Electives Technical by Areas - Not all courses in the list are offered. Check class
schedules for availability.
Analog VLSI, Java Modeling, Sensing, & Biomedical Electronics
EE 435 Java Applet Modeling for Visual Engineering Simulation, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 449 Analog Integrated Circuit Layout, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 480 Biomedical Electronics, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 488 Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 491 Analog Circuits, Credits: 3, Fall
Capstone Design
EE 494 Senior Capstone Design Project, Credits: 3, Fall & Spring (EE409)
Communications
EE 413 Communication Electronics, Credits: 4, Spring
EE 483 Communications Systems I, Credits: 4, Fall (EE383)
EE 484 Communications Systems II, Credits: 3, Spring
Digital Design
EE 478 Digital Design, Credits: 3, Spring
Energy Generation, Storage, Power Systems, & Control
EE 419 Industrial Control Systems, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 425 Electrical Devices I, Credits: 4, Spring
EE 436 Fundamentals of Energy Systems, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 438 Electrochemical Power Sources: Design, Function, and Selection,
Credits: 3, Spring
EE 460 Current Research Topics of Power Modulation Applications, Credits: 3,
Semester offered: based on enrollment
EE 465 Current Research Topics of Pulsed Power Applications, Credits: 3,
Semester offered: based on enrollment
EE 467 Integrated Power Electronics, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 471 Sustainable Energy Systems, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 476 High-Voltage Engineering, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 482 Power Systems Engineering I, Credits: 4, Fall
Special Topics: Experimental Elect Markets, Credits: 3, Spring
Special Topics: Renewable Distributed Generation and Storage, Credits: 3,
Spring
Special Topics: Smart Grid, Credits: 3, Fall
Special Topics: Adv Energy Grid Sys II. Credits: 3, Spring
MEMS & BioMEMS
EE 415 Microelectromechanical Systems, 3, Credits: Fall
EE 428 BioMEMS and Lab-on-a-Chip, Credits: 3, Fall
Semiconductors & Microelectronics
EE 421 Semiconductor Materials, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 430 Fundamentals of Solid State Devices, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 448 Microelectronic Device Fabrication, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 453 Microelectronic Fabrication Lab, Credits: 3, Spring
Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
EE 418 Quantum Mechanics for Engineers: First Course in Nanoelectronics,
Credits: 3, Fall
EE 422 Nanomaterials, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 423 Nanotechnology and Science, Credits: 3, Spring
Plasma Processing
EE 403 Introduction to Plasma Processing, Credits: 3, Fall
Optics, Photonics, & Nanophotonics
EE 412 Nanophontics, Credits: 3, Semester offered: Spring
EE 455 Photonic Devices, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 489 Lasers and Photonics, Credits: 4, Fall
EE 490 Consumer Optoelectronics, Credits: 4, Spring
Radio Frequency, Microwave, & EMC
EE 401 RF and Microwave Circuits I, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 429 Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility, Credits: 3, Fall
EE 456 RF and Microwave Circuits II, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 458 RF/Microwave Laboratory, Credits: 3, Fall
Signals & Imaging Analysis
EE 416 Signal Processing Algorithms, Credits: 3, Spring
EE 462 Principles of Medical and Radar Imaging, Credits: 3, Spring
If you are interested in automation, computer networking, and digital VLSI, which are
offered by many other EE departments in the United States, you may consider UB
courses offered in Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace
Engineering. Here are some examples.
CSE 452 VLSI Testing
CSE 489 Mod. Net. Con.
CSE 497 Intro. VLSI
MAE 340 Systems Analysis
MAE 443 Continuous Control Systems
MAE 444 Digital Control Systems
You need to discuss with instructors for pre-requisites, co-requisites, and availability of
these courses.