Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Chair: Nagi El Naga
Jacaranda Hall (JD) 4509
(818) 677-2190
www.csun.edu/ece
Staff
Maricel Fuentes, Abir Joudeh
Faculty
Ali Amini, Nagwa Bekir, Somnath Chattopadhyay, Nagi El Naga,
Xiaojun (Ashley) Geng, Xiyi Hang, Ichiro Hashimoto, Sharlene Katz,
George Law, Benjamin Mallard, Ronald Mehler, Bruno Osorno, Matthew
Radmanesh, Sembiam Rengarajan, Won Woo Ro, Ramin Roosta,
Deborah van Alphen
Emeritus Faculty
John Adams, Robert Burger, Raymond Davidson, Willis Downing, Jr.,
Edward J. Hriber, Nirmal Mishra, Ray Pettit, Jagdish Prabhakar, A.F.
Ratcliffe, David Schwartz, Yuh Sun
Programs
Undergraduate:
B.S., Electrical Engineering
B.S., Computer Engineering
Minor in Electrical Engineering
Graduate Degree:
M.S., Electrical Engineering
Mission Statement
Our mission is to prepare students for rewarding careers and higher educa-
tion. Our graduates will be able to solve complex technical problems and
address the needs of modern society, and will pursue lifelong learning.
The Major
“Nowadays the world is lit by lightning,” the playwright Tennessee
Williams wrote. But electrical and computer engineers prove him
wrong every day.
From city lights to satellites, from semiconductors to telephone
switching systems to audio equipment, the work depends on electricity
and the engineers who design and develop ways to harness
its power.
Electrical Engineering majors at Cal State Northridge receive a solid,
broad-based education. Among the many topic areas in the basic cur-
riculum are mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer programming,
engineering materials, electrical circuits, engineering mechanics, ther-
modynamics, engineering economy, and numerical analysis. At the
senior level, students are required to take an approved concentration in
one of the Electrical and Computer Engineering options: biomedical
engineering, communications, digital systems design, control systems,
electronics, microwave and antenna engineering, or power