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Electrical engineers impact every facet of contemporary living. They create and build systems that span from large-scale power networks and worldwide communication infrastructures to the minute integrated circuits found in computers and personal devices. Key specializations within electrical engineering encompass:
communications
controls
electromagnetics
electronics
power systems
Notable practical uses involve:
electricity production and transmission
renewable energy technologies
industrial automation
aerospace technologies
robotic systems
sensing and measurement devices
imaging technologies
The University of Akron's thorough electrical engineering program equips students to recognize, analyze, and solve practical engineering challenges. Through hands-on work in modern laboratories, students master contemporary engineering instruments, with exercises that strengthen classroom concepts. The program focuses on design and collaboration, concluding with a comprehensive senior design project that synthesizes knowledge from previous coursework.