Engineering Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology Concentration
The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) concentration at Drexel University prepares students to design, develop, implement, and maintain the electrical and electronic systems that power and connect today’s world. Rooted in Drexel’s multidisciplinary, practice-based approach to engineering education, the EET concentration emphasizes applied learning, systems thinking, and real-world problem solving.
Students in this program gain a deep understanding of electrical and electronic principles, paired with extensive experience applying these concepts to modern technologies. The curriculum is designed to develop engineers who are technically skilled, solution-oriented, and equipped to work across industries that demand innovative thinking and hands-on capability.
Curriculum Highlights
The EET concentration provides a strong foundation in:
- Electric circuit analysis and electronic systems
- Digital and analog electronics
- Embedded systems and digital design
- Power systems and renewable energy
- Control systems and automation
- Instrumentation, testing, and troubleshooting
- Computer-aided design and simulation tools
Students participate in lab-intensive courses, team-based projects, and a three-term senior capstone design project, often conducted in partnership with industry sponsors. Through these experiences, students learn how to analyze requirements, develop system-level solutions, and build functional prototypes that reflect real-world applications.
In addition to core coursework, students take technical and free electives, enabling them to explore specialized topics and tailor the program to their career interests.
Applied, Multidisciplinary Education
Consistent with the Engineering Technology program’s broader mission, EET students benefit from exposure to mechanical, industrial, and computer systems, preparing them to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering teams. The program emphasizes communication, project management, and the integration of engineering technologies, reflecting the complexity and collaborative nature of modern technical environments.
Students also participate in Drexel’s cooperative education (co-op) program, gaining up to 18 months of paid, full-time industry experience. These co-op placements provide a competitive edge in the job market and often lead directly to full-time employment opportunities.
Career Outlook
Graduates of the EET concentration are well prepared for careers in industries such as:
- Power systems and energy distribution
- Electronics design and development
- Automation and control systems
- Telecommunications and embedded systems
- Medical device and healthcare technology
- Aerospace, defense, and security systems
Representative job titles include:
- Electrical Systems Engineer
- Electronics Design Engineer
- Test and Validation Engineer
- Power Systems Engineer
- Automation and Controls Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Field Applications Engineer
Graduates are recognized as technically proficient engineers who can translate electrical theory into functional, efficient, and innovative systems. The program also serves as a solid foundation for graduate studies in areas such as engineering management, systems engineering, and applied research.
The EET concentration is part of Drexel’s ABET-accredited Engineering Technology program, supporting students’ eligibility for Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
Additional Information
For more information, visit the BS in Engineering Technology page.
Degree Requirements
| University Requirements | ||
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
| UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| Humanites and Social Sciences Requirements | ||
| COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
| HIST 285 | Technology in Historical Perspective | 4.0 |
| PHIL 315 | Engineering Ethics | 3.0 |
| General Education Electives ** | 9.0 | |
| Basic Science Requirements | ||
| Chemistry Requirements *** | ||
| Select one of the following options based on placement test scores | 3.5-5.5 | |
| Option A: | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| Option B: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Physics Requirements † | ||
| Select one of the following options based on placement exam: | 8.0-12.0 | |
| Option A: | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| Introductory Physics III | ||
| Option B: | ||
| Fundamentals of Physics I | ||
| Fundamentals of Physics II | ||
| Mathematics Requirements †† | ||
| Select one of the following options based on placement exam: | 4.0-10.0 | |
| Option A: | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Option B: | ||
| Calculus and Functions I and Calculus and Functions II ††† | ||
| Option C: | ||
| Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry and Calculus I | ||
| Option D (Transfer students): | ||
| Precalculus and Calculus I | ||
| MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
| Engineering Technology Core | ||
| CMGT 240 [WI] | Economic Planning for Construction | 3.0 |
| or CIVE 240 | Engineering Economic Analysis | |
| ENGR 111 | Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis | 3.0 |
| EET 201 | Circuit Analysis I | 4.0 |
| EET 202 | Circuit Analysis II | 4.0 |
| EET 205 | Digital Electronics | 4.0 |
| EET 208 | Introduction to Programming for Embedded Systems | 3.0 |
| EET 209 | Fundamentals of Virtual Instrumentation | 3.0 |
| EET 210 | Introduction to Intelligent Systems for Engineering Applications | 3.0 |
| EET 311 | Modeling of Engineering Systems | 4.0 |
| EET 319 | PLC Fundamentals | 4.0 |
| EET 320 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3.0 |
| EET 401 | Applied Microcontrollers | 4.0 |
| INDE 370 | Industrial Project Management | 3.0 |
| or PROJ 401 | Introduction to Project Management | |
| MET 100 | Graphical Communication | 3.0 |
| MET 101 | Engineering Materials | 3.0 |
| MET 204 | Applied Quality Control | 3.0 |
| MET 205 | Robotics and Mechatronics | 3.0 |
| MET 209 | Fluid Power | 4.0 |
| MET 213 | Applied Mechanics | 4.0 |
| MET 300 | Principles of Engineering Design | 4.0 |
| MHT 205 | Thermodynamics I | 3.0 |
| MHT 226 | Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation | 3.0 |
| Electrical Engineering Technology Concentration Requirements | ||
| EET 206 | Analog Electronics I | 4.0 |
| EET 313 | Signals and Systems I | 4.0 |
| EET 317 | Analog Electronics II | 4.0 |
| EET 322 | Energy Conversion | 4.0 |
| EET 323 | Electrical Systems Design | 3.0 |
| EET 324 | Power Electronics | 4.0 |
| EET 325 | Microprocessors | 3.0 |
| EET 412 | Electronics Manufacturing | 4.0 |
| EET (Electrical Engineering Technology) Electives | ||
| Select 6.0 of 300-499 non-required courses from the list below: ‡ | 6.0 | |
Any EET (Electrical Engineering Technology) course | ||
Any INDE (Industrial Engineering) course | ||
Any MET (Manufacturing Engineering Technology) course | ||
Any MHT (Mechanical Engineering Technology) course | ||
| Capstone Course Requirements | ||
| MET 421 [WI] | Senior Design Project I | 3.0 |
| MET 422 | Senior Design Project II | 3.0 |
| MET 423 [WI] | Senior Design Project III | 3.0 |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select any unrestricted course within the 100-499 level | 6.0 | |
| Total Credits | 180.5-192.5 | |
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Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101.
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CHEM sequence is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
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PHYS course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score. Students must also successfully complete MATH 121 to take PHYS 101. Students may instead place into PHYS 152 in Fall term.
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MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
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Some students may need a one-credit concurrent practicum course depending on their calculus exam score and summer preparatory review participation.
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See advisor.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 year, no co-op
| First Year | |||||||
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| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CHEM 101* | 3.5 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | EET 209 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | EET 208 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| ENGR 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | MET 101 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 121** | 4.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | PHYS 102 | 4.0 | ||
| UNIV E101 | 1.0 | MET 100 | 3.0 | ||||
| PHYS 101*** | 4.0 | ||||||
| 14.5 | 18 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 201 | 4.0 | EET 202 | 4.0 | CMGT 240 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 320 | 3.0 | EET 205 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | ||
| MET 209 | 4.0 | EET 210 | 3.0 | HIST 285 | 4.0 | ||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | MET 205 | 3.0 | PHIL 315 | 3.0 | ||
| MHT 205 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 206 | 4.0 | EET 401 | 4.0 | General Education Elective† | 6.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 311 | 4.0 | INDE 370 | 3.0 | Technical Elective†† | 3.0 | ||
| EET 319 | 4.0 | MET 204 | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
| MET 213 | 4.0 | MET 300 | 4.0 | ||||
| MHT 226 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| EET 322 | 4.0 | EET 313 | 4.0 | EET 325 | 3.0 | ||
| EET 323 | 3.0 | EET 317 | 4.0 | MET 423 | 3.0 | ||
| EET 412 | 4.0 | EET 324 | 4.0 | General Education elective† | 3.0 | ||
| MET 421 | 3.0 | MET 422 | 3.0 | Technical Elective†† | 3.0 | ||
| Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Total Credits 180.5 | |||||||
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CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
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MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
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PHYS course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score. Students must also successfully complete MATH 121 to take PHYS 101. Students may instead place into PHYS 152 in the Fall term.
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Select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
4 year, one co-op
| First Year | |||||||
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| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CHEM 101* | 3.5 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101† | 1.0 | VACATION | |
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | EET 208 | 3.0 | EET 209 | 3.0 | ||
| ENGR 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 121** | 4.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | MET 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV E101 | 1.0 | MET 100 | 3.0 | PHYS 102 | 4.0 | ||
| PHYS 101*** | 4.0 | ||||||
| 14.5 | 18 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 201 | 4.0 | EET 202 | 4.0 | CMGT 240 | 3.0 | General Education Elective†† | 6.0 |
| EET 320 | 3.0 | EET 205 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | Technical Elective††† | 3.0 |
| MET 209 | 4.0 | EET 210 | 3.0 | HIST 285 | 4.0 | Free Elective | 6.0 |
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | MET 205 | 3.0 | PHIL 315 | 3.0 | ||
| MHT 205 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 206 | 4.0 | EET 401 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| EET 311 | 4.0 | INDE 370 | 3.0 | ||||
| EET 319 | 4.0 | MET 204 | 3.0 | ||||
| MET 213 | 4.0 | MET 300 | 4.0 | ||||
| MHT 226 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| EET 322 | 4.0 | EET 313 | 4.0 | EET 325 | 3.0 | ||
| EET 323 | 3.0 | EET 317 | 4.0 | MET 423 | 3.0 | ||
| EET 412 | 4.0 | EET 324 | 4.0 | General Education elective†† | 3.0 | ||
| MET 421 | 3.0 | MET 422 | 3.0 | Technical elective ††† | 3.0 | ||
| 14 | 15 | 12 | |||||
| Total Credits 180.5 | |||||||
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CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
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MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
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PHYS course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score. Students must also successfully complete MATH 121 to take PHYS 101. Students may instead place into PHYS 152 in the Fall term.
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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
5 Year, 3 co-op
| First Year | |||||||
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| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CHEM 101* | 3.5 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101† | 1.0 | VACATION | |
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | EET 208 | 3.0 | EET 209 | 3.0 | ||
| ENGR 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 121** | 4.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | MET 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV E101 | 1.0 | MET 100 | 3.0 | PHYS 102 | 4.0 | ||
| PHYS 101*** | 4.0 | ||||||
| 14.5 | 18 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 201 | 4.0 | EET 202 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| EET 320 | 3.0 | EET 205 | 4.0 | ||||
| MET 209 | 4.0 | EET 210 | 3.0 | ||||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | MET 205 | 3.0 | ||||
| MHT 205 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| COM 230 | 3.0 | CMGT 240 or CIVE 240 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| EET 311 | 4.0 | EET 401 | 4.0 | ||||
| EET 319 | 4.0 | MET 204 | 3.0 | ||||
| MET 213 | 4.0 | MET 300 | 4.0 | ||||
| MHT 226 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 206 | 4.0 | EET 313 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| EET 322 | 4.0 | EET 317 | 4.0 | ||||
| EET 323 | 3.0 | EET 324 | 4.0 | ||||
| PHIL 315 | 3.0 | INDE 370 | 3.0 | ||||
| 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| EET 412 | 4.0 | MET 422 | 3.0 | EET 325 | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 285 | 4.0 | General Education elective††† | 6.0 | MET 423 | 3.0 | ||
| MET 421 | 3.0 | Technical elective†† | 3.0 | General Education elective††† | 3.0 | ||
| Technical elective†† | 3.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | ||
| 14 | 15 | 12 | |||||
| Total Credits 180.5 | |||||||
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CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
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MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
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PHYS course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score. Students must also successfully complete MATH 121 to take PHYS 101. Students may instead place into PHYS 152 in Fall term.
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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
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Program Level Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:
- Apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- Design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- Apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
- Conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
- Function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.