Undergraduate Programs
Electrical Engineering
Three areas of concentration are available in electrical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. Computer engineering is intended for those students who wish to emphasize computer and digital system design. Electronics engineering is intended for students who want to obtain a specific background in electronic circuit design. Electrical and Power Systems is intended for students who wish to concentrate in the control of power and electromechanical systems. Each concentration requires an identical core curriculum, three specific concentration courses, two approved technical design electives, and three lab courses associated with concentration and/or technical elective courses.
A cooperative industry work-study program allows students to alternate courses with job experience or to do both simultaneously.
In the two-semester capstone senior project, students apply their accumulated knowledge: They’ve designed an award-winning hybrid electric car, a thermal monitoring system for the Detroit Zoo’s Reptile House, a muter that turns down your stereo when the phone rings, a photosensitive robot, and a breath analyzer/vehicle disabler interface.
Computer Engineering
Computer engineering at Lawrence Technological University is a program with strong interdisciplinary components in electrical engineering and computer science. The curriculum is designed to offer you the ability to be proficient in both the hardware and software aspects of computer technology. By understanding both aspects of computer technology, graduates can find the optimum hardware/software tradeoffs, and use a systems approach to design.
The program at Lawrence Tech is specially designed with these goals in mind – to give graduating computer engineers the skills necessary to be proficient in both hardware design and computer programming, and to be able to integrate these two areas into a single computer-oriented design.
Students receive a strong background in the principles of electrical engineering from the ECE Department, and computer science from the Math/Computer Science Department. Several courses specifically deal with the challenge of incorporating both hardware and programming designs into a single integrated product design. The program includes a core of electrical engineering and computer science courses, plus one math/science elective, two electrical engineering electives, and two computer science electives.
The capstone projects spans two semesters: the design, construction, and testing of a computer-engineering project. Seniors have built computer controls for a jet engine, a computer-controlled tire inflator, a fire-fighting robot model, and a unique keyless door entry system.
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing occupations in the health care field today. The demand for the life-enhancing technologies and innovative medical products that biomedical engineers create is expected to increase dramatically, particularly as the 77 million baby boomers enter their 60s and beyond. The aging of the boomer generation is also likely to spark developments in the care of the elderly that will require the expertise of biomedical engineers.
Biomedical engineers work alongside doctors, nurses, and other medical caregivers to develop and improve such devices as CAT scanners, ultrasound machines, artificial kneeand hip replacements, cardiac pacemakers and artificial hearts, electro-surgical and laser-surgery instruments, electrocardiogram machines, defibrillators, and dialysis equipment, among manyothers. Using their knowledge of microelectronics, biomechanics, and imaging, biomedical engineers design procedures and equipment that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury, make medical testing less intrusive, enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities, and otherwise improve the practice of medicine. The industries and institutions that employ biomedical engineers include hospitals, medical equipment manufacturing companies, public and private research institutions, and governmental regulatory agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.