The electrical engineering degree program is an EAC-accredited (ABET) curriculum that integrates the core Rockhurst values with a robust exposure to a variety of electrical engineering specialties, which enables graduates to become licensed Professional Engineers.
Program Overview
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Rockhurst offers one of the more unique engineering programs in Kansas City, preparing you for all electrical engineering requirements and ensuring that graduates are knowledgeable in each facet of the industry — from unique specialties to fundamental electrical engineering basics.
The combination of the strong Jesuit education at Rockhurst University coupled with the strong technical engineering instruction at the University of Missouri-Kansas City produces alumni/ae who are well-placed in the engineering economy, who are becoming professionally licensed as engineers, and who are poised to be able leaders in their organizations.
Learning Outcomes
- Solve complex engineering problems
- Create designs that solve problems
- Communicate effectively
- Apply ethics in engineering settings
- Function effectively on design teams
- Analyze and interpret data
- Engage in service to the profession
Program Outcomes
The electrical engineering program at Rockhurst University expects its graduates, within a few years of graduation, to:
- Be actively committed to the Jesuit value of service, utilizing their engineering skills and social compassion.
- Leverage their engineering communication, problem-solving, design, and application skills to benefit the world with all its ambiguities, opportunities, and challenges.
- Engage with the communities they serve with the broad knowledge and communication skills gained through their Jesuit, liberal-arts education.
- Grow their careers to become more valuable to the world at large.
- Serve as leaders in their communities and professional environments.
What is electrical engineering?
An electrical engineer is responsible for an impressive amount of the electrical technology we utilize in our daily lives — from designing to testing, an electrical engineering degree prepares graduates to manage technology as small as a microchip and as large as a power plant. Our partnership program provides students with the technical knowledge and skillset needed to work immediately in most areas of this exciting profession.
Electrical engineering jobs
- Electrical engineering jobs are expected to stay consistent in the coming years
- An electrical engineer’s salary can range from $67,000 early in their career to over $100,000 after 10+ years on the job.
- The electrical engineering industry is rapidly evolving, creating exciting career variety for graduates
Engineering internships and job placement
The Rockhurst and UMKC campuses, located just a short walking distance from one another, are located in the business and cultural heart of Kansas City. This is an ideal location for engineering professionals, providing ample opportunities for internships and part-time jobs at local engineering firms, often leading to job offers.
Kansas City is an engineering hub. Companies throughout the region are waiting for students with degrees in engineering. Rockhurst and UMKC maintain close connections with the area’s top employers, giving you an edge over other candidates.
Automotive Engineeer
Information Technology
Gaming Engineer
Telecoms
Manufacturing Engineer
Power Engineer
Construction Engineer
Utilities Engineer
Course Map
Degree and class descriptions and requirements can be found by clicking on the course catalog listing below:
Popular Courses
A calculus-based introduction to physics for students majoring in science or engineering. With an emphasis on the scientific method and problem solving through physical and conceptual reasoning, the course content will focus on a study of Newtonian mechanics, thermodynamics, sound and waves with applications for scientists and engineers.
Design of combinational logic circuits, logic minimization techniques, design of sequential logic circuits, state machine design techniques, and digital system design.
Application of operational amplifiers, semiconductors device physics, elementary analysis and design of analog electronic circuits that utilize diodes, BJT's, and MOSFET's in single and multistage amplifiers with passive loads and power amplifiers; DC biasing, small signal analysis and calculation of frequency responses. The use of CAD (Spice) in the analysis and design of electronic circuits.
This is the first capstone design course in electrical and computer engineering providing and accounting for laboratory, library, research and other work needed for the development of the project and stresses oral presentations.
Degree Info
- Electrical engineering students participate in a multitude of highly engaging, educational, and enjoyable projects to enhance their learning and understanding of the electrical engineering field.
- Upper-level engineering classes are taken at the neighboring University of Missouri-Kansas City to take advantage of their engineering laboratories and additional expertise. The courses are automatically transferred to the Rockhurst registrar at the end of each semester.
- The engineering curricula require an engineering internship and 60 hours of community service.
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