHYS 236, PSYC 222, PSYC 224.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Program

Program Educati​onal Objectives

The objectives of the Program Educational ECE program are to graduate students who are able to:

• Achieve their employment or post graduate educational goals and
• Advance in their careers through leadership, life-long learning, innovation, critical thinking, integrity and civic responsibility

Program Re​​quirements

• Mathematics: MATH 201; MATH 202; MATH 211 or CMPS 211; MATH 218 or 219; STAT 230/233; and one of MATH 210, 224, 227, MATH/CMPS 251, 261

• Sciences: PHYS 210, PHYS 210L, CHEM 201 or 202, CHEM 203 or 205, and one additional science elective​

• General Education Requirements:

  • 6 credits in Cultures and Histories
  • 3 credits in History of Ideas
  • 6 credits in Societies and Individuals
  • 6 credits in understanding communications (ENGL 203 and ENGL 206)
  • 3 credits in understanding communications (Arabic)

  • 3 credits Community Engaged Learning (one course should cover the theme of Social Inequalities)
    

• Human Values: INDE 410

• INDE 301: Engineering Economy

• ECE Core Courses: FEAA 200, EECE 210, 230, 290, 310, 311, 320, 321, 330, 340, 370, 380
  

• ECE Laboratories:  EECE 310L, EECE 321L, EECE 410L, two additional laboratories: one restricted laboratory and one elective laboratory

• ECE Restricted Electives: Four restricted elective courses from the list of ECE Focus Area courses with a minimum of two courses from one area and no more than three courses from any given area.

• Undergraduate Elective Courses: 6 credits of EECE 300 or 400 level courses

• EECE Electives: 6 credits of EECE with a number equal to, or greater than, 300 (except EECE 312)

• Pre- Approved Electives: 9 credits of coursework. No more than 6 credits may be taken from the same department, program or track (except EECE)

• Approved Experience: EECE 500

• Final Year Project: ​EECE 501 and EECE 502

The program requirements can be completed according to the following proposed schedule: 

​List of ECE Focus Area Courses

• Area 1: Electromagnetics and RF Systems: EECE 480, 481, 482, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488
• Area 2: Computer Hardware Systems: EECE 412, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425 
• Area 3: Power and Energy Systems: EECE 471, 473, 474, 476 
  
• Area 4: Control and Intelligence Systems: EECE 460, 461, 463 
  

List of EC​​​E Restricted Labs

EECE 412L, 460L, 462L, 470L, 471L, 473L, 480L​

List of Pre-Approved Tech​​nical Electives

List of Science​​ Electives

• BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, CHEM 201, CHEM 207/211, GEOL 201, GEOL 204, GEOL 205, GEOL 211, MAUD 204, PHYL 246, PHYS 212, PHYS 217, PHYS 223,PHYS 235, PHYS 236, PSYC 222, PSYC 224

Track and Minor in Artificial Intelligence

The Track in Artificial Intelligence can be pursued by all ECMP/EECE students in the ECE department, and the Minor in Artificial Intelligence can be pursued by all AUB undergraduate students. Only students who have a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or more are eligible to apply for the minor. 

Track Requirements​​ (for ECMP/ EECE)

In order to satisfy the requirements of the track, a student must earn 18 credits of course work from the courses listed below.

• EECE 490 (required)
• EECE 693 (required)
• One of the following PSYC courses: 220, 222, 224, 226 or 229
• One elective from List A
• One elective from List A or List B
• One elective from either List A, B, or C

Elective c​​ourses:

• List A: EECE 463, 633, 639, 664, 668, 699, CMPS 276/262, STAT 239.
• List B: CMPS 351, EEC​E 634, EECE 641, EECE 669, EECE 692, ENMG 604, ENMG 616, MATH 234, MATH 351, MECH 691, STAT 234, STAT 235.
• List C: EECE 331, 334, 422, 423/623, 433, 491, 603, 636, 644, 660, 661, 665, 694, 696.

At least THREE courses must be EECE courses taken in the ECE Department. At least one course from List A or List B must be an EECE course. Required EECE courses cannot be replaced by equivalent courses taken outside the Department. Track open only for ECMP and EECE majors. Track cannot be claimed together with Minor in AI in the ECE Department or Minor in Data Science in the CMPS Department.

Minor Requirements (for all AUB s​​tudents)

IIn order to satisfy the requirements of the minor, a student must earn 18 credits of course work from the courses listed below.

• EECE 230, EECE 231 or CMPS 200/201
• EECE 490 (required)
• One of the following STAT courses: 201, 210, 230, or 233
• One of the following PSYC courses: 220, 222, 224, 226 or 229
• One elective from List A
• One elective from List A or List B

Electiv​​​e courses:

• List A: EECE 633, 639, 664, 668, 692, 693, 699, CMPS 276/262, MECH 642

• List B: CMPS 200/201, CMPS 212/202, EECE 330, 433, 634, 636, 641, 663, 694, 696, MATH 234, STAT 234.

At least TWO courses must be EECE courses taken in the ECE Department. At least one course from List A or List B must be an EECE course. Required EECE courses cannot be replaced by equivalent courses taken outside the Department. Minor cannot be claimed together with the Track in AI in the ECE Department or Minor in Data Science in the CMPS Department. No more than 9 credit hours taken in the major field of study may be used to satisfy a requirement for another minor. 

Track in Control and Robotics

The ECE Track in Control and Robotics provides a coherent academic framework between the ECE and ME departments in the areas of control, instrumentation and robotics. This track supports interested undergraduate ECE and ME students in pursuing additional control system modeling and design as given in either department based on their individual preferences. This track is open to all undergraduate ECE and ME students and will be indicated, upon its completion, on the transcript of participating students.

ECE students interested in taking the Control and Robotics track must satisfy the following course requirements.

• EECE 460 (3 cr.)
• EECE 461 (3 cr.)
• EECE 460L (1 cr.)
• One elective from list A (Control)
• One elective from list B (Robotics)
• One elective from either list A, B or C
• Total number of credits: 16

Electiv​e Course

• List A- Control: EECE 660/MECH 653, EECE 662/MECH 655, EECE 663/MECH 656, EECE 665/MECH 654 and EECE 669/MECH648

• List B- Robotics: EECE 560/MECH 530, EECE 661/MECH 641, EECE 697/MECH 646 and EECE 698/MECH 650

• List C- Others: EECE 463/MECH 555, EECE 692/MECH642 and MECH 647

Course Descri​​ptions

• Electrical and Computer Engineering ​Courses​​