Welcome to Electrical Engineering at Hampton University, "Our Home by the Sea".

For those considering a career in Electrical Engineering, our department offers excellent opportunities to explore and study the diverse areas in which the 21st century electrical engineer will work. Whether you want to explore autonomous vehicles like the Mars Exploration Rover or new robots for the 21st century, design flight control systems for the next generation of aircraft, develop new instruments for biotechnology, design, use or build computers and develop software, develop the communication networks and mobile products of tomorrow, or study the digital circuits which are the building blocks of most products, Electrical Engineering at Hampton prepares you for exciting careers in almost every high technology field of today and tomorrow.

The Department of Electrical Engineering offers two programs leading to the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree: Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Concentrations are offered in Control Systems, Communications Systems and Electromagnetics-Optics within the Electrical Engineering program. The department strives to provide an enriching environment in which learning occurs naturally in an atmosphere of exploration of the world around us.

Electrical Engineering programs cover many areas including Digital Systems, Communications, Control Systems, Energy Conversion, Microprocessors, Computer Architecture, Electromagnetic Waves, Computer Engineering Design, etc.

Electrical Engineering students at HU have the opportunity to participate in many professional organizations such as IEEE, NSBE, BWE, etc., and meet students from other departments with similar interests.

While students spend most of their time on the beautiful campus of Hampton University, Hampton Roads extends from the historic sites of Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown to the sand dunes of Virginia Beach with cultural and entertainment activities of the Virginia Symphony, the Virginia Opera, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Chrysler Museum, the Hampton Coliseum, etc. in Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News. There is much to see and do.

Contact

Dr. Nesim Halyo, Chair
Email: nesim.halyo@hamptonu.edu
Telephone: 757-727-5597
Fax: 757-727-5189