Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering is a diverse, fast-growing, and exciting field of engineering. Electrical Engineering is arguably the widest field in all of engineering and is represented in virtually all sectors of modern industry. With applications that span the very small, such as nanotechnology and implanted biomedical devices, to the very large, such as the exploration of outer space and study of remote stars, Electrical Engineering has been and continues to be a cornerstone in every new technical development in our life. Electrical Engineering includes power generation, transmission and distribution, control, communication systems, electronics, instrumentation, robotics, biomedical engineering, and many others. Electrical engineers are involved in almost every part of our day-to-day life. The Profession of Electrical Engineering is the main driver behind generating and delivering electricity to our streets, homes, factories, offices, hospitals, schools, and many other places. Radio, TV, cellular phones, computers, wireless communication, and medical equipment such as CT and MRI scanners, are just a few areas in which electrical engineering has helped flourish. The technology surrounding us will continue expanding, and electrical engineers are leading the way.
Career Opportunities
Electrical engineering is a versatile discipline that offers a wide range of employment opportunities. Almost every industry and every company needs the services of Electrical Engineers. The job of an Electrical Engineer usually involves the design, feasibility studies, cost analysis studies, installation, operation, and maintenance of plants, processes, or equipment. All these areas are in great need of electrical engineers in the fast-growing economy of the state of Qatar. Electrical engineering graduates find employment in Qatar in booming industries like power generation and distribution, gas and petroleum industry, chemical and steel companies, consumer electronics, telecommunications, biomedicine, and many others. The opportunities outside Qatar are in similar industries and beyond. Think of companies like Microsoft, IBM, AT&T, Siemens, Nokia, ABB, General Electric, Nokia, CISCO, Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, Sony, and many more whose core business is Electrical Engineering.
We are proud that the Electrical Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. Accreditation ensures that the students, parents, employers, and society we serve can be confident that a program meets the quality standards that produce graduates prepared to enter a global workforce.
