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One of the most frequently asked questions is: What career opportunities are there for me when I get my B.S. degree in electrical engineering?
Major industrial areas for electrical engineering employment are:

• Communications systems
  (two-way, cellular telephone)
• Digital systems
  (digital design, digital signal processing, image processing, computers, computer architecture)
• Control systems
  (analog and digital servomechanisms, nonlinear control systems)
• Electromagnetic fields, microwave systems
  (power electronics, radio frequency systems, microwave systems)
• Semiconductors
  (large-scale semiconductor integrated circuits, thick and thin film hybrid circuits)
• Electronic circuit design
  (filters, application specific circuitry)

Courses Offered

The Department of Electrical Engineering at NIU offers courses in:

• Circuit Analysis and Design 
• Electronic Instrumentation
• Communication Systems
• Electromagnetic Fields
• Computer-Aided Circuit Design
• Digital Filter Design
• Signals and Systems
• Semiconductor Devices
• Microprocessors
• Antenna Design
• Microwave Circuits
• Control Systems

How to apply

Learn more about admissions information.