Today, department graduates are leaders in Israel's electronics and computer industries, and they will continue to play key roles in the future in high-tech civilian and military industries. All areas of electrical engineering and computers change and develop continually, at ever-increasing rates. Technion's electrical engineering students are given a very strong scientific background during the course of their studies to enable them to cope not only with the engineering problems of their student days, but also to ensure that as graduates working or conducting research, they keep pace and deal with the changes and future challenges of the electrical engineering profession.

Students in both electrical engineering and computer engineering will require four years to complete the undergraduate study program, based on average study loads. The curriculum is three-tiered, and each stage presupposes that students have successfully completed the preceding one. The first stage provides a thorough understanding of the core sciences of mathematics and physics. The greater part of the first two years of study, is devoted to studying scientific and programming courses. In the second stage students take departmental required courses and laboratories. Generally this is done toward the end of their second year and during their third year of studies. In these courses and laboratories students are introduced to the different areas of electrical and computer engineering applications. This assures graduates a wide rather than narrow range of knowledge.

The departmental required courses provide basic knowledge in electronic devices and circuits, analog and digital signals and systems, electromagnetic fields, and energy conversion. In addition, students gain experience by carrying out lab experiments and projects in a wide range of subjects. In their final year of undergraduate study - the third tier - students take departmental elective courses which are designed to allow them to further specialize. These elective courses are arranged in specialization groups. In each group students concentrate on specific branches of electrical and computer engineering to ensure a strong understanding of these areas. The wide variety of the elective courses allows students to easily choose specialization areas.

Outstanding graduates are encouraged to continue on to graduate studies. They will expand their theoretical and practical knowledge, and conduct research. The department trains its most outstanding graduates for leadership roles in technology and academia.

Study Program in Electrical Engineering

Students must complete 155 credits as follows:

Required courses	103.0
Elective courses	42.0
Free elective courses	10.5

Students must complete the required courses in the order set in the recommended study program appearing below, for a total of 103 credits. In addition, each student is required to complete 42 credits from departmental elective courses. Departmental elective courses include all the courses offered by the department (prefix 04) as well as all the courses in the specialization areas. Also, within the framework of departmental elective courses, students may select up to 3 courses from another academic unit or up to 2 courses from the graduate program of their own department (prefix 048- refer to Graduate Catalog), for a total of 3 courses. Any student wishing to enroll in a graduate level electrical engineering course or courses not offered by the department (except for specialization group courses) must get authorization from the departmental Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies.

Most departmental elective courses are grouped into specialization groups. Students must complete a minimum of 3 specialization groups and are free to select the remaining departmental elective courses independent of the specialization groups already chosen. Refer to the more detailed explanation concerning the specialization groups, below.

There are no restrictions regarding free elective courses. The Electrical Engineering Department strongly recommends taking the course 324395 Science, technology and morality.

Notes

• Students may enroll in incorporated course. Should the course credits be more than required, the extra credits will be credited toward the free elective requirements.
• Students interested in acquiring a high school teaching certificate should apply to the departmental undergraduate administration for further information.
• Electrical engineering students wishing to study for a joint degree in Electrical Engineering - Physics or Electrical Engineering - Mathematics, should apply to the departmental undergraduate administration for further information.

Outstanding Students

With the authorization of the adviser to outstanding students, such students are eligible to:

• Take a self-study departmental course (one course per year - including the summer semester). Such a course requires only a final exam, but students must have the course instructor's permission. For students permitted to take the self-study course in the summer semester, the second exam session of the preceding spring semester will be their exam session.
• Take the courses 044180,044182, Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (one or both courses) after completing 100 credits and finding an academic staff member to supervise them.
• Complete two regular specialization groups and a special specialization group which may also include a group of courses from a scientific unit.
• Take up to 3 courses from the Graduate Program (as part of their requirements), with the course instructor's permission.

L-lecture, T-tutorial, Lab-laboratory, Cr-credits

Required Courses - Recommended Semester Schedule

The recommended study program for electrical technicians, electronic technicians and control and instrumentation technicians entitled to full exemptions

Departmental Elective Courses

Specialization Groups

1. Communications Networks

2. Control

3,4. Communications

5. Microelectronics and Electronic Solid-States

6. Waves and Electro-Optics

7,8. Computers

9. Power Systems and Electromagnetic Devices

10. Biological and Signals Systems

11. Devices and Electro-Optic Systems

12. Signal and Images Processing

Study Program in Computer Engineering

The computer engineering track is a joint study program of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, hereafter called sponsoring units, and under the full authority of the two units. The track does not constitute an academic unit. The track does not constitute an academic unit. The track is subordinate to the heads of the two units. The study program is based on courses from both sponsoring units.

Upon the successful completion of the studies graduates receive a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree.

Students must complete 157 credits as follows:

Students must complete the required courses in the study program's recommended schedule as follows, for a total of 117-119 credits. In addition, each student is required to complete 28-30 credits of recommended elective courses which together with the required number of courses total 147 credits (minimum). The remainder (up to 10 credits) are free elective courses.

The recommended elective courses are divided into specialization groups. Every student must complete two specialization groups. The remaining elective courses can be selected independently of the specialization groups selected. Students may change their minds and petition to leave the track at any time. However, in order to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, students must complete all of the required courses and complete all the other academic degree requirements of the sponsoring unit.

Students interested in a high school teaching certificate should apply for further information to the administrator for undergraduate studies in the sponsoring unit.

Student Admission

1. A limited number of students from Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are accepted to the track every year. The number admitted from each Unit is agreed upon and fixed each year by the heads of the two sponsoring units, after consultation with the Committee for Computer Engineering.

2. Students interested in this study program should submit their application to the administration toward the end of their second semester or soon after that. A final decision is conditional on accumulating 36 credits.

3. Students accepted to the track who have completed courses in the past which are not included in the track's study program will be given credit as free electives only.

4. Students admitted to the track continue to belong to their sponsoring unit, and are subordinate to the unit head from the academic, administrative and disciplinary aspect.

5. Students who complete their studies in the Computer Engineering track may continue to graduate studies in either of the sponsoring units without any special supplementary courses, as long as none of the regulations of the School of Graduate Studies is violated.

6. The sponsoring unit appoints special advisers for students in the Computer Engineering track. Students admitted to the track are transferred to the appropriate adviser in the sponsoring unit.

7. Outstanding technicians from the electricity, electronics and computer streams are exempt from the following:

   	Cr
   Electrical Engineering Laboratory 1H	3.0
   Project A	3.5
   Departmental electives	6.0
   Free electives	6.0
   Total	18.5

   Exemption granted for students after completion of 80 credits in good standing:

   Departmental electives	5.0
   Logic design	3.0
   Total	8.0

   Exemption granted after students pass the exam with a minimum grade of 65:

   Introduction to computer science	4.0
   Digital systems	3.0
   Linear electronic circuits	4.0
   Total	11.0

L-lecture, T-tutorial, Lab-laboratory, Cr-credits

Semester 1		L	T	Lab	Cr
104010	Differential and integral calculus 1M	4	2	-	5.0
104016	Algebra 1/extended	4	2	-	5.0
	or
104167*	Algebra A	4	1	-	5.0
114071	Physics 1M	3	1	-	3.5
234111*	Introduction to computer science	2	2	2	4.0
324012	Technical english	4	-	-	3.0
394901	Physical education	-	2	-	1.0
		17	9	2	21.5

*Computer science students take 104167 Algebra A.
** Students who have taken 234110 Introduction to computers - Pascal, or 234112 are not required to take the course Introduction to computer science.
We recommend that students add, if possible, 234144 Discrete mathematics to this program (instead of in Semester 3).

Semester 2		L	T	Lab	Cr
044145	or 234145 Digital systems	2	1	-	3.0
104133	or 104134* Linear algebra H	2	1	-	2.5
104011	Differential and integral calculus 2M	4	2	-	5.0
104131	Ordinary differential equations H	2	1	-	2.5
114072	Physics 2M	3	1	-	3.5
234118	Computer organization and programming	2	2	-	3.0
114032	Physics laboratory 1H	-	-	2	1.0
394901	Physical education	-	2	-	1.0
		16	10	2	22.5

*Students who have completed 104167 Algebra A are required to take 104134 Modern Algebra H.
**Students who took 114081 Physics laboratory 1 are exempt from Physics laboratory 1H.

Semester 3		L	T	Lab	Cr
044105	Electrical engineering M	3	1	-	4.0
104214	Fourier series and integral transforms	2	1	-	2.5
104215	Complex functions	2	1	-	2.5
104216	Partial differential equations	2	1	-	2.5
114033*	Physics laboratory 2H	-	-	2	1.0
114073	Physics 3H	3	1	-	3.5
234144	Discrete mathematical structures for computer science	2	1	-	3.0
234122	Introduction to systems programming	2	2	-	3.0
		16	8	2	22.0

*Students who took 114082 Physics Laboratory 2 are exempt from Physics Laboratory 2H.

Semester 4		L	T	Lab	Cr
044126	Semiconductor devices	4	2	-	5.0
044130	Signals and systems	3	1	-	4.0
104024	Introduction to probability	2	1	-	2.5
	or
094412	Probability M	3	2	-	4.0
234218	Data structures 1	2	1	1	3.0
234246	Graph algorithms	2	1	-	3.0
		14/	5/	-	17.5/
		15	6		19.0
Semester 5
044142	Linear electronic circuits	3	1	-	4.0
044147	Electronic switching circuits	3	1	-	4.0
044262	Logic design and introduction to computers	2	1	-	3.0
234119	or 046209 Operating systems	2	-	2	3.5
		10	3	2	14.5
Semester 6
044151	Electrical engineering laboratory 1H	-	-	4	3.0
046267	Computer architecture	2	1	-	3.0
		2	1	4	6.0
Semester 7
236364	Structure of operating systems	2	1	-	3.0
044168*	Laboratory project A	-	-	4	3.5
	or
044265	Project in system programming	-	-	4	3.0
	or
234301	Data processing laboratory U	-	-	4	3.0
	or
234302	Compilation laboratory U	-	-	4	3.0
	or
234326	or 044347 Laboratory in computer graphics	-	-	4	3.0
236502	Artificial intelligence and heuristics laboratory	-	-	4	3.0
	or
236503	Projects in advanced programming A	-	-	4	3.0
		2	1	4	6.0/
					6.5

*Project A may be taken in semester 6, with Electrical engineering laboratory 1H.

Semester 8		L	T	Lab	Cr
044169*	Project B	-	-	4	4.0
234303	Laboratory in operating systems U	-	-	4	3.0
	or
236366	Operating systems laboratory	-	-	4	3.0
		-	-	8	7.0

*Students who took Project A in semester 6, may take Project B in semester 7.

List of Groups

2. Structure of Computers

044800	Microcomputers
046237	Integrated circuits-introduction to VLSI
046276	or 236276 Advanced switching theory
046335	or 236335 Design of computer networks
236354	VLSI circuit design
046753	or 236753 Fault diagnosis and failure tolerant digital systems
048845	or 236845 Distributed algorithms in computer networks 1
048850	Digital arithmetic processes
236507	Mathematical models of parallel systems
236509	Advanced topics in computer architecture
236702	Microprogramming

Note: Electrical engineering students may take the course 046334 Introduction to computer networks as part of this specialization group.

3. Advanced Programming

046263	Structure and interpretation of software
044347	or 234326 Laboratory in computer graphics
234220	Interactive programming methods
236319	Programming languages
234325	or 044345 Computer graphics
236343	Theory of computation
	or
046302	Computational models
236353	Automata and formal languages
236360	Theory of compilation
	or
046266	Formal languages and compilation
234302	Compilation laboratory
236501	Introduction to artificial intelligence
236702	Microprogramming
236716	Geometric models in CAD systems
236717	Software engineering in ADA

Required courses: 236353 and either 236360 or 046266.

4. Communications Theory

044198	Introduction to signal digital processing
044202	Random signals
044211	Switching engineering in communication
046204	Analog communication
046206	Introduction to digital communication
046207	or 236609 Introduction to coding theory
236334*	Introduction to computer networks
046335	or 236335 Design of computer networks
048733	Information theory
236506	Modern cryptology
348845	or 236845 Distributed algorithms in computer networks

Note: Electrical engineering students may take the course 046334 Introduction to computer networks.

Required courses: 044202 and either 046206 or 046204.

5. Scientific Programming

234107	Numerical analysis 1
236275	Parallel and distributed supercomputers
236320	Numerical analysis 2
236330	Introduction to optimization
	or
046197	Computational methods
236336	Numerical solution of partial differential equations
236339	Acceleration of convergence of iterative procedures

Required courses: 234107 and either 236330 or 046179

6. Integrated Electronic Circuits

044141	Electromagnetic fields
044148	Waves and distributed systems
044231	Electronic devices (MOS) 1
044800	Microcomputers
046187	Analog circuit design
046236	Advanced electronic devices
046237*	Integrated circuits-introduction to VLSI
046773	Electro-optical semiconductor devices-detectors

Note: Computer Science students may take the course 236354 VLSI circuit design.

Required courses: 044231 and 046237

Outstanding students in this specialization group may conduct a project on integrated circuits in the Microelectronics Laboratory (the prerequisite or linked course is 046237).

7. Data Processing

094113	Foundations of production management
094591	Introductory economics
094821	Financial and managerial accounting
236322	File systems
234301	Data processing laboratory U
236363	Database systems

Required course: 236322.

8. Control

044191	Control systems
044192	Control systems
044193	Linear control laboratory
044202	Random signals
046196	Nonlinear control systems
046197	Computational methods
	or
236330	Introduction to optimization
044198	Introduction to digital signal processing

Required course: 044191.

Joint Electrical Engineering - Physics or Electrical Engineering - Mathematics Degree
Electrical Engineering students interested in supplementing their studies for a joint Electrical Engineering-Physics or Electrical Engineering-Mathematics degree should apply to the Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Studies Administration for further details.

Courses from other Academic Units
Students in good academic standing may, with the authorization of the coordinator for Undergraduate Studies, take up to 3 undergraduate level courses from another academic unit, as part of their departmental elective courses.

Teaching Certificate
Electrical Engineering students interested in acquiring teaching certificates may choose a combined study track of undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering and the Teacher Certification Program. For details, students should apply to the Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Studies Administration.

Graduate Level Courses
Students in good academic standing with an accumulated average above 75 interested in taking a graduate level course in a field in which they have already completed an undergraduate level course may do so by either:

1. Applying to the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies for permission to register for the course as a departmental elective. With this authorization, and the permission of the course instructor the student may enroll in the course. Upon passing the course, the student will receive the credit given to graduate students and the course will be included in the student's list of undergraduate courses. Should the student continue to graduate studies, credits for this course will not be given towards a graduate degree. Students may take only two graduate level courses.
   An outstanding student may take up to three graduate level courses, with the authorization of the outstanding students adviser and the course instructor.
2. Students, who meet the above criteria and who have less than 20 credits left to complete their undergraduate degree, may in their last semester of studies petition the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies for permission to take a graduate level course in addition to their undergraduate requirements. In this case, the course will not be included in the list of undergraduate courses. If the average grade of the courses taken beyond the undergraduate degree requirements is higher than 80, credit will be given for these courses, if the permanent supervisor and the Coordinator of Graduate Studies so recommend.

Courses not Recognized for the Degree
The student is required to receive the permission of the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies, before registering for a course categorized as not recognized for the degree.