Pratt School of Engineering

Undergraduate Studies

The proof is in the demo - student show off their prototype.Duke’s Department of Electrical and Computer engineering offers an ABET accredited Bachelor of Science in engineering emphasizing analytical thinking, problem solving, and technology, and each fosters the development of ethical leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. The Duke program provides more opportunities and is less restrictive than many other ECE programs in the United States. Students use this flexibility to expand their personal horizons or to explore a personal interest more deeply.

Students have the option to pursue five different areas of concentration, depending on personal interests. Each study track emphasizes the acquisition, processing, control, transmission, and application of information and energy by what are fundamentally electrical or electromagnetic means. All encompass high-level computer languages (software) that facilitate the convenient and efficient application of technology (hardware) to the solution of useful problems. They provide a firm foundation for future technical accomplishment and for effective problem solving in the diverse nominally non-technical fields that many of our graduates pursue.

Our Undergraduate Guide is available as a downloadable pdf.   Archives of previous years are also available online.

Students in Action

Nov 15, 2011
On November 4, Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering unveiled a new awards wall honoring the 23 alumni and faculty who have been elected to the National...
Sep 14, 2011
As a self-professed nerd in college, Richard Alfonsi (ECE ’93) is now probably at the coolest place there is to work – Google – and in probably one...
Jun 29, 2011
DURHAM, N.C. -- So much for tagging photographs with names, locations and activities yourself – a new cell phone application can take care of that...

 

In addition, Students are encouraged to take advantage of the offerings of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences to explore double majors and minors, certificate programs, independent study and undergraduate research opportunities, internships and study abroad.

The cornerstone of the department’s curriculum is an Integrated Sensing and Information Processing theme-based introductory course called Fundamentals of ECE. To introduce students to the major areas of ECE in their first year of study, this course is organized around three concepts:

1. how to interface with the physical world;

2. how to transmit energy and information; and

3. how to extract, interpret, and analyze information.

Read more about our curriculum renovation.

The undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) program leads to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) Degree with a Major in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). The ECE program is fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700.