Hampton University
School of Engineering and Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

For those considering a career in Electrical Engineering, our program offers excellent opportunities to explore and study the diverse areas in which the 21st century electrical engineer will work. Whether you want to explore autonomous vehicles like the Mars Exploration Rover or new robots for the 21st century, design flight control systems for the next generation of aircraft, develop new instruments for biotechnology, design, develop the communication networks and mobile products of tomorrow, or study the digital circuits which are the building blocks of most products, Electrical Engineering at Hampton prepares you for exciting careers in almost every high technology field of today and tomorrow.

Concentrations are offered in Control Systems, Communications Systems and Electromagnetics-Optics within the Electrical Engineering program. The program strives to provide an enriching environment in which learning occurs naturally in an atmosphere of exploration of the world around us.

Electrical Engineering programs cover many areas including Digital Systems, Communications, Control Systems, Energy Conversion, Microprocessors, Computer Architecture, Electromagnetic Waves, Computer Engineering Design, etc.

Electrical Engineering students at HU have the opportunity to participate in many professional organizations such as IEEE, NSBE, BWE, etc., and meet students from other departments with similar interests.

While students spend most of their time on the beautiful campus of Hampton University, Hampton Roads extends from the historic sites of Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown to the sand dunes of Virginia Beach with cultural and entertainment activities of the Virginia Symphony, the Virginia Opera, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Chrysler Museum, the Hampton Coliseum, etc. in Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News. There is much to see and do.

The Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

For more information, please contact Dr. Nesim Halyo, Chair of the Engineering Department nesim.halyo@hamptonu.edu