Minors

The Electrical Engineering Department offers 3 minors – Electronics and Systems, Nanotechnology, and Information Assurance

 

University Requirements for all Minors

  1. The student must be seeking a baccalaureate degree from the University of Connecticut.
  2. The student must earn a C (2.0) or better in each course in the minor.
  3. The total number of credits in the approved courses must be at least 15.

Applying for a minor

  1. Declare your minor at ppc.uconn.edu
  2. Submit final plan of study during final semester.    In StudentAdmin, navigate to the following path: SA Self Service > Student Center > Academic Requirements (under the drop down menu at the left) > “Submit Final Plan of Study” button 

 

Information Assurance Minor

The information assurance minor is designed to offer a basic understanding of computer security and information assurance to support the increased demand for information security professionals.

Minor Requirements:

Students in any major may earn this minor.  However, students who are not majors in the School of Business may only earn one minor offered by the School of Business. Students who are not majors in the School of Business are restricted to no more than 24 credits of coursework offered by the School of Business. At the most, two OPIM courses taken toward the Information Assurance minor can be counted toward the Business major. OPIM 4895 and OPIM 4899 must be taken for 3 or more credits each if any of those courses are used toward the Information Assurance minor.

Contact John Chandy (john.chandy@uconn.edu), Steven Demurjian (steven.demurjian@uconn.edu), or Manuel Nunez (manuel.nunez@uconn.edu) for more information.

Group 1: Required Courses (6 Credits)

  1. CSE 4707
  2. OPIM 3777

Group 2:  Three courses from the following (totaling at least 9 credits)

  1. OPIM 3222
  2. ECE 4451
  3. Special Topics courses (if related to information assurance): CSE 4095, ECE 4095, OPIM 4895
  4. Independent Study courses (if related to information assurance): CSE 4099, ECE 4079, ECE 4099, OPIM 4899
  5. Senior/design/thesis courses (if related to information assurance): CSE 4905, CSE 4951, ECE 4901, ECE 4902, OPIM 4997

 

Electronics and Systems Minor

Minor Requirements:

Not open to students pursuing majors in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or engineering physics

Contact John Chandy (john.chandy@uconn.edu) for more information.

Group 1: Required Courses (7 Credits)

  1. ECE 2001
  2. ECE 3101 or BME 3400

Group 2: Three additional courses from CSE 2301 and 2000-level or above ECE courses 

 

Nanotechnology Minor

Minor Requirements:

Contact John Chandy (john.chandy@uconn.edu) for more information.

Group I: Required courses (9 credits)

  1. ECE 4211
  2. ECE/ENGR 4243
  3. ECE/ENGR 4244

Group II: Two courses from the following (at least 6 credits)

  1. ENGR 2243ECE 3223          3.  ECE 3243              4.  ECE 4225                     5. ECE 4242
  2. ECE 4095 or any engineering special topics course [if related to nanoscience/technology]
  3. ECE 4079 or any engineering independent design lab course [if related to nanoscience/technology]
  4. ECE 4099 or any engineering independent studies course [if related to nanoscience/technology]
  5. ECE 4901 and 4902 [if the project is related to nanoscience/technology]